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Rockvale, Tennessee: commercial real estate data.
Rockvale is a Census CDP of 1,611 people across 4.23 square miles of land, in Rutherford County. Median household income is $86,404, 98.9 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 1 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $42,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Rockvale
What Rockvale is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area4.23 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land381 plus or minus 140
- County holding the largest share of its areaRutherford 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.
Rockvale
How many people live in Rockvale
- Population1,611 plus or minus 590
- Median age41.1 plus or minus 9.8
- Population under 18459 plus or minus 204
- Share under 1828.5 percent plus or minus 7.2
- Population 65 and over317 plus or minus 249
- Share 65 and over19.7 percent plus or minus 13.6
- Households610 plus or minus 280
- Family households553 plus or minus 277
- Share of households that are families90.7 percent plus or minus 18.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Rockvale
- Median household income$86,404 plus or minus $39,092
- Per capita income$35,323 plus or minus $9,391
- Civilian labor force765 plus or minus 333
- Employed731 plus or minus 326
- Unemployed34 plus or minus 36
- Unemployment rate4.4 percent plus or minus 4.3
- Adults 25 and over1,078 plus or minus 427
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher99.0 percent plus or minus 51.5
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher46.2 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree18.3 percent plus or minus 8.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Rockvale
- Housing units620 plus or minus 279
- Occupied units610 plus or minus 280
- Vacant units10 plus or minus 16
- Vacancy rate1.6 percent plus or minus 2.5
- Owner occupied603 plus or minus 280
- Renter occupied7 plus or minus 11
- Ownership rate98.9 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$449,500
- Single family units620 plus or minus 279
- Share single family100.0 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more0
- Share in buildings of two or more0.0 percent
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built2006
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Rockvale gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute622 plus or minus 313
- Commuting under 15 minutes85 plus or minus 86
- Share commuting under 15 minutes13.7 percent plus or minus 11.9
- Commuting 30 minutes or more462 plus or minus 192
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more74.3 percent plus or minus 48.4
- Drove alone76.1 percent plus or minus 48.2
- Carpooled10.1 percent plus or minus 11.3
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home13.7 percent plus or minus 8.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Rockvale (7(a))
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$42,000
- Average approval$42,000
- Median approval$42,000
- Largest approval$42,000
- Jobs supported1
- Jobs per approval1.0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term120 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 Rockvale, 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.
Rutherford County, not Rockvale
Rutherford County context, not Rockvale figures
- Establishments in Rutherford County6,285
- Covered employment, Rutherford County149,355
- Average annual pay, Rutherford County$63,681
- Housing units permitted, Rutherford County3,420
Every figure in this section is published for Rutherford County as a whole and is not a measurement of Rockvale.
All Rutherford County figures →
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
Rockvale questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Rockvale, Tennessee?
1,611, in 610 households. Rockvale CDP covers 4.23 square miles of land, which is 381 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Rockvale in?
Rutherford 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 Rockvale?
$86,404. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $449,500. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Rockvale businesses?
1 7(a) approvals totaling $42,000 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $42,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Rockvale, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Rockvale borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Rockvale. 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.
Are the county figures on this page Rockvale figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Rutherford 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 Rockvale.
Is zoning published for Rockvale?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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