Virginia · Census place 68470
Rockwood, VA population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Rockwood, Virginia (Rockwood, VA — Census place “Rockwood CDP”) is 8,834 residents, ranking #139 of 688 places in Virginia. Median household income is $90,804, the median home is worth $312,500 and median gross rent runs $1,875 a month. Looking for the Rockwood Virginia ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Rockwood, VA: 23236.
- Population
- 8,834Rockwood CDP residents
- Median household income
- $90,804Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $312,500Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,875Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 42.4 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 82.4%Owner-occupied households
Rockwood ZIP codes (Virginia)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Rockwood.
The Rockwood VA ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.
What the numbers mean in Rockwood CDP
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Rockwood CDP median would spend about 24.8% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.4× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 5.8% of residents and 82.4% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Rockwood CDP, VA in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Rockwood CDP is a mid-size town in Virginia, with 8,834 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #139 of 688 ranked by population — larger than 79% of them. The median age here is 42.4 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly older profile than the country as a whole. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.
Households in Rockwood CDP earn a median of $90,804 a year, 15.6% above the national figure of $78,538 and 9% above the $82,986 median for the 383 Virginia cities we cover. Household income here is measured before tax and pooled across everyone at the address, which is why it reads higher than typical individual earnings in the same area. Poverty reaches 5.8% of residents here, less than half the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Rockwood CDP is valued at $312,500, 3% above the national figure and 7% above the $291,300 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,875 a month, 33.4% above the national figure, or roughly $22,500 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 24.8% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is within the standard affordability guideline. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 3.4×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 82.4% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, an owner-dominated market where rental listings are scarce and rent medians rest on a thin sample. Gross rent folds in the utilities a tenant pays separately, so it is closer to the real monthly outlay than a headline rent figure.
No figure on this page is estimated by us; each one comes straight from the published ACS tables for this area. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Virginia.
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- Montrose CDP 8,624
- University of Virginia CDP 9,159
- Fair Lakes CDP 8,617
- Seven Corners CDP 9,171
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Rockwood CDP?
- Rockwood CDP has 8,834 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #139 of 688 in Virginia.
- What is the median household income in Rockwood CDP?
- Median household income in Rockwood CDP is $90,804 a year, 15.6% above the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Rockwood CDP?
- Median gross rent is $1,875 a month and the median home value is $312,500, so rent absorbs about 24.8% of median household income.
- Is Rockwood CDP affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 3.4× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Rockwood CDP is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 24.8% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Rockwood CDP data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.