Rockwell

Population: 3,921
Median household income: $61,452
Median home value: $255,700

Rockwell, a community in Garland County, Arkansas, has 3,921 residents. At $61,452, its median household income sits above Garland County's $55,409.

From 2019 to 2023, Rockwell's population declined 17.3% from 4,744 to 3,921, while its median home value rose 21.0% from $211,400 to $255,700.

Households average 2.18 people. The median gross rent is $980.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,921
Median age: 40.4 yrs
Median household income: $61,452
Median home value: $255,700
Median gross rent: $980
Housing units: 2,056
Homeownership rate: 74.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 31.5%
Unemployment rate: 4.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

4,7443,921

Median household income

$52,219$61,452

Median home value

$211,400$255,700

Median gross rent

$953$980

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	4,744	$52,219	$211,400	$953
2020	4,699	$61,583	$190,700	$953
2021	4,297	$61,838	$196,600	$948
2022	4,205	$67,344	$256,900	$1,025
2023	3,921	$61,452	$255,700	$980

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.7%

5 to 1718.8%

18 to 242.4%

25 to 3411.6%

35 to 4417.8%

45 to 5410.5%

55 to 6411.8%

65 to 7414.1%

75 and over8.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	186	4.7%
5 to 17	738	18.8%
18 to 24	95	2.4%
25 to 34	454	11.6%
35 to 44	699	17.8%
45 to 54	410	10.5%
55 to 64	464	11.8%
65 to 74	553	14.1%
75 and over	322	8.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,478	88.7%
Black or African American	160	4.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	7	0.2%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	99	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	177	4.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.2%

High school graduate26.9%

Some college or associate's33.3%

Bachelor's degree17.9%

Graduate or professional degree13.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	238	8.2%
High school graduate	782	26.9%
Some college or associate's	967	33.3%
Bachelor's degree	520	17.9%
Graduate or professional degree	395	13.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone76.0%

Carpooled17.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.5%

Other means3.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,196	76.0%
Carpooled	274	17.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	55	3.5%
Other means	48	3.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	590	38.9%
15 to 29 min	614	40.4%
30 to 44 min	137	9.0%
45 to 59 min	97	6.4%
60+ min	80	5.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.18
Poverty rate: 16.0% (627 of 3,921)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,164	64.6%
Nonfamily households	638	35.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1989

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,802	87.6%
Vacant	254	12.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,338	74.3%
Renter-occupied	464	25.7%

1-unit, detached74.2%

1-unit, attached1.9%

2 to 4 units9.2%

5 to 19 units9.8%

20 or more units3.6%

Mobile home & other1.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,525	74.2%
1-unit, attached	39	1.9%
2 to 4 units	190	9.2%
5 to 19 units	202	9.8%
20 or more units	75	3.6%
Mobile home & other	25	1.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0560110
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 3.27 sq mi
Water area: 1.06 sq mi
Center point: 34.4643, -93.1338