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Wentworth, North Carolina Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

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Population: 2,779. Estimated population in July 2024: 2,777 (-0.1% change)
Males: 1,431 (51.5%), Females: 1,348 (48.5%)

Rockingham County

Demographics

Median resident age: 37.5 years
Median household income: $39,083
Median house value: $102,200

Population by Race

Races in Wentworth:

  • White Non-Hispanic (80.4%)
  • Black (16.9%)
  • Hispanic (1.3%)
  • American Indian (0.9%)
  • Two or more races (0.8%)
  • Other race (0.7%)

Ancestries: United States (17.7%), English (13.7%), Irish (8.8%), German (7.6%), Scotch-Irish (2.9%), Polish (2.2%).

Elevation: 735 feet

Land area: 14.3 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Wentworth

  • High school or higher: 74.6%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 13.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.2%
  • Unemployed: 5.1%
  • Mean travel time to work: 29.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Wentworth town

  • Never married: 24.0%
  • Now married: 60.1%
  • Separated: 3.1%
  • Widowed: 5.7%
  • Divorced: 7.0%

1.7% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +450 (+19.3%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Wentworth:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Wentworth:

  • PIEDMONT TRIAD INTERNATIONAL (about 26 miles; GREENSBORO, NC; Abbreviation: GSO)
  • DANVILLE REGIONAL (about 31 miles; DANVILLE, VA; Abbreviation: DAN)
  • SMITH REYNOLDS (about 38 miles; WINSTON SALEM, NC; Abbreviation: INT)

Other public-use airports nearest to Wentworth:

  • ROCKINGHAM COUNTY (about 6 miles; EDEN, NC; Abbreviation: 8N0)
  • WARF (about 7 miles; REIDSVILLE, NC; Abbreviation: 6A5)
  • ROCKINGHAM COUNTY NC SHILOH (about 8 miles; REIDSVILLE, NC; Abbreviation: 78N)

Colleges and Universities

College/University in Wentworth:

  • ROCKINGHAM COMMUNITY COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 1,306; Location: HWY 65W COUNTY HOME RD; Public; Website: www.rcc.cc.nc.us)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Wentworth:

  • UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO (about 21 miles; GREENSBORO, NC; Full-time enrollment: 10,868)
  • ELON COLLEGE (about 24 miles; ELON, NC; Full-time enrollment: 3,993)
  • NORTH CAROLINA AGRICULTURAL AND TECHNICAL ST UNIV (about 30 miles; Greensboro, NC; Full-time enrollment: 6,970)
  • GUILFORD TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 31 miles; JAMESTOWN, NC; Full-time enrollment: 4,810)
  • HIGH POINT UNIVERSITY (about 36 miles; HIGH POINT, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,564)
  • WINSTON-SALEM STATE UNIVERSITY (about 42 miles; WINSTON-SALEM, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,508)
  • WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY (about 42 miles; WINSTON SALEM, NC; Full-time enrollment: 5,944)

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