Rockport, KY Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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33%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

23%

Household income NAT. AVG.

41%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Rockport	Kentucky	National
Income per capita	$29,899	$37,499	$44,883
Median household income	$62,583	$66,989	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$66,356	$85,266	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$38,548	$40,176	$52,080
Median earnings male	$56,560	$47,734	$54,343
Median earnings female	$27,182	$33,481	$38,439
Unemployment rate	2.9%	4.7%	4.9%
Poverty level	18.1%	18.8%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Rockport is 33% lower than the national average
The median household income in Rockport is 23% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Rockport is 41% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Rockport is 20% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$41,717 $62,583 $125,166

City

$44,654 $66,989 $133,978

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

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Rockport employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	18.2%	18.2%
Manufacturing sector	22.7%	22.7%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	6.8%	6.8%
Public administration	0.0%	0.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	4.5%	4.5%
Education, health & social services	11.4%	11.4%
Other	36.4%	36.4%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Rochester, KY	170	$97,073	19.4%
Drakesboro, KY	549	$77,520	4.7%
Central City, KY	5,956	$75,988	6.6%
Hartford, KY	2,801	$75,549	7.1%
Greenville, KY	4,375	$75,102	7.7%
Rockport, KY	236	$62,583	23.1%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Friendship, AR	236	$81,516	0.2%
Lynn, AR	236	$61,381	24.5%
Morgan Heights, CO	236	$125,101	53.8%
Lambs Grove, IA	236	$125,287	54.0%
Coleta, IL	236	$84,640	4.1%
Rockport, KY	236	$62,583	23.1%

Source: The Rockport, KY employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.