Rockville, CT

Census Place

2024 Population

7,072

US Senator

Richard Blumenthal

Democratic Party

US Senator

Chris Murphy

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

35.2

6.38% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

30.6%

28.2% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$51,232

0.727% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

Population & Diversity

Rockville, CT is home to a population of 7.07k people, from which 96.7% are citizens.

As of 2024, 6.5% of Rockville, CT residents were born outside of the country (460 people).

In 2024, there were 6.14 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (4.27k people) in Rockville, CT than any other race or ethnicity. There were 695 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 456 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

96.7%

2024 Citizenship

97.9%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 96.7% of Rockville, CT residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Rockville, CT was 97.9%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Rockville, CT compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Rockville, CT

White (Non-Hispanic)
4.27k ± 769
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
695 ± 608
White (Hispanic)
456 ± 340

18%

Hispanic Population

1.27k people

18% of the people in Rockville, CT are hispanic (1.27k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Rockville, CT as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Connecticut.

Most Common Origin

Jamaica
46,306 ± 5,249 people
India
39,834 ± 4,873 people
Dominican Republic
31,156 ± 4,315 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Connecticut was Jamaica, the natal country of 46,306 Connecticut residents, followed by India with 39,834 and Dominican Republic with 31,156.

Foreign-Born Population

6.5%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

460 people

5.33%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

355 people

As of 2024, 6.5% of Rockville, CT residents (460 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Rockville, CT was 5.33%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Rockville, CT compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
156 ± 151
Vietnam
86 ± 63
World War II
17 ± 26

Rockville, CT has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.81 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Rockville, CT.

Economy

The economy of Rockville, CT employs 3.32k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Rockville, CT were Retail Trade (565 people), Manufacturing (481 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (449 people), and the highest paying industries were Administrative & Support & Waste Management Services ($81,399), Construction ($72,188), and Educational Services ($64,300).

Employment

Occupations

3.32k

2024 Value

± 545

10.6%

1 Year growth

± 21.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Rockville, CT grew at a rate of 10.6%, from 3k employees to 3.32k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Rockville, CT, are Sales & Related Occupations (440 people), Production Occupations (351 people), and Management Occupations (344 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Rockville, CT.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Connecticut.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Connecticut (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

3.32k

2024 Value

± 545

10.6%

1 Year growth

± 21.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Rockville, CT grew at a rate of 10.6%, from 3k employees to 3.32k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Rockville, CT, are Retail Trade (565 people), Manufacturing (481 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (449 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Rockville, CT, though some of these residents may live in Rockville, CT and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$47,065

Median earning men ± $13,186

$35,859

Median earning women ± $7,925

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($81,204), Manufacturing ($60,581), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($48,274).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Manufacturing ($53,173), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($44,211), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($40,278).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Rockville, CT was $218,700 in 2024, which is 0.657 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $192,500 to $218,700, a 13.6% increase. The homeownership rate in Rockville, CT is 22.7%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Rockville, CT have an average commute time of 27.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Rockville, CT is lower than the national average, with an average of 1 car per household.

Housing

Property

$218,700

Median Property Value 2024

±$21,154

$725

Median Property Taxes

±$185

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Rockville, CT the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Rockville, CT compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

22.7%

Homeownership

2024

63%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 22.7% of the housing units in Rockville, CT were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 27%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Rockville, CT compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$51,232

Median Household Income

± $6,256

3.2k

Number of Households

± 534

In 2024, the median household income of the 3.2k households in Rockville, CT declined from $51,232 from the previous year's value of $51,607.

The following chart displays the households in Rockville, CT distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Rockville, CT is from Connecticut.

0.495

2024 Wage GINI in Connecticut

0.498

2023 Wage GINI in Connecticut

In 2024, the income inequality in Connecticut was 0.495 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.618% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Connecticut was higher than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in Connecticut in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Connecticut across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (75.2%)
Carpooled (9.22%)
Worked At Home (7.17%)

In 2024, 75.2% of workers in Rockville, CT drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (9.22%) and those who worked at home (7.17%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

27.5 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Rockville, CT have a longer commute time (27.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 5.53% of the workforce in Rockville, CT have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Rockville, CT compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

1 car

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Rockville, CT distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Rockville, CT have 1 car.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

30.6% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Rockville, CT (2.16k out of 7.04k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 45 - 54, followed by Males 6 - 11 and then Females 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Rockville, CT is White, followed by Black and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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