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Rockwood, Tennessee: commercial real estate data.
Rockwood is a Census city of 5,566 people across 8.02 square miles of land, in Roane County. Median household income is $47,791, 53.2 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 1 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $1.4 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Rockwood
What Rockwood is
- Census place typecity
- Land area8.02 sq mi
- Water area0.03 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land694
- County holding the largest share of its areaRoane 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.
Rockwood
How many people live in Rockwood
- Population5,566
- Median age47.2 plus or minus 10.5
- Population under 181,105 plus or minus 290
- Share under 1819.9 percent plus or minus 5.2
- Population 65 and over1,147 plus or minus 280
- Share 65 and over20.6 percent plus or minus 5.0
- Households2,441
- Family households1,372
- Share of households that are families56.2 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Rockwood
Income and work in Rockwood
- Median household income$47,791
- Per capita income$31,251 plus or minus $9,563
- Civilian labor force2,357
- Employed2,110
- Unemployed247 plus or minus 160
- Unemployment rate10.5 percent plus or minus 6.6
- Adults 25 and over4,086
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher86.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher8.8 percent plus or minus 4.5
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree5.4 percent plus or minus 3.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Rockwood
Housing in Rockwood
- Housing units2,779
- Occupied units2,441
- Vacant units338 plus or minus 176
- Vacancy rate12.2 percent plus or minus 6.2
- Owner occupied1,299
- Renter occupied1,142 plus or minus 245
- Ownership rate53.2 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$128,700
- Median gross rent, monthly$774
- Annual rent as a share of median income19.4 percent plus or minus 4.0
- Single family units1,909
- Share single family68.7 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more678 plus or minus 202
- Share in buildings of two or more24.4 percent plus or minus 6.8
- Mobile homes146 plus or minus 105
- Median year structure built1968
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Rockwood
How Rockwood gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute1,943
- Commuting under 15 minutes765 plus or minus 273
- Share commuting under 15 minutes39.4 percent plus or minus 12.4
- Commuting 30 minutes or more741 plus or minus 222
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more38.1 percent plus or minus 9.4
- Drove alone78.7 percent
- Carpooled9.8 percent plus or minus 5.9
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked2.5 percent plus or minus 3.1
- Worked from home7.8 percent plus or minus 7.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Rockwood
SBA loans in Rockwood (7(a))
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$1,360,000
- Average approval$1,360,000
- Median approval$1,360,000
- Largest approval$1,360,000
- Jobs supported8
- Jobs per approval8.0
- 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 Rockwood, 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.
Rockwood
Flood risk in Rockwood
- NFIP communityCity of Rockwood
- NFIP community number475443
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date09/28/07
The City of Rockwood participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 475443 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.
Roane County, not Rockwood
Roane County context, not Rockwood figures
- Establishments in Roane County769
- Covered employment, Roane County19,050
- Average annual pay, Roane County$82,676
- Housing units permitted, Roane County248
Every figure in this section is published for Roane County as a whole and is not a measurement of Rockwood.
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
Rockwood questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Rockwood, Tennessee?
5,566, in 2,441 households. Rockwood city covers 8.02 square miles of land, which is 694 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Rockwood in?
Roane 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 Rockwood?
$47,791. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $128,700. Median gross rent is $774 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Rockwood businesses?
1 7(a) approvals totaling $1.4 m since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $1,360,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Rockwood, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Rockwood borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Rockwood. 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 Rockwood in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Rockwood appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Rockwood, city of, community 475443, 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 Rockwood figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Roane 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 Rockwood.
Is zoning published for Rockwood?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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