Rockvale, Colorado Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

Population: 426. Estimated population in July 2024: 438 (+2.8% change)
Males: 209 (49.1%), Females: 217 (50.9%)

Fremont County

Zip code: 81244

Demographics

Median resident age: 38.6 years
Median household income: $30,000
Median house value: $69,700

Population by Race

Races in Rockvale:

• White Non-Hispanic (92.5%)
• Hispanic (4.2%)
• American Indian (2.8%)
• Two or more races (2.8%)
• Other race (1.6%)

Ancestries: Irish (13.6%), German (11.5%), English (9.2%), United States (8.7%), Italian (6.3%), Scotch-Irish (4.7%).

Elevation: 9400 feet

Land area: 1.0 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Rockvale

• High school or higher: 81.9%
• Bachelor’s degree or higher: 11.6%
• Graduate or professional degree: 2.9%
• Unemployed: 7.6%
• Mean travel time to work: 34.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Rockvale town

• Never married: 14.6%
• Now married: 61.1%
• Separated: 1.3%
• Widowed: 8.2%
• Divorced: 14.9%

1.2% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +124 (+41.1%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Rockvale:

• CENTURA HLTH-ST THOMAS MORE HOSPITAL (about 11 miles; CANON CITY, CO)
• CEDAR SPRINGS BEH HLTH SYSTEM INC (about 38 miles; COLORADO SPRINGS, CO)
• CMHIP – FORENSIC HOSPITAL (about 38 miles; PUEBLO, CO)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Rockvale:

• CITY OF COLORADO SPRINGS MUNI (about 44 miles; COLORADO SPRINGS, CO; Abbreviation: COS)
• PUEBLO MEMORIAL (about 48 miles; PUEBLO, CO; Abbreviation: PUB)
• SAN LUIS VALLEY REGIONAL/BERGMAN FIELD (about 80 miles; ALAMOSA, CO; Abbreviation: ALS)

Other public-use airports nearest to Rockvale:

• FREMONT COUNTY (about 6 miles; CANON CITY, CO; Abbreviation: 1V6)
• SILVER WEST (about 29 miles; WESTCLIFFE, CO; Abbreviation: C08)
• SPANISH PEAKS AIRFIELD (about 54 miles; WALSENBURG, CO; Abbreviation: 4V1)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Rockvale:

• PIKES PEAK COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 38 miles; COLORADO SPRINGS, CO; Full-time enrollment: 5,307)
• PUEBLO COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 39 miles; PUEBLO, CO; Full-time enrollment: 2,587)
• UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO AT COLORADO SPRINGS (about 41 miles; COLORADO SPRINGS, CO; Full-time enrollment: 4,953)
• UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN COLORADO (about 42 miles; PUEBLO, CO; Full-time enrollment: 4,275)
• UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACADEMY (about 50 miles; USAFA, CO; Full-time enrollment: 4,330)
• ADAMS STATE COLLEGE (about 79 miles; ALAMOSA, CO; Full-time enrollment: 4,147)
• UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX-COLORADO CAMPUS (about 83 miles; LONE TREE, CO; Full-time enrollment: 3,098)