Rockmart, GA Demographic Data
Rockmart, GA Summary
Rockmart is located in Polk County in Georgia
- Population: 4,168
- Area: 5.71 sq. miles
- Land Area: 5.64 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.07 sq. miles
- Population Density: 730.07 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 795.93 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
Georgia Heat Map by County Population
Cities With Largest Population in GA
Counties With Largest Population in GA
Sponsored
Rockmart, GA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
2,301
55%
50.8
Male
1,921
46%
49.2
Total Population
4,222
323,128,000
Rockmart, GA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
231
5.5%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
371
8.8%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
267
6.3%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
528
12.5%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
215
5.1%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
412
9.8%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
625
14.8%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
419
9.9%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
148
3.5%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
307
7.3%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
421
10.0%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
88
2.1%
4.4
85 Years and Over
190
4.5%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
2,995
70.9%
77.2
Female
1,739
58.1%
51.3
Male
1,256
41.9%
48.7
21 Years and over
2,808
66.5%
73.1
62 Years and over
809
19.2%
18.8
65 Years and over
699
16.6%
15.2
Female
371
53.1%
55.8
Male
328
46.9%
44.2
Median Age (years)
36
0.0%
0.0
Rockmart, GA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
3,875
91.8%
96.8
White
2,397
56.8%
72.6
Black or African American
1,440
34.1%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
0
0.0%
0.8
Asian
38
0.9%
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
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
38
0.9%
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
0
0.0%
5.1
Two or More Races
347
8.2%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
0
0.0%
17.8
Mexican
0
0.0%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
0
0.0%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
4,222
100.0%
82.2
Rockmart, GA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
122
4.7%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
465
17.8%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
1,037
39.7%
27.2
Some college, no degree
626
24.0%
20.6
Associate's Degree
159
6.1%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
175
6.7%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
26
1.0%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
587
22.5%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
2,023
77.5%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
201
7.7%
31.2
Rockmart, GA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
1,436
42.8%
33.7%
Now Married
1,204
35.9%
47.5
Divorced
321
9.6%
11.0%
Separated
107
3.2%
2.0
Widowed
285
8.5
5.8%
Rockmart, GA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
3,952
99.0%
78.4%
Languages other than english
39
1.0%
21.6%
Spanish
0
0.0%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
21
0.5%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
18
0.5%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Rockmart, GA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
294
17.4%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
111
6.6%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
349
20.7%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
173
10.3%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
194
11.5%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
262
15.5%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
137
8.1%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
149
8.8%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
0
0.0%
5.8
$200,000 or more
18
1.1%
6.4
Median household income
28,841
57,617
Per capita income
17,442
31,128
Rockmart, GA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
0
0.0%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
495
30.5%
9.8
Construction
0
0.0%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
313
19.3%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
30
1.8%
6.6
Information
62
3.8%
2.1
Manufacturing
265
16.3%
10.1
Other services except public administration
10
0.6%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
102
6.3%
11.4
Public administration
23
1.4%
4.6
Retail trade
162
10.0%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
57
3.5%
5.2
Wholesale trade
105
6.5%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
90
5.5%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
329
20.3%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
239
14.7%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
489
30.1%
23.3%
Service occupations
477
29.4%
18.1%
Rockmart, GA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
1,572
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
1,342
85.4%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
156
9.9%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
0
0.0%
2.7
Other means
17
1.1%
1.8
Worked at home
57
3.6%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
29.5
26.6
Rockmart, GA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
304
18.0%
8.7
1 vehicles
537
31.8%
33.2
2 vehicles
528
31.3%
37.1
3 or more
318
18.9%
21.0
Rockmart, GA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
1,687
93.7%
87.6
Owner Occupied
894
53.0%
63.1
Renter Occupied
793
47.0%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
114
6.3%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
6
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.5
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.5
0.0%
2.5
Rockmart, GA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
1,801
1 room
28
1.6%
2.4
2 rooms
12
0.7%
2.7
3 rooms
66
3.7%
9.1
4 rooms
544
30.2%
16.5
5 rooms
393
21.8%
19.8
6 rooms
375
20.8%
17.8
7 rooms
204
11.3%
12.0
8 rooms
111
6.2%
8.6
9 rooms or more
68
3.8%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Rockmart, GA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
1,801
1-unit, detached
1,337
74.2%
61.5
1-unit, attached
50
2.8%
5.9
2-units
75
4.2%
3.6
3 or 4 units
186
10.3%
4.4
5 to 9 units
115
6.4%
4.8
10 to 19 units
0
0.0%
4.4
20 or more units
19
1.1%
9.0
Mobile home
19
1.1%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Rockmart, GA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
361
20.0%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
144
8.0%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
136
7.6%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
104
5.8%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
333
18.5%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
118
6.6%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
420
23.3%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
173
9.6%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
12
0.7%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Rockmart, GA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
1,007
59.7%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
31
1.8%
4.7
Electricity
629
37.3%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
8
0.5%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
12
0.7%
1.1
Rockmart, GA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
488
47295100.0
Less than $500
0
0.0%
1.6%
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
16
3.3%
20.1%
$500 to $999
234
48.0%
20.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
238
48.8%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
247
50.6%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
88
18.0%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
5
1.0%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
0
0.0%
7.0%
35.0% or more
148
30.3%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Rockmart, GA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
765
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
17
2.2%
28.3%
Less than $500
128
16.7%
10.7%
$500 to $999
620
81.0%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
28
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
692
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
123
17.0%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
60
8.3%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
0
0.0%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
122
16.8%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
29
4.0%
9.0%
35.0% or more
391
53.9%
40.7%
Not Computed
68
0.0%
0.0%
Rockmart, GA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
894
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
233
26.1%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
305
34.1%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
167
18.7%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
79
8.8%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
89
10.0%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
9
1.0%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
12
1.3%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
87,000
205,000