Rockwell, NC (North Carolina) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 2,012 (Urban population: 1,950 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 62 (all nonfarm))

Rockwell, North Carolina Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 786 (738 occupied: 567 owner occupied, 171 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	23%
State:	31%

Housing density: 472 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $189,142.

Median contract rent in 2007: $505 (lower quartile is $436, upper quartile is $603)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $547

Median gross rent in Rockwell, NC in 2007: $636

Housing units in Rockwell with a mortgage: 331 (54 second mortgage, 56 home equity loan, 5 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 180

Rockwell,NC index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $128,625 (it was $92,400 in 2000)

Rockwell:	$128,625
North Carolina:	$145,700

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $88,308 - $176,807

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $159,485
Here: $159,485
State: $217,106

Townhouses or other attached units: $165,700
Here: $165,700
State: $176,568

Mobile homes: $36,172
Here: $36,172
State: $45,354

Household type by relationship

Households: 1,857

In family households: 1,729 (412 male householders, 114 female householders)
446 spouses, 686 children (605 natural, 24 adopted, 57 stepchildren), 27 grandchildren, 4 brothers or sisters, 12 parents, 21 other relatives, 7 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 128 (53 male householders (43 living alone)), 64 female householders (63 living alone)), 11 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 83 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 193 2-persons, 129 3-persons, 101 4-persons, 78 5-persons, 21 6-persons, 4 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 106 1-person, 7 2-persons, 4 3-persons.

364 married couples with children.
95 single-parent households (28 men, 67 women).

98.2% of residents of Rockwell speak English at home.
0.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (93% speak English very well, 7% speak English well).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (67% speak English very well, 33% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (50% speak English very well, 50% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 8 (0.4%)
(37.5% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.8
State:	5.9

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.2
State:	4.3

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Rockwell, North Carolina:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 4 3 rooms: 12 4 rooms: 40 5 rooms: 180 6 rooms: 153 7 rooms: 91 8 rooms: 46 9 or more rooms: 41

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Rockwell, North Carolina:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 11 3 rooms: 29 4 rooms: 61 5 rooms: 34 6 rooms: 16 7 rooms: 10 8 rooms: 8 9 or more rooms: 2

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 20
1995 to 1998: 63
1990 to 1994: 81
1980 to 1989: 134
1970 to 1979: 133
1960 to 1969: 70
1950 to 1959: 106
1940 to 1949: 56
1939 or earlier: 123

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Rockwell:
	no bedroom: 2 1 bedroom: 10 2 bedrooms: 110 3 bedrooms: 340 4 bedrooms: 85 5 or more bedrooms: 20

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Rockwell:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 42 2 bedrooms: 72 3 bedrooms: 49 4 bedrooms: 5 5 or more bedrooms: 3

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Rockwell in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 25 1 vehicle: 109 2 vehicles: 238 3 vehicles: 141 4 vehicles: 43 5 or more vehicles: 11

Cars and other vehicles available in Rockwell in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 16 1 vehicle: 96 2 vehicles: 49 3 vehicles: 7 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 3

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Rockwell, NC:

Less than $10,000: 3
$10,000 to $14,999: 2
$15,000 to $19,999: 3
$20,000 to $24,999: 3
$25,000 to $29,999: 2
$30,000 to $34,999: 0
$35,000 to $39,999: 0
$40,000 to $49,999: 9
$50,000 to $59,999: 7
$60,000 to $69,999: 11
$70,000 to $79,999: 18
$80,000 to $89,999: 37
$90,000 to $99,999: 45
$100,000 to $124,999: 129
$125,000 to $149,999: 106
$150,000 to $174,999: 57
$175,000 to $199,999: 33
$200,000 to $249,999: 53
$250,000 to $299,999: 26
$300,000 to $399,999: 19
$400,000 to $499,999: 9
$500,000 to $749,999: 7
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Rockwell rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Rockwell:

