Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 265, settled in 1863.
Rockport has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Census counts: 173 in 1870, a peak of 950 in 1920, 262 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 2018 and 3 maps from 1909 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Rockport, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Rockport.
The top destinations are Hartford (20%), Beaver Dam (14%) and Owensboro (12%). Only 1% of working residents stay in Rockport for work; the rest commute out. Also worth knowing: the town’s average commute is 28 minutes. 17% of Rockport residents live below the poverty line, close to Kentucky’s towns (16%) and above U.S. towns (9.6%).
| Rockport | Kentucky towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 1% | 15% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 17% | 16% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $64,000 | $60,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
In Rockport, the natural-hazard score from FEMA is 68 of 100, above both the Kentucky town median (48 of 100) and the median of U.S. towns (44 of 100). Of the losses FEMA expects locally, 35% come from inland flooding and 29% from earthquakes. Households here have drawn federal disaster aid in 2 declared disasters, most recently in 2025.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Only 7 of the 142 Kentucky towns we compare have a higher share of adults who have obesity than Rockport. Rockport: 25% of adults smoke cigarettes. In Rockport, 18% of adults report frequent physical distress, and 28% say their health is fair or poor.
| Rockport | Kentucky towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 18% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 15% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 23% | 19% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 18% | 17% |
| What stands out | Rockport | KY |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 9.9% | 5.4% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 30.4% | 18.9% |
| More smokers | 24.5% | 18.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
None within 15 miles of Rockport; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Rockport residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Kentucky.
Where Rockport’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
City in Kentucky, United States
Rockport is a home rule-class city in Ohio County, Kentucky, United States. As of the 2020 census, Rockport had a population of 262. The city is descriptively named for the large rocks on a nearby river bank.
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Rockport has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.