Magnet Cove vs Rockport

A side-by-side comparison of Magnet Cove and Rockport: population, income, housing, and more.

Magnet Cove and Rockport are places in Arkansas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Magnet Cove has the higher population (818 vs 777 in Rockport). Magnet Cove has the higher median home value ($154,600 vs $145,600 in Rockport). Since 2019, Magnet Cove's population has grown faster (+50.4% vs -13.1%).

Population, income & housing

	Magnet Cove	Rockport
Population	818	777
Median age	31.2 yrs	46.1 yrs
Median household income	—	$68,681
Median home value	$154,600	$145,600
Median gross rent	—	$777
Housing units	456	318
Homeownership rate	48.6%	81.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.1%	18.5%
Unemployment rate	15.4%	0.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Magnet Cove	Rockport
Population	544 → 818 (+50.4%)	894 → 777 (-13.1%)
Median household income	$82,750 → $82,411 (-0.4%)	$50,625 → $68,681 (+35.7%)
Median home value	$90,600 → $154,600 (+70.6%)	$118,900 → $145,600 (+22.5%)
Median gross rent	—	$669 → $777 (+16.1%)

Magnet Cove

Population

544818

Median household income

$82,750$82,411

Median home value

$90,600$154,600

Rockport

Population

894777

Median household income

$50,625$68,681

Median home value

$118,900$145,600

Median gross rent

$669$777

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Magnet Cove	Rockport
Under 5	0.0%	15.1%
5 to 17	21.9%	12.2%
18 to 24	26.5%	8.1%
25 to 34	14.1%	5.1%
35 to 44	3.3%	8.9%
45 to 54	23.3%	12.4%
55 to 64	3.9%	16.7%
65 to 74	5.9%	15.1%
75 and over	1.1%	6.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Magnet Cove	Rockport
White (non-Hispanic)	85.7%	65.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	6.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	8.2%
Hispanic or Latino	14.3%	20.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Magnet Cove	Rockport
No high school diploma	2.1%	7.2%
High school graduate	53.8%	43.0%
Some college or associate's	32.9%	31.3%
Bachelor's degree	11.1%	15.5%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	3.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Magnet Cove	Rockport
Drove alone	85.5%	76.4%
Carpooled	2.1%	11.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	8.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.7%
Worked from home	12.3%	3.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Magnet Cove	Rockport
1-unit, detached	39.9%	71.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	25.7%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	34.4%	28.3%

Poverty & households

	Magnet Cove	Rockport
Poverty rate	46.9%	27.2%
Average household size	2.47	3.02
Mean commute (minutes)	31	22
Median year structure built	1973	1984