Rockport town, ME

Knox County, ME

2022 population: 3,636 ( 306 from 2010 )
Land area: 21.6 square miles
Population density: 168.0 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	3,487	95.90%	8.4%
Black:	6	0.17%	33.3%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	35	0.96%	150.0%
2+ races:	82	2.26%	134.3%
Hispanic:	26	0.72%	31.6%

Total non-White:	149	4.10%	31.9%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	270	9.8
Change in Non-White pop.:	36	1.3

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
3,330
3,217	96.61%
9	0.27%
17	0.51%
14	0.42%
35	1.05%
38	1.14%
113	3.39%

2000
3,209
3,169	98.75%
8	0.25%
0	0.00%
28	0.87%
4	0.12%
0	0.00%
40	1.25%

1990
2,854
2,847	99.75%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
7	0.25%
n/a
0	0.00%
7	0.25%

1980
2,682
2,678	99.85%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
4	0.15%
n/a
0	0.00%
4	0.15%

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

48	1.5
73	2.3

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

322	11.3
33	1.2

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

169	6.3
3	0.1

Age, Family & Household Data for Rockport town, 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
45.5
673	18.5%
2,963	81.5%
777	21.4%

1,421
2.50

1,069	75.2%
835	78.1%
72	6.7%
352	24.8%

2010
Number	Percent
48.8
733	22.0%
2,597	78.0%
662	19.9%

1,422
2.34

967	68.0%
798	82.5%
69	7.1%
455	32.0%

2000
Number	Percent
42.5
751	23.4%
2,458	76.6%
558	17.4%

1,382
2.32

933	67.5%
806	86.4%
94	10.1%
449	32.5%

1990
Number	Percent
38.8
715	25.1%
2,139	74.9%
485	17.0%

1,162
2.44

793	68.2%
701	88.4%
52	6.6%
369	31.8%

1980
Number	Percent
35.0
666	24.8%
2,016	75.2%
401	15.0%

1,043
2.55

760	72.9%
642	84.5%
36	4.7%
283	27.1%

2022 Housing Data for Rockport town, ME

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	21	1.5%
$10,000 to $14,999	119	8.4%
$20,000 to $24,999	57	4.0%
$25,000 to $29,999	30	2.1%
$30,000 to $34,999	20	1.4%
$35,000 to $39,999	47	3.3%
$40,000 to $44,999	36	2.5%
$45,000 to $49,999	18	1.3%
$50,000 to $59,999	119	8.4%
$60,000 to $74,999	167	11.8%
$75,000 to $99,999	261	18.4%
$100,000 to $124,999	163	11.5%
$125,000 to $149,999	90	6.3%
$150,000 to $199,999	121	8.5%
$200,000 or more	152	10.7%

Median Household Income	86,188
Per Capita Income	41,543

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	31	2.2%
Public Assistance	76	5.3%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	109	7.7%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	1,722	76.8%
Unemployed	145	6.5%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	1,867	83.3%
Not in Labor Force	375	16.7%

Real Unemployment Rate		23.2%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	558	424	56.8%
Non-Profit	142	256	35.7%
Self-Employed	149	96	60.8%

Local Government	112	123	47.7%
State Government	38	35	52.1%
Federal Government	11	0	100.0%

Total Private + Self	707	520	57.6%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	303	414	42.3%
Total	1,010	934	52.0%

Pct. Govt.	16.4%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	253	12.9%
Sales and Office Occupations	282	14.4%
Professional, Technical	488	24.9%
Service Occupations	410	20.9%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	9	0.5%
All others	525	26.8%

White Collar		52.2%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	337	17.2%
Retail trade	324	16.5%
Educational services	201	10.3%
Manufacturing	166	8.5%
Public administration	157	8.0%
Accommodation and food services	138	7.0%
Construction	136	6.9%
Other services	119	6.1%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	92	4.7%
Professional, scientific, technical	78	4.0%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	66	3.4%
Real estate and rental and leasing	54	2.8%
Finance and insurance	49	2.5%
Transportation and warehousing	41	2.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	0	0.00%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	0	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
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	26	0.72%
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	26	0.72%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	0	0.00%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Thai	31	0.85%
Chinese	4	0.11%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	3,461	98.5%
Other Asian	31	0.9%
French, Haitian, Cajun	7	0.2%
Other Indo-European	6	0.2%
Chinese	4	0.1%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	3	0.1%
Spanish	2	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
English	863	23.7%
American	361	9.9%
Irish	356	9.8%
French	290	8.0%
German	258	7.1%
Scotch-Irish	179	4.9%
Swedish	174	4.8%
Scottish	171	4.7%
Italian	107	2.9%
European	103	2.8%
Portuguese	73	2.0%
Armenian	55	1.5%
British	50	1.4%
Belgian	48	1.3%
Polish	33	0.9%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	3,573	98.3%
Not a citizen	63	1.7%

