Cities / Massachusetts / Rockport

Rockport, MA

4,943 people

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Population & People

Population

4,943

Median age

Median household income

$86,250

Poverty rate

4.2%

Unemployment rate

8.8%

Bachelor's degree+

57.1%

Avg. commute

22 min

Hispanic or Latino

3.8%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Housing & Rent

Median home value

$748,200

Median gross rent

$1,777/mo

Homeownership rate

66.27%

HUD FMR — 2 bedroom

$2,285

HUD Fair Market Rent (Massachusetts statewide average across 351 areas — not specific to Rockport), 2026. Efficiency $1726, 1BR $1832, 2BR $2285, 3BR $2813, 4BR $3152. This is a different official figure from Census median gross rent above.

Energy

Massachusetts gasoline midgrade

$4.67

Massachusetts commercial electricity

23.08¢/kWh

Massachusetts industrial electricity

19.35¢/kWh

Massachusetts residential electricity

30.48¢/kWh

Economy

Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

820104.9

Real Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

644178.8

All-Transactions House Price Index for Massachusetts

1326.94

Unemployment Rate

4.4%

Source: FRED, Massachusetts-specific series.

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Sources & Data: National Weather Service (weather, alerts), EPA AirNow (air quality), U.S. Census Bureau (population, housing), HUD (Fair Market Rent), U.S. Energy Information Administration (Massachusetts energy prices), Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (Massachusetts economic indicators), OurAirports (airport directory).