Rockwood is a tiny borough located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 837 people and just one neighborhood, Rockwood is the 872nd largest community in Pennsylvania. Much of the housing stock in Rockwood was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic boroughs in the country.
When you are in Rockwood, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 40.17% of Rockwood’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, Rockwood is a borough of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Rockwood who work in office and administrative support (12.82%), healthcare (8.83%), and sales jobs (6.55%).
The overall crime rate in Rockwood is one of the lowest in the US. This makes it one of the safer places to live in the country in terms of crime.
The percentage of people in Rockwood with college degrees is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%: just 11.55% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Rockwood in 2022 was $26,875, which is low income relative to Pennsylvania, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $107,500 for a family of four. However, Rockwood contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Rockwood home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Rockwood residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Rockwood include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Scottish.
The most common language spoken in Rockwood is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.
The way a neighborhood looks and feels when you walk or drive around it, from its setting, its buildings, and its flavor, can make all the difference. This neighborhood has some really cool things about the way it looks and feels as revealed by NeighborhoodScout's exclusive research. This might include anything from the housing stock to the types of households living here to how people get around.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more German ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 35.0% of this neighborhood's residents have German ancestry.
How wealthy a neighborhood is, from very wealthy, to middle income, to low income is very formative with regard to the personality and character of a neighborhood. Equally important is the rate of people, particularly children, who live below the federal poverty line. In some wealthy gated communities, the areas immediately surrounding can have high rates of childhood poverty, which indicates other social issues. NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals both aspects of income and poverty for this neighborhood.
The neighbors in the neighborhood in Rockwood are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 69.5% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 17.2% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 64.3% of U.S. neighborhoods.
What we choose to do for a living reflects who we are. Each neighborhood has a different mix of occupations represented, and together these tell you about the neighborhood and help you understand if this neighborhood may fit your lifestyle.
In the neighborhood, 32.6% of the working population is employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is executive, management, and professional occupations, with 25.8% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (23.3%), and 16.2% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 99.1% of households. Some people also speak Polish (3.8%).
Culture is the shared learned behavior of peoples. Undeniably, different ethnicities and ancestries have different cultural traditions, and as a result, neighborhoods with concentrations of residents of one or another ethnicities or ancestries will express those cultures. It is what makes the North End in Boston so fun to visit for the Italian restaurants, bakeries, culture, and charm, and similarly, why people enjoy visiting Chinatown in San Francisco.
In the neighborhood in Rockwood, PA, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (35.0%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (8.2%), and residents who report English roots (7.7%), and some of the residents are also of Italian ancestry (5.2%), along with some French ancestry residents (2.7%), among others.
How you get to work – car, bus, train or other means – and how much of your day it takes to do so is a large quality of life and financial issue. Especially with gasoline prices rising and expected to continue doing so, the length and means of one's commute can be a financial burden. Some neighborhoods are physically located so that many residents have to drive in their own car, others are set up so many walk to work, or can take a train, bus, or bike. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (46.3% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.
Here most residents (84.1%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also carpool with coworkers, friends, or neighbors to get to work (9.9%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.