Rockport

Population: 2,088
Median household income: $43,333
Median home value: $105,000

Located in Spencer County, Indiana, Rockport is a community with a population of 2,088. At $43,333, its median household income sits below Spencer County's $70,890.

Between 2019 and 2023, Rockport's population declined 13.6% from 2,418 to 2,088, while its median home value rose 41.3% from $74,300 to $105,000.

16.1% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 53.0% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,088
Median age: 44.2 yrs
Median household income: $43,333
Median home value: $105,000
Median gross rent: $628
Housing units: 1,139
Homeownership rate: 53.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.1%
Unemployment rate: 4.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,4182,088

Median household income

$41,357$43,333

Median home value

$74,300$105,000

Median gross rent

$706$628

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,418	$41,357	$74,300	$706
2020	2,291	$40,111	$90,100	$702
2021	2,265	$41,938	$99,000	$718
2022	2,183	$42,585	$109,600	$594
2023	2,088	$43,333	$105,000	$628

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

Age distribution

Under 53.4%

5 to 1714.3%

18 to 245.7%

25 to 3412.4%

35 to 4415.7%

45 to 5410.5%

55 to 6417.7%

65 to 7411.7%

75 and over8.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	71	3.4%
5 to 17	299	14.3%
18 to 24	120	5.7%
25 to 34	259	12.4%
35 to 44	328	15.7%
45 to 54	219	10.5%
55 to 64	369	17.7%
65 to 74	245	11.7%
75 and over	178	8.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,851	88.6%
Black or African American	60	2.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	23	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	117	5.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	37	1.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.0%

High school graduate46.4%

Some college or associate's27.5%

Bachelor's degree13.6%

Graduate or professional degree2.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	160	10.0%
High school graduate	742	46.4%
Some college or associate's	439	27.5%
Bachelor's degree	217	13.6%
Graduate or professional degree	40	2.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone79.7%

Carpooled11.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked5.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.7%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	738	79.7%
Carpooled	104	11.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	50	5.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	34	3.7%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	306	34.3%
15 to 29 min	209	23.4%
30 to 44 min	233	26.1%
45 to 59 min	97	10.9%
60+ min	47	5.3%

Households

Average household size: 1.97
Poverty rate: 17.0% (335 of 1,969)

	Count	Share
Family households	478	47.1%
Nonfamily households	536	52.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1969

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,014	89.0%
Vacant	125	11.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	537	53.0%
Renter-occupied	477	47.0%

1-unit, detached62.7%

1-unit, attached0.7%

2 to 4 units18.4%

5 to 19 units7.4%

20 or more units7.5%

Mobile home & other3.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	714	62.7%
1-unit, attached	8	0.7%
2 to 4 units	210	18.4%
5 to 19 units	84	7.4%
20 or more units	85	7.5%
Mobile home & other	38	3.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1865484
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.66 sq mi
Water area: 0.03 sq mi
Center point: 37.8899, -87.0542