South Rockwood is home to 1,924 people in Michigan. The population is up 50% since 2000. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 23% of adults. The foreign-born share is 2%. The typical home is worth $226,500, having more than doubled since 2000. 94% were living in the same home a year earlier.
At a glance
Average income
median household income $78,203, near the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 39.3
US median: 38.9
Less educated
23% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about South Rockwood
What changed most since 1990
Homes owned by their occupants88.3% → 63.0%(−25.3 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Poverty rate3.7% → 11.5%(+7.8 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
White share99.5% → 89.8%(−9.7 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
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)25.5%(35)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)21.2%(29)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era46%(63)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War2.2%(3)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 137 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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Over time
South Rockwood, decade by decade
South Rockwood population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
1,221
$97,952
$147,124
6.5%
1.2
2000
1,284
$113,853
$225,703
10.7%
7.6
2010
1,675
$75,490
$222,115
14.1%
18.9
2020
1,587
$91,733
$195,623
21.8%
26.9
2024
1,924
$78,203
$226,500
22.6%
23.6
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
