Rockmart is a somewhat small city located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 5,231 people and three associated neighborhoods, Rockmart is the 158th largest community in Georgia.

A relatively large number of people in Rockmart telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 7.33% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Being a small city, Rockmart does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

The education level of Rockmart citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 19.05% of adults 25 and older in Rockmart have a college degree.

The per capita income in Rockmart in 2022 was $25,769, which is middle income relative to Georgia, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $103,076 for a family of four. However, Rockmart contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Rockmart is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Rockmart home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Rockmart residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Rockmart also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 10.68% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Rockmart include English, German, Irish, Italian, and African.

The most common language spoken in Rockmart is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.