Less than $100: 3 people
$100 to $149: 2
$150 to $199: 1
$200 to $249: 0
$250 to $299: 2
$300 to $349: 7
$350 to $399: 19
$400 to $449: 23
$450 to $499: 21
$500 to $549: 15
$550 to $599: 17
$600 to $649: 18
$650 to $699: 15
$700 to $749: 9
$750 to $799: 3
$800 to $899: 4
$900 to $999: 0
$1,000 to $1,249: 0
$1,250 to $1,499: 0
$1,500 to $1,999: 0
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 13

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 2 1990 to 1994: 0 1985 to 1989: 0 1980 to 1984: 3 1975 to 1979: 0 1970 to 1974: 1 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 2

Rockwell, NC Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 78.0%
Number of people working at home: 0 (0.0% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 69
5 to 9 minutes: 100
10 to 14 minutes: 57
15 to 19 minutes: 135
20 to 24 minutes: 174
25 to 29 minutes: 85
30 to 34 minutes: 100
35 to 39 minutes: 45
40 to 44 minutes: 0
45 to 59 minutes: 71
60 to 89 minutes: 22
90 or more minutes: 14

Rockwell mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 743 (85%)
Carpooled: 118 (14%)
Walked: 11 (1%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 45
$10,000 to $14,999: 23
$15,000 to $19,999: 46
$20,000 to $24,999: 39
$25,000 to $29,999: 61
$30,000 to $34,999: 55
$35,000 to $39,999: 40
$40,000 to $44,999: 36
$45,000 to $49,999: 37
$50,000 to $59,999: 65
$60,000 to $74,999: 86
$75,000 to $99,999: 55
$100,000 to $124,999: 22
$125,000 to $149,999: 15
$150,000 to $199,999: 4
$200,000 or more: 14

First ancestries reported:

German: 421

United States or American: 347

Other groups: 116

English: 111

Dutch: 56

Irish: 55

Scotch-Irish: 30

Norwegian: 11

Scottish: 11

Italian: 10

French Canadian: 10

Hungarian: 5

French (except Basque): 3

Greek: 2

European: 2

Austrian: 2

Swedish: 2

Ukrainian: 2

Welsh: 2

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

Philippines (63%)
Netherlands (25%)

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

This state: 1480
Northeast: 53
Midwest: 68
South: 292
West: 21

59% of Rockwell residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 66% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 54% lived in North Carolina.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 14
Nursery to 4th grade: 7
5th and 6th grade: 7
7th and 8th grade: 20
9th grade: 28
10th grade: 13
11th grade: 13
12th grade, no diploma: 10
High school graduate (or equivalency): 188
Less than 1 year of college: 57
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 87
Associate degree: 37
Bachelor's degree: 63
Master's degree: 16
Professional school degree: 0
Doctorate degree: 2

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 4
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 17
7th and 8th grade: 14
9th grade: 23
10th grade: 39
11th grade: 34
12th grade, no diploma: 24
High school graduate (or equivalency): 222
Less than 1 year of college: 54
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 83
Associate degree: 52
Bachelor's degree: 60
Master's degree: 17
Professional school degree: 2
Doctorate degree: 2

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 1.4%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 3.6%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 0.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $51,940
Black householders: $29,735
Some other race householders: $38,870
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $36,428

Rockwell household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Rockwell marital status for males

Rockwell marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $131,130
Black or African American householders: $119,715
Some other race householders: $132,244

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 651
One, attached: 4
Two: 25
3 or 4: 22
5 to 9: 39
10 to 19: 4
20 to 49: 4
Mobile homes: 37

Median worth of mobile homes: $45,441

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Rockwell:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (52%) Electricity (38%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (10%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (51%) Utility gas (46%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (4%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 20

Here:	7.5%
North Carolina:	8.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 10

Here:	5.8%
North Carolina:	6.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 12

Here:	19.7%
North Carolina:	20.2%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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