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45 is median age of Rockingham County residents by 2021

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USCB Executive Senior Advisor for the Decennial Census Program Alebrt E. Fontenote Jr. | United States Census Bureau

USCB Executive Senior Advisor for the Decennial Census Program Alebrt E. Fontenote Jr. | United States Census Bureau

Rockingham County residents have a median age of 45-years-old as of 2021, according to US Census Data.

Median ages divide a population into two equally sized groups, rather than the average which takes all the ages of Rockingham County residents and divides it by the number of residents.

OurWorldinData.org, an online project tracking global data and trends, says cities, states, countries and continents with higher median ages typically do better economically and residents earn higher wages than developing countries.

The median age of a United States resident has risen from 29.5-years-old in 1960 to 38.4-years-old in 2019. It has risen fairly consistently by two years every decade since the 1970's.

Median ages of men and women by Ethnicity in Rockingham County
EthnicityMedian Age - MaleMedian Age - Female
American Indian and Alaska Native5421
Asian3939
Black or African American3934
Hispanic or Latino3032
White4547
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander--
Some other race3634
Multiracial2329