2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Rockford had a population of 822. The median age was 49.8 years. 15.9% of residents were under the age of 18 and 27.6% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 97.1 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 93.6 males age 18 and over. [12]
49.9% of residents lived in urban areas, while 50.1% lived in rural areas. [13]
There were 346 households in Rockford, of which 31.5% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 50.3% were married-couple households, 19.9% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 19.7% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 20.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. [12]
There were 386 housing units, of which 10.4% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.9% and the rental vacancy rate was 15.5%. [12]
2000 census
As of the census [6] of 2000, there was a population of 798, with 317 households and 245 families residing in the city. The population density was 259.2 inhabitants per square mile (100.1/km2). There were 362 housing units at an average density of 117.6 units per square mile (45.4 units/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 96.74% White, 1.13% African American, 0.13% Native American, 0.38% Asian, and 1.63% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.75% of the population.
There were 317 households, out of which 32.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.1% were married couples living together, 11.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.4% were non-families. 18.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 2.84.
In the city, the population was spread out, with 22.8% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 29.4% from 25 to 44, 26.8% from 45 to 64, and 13.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.3 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $43,816, and the median income for a family was $50,074. Males had a median income of $34,583 versus $26,250 for females. The per capita income for the city was $19,938. About 6.9% of families and 8.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.9% of those under age 18 and 4.2% of those age 65 or over.
