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Rockford, Tennessee: commercial real estate data.
Rockford is a Census city of 824 people across 3.40 square miles of land, in Blount County. Median household income is $71,094, 68.5 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 1 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $1.8 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Rockford
What Rockford is
- Census place typecity
- Land area3.4 sq mi
- Water area0.02 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land242 plus or minus 54
- County holding the largest share of its areaBlount 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.
Rockford
How many people live in Rockford
- Population824 plus or minus 185
- Median age43.5
- Population under 18112 plus or minus 39
- Share under 1813.6 percent plus or minus 3.6
- Population 65 and over214 plus or minus 46
- Share 65 and over26.0 percent plus or minus 8.1
- Households349
- Family households225 plus or minus 58
- Share of households that are families64.5 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Rockford
Income and work in Rockford
- Median household income$71,094 plus or minus $17,965
- Per capita income$48,527 plus or minus $10,769
- Civilian labor force457 plus or minus 123
- Employed442 plus or minus 118
- Unemployed15 plus or minus 17
- Unemployment rate3.3 percent plus or minus 3.6
- Adults 25 and over615 plus or minus 129
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher88.5 percent plus or minus 24.0
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher26.2 percent plus or minus 7.1
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree11.2 percent plus or minus 5.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Rockford
Housing in Rockford
- Housing units385
- Occupied units349
- Vacant units36 plus or minus 22
- Vacancy rate9.4 percent plus or minus 5.4
- Owner occupied239
- Renter occupied110 plus or minus 46
- Ownership rate68.5 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$283,500
- Median gross rent, monthly$965
- Annual rent as a share of median income16.3 percent plus or minus 5.2
- Single family units321 plus or minus 69
- Share single family83.4 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more42 plus or minus 28
- Share in buildings of two or more10.9 percent plus or minus 7.0
- Mobile homes22 plus or minus 18
- Median year structure built1978
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Rockford gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute388 plus or minus 100
- Commuting under 15 minutes83 plus or minus 33
- Share commuting under 15 minutes21.4 percent plus or minus 6.5
- Commuting 30 minutes or more53 plus or minus 27
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more13.7 percent plus or minus 6.0
- Drove alone81.9 percent
- Carpooled6.2 percent plus or minus 4.0
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.7 percent plus or minus 0.9
- Worked from home11.0 percent plus or minus 8.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Rockford
SBA loans in Rockford (7(a))
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$1,829,000
- Average approval$1,829,000
- Median approval$1,829,000
- Largest approval$1,829,000
- Jobs supported8
- Jobs per approval8.0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term180 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Rockford, 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.
Rockford
Flood risk in Rockford
- NFIP communityCity of Rockford
- NFIP community number470320
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date09/19/07
The City of Rockford participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 470320 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.
Blount County, not Rockford
Blount County context, not Rockford figures
- Establishments in Blount County2,510
- Covered employment, Blount County56,991
- Average annual pay, Blount County$61,177
- Housing units permitted, Blount County871
Every figure in this section is published for Blount County as a whole and is not a measurement of Rockford.
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
Rockford questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Rockford, Tennessee?
824, in 349 households. Rockford city covers 3.40 square miles of land, which is 242 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Rockford in?
Blount 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 Rockford?
$71,094. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $283,500. Median gross rent is $965 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Rockford businesses?
1 7(a) approvals totaling $1.8 m since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $1,829,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Rockford, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Rockford borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Rockford. 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 Rockford in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Rockford appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Rockford, city of, community 470320, 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 Rockford figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Blount 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 Rockford.
Is zoning published for Rockford?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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