Rockport

Population: 4,795
Median household income: $86,250
Median home value: $694,300

Rockport, a community in Essex County, Massachusetts, has 4,795 residents. The median household income of $86,250 is below the Essex County median ($99,431).

Between 2019 and 2023, Rockport's population declined 8.8% from 5,260 to 4,795, while its median home value rose 23.1% from $563,900 to $694,300.

The median resident is 61.5 years old. The largest age group is 65 to 74, 29.1% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 4,795
Median age: 61.5 yrs
Median household income: $86,250
Median home value: $694,300
Median gross rent: $1,848
Housing units: 3,170
Homeownership rate: 68.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 59.1%
Unemployment rate: 8.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

5,2604,795

Median household income

$81,765$86,250

Median home value

$563,900$694,300

Median gross rent

$1,352$1,848

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	5,260	$81,765	$563,900	$1,352
2020	5,247	$85,667	$555,800	$1,545
2021	4,889	$84,500	$576,700	$1,618
2022	4,943	$89,574	$647,100	$1,712
2023	4,795	$86,250	$694,300	$1,848

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

Age distribution

Under 53.5%

5 to 176.7%

18 to 247.6%

25 to 347.7%

35 to 445.1%

45 to 548.3%

55 to 6418.1%

65 to 7429.1%

75 and over13.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	169	3.5%
5 to 17	319	6.7%
18 to 24	363	7.6%
25 to 34	369	7.7%
35 to 44	246	5.1%
45 to 54	398	8.3%
55 to 64	867	18.1%
65 to 74	1,396	29.1%
75 and over	668	13.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,447	92.7%
Black or African American	31	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	5	0.1%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	153	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	159	3.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.6%

High school graduate11.8%

Some college or associate's25.5%

Bachelor's degree29.3%

Graduate or professional degree29.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	141	3.6%
High school graduate	466	11.8%
Some college or associate's	1,005	25.5%
Bachelor's degree	1,154	29.3%
Graduate or professional degree	1,178	29.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone65.8%

Carpooled2.9%

Public transit2.6%

Walked4.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home23.9%

Other means0.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,473	65.8%
Carpooled	66	2.9%
Public transit	59	2.6%
Walked	98	4.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	535	23.9%
Other means	9	0.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	658	38.6%
15 to 29 min	512	30.0%
30 to 44 min	213	12.5%
45 to 59 min	121	7.1%
60+ min	201	11.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.07
Poverty rate: 3.1% (147 of 4,757)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,493	65.0%
Nonfamily households	805	35.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1951

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,298	72.5%
Vacant	872	27.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,582	68.8%
Renter-occupied	716	31.2%

1-unit, detached69.0%

1-unit, attached4.2%

2 to 4 units15.8%

5 to 19 units9.2%

20 or more units1.0%

Mobile home & other0.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,188	69.0%
1-unit, attached	133	4.2%
2 to 4 units	502	15.8%
5 to 19 units	291	9.2%
20 or more units	33	1.0%
Mobile home & other	23	0.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2557845
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 3.98 sq mi
Water area: 0.11 sq mi
Center point: 42.6407, -70.6202