Rockport CCD, Aransas County, Texas Population and Demographics

In this article, we'll explore the population statistics for Rockport CCD, Texas, including popular demographics data like median age, number of households, household income, gender, employment and unemployment rates, occupations, religion, and more.

We are using the latest American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year survey data from the US Census Bureau, which is accurate up to 2021.

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Population

There is a lot of data that lets us see how many people live in Rockport CCD, Texas. The most basic data is the total population, which is the total number of people living in Rockport CCD, Texas. The estimated population of Rockport CCD, Texas is 18,660 people, with a median age of 48.4.

We can look at the total population in Rockport CCD over the last 5 years to see how much it has changed.

Year Population Change 5-Year Change
2021
18,660
-4.28% -5.10%
2020
19,494
+1.91%
-
2019
19,129
-1.11% -
2018
19,344
-1.62% -
2017
19,663
- -

Population of Rockport CCD, Texas by Race and Ethnicity

We can also look at how the population has changed over the last 5 years by each of the race/ethnicity types as defined by the US Census Bureau.

Race 2021 2017 Change
White
61.6%
64%
-3.75%
Black/African American
0.2%
1.9%
-89.47%
Native
0.1%
0%
0.00%
Hispanic
34.4%
30.4%
+13.16%
Asian
0%
1.9%
-100.00%
Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
0%
0%
0.00%
Two Or More Races
3.6%
1.8%
+100.00%
Other
0%
0%
0.00%

This data can be very important for a number of reasons, including social and economic research, planning and development, and marketing to a multi-cultural population.

Note that the Native group includes both Native American and Alaskan Native people.

Population of Rockport CCD, Texas by Age and Gender

The age and gender of a population is another interesting demographic statistic because it lets us track trends in the population over time. For example, we can see how the population has changed over the last 5 years by median age as a total, and also by male and female.

Year Total Male Female
2021 48.4 -0.41% 42.7 -8.76% 52.4 +6.5%
2020 48.6 0% 46.8 -1.68% 49.2 +0.41%
2019 48.6 +3.62% 47.6 +1.06% 49 +6.52%
2018 46.9 +0.21% 47.1 +0.86% 46 -2.54%
2017 46.8 - 46.7 - 47.2 -

The median age of Rockport CCD, Texas gives you an idea of the age distribution, with half of the population being older than the median age and half being younger.

This can then be used to infer and compare against birth rates, parent ages, and more metrics to understand the population. For example, an increasing median age indicates an aging population, which can be a sign of a declining population in terms of birth rates and workforce participation.

Age 2021 2017
(Years) Male Female Male Female
0 to 9 846 +45.25% 1,010 -65.97% 1,220 465
10 to 19 1,374 +18.62% 1,250 -37.88% 1,584 770
20 to 29 894 -18.22% 1,029 -17.53% 739 856
30 to 39 890 +42.64% 1,042 +8.65% 1,275 1,106
40 to 49 1,187 -13.57% 853 +8.08% 1,020 912
50 to 59 1,484 -20.49% 1,724 -30.14% 1,173 1,256
60 to 69 1,730 -3.05% 1,495 -5.57% 1,674 1,387
70+ 1,408 +6.52% 1,447 +19.37% 1,499 1,724

Median Household Income

The latest median household income of Rockport CCD, Texas is $52,170.00.

In simple terms, the median income is the middle income of a group of people. Half of the people in the group make more than the median income, and half make less. The median income is a good indicator of the overall income of a group of people, and can be used to compare against other metrics such as the average income, per capita income, and more.

Median Income by Age

We can also look at the median income by age to see how the median income varies by age, and how it compares to the overall median income for Rockport CCD.

  • Under 25
    $0.00
  • 25 to 44
    $59,836.00
  • 45 to 64
    $71,525.00
  • 65 and over
    $41,864.00

Average Household Income

Whenever we ask what is the average household income in Rockport CCD, we are actually talking about the mean household income.

This is calculated by adding up all the incomes of all the households in Rockport CCD, and then dividing that number by the total number of households. This is a good way to get a general idea of the average income of a group of people, but it can be skewed by a very high or very low incomes.

The average household income of Rockport CCD, Texas is currently $81,827.00.

In terms of accurately summarizing income at a geographic level, the median income is a better metric than the average income because it isn't affected by a small number of very high or very low incomes.

If you had an area where the average income was greater than the median, it can mean that there is significant income inequality, with income being concentrated in a small number of wealthy households.

6.66% of households in Rockport CCD are classed as high income households (making $200,000+ per year).

Household Income Tiers

The US Census Bureau divides households into income tiers based on the median income for the area. This is a good way to compare the income of Rockport CCD against other areas.

  • Less than $24,999
    25.50%
  • $25,000 to $49,999
    23.32%
  • $50,000 to $74,999
    16.61%
  • $75,000 to $99,999
    10.28%
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    13.02%
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    4.61%
  • $200,000 or more
    6.66%

Per Capita Income

The per capita income in Rockport CCD is $34,430.00.

