Rockland vs White Pine

A side-by-side comparison of Rockland and White Pine: population, income, housing, and more.

Rockland and White Pine are places in Michigan. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

White Pine has the higher population (404 vs 250 in Rockland). Rockland has the higher median household income ($45,156 vs $39,792 in White Pine). White Pine has the higher median home value ($59,700 vs $58,300 in Rockland).

Population, income & housing

	Rockland	White Pine
Population	250	404
Median age	46.2 yrs	60.8 yrs
Median household income	$45,156	$39,792
Median home value	$58,300	$59,700
Housing units	153	351
Homeownership rate	97.8%	95.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	6.7%	16.6%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	2.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Rockland	White Pine
Population	207 → 250 (+20.8%)	455 → 404 (-11.2%)
Median household income	$31,719 → $45,156 (+42.4%)	$40,375 → $39,792 (-1.4%)
Median home value	$44,500 → $58,300 (+31.0%)	$43,100 → $59,700 (+38.5%)
Median gross rent	—	$575 → $615 (+7.0%)

Rockland

Population

207250

Median household income

$31,719$45,156

Median home value

$44,500$58,300

White Pine

Population

455404

Median household income

$40,375$39,792

Median home value

$43,100$59,700

Median gross rent

$575$615

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Rockland	White Pine
Under 5	3.2%	6.9%
5 to 17	26.0%	6.4%
18 to 24	11.2%	6.2%
25 to 34	4.4%	9.2%
35 to 44	3.6%	5.2%
45 to 54	12.8%	9.4%
55 to 64	17.2%	23.0%
65 to 74	15.2%	18.3%
75 and over	6.4%	15.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Rockland	White Pine
White (non-Hispanic)	94.0%	94.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.5%
Asian	0.0%	1.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.0%	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino	4.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Rockland	White Pine
No high school diploma	14.1%	5.5%
High school graduate	34.2%	33.2%
Some college or associate's	45.0%	44.6%
Bachelor's degree	5.4%	10.5%
Graduate or professional degree	1.3%	6.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Rockland	White Pine
Drove alone	64.0%	74.8%
Carpooled	12.4%	13.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.1%	1.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	20.2%	9.2%
Other means	2.2%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Rockland	White Pine
1-unit, detached	90.2%	96.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.6%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	1.1%
5 to 19 units	3.9%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5.9%	2.0%

Poverty & households

	Rockland	White Pine
Poverty rate	36.4%	21.5%
Average household size	2.69	1.85
Mean commute (minutes)	29	26
Median year structure built	1938	1962