Rockdale County, GA Demographic Data
Rockdale County, GA Summary
Rockdale County is located in Georgia
- Population: 85,820
- Area: 132.10 sq. miles
- Land Area: 129.79 sq. miles
- Water Area: 2.31 sq. miles
- Population Density: 649.66 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 857.94 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Rockdale County, GA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
47,257
53%
50.8
Male
42,098
47%
49.2
Total Population
89,355
323,128,000
Rockdale County, GA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
4,988
5.6%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
6,723
7.5%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
6,223
7.0%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
7,129
8.0%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
5,509
6.2%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
9,419
10.5%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
11,906
13.3%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
13,617
15.2%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
4,877
5.5%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
6,747
7.6%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
8,211
9.2%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
2,855
3.2%
4.4
85 Years and Over
1,151
1.3%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
66,787
74.7%
77.2
Female
36,083
54.0%
51.3
Male
30,704
46.0%
48.7
21 Years and over
63,814
71.4%
73.1
62 Years and over
15,763
17.6%
18.8
65 Years and over
12,217
13.7%
15.2
Female
6,727
55.1%
55.8
Male
5,490
44.9%
44.2
Median Age (years)
38
0.0%
0.0
Rockdale County, GA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
88,389
98.9%
96.8
White
36,218
40.5%
72.6
Black or African American
48,429
54.2%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
0
0.0%
0.8
Asian
1,798
2.0%
5.4
Asian Indian
1.2
Chinese
1.3
Filipino
0.9
Japanese
0.2
Korean
0.4
Vietnamese
0.6
Other Asian
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0.0
Samoan
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0.1
Some Other Race
1,944
2.2%
5.1
Two or More Races
966
1.1%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
9,178
10.3%
17.8
Mexican
11.2
Puerto Rican
1.7
Cuban
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
80,177
89.7%
82.2
Rockdale County, GA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
2,916
5.0%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
3,902
6.6%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
21,218
36.1%
27.2
Some college, no degree
9,807
16.7%
20.6
Associate's Degree
6,559
11.2%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
10,386
17.7%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
3,995
6.8%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
6,818
11.6%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
51,965
88.5%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
14,381
24.5%
31.2
Rockdale County, GA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
22,644
31.7%
33.7%
Now Married
36,306
50.8%
47.5
Divorced
7,626
10.7%
11.0%
Separated
561
0.8%
2.0
Widowed
4,284
6.0
5.8%
Rockdale County, GA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
75,668
89.7%
78.4%
Languages other than english
8,699
10.3%
21.6%
Spanish
13.3
Other indo-european languages
3.7
Asian and Pacific islander languages
3.5
Other Languages
1.1
Rockdale County, GA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
2,050
6.7%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
1,193
3.9%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
2,011
6.6%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
3,113
10.2%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
4,426
14.6%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
6,785
22.3%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
4,150
13.7%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
4,365
14.4%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
1,323
4.4%
5.8
$200,000 or more
965
3.2%
6.4
Median household income
56,820
57,617
Per capita income
24,694
31,128
Rockdale County, GA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
303
0.8%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
1,905
4.9%
9.8
Construction
2,568
6.6%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
8,216
21.3%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
2,462
6.4%
6.6
Information
796
2.1%
2.1
Manufacturing
4,897
12.7%
10.1
Other services except public administration
2,395
6.2%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
4,727
12.2%
11.4
Public administration
2,319
6.0%
4.6
Retail trade
3,065
7.9%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
3,575
9.3%
5.2
Wholesale trade
1,397
3.6%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
3,863
10.0%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
13,875
35.9%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
6,416
16.6%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
8,816
22.8%
23.3%
Service occupations
5,655
14.6%
18.1%
Rockdale County, GA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
37,825
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
29,687
78.5%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
4,764
12.6%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
435
1.2%
5.1
Walked
110
0.3%
2.7
Other means
231
0.6%
1.8
Worked at home
2,598
6.9%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
29.9
26.6
Rockdale County, GA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
1,955
6.4%
8.7
1 vehicles
8,797
29.0%
33.2
2 vehicles
11,698
38.5%
37.1
3 or more
7,931
26.1%
21.0
Rockdale County, GA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
30,381
90.8%
87.6
Owner Occupied
21,103
69.5%
63.1
Renter Occupied
9,278
30.5%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
3,086
9.2%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
5
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
11
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.9
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.8
0.0%
2.5
Rockdale County, GA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
33,467
1 room
229
0.7%
2.4
2 rooms
0
0.0%
2.7
3 rooms
1,998
6.0%
9.1
4 rooms
3,183
9.5%
16.5
5 rooms
5,987
17.9%
19.8
6 rooms
6,070
18.1%
17.8
7 rooms
3,630
10.8%
12.0
8 rooms
5,378
16.1%
8.6
9 rooms or more
6,992
20.9%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Rockdale County, GA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
33,467
1-unit, detached
26,449
79.0%
61.5
1-unit, attached
523
1.6%
5.9
2-units
1,173
3.5%
3.6
3 or 4 units
799
2.4%
4.4
5 to 9 units
1,916
5.7%
4.8
10 to 19 units
760
2.3%
4.4
20 or more units
707
2.1%
9.0
Mobile home
1,140
3.4%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Rockdale County, GA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
284
0.8%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
0
0.0%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
413
1.2%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
1,877
5.6%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
5,647
16.9%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
9,283
27.7%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
9,013
26.9%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
6,455
19.3%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
223
0.7%
2.8%
2014 or later
272
0.8%
1.4%
Rockdale County, GA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
4.7
Electricity
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
4.8
Coal or coke
0.1
Wood
1.9
Solar energy
0.1
Other fuel
0.5
No fuel used
1.1
Rockdale County, GA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
15,973
47295100.0
Less than $500
200
1.3%
1.6%
$2,500 to $2,999
302
1.9%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
1,285
8.0%
11.8%
$3,000 or more
1,454
9.1%
10.3%
$1,500 to $1,999
2,610
16.3%
20.1%
$500 to $999
3,947
24.7%
20.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
6,175
38.7%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
6,558
41.7%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
1,539
9.8%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
1,521
9.7%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
889
5.7%
7.0%
35.0% or more
5,213
33.2%
21.3%
Not Computed
253
0.0%
0.0%
Rockdale County, GA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
41,631,300
No Cash Rent
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
954
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
865
9.6%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
2,038
22.5%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
1,709
18.9%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
815
9.0%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
459
5.1%
9.0%
35.0% or more
3,155
34.9%
40.7%
Not Computed
237
0.0%
0.0%
Rockdale County, GA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
21,103
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
1,290
6.1%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
4,089
19.4%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
3,706
17.6%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
4,658
22.1%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
4,127
19.6%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
2,759
13.1%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
408
1.9%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
66
0.3%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
166,100
205,000
