Rockport, Kentucky Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

Population: 334. Estimated population in July 2024: 344 (+3.0% change)
Males: 166 (49.7%), Females: 168 (50.3%)

Ohio County

Zip code: 42369

Demographics

Median resident age: 42.5 years
Median household income: $28,889
Median house value: $45,600

Population by Race

Races in Rockport:

• White Non-Hispanic (99.4%)
• Two or more races (0.6%)

Ancestries: United States (21.0%), Irish (10.2%), German (4.8%), English (3.6%), Scotch-Irish (2.7%), Scottish (2.1%).

Elevation: 410 feet

Land area: 0.8 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Rockport

• High school or higher: 64.4%
• Bachelor’s degree or higher: 2.8%
• Graduate or professional degree: 0.9%
• Unemployed: 12.2%
• Mean travel time to work: 30.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Rockport city

• Never married: 20.3%
• Now married: 63.5%
• Separated: 0.8%
• Widowed: 5.6%
• Divorced: 9.8%

0.6% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -47 (-12.3%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Rockport:

• OHIO CO HOSP (about 12 miles; HARTFORD, KY)
• MUHLENBERG COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; GREENVILLE, KY)
• OWENSBORO MERCY HEALTH SYSTEM (about 30 miles; OWENSBORO, KY)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Rockport:

• OWENSBORO-DAVIESS COUNTY (about 30 miles; OWENSBORO, KY; Abbreviation: OWB)
• BOWLING GREEN-WARREN COUNTY RGNL (about 48 miles; BOWLING GREEN, KY; Abbreviation: BWG)
• CAMPBELL AAF (about 58 miles; FORT CAMPBELL/HOPKINSVILLE, KY; Abbreviation: HOP)

Other public-use airports nearest to Rockport:

• OHIO COUNTY (about 14 miles; HARTFORD, KY; Abbreviation: 7K4)
• MUHLENBERG COUNTY (about 14 miles; GREENVILLE, KY; Abbreviation: M21)
• MADISONVILLE MUNI (about 28 miles; MADISONVILLE, KY; Abbreviation: 2I0)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Rockport:

• WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY (about 44 miles; BOWLING GREEN, KY; Full-time enrollment: 12,806)
• TRINITY THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY-TRINITY COLLEGE (about 51 miles; NEWBURGH, IN; Full-time enrollment: 2,986)
• UNIVERSITY OF EVANSVILLE (about 58 miles; EVANSVILLE, IN; Full-time enrollment: 2,440)
• AUSTIN PEAY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 61 miles; CLARKSVILLE, TN; Full-time enrollment: 5,744)
• UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN INDIANA (about 63 miles; EVANSVILLE, IN; Full-time enrollment: 7,510)
• VOLUNTEER STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 75 miles; GALLATIN, TN; Full-time enrollment: 4,215)
• VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY (about 81 miles; NASHVILLE, TN; Full-time enrollment: 9,823)