Population 806 · Census ACS 2020–24
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Population and households in Rockport
Household size in Rockport
| Period | Rockport | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.85 | 2.44 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 2.73 | 2.45 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 2.68 | 2.44 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 2.46 | 2.43 | 2.65 |
| Change | −0.38 | −0.01 | −0.03 |
The average household in Rockport has 2.46 people, under the U.S. average of 2.65. West Virginia as a whole looks much the same. Since 2006–10, household size has dropped from 2.85, but in a place this small, much of that may be survey noise rather than real change.
Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).
Median age in Rockport
| Period | Rockport | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 47.1 | 41.4 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 48.2 | 42.2 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 40.1 | 43.1 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 36.4 | 43.2 | 40.1 |
| Change | −10.6 | +1.9 | +2.3 |
The median resident of Rockport is 36.4 years old, a few years younger than the national median of 40.1.
Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).
Single-parent households in Rockport
| Period | Rockport | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 8.4% | 9.7% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 4.8% | 10.4% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 9.3% | 10.6% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 3.0% | 10.4% | 11.6% |
| Change | −5.4 pts | +0.6 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single-parent households are relatively rare in Rockport: 3.0% of households, against 11.6% nationally.
Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).
Housing in Rockport
Renters in Rockport
| Period | Rockport | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 6.2% | 25.4% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 11.9% | 27.0% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 19.2% | 26.8% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 12.3% | 25.1% | 34.8% |
| Change | +6.2 pts | −0.3 pts | +1.5 pts |
Only 12.3% of households in Rockport rent their homes, far below the national share of 34.8%, so most residents are owners who tend to stay put. Among homeowners, 60.1% have no mortgage at all, well above the national share of 39.8%.
Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).
Vacant homes in Rockport
| Period | Rockport | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 26.7% | 15.1% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 12.7% | 15.0% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 20.3% | 16.8% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 9.0% | 14.9% | 9.6% |
| Change | −17.7 pts | −0.1 pts | −1.8 pts |
About as many homes sit empty in Rockport as nationally: 9.0%, against 9.6%. The rate is lower than in West Virginia as a whole (14.9%).
Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).
Age of homes in Rockport
| Period | Rockport | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1971 | 1970 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1986 | 1973 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1978 | 1974 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1977 | 1976 | 1980 |
| Change | +6 | +6 | +6 |
Homes in Rockport are about the same age as the nation's housing: the median home was built in 1977, versus 1980 nationally.
Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).
Rent in Rockport
| Period | Rockport | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $204 | $578 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $562 | $657 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $718 | $759 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $1,035 | $905 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$831 | +$327 | +$606 |
Rent in Rockport runs $1,035 a month at the median, utilities included, well below the U.S. median of $1,571. Still, rents here are higher than in West Virginia overall ($905). The typical renter here spends 13.5% of household income on rent, comfortably under the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent, and a smaller share than renters pay nationally.
Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).
Education in Rockport
Bachelor's degrees in Rockport
| Period | Rockport | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 13.6% | 18.4% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 16.4% | 19.7% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 11.2% | 21.4% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 16.7% | 25.0% | 35.6% |
| Change | +3.1 pts | +6.6 pts | +7.2 pts |
Fewer adults in Rockport have a four-year degree than in the country as a whole: 16.7%, against 35.6% nationally.
Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
High school graduates in Rockport
| Period | Rockport | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 82.5% | 82.5% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 88.2% | 84.8% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 88.5% | 87.2% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 89.8% | 89.4% | 89.3% |
| Change | +7.3 pts | +6.9 pts | +4.3 pts |
High school completion in Rockport is close to the national rate: 89.8% of adults have a diploma or equivalent, against 89.3%.
High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
Jobs in Rockport
| Period | Rockport | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 4.9% | 7.2% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 2.0% | 8.2% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 3.9% | 6.7% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 10.7% | 5.5% | 5.4% |
| Change | +5.8 pts | −1.6 pts | −2.7 pts |
Finding work has been harder in Rockport: 10.7% of the labor force was out of work and looking, well above the national rate of 5.4%. Each figure pools five years of surveys (2020–24), so it describes that whole stretch rather than today's job market.
Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).
Rockport compared with nearby cities
| City | Household size | Median age | Single parents | Renters | Vacant homes | Median year built | Median rent | Bachelor's degree | High school diploma | Unemployment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rockport | 2.46 | 36.4 | 3.0% | 12.3% | 9.0% | 1977 | $1,035 | 16.7% | 89.8% | 10.7% |
| Saulsbury | 2.51 | 43.3 | 6.3% | 13.5% | 9.7% | 1988 | $853 | 23.5% | 95.2% | 3.9% |
| Windy | 2.52 | 45.3 | 11.2% | 18.6% | 20.0% | 1985 | $634 | 9.5% | 90.1% | 3.2% |
| Medina | 2.36 | 43.7 | 6.5% | 13.3% | 17.4% | 1980 | $752 | 6.6% | 96.6% | 2.3% |
| Jerrys Run | 2.71 | 44.7 | 2.8% | 6.6% | 24.3% | 1988 | $1,056 | 13.6% | 99.8% | 0.0% |
| Wiseburg | 2.37 | 46.8 | 6.1% | 14.2% | 24.4% | 1978 | $752 | 2.5% | 94.9% | 0.0% |
| Morristown | 2.59 | 44.5 | 13.6% | 22.1% | 17.9% | 1989 | $577 | 12.9% | 87.7% | 4.7% |
| Belleville | 2.39 | 49.6 | 4.9% | 12.2% | 11.0% | 1980 | $1,082 | 14.1% | 92.7% | 1.2% |
| Pond Creek | 2.44 | 49.0 | 4.9% | 11.2% | 12.9% | 1982 | $1,054 | 13.8% | 94.8% | 0.5% |
| Peewee | 2.41 | 47.4 | 1.1% | 1.1% | 16.5% | 1986 | $584 | 24.1% | 96.7% | 7.2% |
| Lockhart | 2.60 | 37.4 | 12.5% | 21.3% | 16.3% | 1980 | $752 | 16.7% | 90.0% | 3.9% |
All figures 2020–24.
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About these numbers
Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up Rockport. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.
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