Per capita income is the average income of a person in a given area. It is calculated by dividing the total income of Rockport CCD by the total population of Rockport CCD.

This is different from the average or mean income because it includes and accounts for all people in Rockport CCD, Texas, including people like children, the elderly, unemployed people, retired people, and more.

Education Levels

We can also look at the education levels in Rockport CCD to see how many people have a high school degree, a bachelor's degree, or a graduate degree.

Educational attainment is a good indicator of the overall education level of a population, and can be used to compare against other metrics such as the average income, per capita income, and more to see how education levels affect income, unemployment rates, and more.

  • Master's degree or higher
    8.32%
  • Bachelor's degree
    28.48%
  • Some college or associate's degree
    11.94%
  • High school diploma or equivalent
    49.90%
  • Less than high school diploma
    1.36%

Employment

Employment rates are all based around the total population in Rockport CCD that are over the age of 16.

The total population of Rockport CCD over the age of 16 is 15,520.

Of those people, a total of 51.90% are working or actively looking for work. This is called the labor force participation rate.

The participation rate is a useful market measure because it shows the relative amount of labor resources available to the economy.

The employment to total population rate in Rockport CCD is 47.70%.

Employment by Age

We can look at the employment rates by age to see how it compares to the overall employment rate.

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
16 to 19 years 899 59.40% 62.90%
20 to 24 years 719 46.30% 6.90%
25 to 29 years 876 78.00% 3.70%
30 to 34 years 735 86.40% 3.90%
35 to 44 years 2,504 76.10% 6.10%
45 to 54 years 2,161 72.20% 2.40%
55 to 59 years 1,342 75.30% 4.90%
60 to 64 years 1,667 38.40% 0.00%
65 to 74 years 2,591 23.60% 6.90%
75 years and over 2,026 6.90% 0.00%

Employment by Race

Another very interesting employment statistic we can look at is the employment and unemployment rates by race in Rockport CCD. The table below shows the rates for each of the ethnicity groups types defined by the US Census Bureau.

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
White 13,541 49.60% 4.60%
Black or African American 41 2.40% 0.00%
American Indian and Alaska Native 133 73.70% 0.00%
Asian 0 0.00% 0.00%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other 636 59.30% 0.00%
Two or more races 1,169 73.70% 40.70%
Hispanic or Latino 4,558 64.80% 5.10%
Not Hispanic or Latino 10,374 45.10% 4.30%

Occupations

In this section we can look at the most common occupations in Rockport CCD as well as the gender breakdown and earnings of them.

The total population of civilian employees that are 16 years old or older in Rockport CCD is 7,397, with median earnings of $34,143.00.

Women in Rockport CCD, Texas earning approximately 69.20% of the men's earnings.

Population Earnings
Total 7,397 $34,143.00
Male 4,107 $42,891.00
Female 3,290 $29,702.00

Occupations by Category

In the table below, we can break down the population and earnings even further by occupation. The list of occupation categories below will show you how many people are employed in each category and the median earnings of each profession.

Occupation Employed Earnings
Management 908 $73,125.00
Business and Financial 340 $56,404.00
Computer and Mathematical 0 $0.00
Architecture and Engineering 42 $0.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 88 $104,430.00
Community and Social Service 200 $24,089.00
Legal 0 $0.00
Educational and Library 542 $31,990.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 27 $78,313.00
Healthcare Practitioners 373 $85,625.00
Healthcare Support 120 $0.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 36 $0.00
Law Enforcement 166 $42,306.00
Food Preparation and Serving 491 $21,537.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 364 $17,931.00
Personal Care and Service 175 $11,109.00
Sales 953 $20,976.00
Office and Administrative Support 648 $27,021.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 85 $45,739.00
Construction and Extraction 1,010 $35,864.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 139 $43,569.00
Production 260 $48,155.00
Transportation and Material Moving 186 $40,000.00

Occupations by Gender

The table below shows the same occupations from the list above, but we have split them by male and female to see how many male and females work in each occupation, the median earnings, and the male to female ratio of earnings.

That last metric is important because it can be used to look at the gender pay gap between men and women.

Occupation Male Female
Population Earnings Population Earnings
Management 420 $87,250.00 488 $63,730.00
Business and Financial 135 $56,360.00 205 $56,467.00
Computer and Mathematical 0 $0.00 0 $0.00
Architecture and Engineering 42 $0.00 0 $0.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 88 $104,430.00 0 $0.00
Community and Social Service 199 $24,080.00 1 $0.00
Legal 0 $0.00 0 $0.00
Educational and Library 238 $24,427.00 304 $35,943.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 2 $0.00 25 $0.00
Healthcare Practitioners 119 $250,001.00 254 $41,961.00
Healthcare Support 0 $0.00 120 $0.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 36 $0.00 0 $0.00
Law Enforcement 166 $42,306.00 0 $0.00
Food Preparation and Serving 79 $20,721.00 412 $22,143.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 127 $18,491.00 237 $10,875.00
Personal Care and Service 35 $0.00 140 $10,493.00
Sales 592 $21,572.00 361 $16,192.00
Office and Administrative Support 11 $0.00 637 $27,168.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 85 $45,739.00 0 $0.00
Construction and Extraction 1,003 $36,023.00 7 $0.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 124 $43,795.00 15 $0.00
Production 260 $48,155.00 0 $0.00
Transportation and Material Moving 145 $48,523.00 41 $0.00

Households and Family Size

A household defined bu the US Census Bureau is a group of people who occupy a housing unit. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, group of rooms, or single room occupied as separate living quarters.

