Rockport, TX Demographic Data
Rockport, TX Summary
Rockport is located in Aransas County in Texas
- Population: 8,867
- Area: 15.01 sq. miles
- Land Area: 10.68 sq. miles
- Water Area: 4.33 sq. miles
- Population Density: 590.70 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 13.12 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Rockport, TX Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
5,199
51%
50.8
Male
4,998
49%
49.2
Total Population
10,197
323,128,000
Rockport, TX Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
490
4.8%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
375
3.7%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
649
6.4%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
571
5.6%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
539
5.3%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
924
9.1%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
836
8.2%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
1,447
14.2%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
696
6.8%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
830
8.1%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
1,416
13.9%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
1,173
11.5%
4.4
85 Years and Over
251
2.5%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
8,420
82.6%
77.2
Female
4,290
51.0%
51.3
Male
4,130
49.0%
48.7
21 Years and over
8,027
78.7%
73.1
62 Years and over
3,311
32.5%
18.8
65 Years and over
2,840
27.9%
15.2
Female
1,399
49.3%
55.8
Male
1,441
50.7%
44.2
Median Age (years)
52
0.0%
0.0
Rockport, TX Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
9,602
94.2%
96.8
White
8,727
85.6%
72.6
Black or African American
306
3.0%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
27
0.3%
0.8
Asian
204
2.0%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
157
1.5%
0.6
Other Asian
47
0.5%
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
338
3.3%
5.1
Two or More Races
595
5.8%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
2,506
24.6%
17.8
Mexican
2,350
23.0%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
9
0.1%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
147
1.4%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
7,691
75.4%
82.2
Rockport, TX Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
346
4.6%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
795
10.5%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
1,652
21.8%
27.2
Some college, no degree
2,168
28.6%
20.6
Associate's Degree
471
6.2%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
1,305
17.2%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
836
11.0%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
1,141
15.1%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
6,432
84.8%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
2,141
28.2%
31.2
Rockport, TX Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
2,154
24.8%
33.7%
Now Married
4,738
54.6%
47.5
Divorced
857
9.9%
11.0%
Separated
384
4.4%
2.0
Widowed
550
6.3
5.8%
Rockport, TX Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
8,591
88.5%
78.4%
Languages other than english
1,116
11.5%
21.6%
Spanish
851
8.8%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
45
0.5%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
188
1.9%
3.5%
Other Languages
32
0.3%
1.1%
Rockport, TX Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
282
7.3%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
257
6.7%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
410
10.6%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
478
12.4%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
281
7.3%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
919
23.8%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
367
9.5%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
423
11.0%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
148
3.8%
5.8
$200,000 or more
292
7.6%
6.4
Median household income
57,958
57,617
Per capita income
29,952
31,128
Rockport, TX Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
272
6.2%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
657
14.9%
9.8
Construction
398
9.0%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
917
20.7%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
249
5.6%
6.6
Information
60
1.4%
2.1
Manufacturing
191
4.3%
10.1
Other services except public administration
337
7.6%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
486
11.0%
11.4
Public administration
23
0.5%
4.6
Retail trade
745
16.9%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
45
1.0%
5.2
Wholesale trade
41
0.9%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
589
13.3%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
1,560
35.3%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
123
2.8%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
1,255
28.4%
23.3%
Service occupations
894
20.2%
18.1%
Rockport, TX Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
4,203
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
3,425
81.5%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
218
5.2%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
245
5.8%
2.7
Other means
16
0.4%
1.8
Worked at home
299
7.1%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
16.7
26.6
Rockport, TX Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
251
6.5%
8.7
1 vehicles
1,221
31.7%
33.2
2 vehicles
1,775
46.0%
37.1
3 or more
610
15.8%
21.0
Rockport, TX Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
3,857
59.2%
87.6
Owner Occupied
2,820
73.1%
63.1
Renter Occupied
1,037
26.9%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
2,655
40.8%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
5
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
26
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.3
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
3.1
0.0%
2.5
Rockport, TX Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
6,512
1 room
160
2.5%
2.4
2 rooms
381
5.9%
2.7
3 rooms
783
12.0%
9.1
4 rooms
1,674
25.7%
16.5
5 rooms
1,186
18.2%
19.8
6 rooms
1,025
15.7%
17.8
7 rooms
727
11.2%
12.0
8 rooms
344
5.3%
8.6
9 rooms or more
232
3.6%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Rockport, TX Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
6,512
1-unit, detached
4,090
62.8%
61.5
1-unit, attached
148
2.3%
5.9
2-units
56
0.9%
3.6
3 or 4 units
313
4.8%
4.4
5 to 9 units
401
6.2%
4.8
10 to 19 units
497
7.6%
4.4
20 or more units
243
3.7%
9.0
Mobile home
708
10.9%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
56
0.9%
0.1
Rockport, TX Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
119
1.8%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
161
2.5%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
339
5.2%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
600
9.2%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
1,187
18.2%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
1,302
20.0%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
1,039
16.0%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
1,643
25.2%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
75
1.2%
2.8%
2014 or later
47
0.7%
1.4%
Rockport, TX Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
1,167
30.3%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
62
1.6%
4.7
Electricity
2,527
65.5%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
0
0.0%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
12
0.3%
0.5
No fuel used
89
2.3%
1.1
Rockport, TX Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
1,102
47295100.0
Less than $500
7
0.6%
1.6%
$2,500 to $2,999
45
4.1%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
80
7.3%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
173
15.7%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
196
17.8%
20.1%
$500 to $999
226
20.5%
20.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
375
34.0%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
557
50.5%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
183
16.6%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
79
7.2%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
31
2.8%
7.0%
35.0% or more
252
22.9%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Rockport, TX Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
953
41,631,300
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$2,500 to $2,999
14
1.5%
1.9%
$1,500 to $1,999
60
6.3%
11.9%
Less than $500
185
19.4%
10.7%
$1,000 to $1,499
207
21.7%
28.3%
$500 to $999
487
51.1%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
84
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
826
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
99
10.4%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
80
8.4%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
74
7.8%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
116
12.2%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
48
5.0%
9.0%
35.0% or more
536
56.2%
40.7%
Not Computed
84
0.0%
0.0%
Rockport, TX Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
2,820
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
292
10.4%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
474
16.8%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
310
11.0%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
315
11.2%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
510
18.1%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
689
24.4%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
191
6.8%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
39
1.4%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
203,500
205,000
