Rockland city, ME

Knox County, ME

2022 population: 6,986 ( 311 from 2010 )
Land area: 12.8 square miles
Population density: 544.0 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	6,727	96.29%	2.9%
Black:	4	0.06%	90.7%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	51	0.73%	7.3%
2+ races:	169	2.42%	16.6%
Hispanic:	35	0.50%	63.9%

Total non-White:	259	3.71%	29.8%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-201	-3.3
Change in Non-White pop.:	-110	-1.8

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
7,297
6,928	94.94%
43	0.59%
26	0.36%
55	0.75%
145	1.99%
97	1.33%
369	5.06%

2000
7,609
7,404	97.31%
16	0.21%
44	0.58%
14	0.18%
58	0.76%
73	0.96%
205	2.69%

1990
7,972
7,951	99.74%
4	0.05%
17	0.21%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
21	0.26%

1980
7,919
7,863	99.29%
8	0.10%
12	0.15%
9	0.11%
n/a
27	0.34%
56	0.71%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-476	-6.3
164	2.2

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-547	-6.9
184	2.3

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

88	1.1
-35	-0.4

Age, Family & Household Data for Rockland city, ME

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
45.3
1,181	16.9%
5,805	83.1%
1,618	23.2%

3,371
2.00

1,502	44.6%
1,166	77.6%
214	14.2%
1,869	55.4%

2010
Number	Percent
43.5
1,332	18.3%
5,965	81.7%
1,441	19.7%

3,423
2.06

1,744	50.9%
1,169	67.0%
251	14.4%
1,679	49.1%

2000
Number	Percent
40.5
1,621	21.3%
5,988	78.7%
1,489	19.6%

3,444
2.15

1,969	57.2%
1,415	71.9%
347	17.6%
1,475	42.8%

1990
Number	Percent
34.6
1,890	23.7%
6,082	76.3%
1,394	17.5%

3,304
2.36

2,065	62.5%
1,569	76.0%
250	12.1%
1,239	37.5%

1980
Number	Percent
32.6
2,172	27.4%
5,747	72.6%
1,285	16.2%

3,018
2.56

2,056	68.1%
1,523	74.1%
288	14.0%
962	31.9%

2022 Housing Data for Rockland city, ME

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	359	10.6%
$10,000 to $14,999	189	5.6%
$15,000 to $19,999	155	4.6%
$20,000 to $24,999	159	4.7%
$25,000 to $29,999	114	3.4%
$30,000 to $34,999	77	2.3%
$35,000 to $39,999	360	10.7%
$40,000 to $44,999	73	2.2%
$45,000 to $49,999	165	4.9%
$50,000 to $59,999	293	8.7%
$60,000 to $74,999	389	11.5%
$75,000 to $99,999	446	13.2%
$100,000 to $124,999	307	9.1%
$125,000 to $149,999	62	1.8%
$150,000 to $199,999	144	4.3%
$200,000 or more	79	2.3%

Median Household Income	52,212
Per Capita Income	30,507

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	278	8.2%
Public Assistance	41	1.2%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	527	15.6%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	2,950	68.3%
Unemployed	182	4.2%
In Armed Forces	13	0.3%

Total Labor Force	3,145	72.8%
Not in Labor Force	1,177	27.2%

Real Unemployment Rate		31.4%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	825	1,025	44.6%
Non-Profit	226	309	42.2%
Self-Employed	389	213	64.6%

Local Government	104	187	35.7%
State Government	17	66	20.5%
Federal Government	11	11	50.0%

Total Private + Self	1,214	1,238	49.5%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	358	573	38.5%
Total	1,572	1,811	46.5%

Pct. Govt.	11.7%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	389	11.5%
Sales and Office Occupations	461	13.6%
Professional, Technical	1,028	30.4%
Service Occupations	743	22.0%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	108	3.2%
All others	762	22.5%

White Collar		55.5%

Industry
	Number	%
Educational services	454	13.4%
Other services	377	11.1%
Manufacturing	351	10.4%
Health care and social assistance	338	10.0%
Accommodation and food services	329	9.7%
Retail trade	292	8.6%
Professional, scientific, technical	236	7.0%
Construction	228	6.7%
Real estate and rental and leasing	166	4.9%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	138	4.1%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	128	3.8%
Information	94	2.8%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	76	2.2%
Public administration	69	2.0%
Transportation and warehousing	46	1.4%
Finance and insurance	39	1.2%
Utilities	16	0.5%
Wholesale trade	6	0.2%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	14	0.20%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	17	0.24%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	1	0.01%
Costa Rican	1	0.01%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	3	0.04%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Japanese	51	0.73%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	6,508	96.4%
French, Haitian, Cajun	142	2.1%
Other Asian	63	0.9%
Spanish	22	0.3%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	14	0.2%
Other	3	0.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
English	1,416	20.3%
Irish	866	12.4%
American	860	12.3%
German	530	7.6%
Italian	417	6.0%
Scottish	408	5.8%
French	310	4.4%
French Canadian	303	4.3%
European	258	3.7%
Scotch-Irish	239	3.4%
British	202	2.9%
Canadian	174	2.5%
Northern European	167	2.4%
Finnish	147	2.1%
Welsh	119	1.7%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	6,883	98.5%
Not a citizen	103	1.5%