There are currently 7,834 households in Rockport CCD, with an average household size of 2.34 people.

A family is defined as a group of two or more people related by birth, marriage, or adoption who live together in the same household.

There are 4,801 families in Rockport CCD with an average family size of 2.91 people.

Households by Marital Status

The four categories of household by marital status are:

  • Married-couple family
  • Male householder with no spouse present
  • Female household with no spouse present
  • Nonfamily household

The table below shows the total number of households and families, with the average sizes of each.

Married Male Female Nonfamily
Total Households 3,635 267 899 3,033
Average Household Size 2.52 4.53 4.63 1.25
Total Families 3,635 267 899 0
Average Household Size 2.52 3.79 4.2 0

Poverty

Of the 4,801 families in Rockport CCD, 15.30% are considered to be below the poverty threshold.

The table below shows the latest poverty thresholds in Rockport CCD:

Household Size Poverty Threshold
1 Person $14,580.00
2 People $19,720.00
3 People $24,860.00
4 People $30,000.00
5 People $35,140.00
6 People $40,280.00
7 People $45,420.00
8 People $50,560.00

Housing

There are 11,135 housing units in Rockport CCD, Texas.

The table below shows the split between occupied and vacant units:

Total Percentage
Occupied 7,834 70.35%
Vacant 3,301 29.65%

14.25% of the total 11,135 housing units in Rockport CCD are rental units. This is approximately 1,587 properties.

For owner-occupied housing units, a total of 6,209 are occupied by the owner - or 55.76% of the total.

Rental Rates

The median rent for a property in Rockport CCD is $909.00.

In the chart below, we can look at the number of rental properties in Rockport CCD that fall into a particular rent range. These can then be used to compare with other areas, or to see how they have changed over time.

  • No rent paid
    38
  • Less than $500
    72
  • $500 to $999
    853
  • $1,000 to $1,499
    515
  • $1,500 to $1,999
    107
  • $2,000 to $2,499
    37
  • $2,500 to $2,999
    3
  • $3,000 or more
    0

Property Value

The median value of a property in Rockport CCD is $173,200.00.

Just like with rental rates, we can look at the number of properties in Rockport CCD that fall into a particular value range.

  • Less than $50,000
    1,030
  • $50,000 to $99,999
    1,178
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    654
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    738
  • $200,000 to $299,999
    1,394
  • $300,000 to $499,999
    812
  • $500,000 to $999,999
    327
  • $1,000,000 or more
    76

Property Age

We can also look at the age of properties in Rockport CCD. The chart below shows the number of properties in Rockport CCD that fall into a particular age range.

  • 1939 or earlier
    175
  • 1940 to 1949
    143
  • 1950 to 1959
    565
  • 1960 to 1969
    974
  • 1970 to 1979
    1,578
  • 1980 to 1989
    1,988
  • 1990 to 1999
    2,461
  • 2000 to 2009
    1,751
  • 2010 to 2013
    1,465
  • 2014 or later
    35

Vehicles per Household

The number of vehicles available per household can be a good indicator of the level of affluence in an area. The chart below shows the number of households in Rockport CCD that have a particular number of vehicles available.

  • No vehicles available
    443
  • 1 vehicle available
    2,745
  • 2 vehicles available
    3,502
  • 3 or more vehicles available
    1,144

Commuting to Work

In this section, we can also look at how people in Rockport CCD get to work. The chart below shows the number of people in Rockport CCD that commute to work in a particular way.

19.3 minutes is the average travel time to work for people in Rockport CCD.

These commute times can be compared to other date like income and educational levels to see how they relate to each other and if there are any trends in the data that might suggest a correlation.

  • Less than 5 minutes
    304
  • 5 to 9 minutes
    978
  • 10 to 14 minutes
    1,614
  • 15 to 19 minutes
    1,236
  • 20 to 24 minutes
    713
  • 25 to 29 minutes
    359
  • 30 to 34 minutes
    325
  • 35 to 39 minutes
    264
  • 40 to 44 minutes
    141
  • 45 to 59 minutes
    441
  • 60 to 89 minutes
    197
  • 90 or more minutes
    64

Summary

We've covered a LOT of demographic and population data for Rockport CCD, Texas in this article! Hopefully you have found it very useful in your research of the area.

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