City safety & data profile

RockportTX

Rockport, TX is a 10K-resident city in Aransas County with a median household income of $72,174.

Aransas County, Texas. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for Rockport, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. Rockport has a population larger than 3% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, and a median home value of $320,500.

Data updated 2026-08-21

10K
Population (place)
Bottom 4%
By size
$72,174
Median income (place)
$320,500
Median home (place)
11.9%
Poverty rate (place)
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The read on Rockport

Rockport posts a median household income higher than 39% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks.

Bottom 40%
by median income, US cities

Where Rockport income ranks nationally

Median household income vs. every place Areazine profiles (place-level ACS)

$72,174 Bottom 39% higher than 39% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles

Rockport $0 $260,000 every profiled place, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more places Areazine profiles. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) · 2024 ACS 5-year

Largest cities in TX

Population among 244 TX places with 10,000+ residents and ACS income on Areazine. Tooltip shows the income rank in the same pool.

residents

What this shows Houston is the largest TX city on this list; Southlake leads median income.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

Highest median incomes in TX

Median household income among the same 244-city pool. Tooltip shows the population rank.

median

What this shows Southlake posts the highest place-level median income in TX; Houston is largest by headcount.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

The quick read

Reading Rockport, TX beyond the headline numbers

Rockport sits inside Aransas County, Texas, at roughly 28.02°N, -97.06°W. Population 10,490, $72,174 median household income. Median home value $320,500, median rent $1,212. Poverty rate 11.9%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.

Poverty in Rockport, TX stands at 11.9%, above the midpoint of reporting cities. A median income can look comfortable while a share this size sits well beneath it, which is why the two figures belong together.

A median home in Rockport runs about 4.4 times median household income, above the midpoint. Multiples in this range usually mean buyers are arriving from outside the local wage base.

26.7% of Rockport workers report working from home, the highest quarter of reporting cities. Where that share runs this high, local income increasingly reflects employers located somewhere else.

Among the CDC measures on this page, coronary heart disease departs furthest from its peer median: 9.2% in Rockport, the highest-prevalence quarter of the 3,757 cities reporting that measure.

Public transit carries 0% of Rockport workers, a smaller share than at least three quarters of reporting cities.

At 51.2 years, Rockport's median age is in the oldest quarter of reporting cities.

Sources: U.S. Census ACS, CDC PLACES, CMS Hospital Compare, plus live alerts for Rockport from FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC. Economic comparison bars use the unweighted average across tracked Census places with a reported value, not a household-weighted national median.

Population (place)
10,490
Rockport · Census Place
Median Income (place)
$72,174
-19% vs avg
Median Home Value (place)
$320,500
-23% vs avg
Median Age (place)
51.2
years · ACS place

10-Year Trends 2013–2024

County-level trend (Aransas County): Rockport's own historical series isn't separately published by the Census Bureau, so these year-over-year figures track the surrounding county, not the city alone.

20132024
Population
25K+5%
Median Income
$69,466+64%
Median Home Value
$265,400+103%
Poverty Rate
14.2%-28%
Unemployment
4.1%-44%

Economics

Economics indicators for Rockport, TX
IndicatorValue
Median Rent
$1,212/mo
Poverty Rate
11.9% -4% vs avg
Unemployment 6.1%
Bachelor's Degree+ 40.6%
Work From Home 26.7%
Public Transit 0%

Population

White 83.8%
African American 2.3%
Asian 1.7%

Health Profile 15 measures

Health Indicators

High Blood Pressure
44%
Short Sleep Duration
35.3%
Obesity
34.2%
Physical Inactivity
28.7%
Diabetes
15.6%
Frequent Physical Distress
15.3%
Frequent Mental Distress
15%
Lack of Health Insurance
14.3%
Binge Drinking
14.1%
Current Smoking
13.1%

Preventive Care

Dental Visit 58.6%
Annual Checkup 79.3%

Other Measures

Current Asthma
9.8%
Coronary Heart Disease
9.2%
Stroke
4.6%

Alerts & News - Rockport Area

No area-tagged alerts are on record for Rockport right now. New federal and counterpart-agency notices still land in the site feed as agencies publish them.

Frequently Asked Questions 5

What is the population of Rockport, TX? ▼
Rockport, TX has a population of 10,490 people, located in Aransas County, Texas.
What is the median household income in Rockport? ▼
The median household income in Rockport, TX is $72,174 per year, per the U.S. Census ACS. The poverty rate is 11.9%.
What is the median home value in Rockport? ▼
The median home value in Rockport, TX is $320,500. Median rent is $1,212/month.
What are the top health concerns in Rockport? ▼
The top health indicators in Rockport include High Blood Pressure (44%), Short Sleep Duration (35.3%), Obesity (34.2%). Data from CDC PLACES.
What is the median age in Rockport? ▼
The median age in Rockport, TX is 51.2 years. 40.6% of residents have a bachelor's degree or higher.

Safety Context

Rockport, TX is located in Aransas County, Texas. With a population of 10K and a $72,174 median household income, the community faces health challenges including high blood pressure and short sleep duration. Safety alerts for the Rockport area are monitored from federal and state agencies including FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC.

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Nationwide cities with similar poverty or income 8

Two ACS-derived peer sets for Rockport, both outside Texas so the neighborhoods are not the geographic nearby list below.

Similar poverty rate

Nearest place-level ACS poverty rates outside TX (11.9% here).

Raleigh, NC 11.9% Aurora, CO 11.9% Sanford, FL 11.9% Caldwell, ID 11.9%

Similar median income

Nearest place-level ACS median household incomes outside TX ($72,174 here).

Sun Village, CA $72,173 Piney Green, NC $72,177 Chelsea, MA $72,179 Hesperia, CA $72,160

Nearby Cities 8

Portland, TX 16K Corpus Christi, TX 316K Robstown, TX 12K Port Lavaca, TX 12K Victoria, TX 68K Beeville, TX 13K Kingsville, TX 26K Alice, TX 19K
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Using Rockport's profile

Use this as a starting research checklist, not a verdict on whether to live here.

  • Check live recalls, weather and hazard alerts scoped to the Rockport area before relying on national headlines. Check your area
  • Read the poverty rate alongside the income figure, two places with the same median can have very different realities.
  • Compare Rockport against Texas peers on any ranking lens. Explore Texas

Population and economics (income, home value, poverty, education) are place-level U.S. Census ACS; health is CDC PLACES; hospital counts reflect facilities in and around the city. County-level trends are labeled when shown.

Data Sources

All data on this page comes from official U.S. government sources. Population and economic data from the Census Bureau American Community Survey (2024 5-year estimates, place geography). Health data from the CDC PLACES program (2023). Hospital ratings from CMS Hospital Compare (2024). Climate data from NOAA. Education data from NCES. Cost of living from Bureau of Economic Analysis. Crime statistics, where referenced on Areazine, originate from the FBI Crime Data Explorer. Housing market figures referenced on Areazine come from HUD Fair Market Rents. Census economics and population are at place geography; some health and hospital indicators are reported at the county level (Aransas County) where that is the smallest published unit.

Every figure on Areazine is published directly from official U.S. government sources, no number is typed in by an editor. City demographic and health figures are compiled directly from U.S. Census (place-level ACS), CDC, and CMS releases, updated quarterly within 30 days of upstream release. County-level trends are labeled when shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026.