Rockport

Population: 10,449
Median household income: $63,303
Median home value: $288,600

Rockport is a community in Aransas County, Texas, home to 10,449 residents. Its median household income of $63,303 runs in line with the Aransas County figure of $61,754.

Between 2019 and 2023, Rockport's population declined 3.6% from 10,841 to 10,449, while its median home value rose 64.2% from $175,800 to $288,600.

37.4% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 70.5% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 10,449
Median age: 50.3 yrs
Median household income: $63,303
Median home value: $288,600
Median gross rent: $1,306
Housing units: 6,816
Homeownership rate: 70.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 37.4%
Unemployment rate: 7.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

10,84110,449

Median household income

$58,871$63,303

Median home value

$175,800$288,600

Median gross rent

$1,067$1,306

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	10,841	$58,871	$175,800	$1,067
2020	10,815	$59,420	$204,600	$1,038
2021	10,264	$62,103	$213,000	$1,096
2022	10,265	$62,394	$249,000	$1,280
2023	10,449	$63,303	$288,600	$1,306

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

Age distribution

Under 55.0%

5 to 178.5%

18 to 245.9%

25 to 3417.6%

35 to 448.8%

45 to 549.5%

55 to 6415.8%

65 to 7417.0%

75 and over11.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	527	5.0%
5 to 17	893	8.5%
18 to 24	613	5.9%
25 to 34	1,838	17.6%
35 to 44	918	8.8%
45 to 54	991	9.5%
55 to 64	1,651	15.8%
65 to 74	1,777	17.0%
75 and over	1,241	11.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	7,613	72.9%
Black or African American	61	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	51	0.5%
Asian	56	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	362	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,306	22.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.1%

High school graduate24.6%

Some college or associate's31.9%

Bachelor's degree25.8%

Graduate or professional degree11.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	515	6.1%
High school graduate	2,068	24.6%
Some college or associate's	2,682	31.9%
Bachelor's degree	2,170	25.8%
Graduate or professional degree	981	11.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone70.9%

Carpooled1.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.8%

Bicycle0.5%

Worked from home20.1%

Other means4.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,979	70.9%
Carpooled	67	1.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	117	2.8%
Bicycle	22	0.5%
Worked from home	844	20.1%
Other means	170	4.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,792	53.4%
15 to 29 min	760	22.7%
30 to 44 min	455	13.6%
45 to 59 min	74	2.2%
60+ min	274	8.2%

Households

Average household size: 1.95
Poverty rate: 15.6% (1,590 of 10,207)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,865	54.8%
Nonfamily households	2,359	45.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1989

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	5,224	76.6%
Vacant	1,592	23.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,682	70.5%
Renter-occupied	1,542	29.5%

1-unit, detached64.4%

1-unit, attached3.1%

2 to 4 units11.0%

5 to 19 units9.5%

20 or more units4.2%

Mobile home & other7.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,391	64.4%
1-unit, attached	214	3.1%
2 to 4 units	753	11.0%
5 to 19 units	649	9.5%
20 or more units	286	4.2%
Mobile home & other	523	7.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4862804
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 17 sq mi
Water area: 4.55 sq mi
Center point: 28.0476, -97.0500