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Rockport, Indiana: commercial real estate data.
Rockport is a Census city of 1,958 people across 1.66 square miles of land, in Spencer County. Median household income is $48,889, 52.9 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 1 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $2.4 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Rockport
What Rockport is
- Census place typecity
- Land area1.66 sq mi
- Water area0.03 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,181
- County holding the largest share of its areaSpencer County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Rockport
How many people live in Rockport
- Population1,958
- Median age45.1
- Population under 18298 plus or minus 87
- Share under 1815.2 percent plus or minus 3.8
- Population 65 and over494 plus or minus 123
- Share 65 and over25.2 percent
- Households972
- Family households512 plus or minus 105
- Share of households that are families52.7 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Rockport
Income and work in Rockport
- Median household income$48,889
- Per capita income$31,386
- Civilian labor force978 plus or minus 221
- Employed947 plus or minus 214
- Unemployed31 plus or minus 30
- Unemployment rate3.2 percent plus or minus 3.0
- Adults 25 and over1,543
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher87.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher15.0 percent plus or minus 6.6
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree2.7 percent plus or minus 1.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Rockport
Housing in Rockport
- Housing units1,097
- Occupied units972
- Vacant units125 plus or minus 63
- Vacancy rate11.4 percent plus or minus 5.5
- Owner occupied514 plus or minus 120
- Renter occupied458 plus or minus 93
- Ownership rate52.9 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$132,700
- Median gross rent, monthly$678 plus or minus $252
- Annual rent as a share of median income16.6 percent plus or minus 6.7
- Single family units728
- Share single family66.4 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more299 plus or minus 99
- Share in buildings of two or more27.3 percent plus or minus 8.0
- Mobile homes65 plus or minus 45
- Median year structure built1973
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Rockport
How Rockport gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute893 plus or minus 208
- Commuting under 15 minutes363 plus or minus 130
- Share commuting under 15 minutes40.6 percent plus or minus 11.1
- Commuting 30 minutes or more418 plus or minus 124
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more46.8 percent
- Drove alone76.2 percent
- Carpooled13.1 percent plus or minus 7.3
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked6.1 percent plus or minus 5.7
- Worked from home4.6 percent plus or minus 2.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Rockport
SBA loans in Rockport (7(a))
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$2,393,600
- Average approval$2,393,600
- Median approval$2,393,600
- Largest approval$2,393,600
- Jobs supported6
- Jobs per approval6.0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term312 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more100.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Rockport, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Rockport
Flood risk in Rockport
- NFIP communityCity of Rockport
- NFIP community number180239
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date05/18/15
The City of Rockport participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 180239 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Spencer County, not Rockport
Spencer County context, not Rockport figures
- Establishments in Spencer County423
- Covered employment, Spencer County6,990
- Average annual pay, Spencer County$48,388
- Housing units permitted, Spencer County67
Every figure in this section is published for Spencer County as a whole and is not a measurement of Rockport.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Rockport questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Rockport, Indiana?
1,958, in 972 households. Rockport city covers 1.66 square miles of land, which is 1,181 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Rockport in?
Spencer County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Rockport?
$48,889. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $132,700. Median gross rent is $678 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Rockport businesses?
1 7(a) approvals totaling $2.4 m since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $2,393,600. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Rockport, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Rockport borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Rockport. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Rockport in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Rockport appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Rockport, city of, community 180239, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Rockport figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Spencer County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Rockport.
Is zoning published for Rockport?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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