Community & Data
Rockport Demographics
A Portrait of Rockport
Rockport occupies about seven square miles of granite headland at the tip of Cape Ann, and it is an older town than most in the Commonwealth: about two residents in five are 65 or over. Roughly seven in ten of its homes are owner-occupied, households average 2.1 people, and about one resident in twenty was born outside the United States. Figures below are from the U.S. Census Bureau and the Secretary of the Commonwealth. Follow the source links for the latest.
Key Figures
Sources: US Census Bureau (data.census.gov), American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024.
Population & Households
- Population (2020 Census): 6,992
- Households: 3,238
- Land area: 7.0 square miles
- Persons per household: 2.1
- Age 65 and over: 38.2%
- Under 18: 13.8%
- Foreign-born: 4.8% of residents
- Speak a language other than English at home: 4.3%
Race & Ethnicity
- White: 94.5%
- Asian: 0.2%
- Black or African American: 0.6%
- Hispanic or Latino (any race): 2.6%
- Two or more races: 4.4%
- American Indian or Alaska Native: 0.1%
Economy & Housing
- Median household income: $96,250
- Poverty rate: 6.3%
- Median home value: $746,100
- Median gross rent: $1,851
- Homeownership: 68.3% of units
- In the labor force: 56.2%
Registered Voters
Massachusetts publishes voter-registration counts by town through the Secretary of the Commonwealth; the counts below are the state’s enrollment snapshot from August 22, 2026. As in most of the state, Rockport’s largest bloc by far is voters who choose no party at all.
- Total registered: 6,280
- Unenrolled (no party): 4,286 (68.25%)
- Democrats: 1,536 (24.46%)
- Republicans: 419 (6.67%)
- Political designations: 39 (0.62%)
Sources
- U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts, Rockport
- MA Secretary of the Commonwealth, Voter Registration
- MA DESE, Rockport
- Secretary of the Commonwealth, Massachusetts Elections Calendar: August 22, 2026 was the last day to register to vote and change party enrollment for the September 1, 2026 state primary (G. L. c. 51, sections 26 and 28), which is the date this enrollment count is as of.
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