Rockland, ME Demographic Data
Rockland, ME Summary
Rockland is located in Knox County in Maine
- Population: 7,314
- Area: 15.07 sq. miles
- Land Area: 12.84 sq. miles
- Water Area: 2.23 sq. miles
- Population Density: 485.33 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 122.38 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Rockland, ME Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
3,913
54%
50.8
Male
3,307
46%
49.2
Total Population
7,220
323,128,000
Rockland, ME Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
375
5.2%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
123
1.7%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
428
5.9%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
119
1.6%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
636
8.8%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
779
10.8%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
885
12.3%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
955
13.2%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
644
8.9%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
492
6.8%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
999
13.8%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
596
8.3%
4.4
85 Years and Over
189
2.6%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
6,232
86.3%
77.2
Female
3,464
55.6%
51.3
Male
2,768
44.4%
48.7
21 Years and over
5,994
83.0%
73.1
62 Years and over
2,112
29.3%
18.8
65 Years and over
1,784
24.7%
15.2
Female
1,045
58.6%
55.8
Male
739
41.4%
44.2
Median Age (years)
48
0.0%
0.0
Rockland, ME Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
7,117
98.6%
96.8
White
6,844
94.8%
72.6
Black or African American
56
0.8%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
96
1.3%
0.8
Asian
117
1.6%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
98
1.4%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
19
0.3%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
4
0.1%
5.1
Two or More Races
103
1.4%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
78
1.1%
17.8
Mexican
12
0.2%
11.2
Puerto Rican
19
0.3%
1.7
Cuban
7
0.1%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
40
0.6%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
7,142
98.9%
82.2
Rockland, ME Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
119
2.1%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
256
4.6%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
2,190
39.5%
27.2
Some college, no degree
929
16.8%
20.6
Associate's Degree
340
6.1%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
1,064
19.2%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
641
11.6%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
375
6.7%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
5,164
93.2%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
1,705
30.8%
31.2
Rockland, ME Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
1,868
29.7%
33.7%
Now Married
2,487
39.5%
47.5
Divorced
1,399
22.2%
11.0%
Separated
51
0.8%
2.0
Widowed
489
7.8
5.8%
Rockland, ME Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
6,636
96.9%
78.4%
Languages other than english
209
3.1%
21.6%
Spanish
11
0.2%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
120
1.8%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
78
1.1%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Rockland, ME Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
302
8.5%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
254
7.2%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
434
12.2%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
620
17.5%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
481
13.5%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
584
16.5%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
419
11.8%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
348
9.8%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
98
2.8%
5.8
$200,000 or more
10
0.3%
6.4
Median household income
40,987
57,617
Per capita income
26,452
31,128
Rockland, ME Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
129
3.7%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
457
13.1%
9.8
Construction
134
3.8%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
827
23.6%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
230
6.6%
6.6
Information
77
2.2%
2.1
Manufacturing
262
7.5%
10.1
Other services except public administration
217
6.2%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
197
5.6%
11.4
Public administration
173
4.9%
4.6
Retail trade
616
17.6%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
143
4.1%
5.2
Wholesale trade
39
1.1%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
300
8.6%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
1,222
34.9%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
373
10.7%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
1,023
29.2%
23.3%
Service occupations
583
16.7%
18.1%
Rockland, ME Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
3,428
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
2,395
69.9%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
314
9.2%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
406
11.8%
2.7
Other means
96
2.8%
1.8
Worked at home
217
6.3%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
12.3
26.6
Rockland, ME Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
508
14.3%
8.7
1 vehicles
1,677
47.2%
33.2
2 vehicles
1,079
30.4%
37.1
3 or more
286
8.1%
21.0
Rockland, ME Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
3,550
85.6%
87.6
Owner Occupied
2,037
57.4%
63.1
Renter Occupied
1,513
42.6%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
599
14.4%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
2
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
4
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.2
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
1.8
0.0%
2.5
Rockland, ME Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
4,149
1 room
245
5.9%
2.4
2 rooms
198
4.8%
2.7
3 rooms
355
8.6%
9.1
4 rooms
877
21.1%
16.5
5 rooms
862
20.8%
19.8
6 rooms
555
13.4%
17.8
7 rooms
302
7.3%
12.0
8 rooms
396
9.5%
8.6
9 rooms or more
359
8.7%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Rockland, ME Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
4,149
1-unit, detached
2,216
53.4%
61.5
1-unit, attached
140
3.4%
5.9
2-units
394
9.5%
3.6
3 or 4 units
427
10.3%
4.4
5 to 9 units
309
7.4%
4.8
10 to 19 units
182
4.4%
4.4
20 or more units
273
6.6%
9.0
Mobile home
208
5.0%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Rockland, ME Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
2,153
51.9%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
156
3.8%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
148
3.6%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
284
6.8%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
284
6.8%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
463
11.2%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
383
9.2%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
222
5.4%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
56
1.3%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Rockland, ME Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
52
1.5%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
407
11.5%
4.7
Electricity
475
13.4%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
2,328
65.6%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
228
6.4%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
32
0.9%
0.5
No fuel used
28
0.8%
1.1
Rockland, ME Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
1,265
47295100.0
$3,000 or more
9
0.7%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
27
2.1%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
34
2.7%
11.8%
Less than $500
54
4.3%
1.6%
$1,500 to $1,999
275
21.7%
20.1%
$500 to $999
407
32.2%
20.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
459
36.3%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
475
39.6%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
131
10.9%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
146
12.2%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
156
13.0%
7.0%
35.0% or more
290
24.2%
21.3%
Not Computed
67
0.0%
0.0%
Rockland, ME Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
1,471
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
7
0.5%
11.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
22
1.5%
4.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
287
19.5%
28.3%
Less than $500
336
22.8%
10.7%
$500 to $999
819
55.7%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
42
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
706
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
163
11.1%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
119
8.1%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
262
17.8%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
213
14.5%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
181
12.3%
9.0%
35.0% or more
533
36.2%
40.7%
Not Computed
42
0.0%
0.0%
Rockland, ME Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
2,037
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
224
11.0%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
209
10.3%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
514
25.2%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
350
17.2%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
527
25.9%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
125
6.1%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
68
3.3%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
20
1.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
158,600
205,000