Native	3,556	97.8%
Foreign-born	80	2.2%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
15	0.6%	167	6.4%	668	25.7%	626	24.1%	567	21.8%	557	21.4%
Average years of education: 14.4

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	15	0.6%
9-12 Years	167	6.4%
H.S. Grad or GED	668	25.7%
Some College	626	24.1%
Bach. Degree	567	21.8%
Grad Degree	557	21.4%
Average years of education: 14.4

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +36	D +277	D + 6.9%
D +313
2020 vs. 2012	R -49	D +452	D + 15.1%
D +403
2020 vs. 2008	R -10	D +327	D + 9.8%
D +317

2016 vs. 2008	R -46	D +50	D + 2.9%
D +4
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	84%	Joe Biden (D)	1,694	67.0%	Donald Trump* (R)	776	30.7%	60	2.4%	2,530	-13	-16	0.31%
2016	80%	Hillary Clinton (D)	1,381	60.7%	Donald Trump (R)	740	32.5%	155	6.8%	2,276	-12	-13	0.30%
2012	80%	Barack Obama* (D)	1,291	60.1%	Mitt Romney (R)	825	38.4%	33	1.5%	2,149	-3	-9	0.30%
2008	85%	Barack Obama (D)	1,377	62.8%	John McCain (R)	786	35.8%	31	1.4%	2,194	-5	-10	0.30%
2004	85%	John Kerry (D)	1,224	57.4%	George W. Bush* (R)	872	40.9%	35	1.6%	2,131	-4	-10	0.29%
2000	76%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	886	47.3%	George W. Bush (R)	816	43.6%	170	9.1%	1,872	0	-4	0.29%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Rockport town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

1,694

67.0%

Donald Trump* (R)

776

30.7%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.5%

Other

0.8%

TOTAL

2,530

Turnout: 84%	Diff (St): -13	Diff (US): -16

2016 President, Rockport town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

1,381

60.7%

Donald Trump (R)

740

32.5%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

107

4.7%

Other

2.1%

TOTAL

2,276

Turnout: 80%	Diff (St): -12	Diff (US): -13

2012 President, Rockport town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

1,291

60.1%

Mitt Romney (R)

825

38.4%

Other

1.5%

TOTAL

2,149

Turnout: 80%	Diff (St): -3	Diff (US): -9

2008 President, Rockport town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

1,377

62.8%

John McCain (R)

786

35.8%

Other

1.4%

TOTAL

2,194

Turnout: 85%	Diff (St): -5	Diff (US): -10

2004 President, Rockport town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

872

40.9%

John Kerry (D)

1,224

57.4%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.8%

Other

0.8%

TOTAL

2,131

Turnout: 85%	Diff (St): -4	Diff (US): -10

2000 President, Rockport town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

816

43.6%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

886

47.3%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

160

8.5%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

1,872

Turnout: 76%	Diff (St): 0	Diff (US): -4

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Rockport town, ME

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	72%	Janet Mills* (D)	1,487	69.3%	Paul LePage (R)	629	29.3%	31 [+]	1.4%	2,147	-13	0.32%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Sam Hunkler (I) 31 (1.4%);
2020	S2	85%	Sara Gideon (D)	1,390	54.6%	Susan Collins* (R)	999	39.3%	156 [+]	6.1%	2,545	-12	0.31%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Lisa Savage (I) 125 (4.9%); Max Linn (I) 31 (1.2%);
2018	S1	72%	Angus King* (I)	1,341	63.7%	Eric Brakey (R)	543	25.8%	220 [+]	10.5%	2,104	-9	0.33%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Zak Ringelstein (D) 220 (10.5%);
2018	G	71%	Janet Mills (D)	1,291	62.6%	Shawn Moody (R)	676	32.8%	94 [+]	4.6%	2,061	-10	0.33%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Theresa Hayes (I) 94 (4.6%);
2014	S2	68%	Susan Collins* (R)	1,148	61.5%	Shenna Bellows (D)	718	38.5%	0	0.0%	1,866	-7	0.31%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Other (Write-in) 0 (0.0%);
2014	G	68%	Michael Michaud (D)	944	50.1%	Paul LePage* (R)	762	40.4%	180 [+]	9.5%	1,886	-8	0.31%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Eliot Cutler (I) 180 (9.5%); 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	1,885
Median Value	$366,600

Occupied	1,421	75.4%
Vacant	464	24.6%

Owned	1,091	76.8%
Rented	330	23.2%
Median Rent	$1,093

Single-Family Units	1,668	88.5%
Detached	1,560	82.8%
Attached	108	5.7%
Buldings with 5+ Units	66	3.5%
Mobile Homes	89	4.7%

Rockport town, ME

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Rockport town, ME

2022 Housing Data for Rockport town, ME

2022 Income & Employment Data for Rockport town, ME

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Rockport town, ME

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Rockport town, ME

Historical Presidential Election Results for Rockport town, ME

Historical Statewide Election Results for Rockport town, ME