CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Rockland

Maine · 7,972 residents · 12.8 sq mi

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Rockland is a city of 7,972 people in Maine. Owners hold 53% of the housing stock. 12% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Households here earn about 21% less than in Maine as a whole. Households take in $22,006 at the median, 27% less than the US figure. The average commute runs 17 minutes.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.6

US median: 33.0

Less educated

12% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

7,972

+5%vs 2000

vs 7,609 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

34.6

−15%vs 2000

vs 40.9 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

12.8 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20247K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.6%(606)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 99.2%(732)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 144.1%(329)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.7%(531)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.2%(575)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.8%(1,258)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.2%(1,129)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.5%(680)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.3%(738)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.4%(751)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.8%(379)

US avg: 4%

85 and over3.3%(264)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$22,006

−4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $30,209 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,224

−33%vs 2000

vs $16,659 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

15.9%

+1.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 14.7% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$71,600

+14%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $82,400 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$381

+4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $483 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

53.4%

−0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 54.2% in 2000

46.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic97.5%(7,418)

Black0.2%(17)

Hispanic / Latino0.6%(43)

Asian0.6%(43)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.7%(7,951)

Black0.1%(4)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian0%(0)

Other0.2%(17)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican0.9%(62)

Puerto Rican0.3%(20)

Cuban0.2%(15)

Central American0%(1)

Costa Rican0%(1)

Ancestry

English31.1%(2,191)

American10.8%(761)

Irish8.5%(597)

Scottish8.3%(587)

German7.4%(520)

French6.7%(473)

Scotch-Irish6.6%(461)

Polish4.1%(285)

Italian2.9%(203)

French Canadian2.9%(202)

Finnish2.6%(185)

Canadian2.2%(154)

+ 17 more ancestry groups with data

Dutch1.3%(90)

Norwegian1.2%(85)

Greek1.1%(77)

Lithuanian1.1%(74)

British1%(72)

Romanian1%(69)

Swedish0.9%(66)

Welsh0.9%(66)

Russian0.7%(48)

Ukrainian0.6%(42)

Czech0.4%(30)

Hungarian0.4%(26)

Subsaharan African0.3%(22)

Portuguese0.3%(21)

Arab0.1%(10)

Lebanese0.1%(10)

Swiss0.1%(8)

RANKED:Largest English population · Largest American population · Largest Irish population · Largest Scottish population · Largest German population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

11.9%

−8.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 20.4% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

73.3%

−10.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 83.3% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.4%

−3.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.9% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

16.5 min

+47%vs 2000

vs 11.2 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married30%(780)

Married50.3%(1,305)

Widowed4.9%(127)

Divorced14.8%(384)

Women 15+

Never married33.5%(1,180)

Married36.5%(1,285)

Widowed10.3%(361)

Divorced19.7%(695)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

4.0%

−9.3 ptssince 2013

from 13.3% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

47.9%

+2.1 ptssince 2020

from 45.8% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

20.1%

+2.1 ptssince 2020

from 18.0% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

28.6%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 28.4% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

21.5%

−3.6 ptssince 2020

from 25.1% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.7%

+2.4 ptssince 2020

from 1.3% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

69.3%

+5.8 ptssince 2020

from 63.5% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

45.8%

+0.1 ptssince 2020

from 45.7% 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)34.8%(215)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)12%(74)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era46%(284)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 617 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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