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Rockland, MA (Massachusetts) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $493,918 (it was $158,600 in 2000)
Rockland:

$493,918
Massachusetts:

$534,700
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $404,035 - $558,989

Total population: 17,489 (All urban)

Houses: 6,649 (6,539 occupied: 4,773 owner occupied, 1,766 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

27%
State:

38%

Housing density: 663 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022 in this county: $446,078.

Median contract rent in 2022: $1,472 (lower quartile is $1,107, upper quartile is $1,925)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $1,572


Median gross rent in Rockland, MA in 2022: $1,636

Housing units in Rockland with a mortgage: 2,952 (306 second mortgage, 357 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 878

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Rockland, Massachusetts Age and Sex of Residents

Household type by relationship:

Households: 483,098
  • In family households: 417,329 (86,307 male householders, 41,618 female householders)
    97,089 spouses, 154,870 children (146,729 natural, 3,391 adopted, 4,750 stepchildren), 8,780 grandchildren, 4,455 brothers or sisters, 5,200 parents, foster children, 5,123 other relatives, 10,196 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 65,769 (22,929 male householders (17,306 living alone)), 30,272 female householders (25,724 living alone)), 12,568 nonrelatives
  • In group quarters: 11,821 (7,645 institutionalized population)

92,167 married couples with children.
24,193 single-parent households (4,628 men, 19,565 women).

94.9% of residents of Rockland speak English at home.
0.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (83% speak English very well, 17% speak English not well).
3.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (65% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.6% of residents speak other language at home (88% speak English very well, 12% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 855 (4.3%)
(50.6% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.8
State:

6.5

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

4.0
State:

4.0

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Rockland, Massachusetts
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Rockland, Massachusetts
  • 9no bedroom
  • 1461 bedroom
  • 1,1312 bedrooms
  • 2,5073 bedrooms
  • 7834 bedrooms
  • 1975+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Rockland, Massachusetts
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Rockland, Massachusetts
  • 56no bedroom
  • 6051 bedroom
  • 6992 bedrooms
  • 3253 bedrooms
  • 684 bedrooms
  • 135+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Rockland in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Rockland in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 167no vehicle
  • 1,4381 vehicle
  • 2,3662 vehicles
  • 5303 vehicles
  • 1464 vehicles
  • 1265+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Rockland in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Rockland in renter-occupied apartments
  • 227no vehicle
  • 9401 vehicle
  • 5002 vehicles
  • 583 vehicles
  • 244 vehicles
  • 175+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Rockland, Massachusetts
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Rockland, Massachusetts
  • 91 room
  • 02 rooms
  • 793 rooms
  • 2464 rooms
  • 1,0355 rooms
  • 1,3426 rooms
  • 1,0327 rooms
  • 5988 rooms
  • 4329+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Rockland, Massachusetts
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Rockland, Massachusetts
  • 481 room
  • 1812 rooms
  • 4033 rooms
  • 5574 rooms
  • 3345 rooms
  • 1616 rooms
  • 257 rooms
  • 278 rooms
  • 309+ rooms
Year house built
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Owners and renters by unit type in Rockland, MA
Rockland town income, earnings, and wages data

  • Rockland, MA household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Rockland, MA in 2022
  • 7,520Less than $10,000
  • 8,453$10,000 to $19,999
  • 9,122$20,000 to $29,999
  • 11,210$30,000 to $39,999
  • 8,895$40,000 to $49,999
  • 10,077$50,000 to $59,999
  • 13,295$60,000 to $74,999
  • 22,127$75,000 to $99,999
  • 18,482$100,000 to $124,999
  • 17,147$125,000 to $149,999
  • 24,374$150,000 to $199,999
  • 36,057$200,000 or more
Work and jobs in Rockland: detailed stats about occupations, industries, unemployment, workers, commute

Percentage of workers working in this county: 61.1%
Number of people working at home: 1,835 (17.0% of all workers)

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 254
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 971
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 1,263
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 1,373
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 955
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 473
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 1,001
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 391
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 381
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 776
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 885
  • 90 or more minutes: 354

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 7,775 (83.8%)
  • Carpooled: 859 (9.3%)
  • Bus or trolley bus: 23 (0.2%)
  • Subway or elevated: 101 (1.1%)
  • Railroad: 137 (1.5%)
  • Ferryboat: 14 (0.2%)
  • Motorcycle: 7 (0.1%)
  • Bicycle: 4 (0.0%)
  • Walked: 127 (1.4%)
  • Other means: 30 (0.3%)
  • Worked at home: 197 (2.1%)
Class of Workers in 2000
Races in Rockland detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Rockland, Massachusetts
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Rockland, Massachusetts
  • 1011995 to March 2000
  • 401990 to 1994
  • 341985 to 1989
  • 411980 to 1984
  • 281975 to 1979
  • 241970 to 1974
  • 71965 to 1969
  • 151Before 1965
Ancestries in Rockland, MA

