Rockport is a medium-sized coastal city (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of Texas. With a population of 11,069 people and eight associated neighborhoods, Rockport is the 250th largest community in Texas.

Also of interest is that Rockport has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 26.65% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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.

Rockport is also nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery.

Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Rockport spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 19.01 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.

As is often the case in a small city, Rockport doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

The education level of Rockport ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in Rockport, 40.61% have at least a bachelor's degree. The typical US community has just 21.84% of its adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree.

The per capita income in Rockport in 2022 was $57,464, which is wealthy relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $229,856 for a family of four. However, Rockport contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Rockport is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Rockport home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Rockport residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Rockport also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 17.35% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Rockport include German, English, Irish, French, and Italian.

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