place

Rockport, TX

Demographic and economic profile of Rockport, TX, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

Population

10,449

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$72,174

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

51.2 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-4.6% since 2018

Rockport lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone8,955 (83.8%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race566 (5.3%)
  • Some Other Race Alone450 (4.2%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races254 (2.4%)
  • Black or African American Alone248 (2.3%)
  • Asian Alone177 (1.7%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish951
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic120
  3. 3.Vietnamese56
  4. 4.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)18
  5. 5.Other Asian and Pacific Island3

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

13.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

57.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

28.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

2.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Veterans

825

Census ACS · as of 2023

Economy

GDP per Capita

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Per Capita Income

$49,269

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

7.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

15.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services & Health Care1,077
  2. 2.Retail Trade695
  3. 3.Professional, Scientific, & Management453
  4. 4.Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate440
  5. 5.Public Administration338

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations2,318
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations959
  3. 3.Service Occupations649
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations530
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations247

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Public Administration (LQ 1.66×)338
  2. 2.Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate (LQ 1.53×)440
  3. 3.Retail Trade (LQ 1.49×)695
  4. 4.Other Services (LQ 1.09×)221
  5. 5.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.07×)1,077

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$288,600

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,306/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

70.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,999684 (18.6%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999616 (16.7%)
  • $400,000 to $499,999481 (13.1%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999341 (9.3%)
  • $500,000 to $749,999333 (9.0%)
  • $750,000 to $999,999186 (5.1%)

Census ACS · as of 2023

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

37.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

93.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

50.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$40,153

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

22.2 min

Census ACS · as of 2023

Households Without a Vehicle

5.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone2,979 (70.9%)
  • Worked at Home844 (20.1%)
  • Taxi, Motorcycle, or Other170 (4.0%)
  • Walked117 (2.8%)
  • Carpooled67 (1.6%)
  • Bicycle22 (0.5%)

Census ACS · as of 2023

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.