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Rockport town, Essex County, MA

7,009 Population
7 square miles 1,003 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

59.7 ±3.3 Median age
  • about 1.5 times the figure in Essex County: 41.2 ±0.2
  • about 1.5 times the figure in Massachusetts: 40 ±0.1

Economics

$61,642 ±$7,184 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Essex County: $54,665 ±$814
  • a little higher than the amount in Massachusetts: $57,897 ±$291
$96,250 ±$15,271 Median household income
  • a little less than the amount in Essex County: $101,883 ±$1,515
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Massachusetts: $103,960 ±$527

6.3% ±3.7% (436  ±258) Persons below poverty line
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Essex County: 9.4% 74,710 (±0.4% / ±3,280)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Massachusetts: 10% 684,548 (±0.2% / ±9,915)

29.9 minutes ±2.4 (74,140  ±11,758) Mean travel time to work
  • a little higher than the figure in Essex County: 28.5 9,893,975 (±0.3 / ±138,009)
  • a little higher than the figure in Massachusetts: 29.1 85,790,930 (±0.1 / ±442,067)

Families

3,238 ±196 Number of households
  • Essex County: 313,147 ±1,080
  • Massachusetts: 2,785,042 ±5,182
2.2 ±0.1 (6,977  ±22) Persons per household
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Essex County: 2.5 795,766 (±0 / ±99)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Massachusetts: 2.4 6,798,980

1.3% ±2% (14  ±22) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Essex County: 4.9% 9,002 (±0.4% / ±808)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Massachusetts: 4.4% 74,761 (±0.1% / ±2,382)

Housing

4,140 ±239 Number of housing units
  • Essex County: 329,776 ±224
  • Massachusetts: 3,030,406 ±453

$746,100 ±$47,317 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Essex County: $619,100 ±$3,976
  • about 1.3 times the amount in Massachusetts: $562,100 ±$2,169

8% ±4.2% (556  ±291.5) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Essex County: 9.3% 74,452 (±0.4% / ±3,349.7)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Massachusetts: 11.7% 814,835 (±0.2% / ±10,826.5)

Social

96.2% ±6.9% (5,426  ±474.3) High school grad or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Essex County: 90.1% 515,161 (±0.9% / ±5,311.3)
  • a little higher than the rate in Massachusetts: 91.4% 4,556,673 (±0.4% / ±17,302.2)
55.2% ±5.6% (3,112  ±352.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Essex County: 43% 246,169 (±0.6% / ±3,530.1)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Massachusetts: 47.3% 2,357,947 (±0.2% / ±11,582.5)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

4.8% ±2.1% (339  ±150) Foreign-born population
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Essex County: 19.1% 155,445
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Massachusetts: 18.1% 1,271,206

7.6% ±2.4% (457  ±148) Population with veteran status
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Essex County: 4.3% 27,478 (±0.2% / ±1,155)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Massachusetts: 4.3% 243,596 (±0.1% / ±3,368)
457 Total veterans ±148 395 Male ±133 62 Female ±49

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