Rockwood, VA Demographic Data
Rockwood, VA Summary
Rockwood is located in Chesterfield County in Virginia
- Population: 8,436
- Area: 5.42 sq. miles
- Land Area: 5.34 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.08 sq. miles
- Population Density: 1,557.03 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 226.71 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Rockwood, VA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
3,861
49%
50.8
Male
4,021
51%
49.2
Total Population
7,882
323,128,000
Rockwood, VA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
375
4.8%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
499
6.3%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
440
5.6%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
453
5.7%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
256
3.2%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
737
9.4%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
1,107
14.0%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
1,295
16.4%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
602
7.6%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
635
8.1%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
947
12.0%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
372
4.7%
4.4
85 Years and Over
164
2.1%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
6,295
79.9%
77.2
Female
3,406
54.1%
51.3
Male
2,889
45.9%
48.7
21 Years and over
6,056
76.8%
73.1
62 Years and over
1,853
23.5%
18.8
65 Years and over
1,483
18.8%
15.2
Female
841
56.7%
55.8
Male
642
43.3%
44.2
Median Age (years)
46
0.0%
0.0
Rockwood, VA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
7,694
97.6%
96.8
White
5,828
73.9%
72.6
Black or African American
1,410
17.9%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
16
0.2%
0.8
Asian
339
4.3%
5.4
Asian Indian
138
1.8%
1.2
Chinese
24
0.3%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
36
0.5%
0.2
Korean
24
0.3%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
117
1.5%
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
101
1.3%
5.1
Two or More Races
188
2.4%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
524
6.6%
17.8
Mexican
11
0.1%
11.2
Puerto Rican
69
0.9%
1.7
Cuban
64
0.8%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
380
4.8%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
7,358
93.4%
82.2
Rockwood, VA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
141
2.4%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
207
3.5%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
1,497
25.6%
27.2
Some college, no degree
1,250
21.3%
20.6
Associate's Degree
515
8.8%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
1,219
20.8%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
1,030
17.6%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
348
5.9%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
5,511
94.1%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
2,249
38.4%
31.2
Rockwood, VA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
1,618
24.6%
33.7%
Now Married
3,676
56.0%
47.5
Divorced
697
10.6%
11.0%
Separated
93
1.4%
2.0
Widowed
484
7.4
5.8%
Rockwood, VA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
6,681
89.0%
78.4%
Languages other than english
826
11.0%
21.6%
Spanish
354
4.7%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
317
4.2%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
97
1.3%
3.5%
Other Languages
58
0.8%
1.1%
Rockwood, VA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
126
4.0%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
42
1.3%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
155
4.9%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
156
4.9%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
384
12.1%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
808
25.4%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
566
17.8%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
500
15.7%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
266
8.4%
5.8
$200,000 or more
179
5.6%
6.4
Median household income
71,827
57,617
Per capita income
37,383
31,128
Rockwood, VA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
22
0.5%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
339
8.2%
9.8
Construction
182
4.4%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
1,075
25.9%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
468
11.3%
6.6
Information
84
2.0%
2.1
Manufacturing
173
4.2%
10.1
Other services except public administration
199
4.8%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
473
11.4%
11.4
Public administration
281
6.8%
4.6
Retail trade
549
13.2%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
208
5.0%
5.2
Wholesale trade
100
2.4%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
250
6.0%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
1,898
45.7%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
373
9.0%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
1,030
24.8%
23.3%
Service occupations
602
14.5%
18.1%
Rockwood, VA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
4,133
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
3,695
89.4%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
236
5.7%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
12
0.3%
2.7
Other means
7
0.2%
1.8
Worked at home
183
4.4%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
26.1
26.6
Rockwood, VA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
37
1.2%
8.7
1 vehicles
709
22.3%
33.2
2 vehicles
1,404
44.1%
37.1
3 or more
1,032
32.4%
21.0
Rockwood, VA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
3,182
94.6%
87.6
Owner Occupied
2,927
92.0%
63.1
Renter Occupied
255
8.0%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
180
5.4%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.4
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.8
0.0%
2.5
Rockwood, VA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
3,362
1 room
0
0.0%
2.4
2 rooms
0
0.0%
2.7
3 rooms
0
0.0%
9.1
4 rooms
67
2.0%
16.5
5 rooms
405
12.0%
19.8
6 rooms
803
23.9%
17.8
7 rooms
618
18.4%
12.0
8 rooms
733
21.8%
8.6
9 rooms or more
736
21.9%
11.1
Median Rooms
7
0.0
Rockwood, VA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
3,362
1-unit, detached
3,143
93.5%
61.5
1-unit, attached
211
6.3%
5.9
2-units
0
0.0%
3.6
3 or 4 units
0
0.0%
4.4
5 to 9 units
0
0.0%
4.8
10 to 19 units
0
0.0%
4.4
20 or more units
0
0.0%
9.0
Mobile home
8
0.2%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Rockwood, VA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
50
1.5%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
18
0.5%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
199
5.9%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
195
5.8%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
712
21.2%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
1,015
30.2%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
553
16.4%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
597
17.8%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
23
0.7%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Rockwood, VA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
756
23.8%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
16
0.5%
4.7
Electricity
2,122
66.7%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
260
8.2%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
28
0.9%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Rockwood, VA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
2,204
47295100.0
Less than $500
10
0.5%
1.6%
$2,500 to $2,999
50
2.3%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
82
3.7%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
165
7.5%
11.8%
$500 to $999
362
16.4%
20.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
744
33.8%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
791
35.9%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
1,029
47.6%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
287
13.3%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
173
8.0%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
258
11.9%
7.0%
35.0% or more
415
19.2%
21.3%
Not Computed
42
0.0%
0.0%
Rockwood, VA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
204
41,631,300
Less than $500
0
0.0%
10.7%
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$500 to $999
18
8.8%
41.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
27
13.2%
4.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
46
22.5%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
113
55.4%
28.3%
No Cash Rent
51
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
1,299
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
0
0.0%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
47
23.0%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
38
18.6%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
0
0.0%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
29
14.2%
9.0%
35.0% or more
90
44.1%
40.7%
Not Computed
51
0.0%
0.0%
Rockwood, VA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
2,927
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
53
1.8%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
38
1.3%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
646
22.1%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
875
29.9%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
835
28.5%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
366
12.5%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
90
3.1%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
24
0.8%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
188,700
205,000
