CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Rockwood

Pennsylvania · 1,014 residents · 0.33 sq mi

Time machine

VIEWING

COMPARE TO

The short version

Rockwood is home to 1,014 people in Pennsylvania. Median home value sits at $33,500. Households here earn about 35% less than in Pennsylvania as a whole. 10% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. The median household earns $19,032, about 37% below the national median. Renters pay $272 a month at the median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 33.8

US median: 33.0

Less educated

10% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 25%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

1,014

+6%vs 2000

vs 954 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

33.8

−14%vs 2000

vs 39.3 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

0.33 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024793

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.1%(62)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 95.9%(60)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.1%(72)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.3%(84)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 248.4%(85)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416.3%(165)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4410.4%(105)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5412.7%(129)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.2%(93)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.5%(96)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.5%(46)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.7%(17)

US avg: 1.2%

BAR + DOT: THIS PLACE · TICK: US AVERAGE

Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$19,032

Unchangedinflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $25,139 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,122

−33%vs 2000

vs $13,687 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

17.1%

+2.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 15.1% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$33,500

−25%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $58,900 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$272

+4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $345 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

62.7%

−7.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 70.2% in 2000

37.3% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic99.6%(950)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian0.1%(1)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic100%(1,014)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%(0)

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 Rican0.9%(7)

Mexican0.3%(2)

Cuban0.1%(1)

Asian origin

Asian Indian3%(24)

Korean0.5%(4)

Ancestry

German32.7%(259)

Irish13.9%(110)

English10.7%(85)

Italian3.7%(29)

Polish2.4%(19)

Hungarian2%(16)

American1.9%(15)

Norwegian1.5%(12)

Scotch-Irish1.1%(9)

French0.8%(6)

Russian0.5%(4)

Swedish0.3%(2)

+ 1 more ancestry group with data

Swiss0.3%(2)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest Italian population · Largest Asian Indian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

9.7%

+1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.7% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

72.7%

−8.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 81.0% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.4%

+0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.6% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

19.5 min

+31%vs 2000

vs 14.9 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 married30.2%(98)

Married43.4%(141)

Widowed6.8%(22)

Divorced19.7%(64)

Women 15+

Never married27.8%(90)

Married37%(120)

Widowed17.6%(57)

Divorced17.6%(57)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

1.6%

−8.6 ptssince 2013

from 10.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

47.3%

−0.5 ptssince 2020

from 47.8% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

14.9%

−1.0 ptssince 2020

from 15.9% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

25.1%

−1.3 ptssince 2020

from 26.4% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

40.2%

+6.9 ptssince 2020

from 33.3% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

6.3%

−1.8 ptssince 2020

from 8.1% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

61.0%

−2.6 ptssince 2020

from 63.6% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

54.9%

+3.8 ptssince 2020

from 51.1% 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)1.3%(1)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)14.7%(11)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era16%(12)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War53.3%(40)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 75 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.

BAR + DOT: THIS PLACE · TICK: US AVERAGE

Drill deeper