Rockwood

Population: 792
Median household income: $49,063
Median home value: $85,600

Rockwood is a community in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, home to 792 residents. At $49,063, its median household income sits below Somerset County's $59,378.

From 2019 to 2023, Rockwood's population grew 12.0% from 707 to 792, while its median home value rose 2.6% from $83,400 to $85,600.

The median resident is 42.6 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 20.5% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 792
Median age: 42.6 yrs
Median household income: $49,063
Median home value: $85,600
Median gross rent: $624
Housing units: 402
Homeownership rate: 63.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.3%
Unemployment rate: 6.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

707792

Median household income

$38,882$49,063

Median home value

$83,400$85,600

Median gross rent

$601$624

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	707	$38,882	$83,400	$601
2020	802	$37,135	$77,000	$621
2021	809	$38,125	$72,900	$600
2022	816	$43,417	$82,700	$593
2023	792	$49,063	$85,600	$624

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

Age distribution

Under 52.8%

5 to 1720.5%

18 to 246.2%

25 to 349.8%

35 to 4413.3%

45 to 5416.0%

55 to 6410.1%

65 to 7411.1%

75 and over10.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	22	2.8%
5 to 17	162	20.5%
18 to 24	49	6.2%
25 to 34	78	9.8%
35 to 44	105	13.3%
45 to 54	127	16.0%
55 to 64	80	10.1%
65 to 74	88	11.1%
75 and over	81	10.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	744	93.9%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	20	2.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	16	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	12	1.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma17.0%

High school graduate50.1%

Some college or associate's20.6%

Bachelor's degree9.1%

Graduate or professional degree3.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	95	17.0%
High school graduate	280	50.1%
Some college or associate's	115	20.6%
Bachelor's degree	51	9.1%
Graduate or professional degree	18	3.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone87.4%

Carpooled5.9%

Public transit1.5%

Walked4.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.6%

Other means0.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	298	87.4%
Carpooled	20	5.9%
Public transit	5	1.5%
Walked	14	4.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	2	0.6%
Other means	2	0.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	63	18.6%
15 to 29 min	189	55.8%
30 to 44 min	47	13.9%
45 to 59 min	16	4.7%
60+ min	24	7.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.18
Poverty rate: 13.5% (106 of 785)

	Count	Share
Family households	160	45.2%
Nonfamily households	194	54.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1940

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	354	88.1%
Vacant	48	11.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	226	63.8%
Renter-occupied	128	36.2%

1-unit, detached50.5%

1-unit, attached6.5%

2 to 4 units6.7%

5 to 19 units20.4%

20 or more units1.7%

Mobile home & other14.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	203	50.5%
1-unit, attached	26	6.5%
2 to 4 units	27	6.7%
5 to 19 units	82	20.4%
20 or more units	7	1.7%
Mobile home & other	57	14.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4265736
Type (LSAD): 21
Land area: 0.33 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 39.9158, -79.1573