Rockwood is a very small city located in the state of Michigan. With a population of 3,135 people and two associated neighborhoods, Rockwood is the 264th largest community in Michigan.Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Rockwood is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 36.30% of the Rockwood workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Rockwood is a city 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 (18.32%), teaching (8.07%), and management occupations (6.58%). One downside of living in Rockwood is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Rockwood, the average commute to work is 30.25 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. Rockwood is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.In terms of college education, Rockwood is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 20.17% of adults 25 and older in Rockwood have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Rockwood in 2022 was $35,720, which is upper middle income relative to Michigan and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $142,880 for a family of four. However, Rockwood contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Rockwood is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. 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. Important ancestries of people in Rockwood include German, Irish, Polish, English, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Rockwood is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Other Asian languages.
