CITY · 2000 CENSUS

Rockville

Connecticut · 7,708 residents · 1.84 sq mi

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Rockville is a city of 7,708 people in Connecticut. Owners hold 30% of the housing stock. Households here earn about 40% less than in Connecticut as a whole. About 13% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The median household earns $32,444, about 24% below the national median. The population has held roughly steady since 2009.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $42,589

Younger

median age 32.4

US median: 35.2

Less educated

13% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 24%

More affordable

home values down 21%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $120,530

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

7,708

−7%vs 2009

vs 8,268 in 2009

2000 – 2024

Median age

32.4

−8%vs 2009

vs 35.1 in 2009

US average: 35.2

Land area

1.84 sq mi

Population, 2000 – 2024

20247K

Age distribution, 2000

Under 57.8%(599)

US avg: 6.8%

5 to 97.8%(598)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147%(541)

US avg: 7.3%

15 to 196.1%(467)

US avg: 7.2%

20 to 247.9%(609)

US avg: 6.7%

25 to 3417.9%(1,380)

US avg: 14.2%

35 to 4416.9%(1,305)

US avg: 16%

45 to 5410.2%(787)

US avg: 13.4%

55 to 645.9%(452)

US avg: 8.6%

65 to 745%(388)

US avg: 6.5%

75 to 845.3%(411)

US avg: 4.4%

85 and over2.2%(171)

US avg: 1.5%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$32,444

−2%inflation adjusted, since 2009

vs $41,323 in 2009

US average: $42,589

2000 – 2024

Per capita income

$17,896

−21%vs 2009

vs $22,553 in 2009

US average: $21,522

Poverty rate

12.9%

−6.0 ptsvs 2009

vs 18.9% in 2009

US average: 12.4%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$109,700

−21%inflation adjusted, since 2009

vs $173,700 in 2009

US average: $120,530

2000 – 2024

Median gross rent

$618

−3%inflation adjusted, since 2009

vs $796 in 2009

US average: $602

Owner-occupied

30.0%

−7.7 ptsvs 2009

vs 37.7% in 2009

70.0% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2009

White, non-Hispanic72.9%(6,028)

Black10.4%(864)

Hispanic / Latino13.8%(1,144)

Asian1.5%(120)

2000

White, non-Hispanic79.2%(6,106)

Black7.2%(558)

Hispanic / Latino7.2%(556)

Asian3.2%(243)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Puerto Rican18%(1,270)

Asian origin

Pakistani5%(353)

Asian Indian0.6%(42)

Bangladeshi0.4%(29)

Filipino0.2%(15)

Ancestry

Irish13.1%(928)

German8.2%(577)

French8.1%(573)

Italian6%(426)

English5.5%(391)

Polish2.8%(195)

Lithuanian2.6%(184)

Scottish2.1%(146)

French Canadian1.7%(123)

Swedish1.6%(111)

American1.5%(107)

Subsaharan African0.9%(67)

+ 15 more ancestry groups with data

Dutch0.7%(52)

West Indian0.7%(47)

Jamaican0.6%(44)

Norwegian0.6%(43)

Finnish0.4%(27)

Ukrainian0.4%(25)

Austrian0.3%(22)

Latvian0.3%(22)

Armenian0.3%(21)

Canadian0.3%(21)

Russian0.3%(21)

Slovak0.3%(21)

Portuguese0.2%(17)

Haitian0%(3)

Greek0%(2)

RANKED:Largest Puerto Rican population · Largest Irish population · Largest German population · Largest French population · Largest Italian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

13.3%

−2.1 ptsvs 2009

vs 15.4% in 2009

US average: 24.4%

High school or higher

80.1%

+2.0 ptsvs 2009

vs 78.0% in 2009

US average: 80.3%

Graduate degree

4.3%

−1.1 ptsvs 2009

vs 5.4% in 2009

US average: 8.8%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

15.1 min

US average: 17.6

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status

Men 15+

Never married43.7%(1,305)

Married39.4%(1,176)

Widowed1.5%(45)

Divorced15.4%(461)

Women 15+

Never married32.9%(1,025)

Married38.3%(1,195)

Widowed12.4%(387)

Divorced16.4%(511)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

3.9%

−6.6 ptssince 2013

from 10.5% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

43.4%

−5.6 ptssince 2020

from 49.0% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

9.6%

+3.4 ptssince 2020

from 6.2% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

19.1%

+2.7 ptssince 2020

from 16.4% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

49.7%

+2.7 ptssince 2020

from 47.0% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.6%

−1.3 ptssince 2020

from 2.9% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

48.9%

−5.2 ptssince 2020

from 54.1% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

60.0%

+3.8 ptssince 2020

from 56.2% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)42.2%(156)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)7.3%(27)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era23.2%(86)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II4.6%(17)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 370 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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