First ancestries reported:

  • Irish: 6,525 (32.1%)
  • Italian: 2,824 (13.9%)
  • English: 2,663 (13.1%)
  • Other: 1,539 (7.6%)
  • French: 1,129 (5.6%)
  • United States: 1,042 (5.1%)
  • German: 838 (4.1%)
  • French Canadian: 739 (3.6%)
  • Scottish: 631 (3.1%)
  • Polish: 431 (2.1%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 409 (2.0%)
  • Swedish: 344 (1.7%)
  • Portuguese: 318 (1.6%)
  • Greek: 178 (0.9%)
  • Lithuanian: 162 (0.8%)
  • Subsaharan African: 119 (0.6%)
  • Dutch: 99 (0.5%)
  • Norwegian: 64 (0.3%)
  • Welsh: 60 (0.3%)
  • West Indian: 59 (0.3%)
  • Russian: 52 (0.3%)
  • Arab: 30 (0.1%)
  • Swiss: 13 (0.06%)
  • Ukrainian: 13 (0.06%)
  • Czech: 11 (0.05%)
  • Hungarian: 7 (0.03%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):

Brazil
Rockland:

20.4% (87)
Massachusetts:

4.7% (36,669)

Canada
Rockland:

14.8% (63)
Massachusetts:

5.2% (40,247)

Ireland
Rockland:

13.6% (58)
Massachusetts:

2.3% (17,987)

Other Western Africa
Rockland:

9.9% (42)
Massachusetts:

2.6% (20,299)

Germany
Rockland:

9.4% (40)
Massachusetts:

1.9% (14,883)

United Kingdom
Rockland:

7.7% (33)
Massachusetts:

3.3% (25,403)

Haiti
Rockland:

6.3% (27)
Massachusetts:

4.4% (33,862)

Italy
Rockland:

5.6% (24)
Massachusetts:

3.7% (28,319)

Other Eastern Europe
Rockland:

5.6% (24)
Massachusetts:

1.6% (12,350)

Greece
Rockland:

3.1% (13)
Massachusetts:

1.7% (12,975)

Cuba
Rockland:

1.9% (8)
Massachusetts:

0.5% (3,868)

Other Northern Europe
Rockland:

1.6% (7)
Massachusetts:

0.4% (3,051)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 15,506
  • Other state: 1,623
  • Northeast: 808
  • Midwest: 228
  • South: 447
  • West: 140

67% of Rockland residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 55% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 86% lived in Massachusetts.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 19
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 23
  • 7th and 8th grade: 35
  • 9th grade: 114
  • 10th grade: 205
  • 11th grade: 99
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 207
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,121
  • Less than 1 year of college: 321
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 745
  • Associate degree: 447
  • Bachelor's degree: 803
  • Master's degree: 200
  • Professional school degree: 35
  • Doctorate degree: 7
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 0
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 0
  • 7th and 8th grade: 78
  • 9th grade: 52
  • 10th grade: 216
  • 11th grade: 99
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 205
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,431
  • Less than 1 year of college: 626
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 743
  • Associate degree: 877
  • Bachelor's degree: 793
  • Master's degree: 197
  • Professional school degree: 84
  • Doctorate degree: 31
Educational Attainment for Females
Rockland marital status for males
Rockland marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 3,774
  • One, attached: 466
  • Two: 529
  • 3 or 4: 452
  • 5 to 9: 485
  • 10 to 19: 145
  • 20 to 49: 279
  • 50 or more: 42
  • Mobile homes: 477

Median worth of mobile homes: $289,460

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0.1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0.1%
Year householders moved into residence in Rockland
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Rockland, MA
  • 49.1%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 46.7%Utility gas
  • 3.1%Electricity
  • 1.1%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Rockland, MA
  • 40.0%Utility gas
  • 30.4%Electricity
  • 28.6%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 0.6%Other fuel
  • 0.4%Bottled, tank, or LP gas

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 281
Here:

13.1%
Massachusetts:

10.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 117
Here:

10.8%
Massachusetts:

12.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 262
Here:

44.0%
Massachusetts:

48.2%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability
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