Rockport is a city located in Aransas County Texas. Rockport has a 2020 population of 10,330. It is also the county seat of Aransas County. Rockport is currently growing at a rate of 1.27% annually and its population has increased by 2.58% since the most recent census, which recorded a population of 10,070 in 2010.
The average household income in Rockport is $89,464 with a poverty rate of 20.56%. The median rental costs in recent years comes to $1,038 per month, and the median house value is $204,600. The median age in Rockport is 50.3 years, 48.5 years for males, and 52 years for females.
According to the most recent ACS, the racial composition of Rockportwas:
Race | Population | Percentage |
---|---|---|
White | 9,924 | 91.76% |
Black or African American | 53 | 0.49% |
American Indian and Alaska Native | 10 | 0.09% |
Asian | 150 | 1.39% |
Some Other Race | 248 | 2.29% |
Two or More Races | 430 | 3.98% |
Type | Count | Average Size | Owned |
---|---|---|---|
All | 4,205 | 2.49 | 81.6 |
Married | 2,242 | 2.64 | 92.1 |
Male | 109 | 5.93 | 52.3 |
Female | 535 | 4.26 | 69.2 |
Non Family | 1,319 | 1.21 | 71.2 |
2.96
Average Family Size
2.49
Average Household Size
Education Attained | Count | Percentage |
---|---|---|
Less Than 9th Grade | 405 | 5.14% |
9th to 12th Grade | 356 | 4.52% |
High School Graduate | 1,756 | 22.30% |
Some College | 1,997 | 25.36% |
Associates Degree | 589 | 7.48% |
Bachelors Degree | 1,873 | 23.79% |
Graduate Degree | 898 | 11.40% |
Race | Total | High School | Bachelors |
---|---|---|---|
White | 6,135 | 5,987 | 2,521 |
Other Race | 248 | 121 | 86 |
2+ Races | 217 | 144 | 67 |
Hispanic | 1,524 | 1,016 | 238 |
Native American | 10 | 10 | |
Black | 50 | 32 | |
Asian | 104 | 46 |
The highest rate of high school graduation is among native american people with a rate of 100.00%.
The highest rate of bachelors degrees is among white people with a rate of 41.09%.
$31,315
Average Earnings
$44,695
Average Male
$23,962
Average Female
82.30% of Rockport residents speak only English, while 17.70% speak other languages. The non-English language spoken by the largest group is Spanish, which is spoken by 15.35% of the population.
Name | Total | In Poverty | Poverty Rate |
---|---|---|---|
Native | 10 | 5 | 50.00% |
Hispanic | 3,009 | 1,386 | 46.06% |
Multiple | 430 | 103 | 23.95% |
White | 7,116 | 751 | 10.55% |
Other | 55 | NaN% |
20.56%
Overall Poverty Rate
19.06%
Male Poverty Rate
21.94%
Female Poverty Rate
The race most likely to be in poverty in Rockport is Native, with 50.00% below the poverty level.
The race least likely to be in poverty in Rockport is Other, with NaN% below the poverty level.
The poverty rate among those that worked full-time for the past 12 months was 2.80%. Among those working part-time, it was 30.87%, and for those that did not work, the poverty rate was 15.96%.
54.0%
Overall Marriage Rate
54.5%
Male Marriage Rate
53.5%
Female Marriage Rate
The age group where males are most likely to be married is 45-54, while the female age group most likely to be married is 55-64.
Name | Veterans | % of Total |
---|---|---|
White | 775 | 9.45% |
Hispanic | 19 | 0.96% |
16.05%
Veteran Poverty Rate
33.33%
Veteran Disability Rate
53%
Labor Force Participation
51.1%
Employment Rate
3.6%
Unemployment Rate
Non citizens include legal permanent residents (green card holders), international students, temporary workers, humanitarian migrants, and illegal immigrants.
59.79%
Born in Rockport
92.53%
Native Born
7.47%
Foreign Born
4.20%
Non Citizen
3.27%
Naturalized
92.53% of Rockport residents were born in the United States, with 59.79% having been born in Texas. 4.20% of residents are not US citizens. Of those not born in the United States, the largest percentage are from Latin America.
Year | Population | Growth | Annual Growth Rate |
---|---|---|---|
1960 | 2,989 | 0.00% | |
1970 | 3,879 | 890 | 2.64% |
1980 | 3,686 | -193 | -0.51% |
1990 | 4,753 | 1,067 | 2.57% |
2000 | 7,385 | 2,632 | 4.51% |
2010 | 8,766 | 1,381 | 1.73% |
2011 | 8,896 | 130 | 1.48% |
2012 | 9,026 | 130 | 1.46% |
2013 | 9,156 | 130 | 1.44% |
2014 | 9,286 | 130 | 1.42% |
2015 | 9,416 | 130 | 1.40% |
2016 | 9,546 | 130 | 1.38% |
2017 | 9,676 | 130 | 1.36% |
2018 | 9,806 | 130 | 1.34% |
2019 | 9,936 | 130 | 1.33% |
2020 | 10,070 | 134 | 1.35% |
2021 | 10,200 | 130 | 1.29% |
2022 | 10,330 | 130 | 1.27% |