Native	6,847	98.0%
Foreign-born	139	2.0%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
144	2.7%	423	8.0%	1,562	29.5%	1,218	23.0%	1,358	25.7%	584	11.0%
Average years of education: 13.7

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	144	2.7%
9-12 Years	423	8.0%
H.S. Grad or GED	1,562	29.5%
Some College	1,218	23.0%
Bach. Degree	1,358	25.7%
Grad Degree	584	11.0%
Average years of education: 13.7

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +154	D +315	D + 4.1%
D +469
2020 vs. 2012	R +298	R +3	R + 5.4%
D +295
2020 vs. 2008	R +115	D +163	D + 1.4%
D +278

2016 vs. 2008	R -39	R +152	R + 2.7%
D -191
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	69%	Joe Biden (D)	2,493	62.9%	Donald Trump* (R)	1,363	34.4%	109	2.7%	3,965	-10	-12	0.48%
2016	60%	Hillary Clinton (D)	2,024	57.8%	Donald Trump (R)	1,209	34.5%	268	7.7%	3,501	-10	-11	0.47%
2012	57%	Barack Obama* (D)	2,198	65.4%	Mitt Romney (R)	1,065	31.7%	97	2.9%	3,360	-9	-16	0.47%
2008	59%	Barack Obama (D)	2,215	62.6%	John McCain (R)	1,248	35.2%	78	2.2%	3,541	-5	-10	0.48%
2004	61%	John Kerry (D)	2,077	56.8%	George W. Bush* (R)	1,497	41.0%	81	2.2%	3,655	-4	-10	0.49%
2000	55%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	1,549	46.7%	George W. Bush (R)	1,430	43.1%	341	10.3%	3,320	-1	-5	0.51%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Rockland city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

2,493

62.9%

Donald Trump* (R)

1,363

34.4%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.2%

Other

1.5%

TOTAL

3,965

Turnout: 69%	Diff (St): -10	Diff (US): -12

2016 President, Rockland city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

2,024

57.8%

Donald Trump (R)

1,209

34.5%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

147

4.2%

Other

121

3.5%

TOTAL

3,501

Turnout: 60%	Diff (St): -10	Diff (US): -11

2012 President, Rockland city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

2,198

65.4%

Mitt Romney (R)

1,065

31.7%

Other

2.9%

TOTAL

3,360

Turnout: 57%	Diff (St): -9	Diff (US): -16

2008 President, Rockland city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

2,215

62.6%

John McCain (R)

1,248

35.2%

Other

2.2%

TOTAL

3,541

Turnout: 59%	Diff (St): -5	Diff (US): -10

2004 President, Rockland city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

1,497

41.0%

John Kerry (D)

2,077

56.8%

Ralph Nader (I)

1.3%

Other

0.9%

TOTAL

3,655

Turnout: 61%	Diff (St): -4	Diff (US): -10

2000 President, Rockland city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

1,430

43.1%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

1,549

46.7%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

291

8.8%

Other

1.5%

TOTAL

3,320

Turnout: 55%	Diff (St): -1	Diff (US): -5

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Rockland city, ME

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	56%	Janet Mills* (D)	2,229	68.6%	Paul LePage (R)	962	29.6%	59 [+]	1.8%	3,250	-13	0.48%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Sam Hunkler (I) 59 (1.8%);
2020	S2	69%	Sara Gideon (D)	2,054	51.5%	Susan Collins* (R)	1,554	38.9%	384 [+]	9.6%	3,992	-12	0.49%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Lisa Savage (I) 303 (7.6%); Max Linn (I) 81 (2.0%);
2018	S1	52%	Angus King* (I)	1,765	59.0%	Eric Brakey (R)	769	25.7%	460 [+]	15.4%	2,994	-10	0.47%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Zak Ringelstein (D) 460 (15.4%);
2018	G	52%	Janet Mills (D)	1,907	63.6%	Shawn Moody (R)	944	31.5%	149 [+]	5.0%	3,000	-12	0.48%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Theresa Hayes (I) 148 (4.9%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.0%);
2014	S2	45%	Susan Collins* (R)	1,486	56.3%	Shenna Bellows (D)	1,152	43.7%	0	0.0%	2,638	-12	0.44%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Other (Write-in) 0 (0.0%);
2014	G	46%	Michael Michaud (D)	1,427	53.3%	Paul LePage* (R)	1,019	38.1%	230 [+]	8.6%	2,676	-10	0.44%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Eliot Cutler (I) 230 (8.6%); Other (Write-in) 0 (0.0%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	3,981
Median Value	$195,800

Occupied	3,371	84.7%
Vacant	610	15.3%

Owned	2,153	63.9%
Rented	1,218	36.1%
Median Rent	$948

Single-Family Units	2,300	57.8%
Detached	2,089	52.5%
Attached	211	5.3%
Buldings with 5+ Units	556	14.0%
Mobile Homes	279	7.0%

Rockland city, ME

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Rockland city, ME

2022 Housing Data for Rockland city, ME

2022 Income & Employment Data for Rockland city, ME

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Rockland city, ME

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Rockland city, ME

Historical Presidential Election Results for Rockland city, ME

Historical Statewide Election Results for Rockland city, ME