Rockholds

Population: 192
Median household income: $28,158
Median home value: $55,900

Rockholds, a community in Whitley County, Kentucky, has 192 residents. At $28,158, its median household income sits below Whitley County's $41,719.

Between 2019 and 2023, Rockholds's population declined 35.4% from 297 to 192, while its median home value fell 3.5% from $57,900 to $55,900.

29.4% of workers drive to work alone. 29.9% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 192
Median age: 46.7 yrs
Median household income: $28,158
Median home value: $55,900
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 174
Homeownership rate: 48.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 5.9%
Unemployment rate: 17.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

297192

Median household income

$42,063$28,158

Median home value

$57,900$55,900

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value
2019	297	$42,063	$57,900
2020	204	—	$57,400
2021	327	—	$57,100
2022	369	—	$56,600
2023	192	$28,158	$55,900

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

Age distribution

Under 50.0%

5 to 1711.5%

18 to 2417.7%

25 to 340.0%

35 to 440.0%

45 to 5425.0%

55 to 644.2%

65 to 747.8%

75 and over33.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	0	0.0%
5 to 17	22	11.5%
18 to 24	34	17.7%
25 to 34	0	0.0%
35 to 44	0	0.0%
45 to 54	48	25.0%
55 to 64	8	4.2%
65 to 74	15	7.8%
75 and over	65	33.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	192	100.0%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma58.8%

High school graduate35.3%

Some college or associate's0.0%

Bachelor's degree5.9%

Graduate or professional degree0.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	80	58.8%
High school graduate	48	35.3%
Some college or associate's	0	0.0%
Bachelor's degree	8	5.9%
Graduate or professional degree	0	0.0%

Commute to work

Drove alone29.4%

Carpooled70.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	15	29.4%
Carpooled	36	70.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	0	0.0%
15 to 29 min	0	0.0%
30 to 44 min	51	100.0%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 1.68
Poverty rate: 37.0% (71 of 192)

	Count	Share
Family households	41	36.0%
Nonfamily households	73	64.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1998

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	114	65.5%
Vacant	60	34.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	55	48.2%
Renter-occupied	59	51.8%

1-unit, detached29.9%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other70.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	52	29.9%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	122	70.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2166162
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 1.19 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 36.8316, -84.1077