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Rockwood, Michigan Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

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Population: 3,442. Estimated population in July 2024: 3,411 (-0.9% change)
Males: 1,750 (50.8%), Females: 1,692 (49.2%)

Wayne County

Zip code: 48173

Demographics

Median resident age: 36.5 years
Median household income: $55,987
Median house value: $114,500

Population by Race

Races in Rockwood:

  • White Non-Hispanic (93.9%)
  • Hispanic (2.5%)
  • American Indian (1.7%)
  • Two or more races (1.2%)
  • Other race (1.0%)
  • Black (0.6%)

Ancestries: German (20.0%), Irish (11.9%), English (10.7%), French (9.3%), United States (7.4%), Polish (7.1%).

Elevation: 585 feet

Land area: 2.7 square miles

Map of Rockwood, MI

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Rockwood

  • High school or higher: 82.1%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 10.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.5%
  • Unemployed: 5.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 25.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Rockwood city

  • Never married: 25.0%
  • Now married: 56.1%
  • Separated: 1.6%
  • Widowed: 5.1%
  • Divorced: 12.2%

3.2% Foreign born (2.4% Asia, 0.5% Europe).

Population change in the 1990s: +324 (+10.4%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Rockwood:

  • OAKWOOD SOUTHSHORE MEDICAL CENTER (about 5 miles; TRENTON, MI)
  • RIVERSIDE OSTEOPATHIC HOSPITAL (about 5 miles; TRENTON, MI)
  • HENRY FORD WYANDOTTE HOSPITAL (about 11 miles; WYANDOTTE, MI)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Rockwood:

  • DETROIT METROPOLITAN WAYNE COUNTY (about 12 miles; DETROIT, MI; Abbreviation: DTW)
  • WILLOW RUN (about 22 miles; DETROIT, MI; Abbreviation: YIP)
  • DETROIT CITY (about 29 miles; DETROIT, MI; Abbreviation: DET)

Other public-use airports nearest to Rockwood:

  • GROSSE ILE MUNI (about 7 miles; DETROIT/GROSSE ILE, MI; Abbreviation: ONZ)
  • WICKENHEISER (about 10 miles; CARLETON, MI; Abbreviation: W87)
  • CUSTER (about 17 miles; MONROE, MI; Abbreviation: TTF)

Amtrak stations near Rockwood:

  • 16 miles: GREENFIELD VILLAGE (DEARBORN, 20900 OAKWOOD BLVD.)
  • 17 miles: DEARBORN (16121 MICHIGAN AVE.). Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand.

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Rockwood:

  • HENRY FORD COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 18 miles; DEARBORN, MI; Full-time enrollment: 6,572)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN-DEARBORN (about 18 miles; DEARBORN, MI; Full-time enrollment: 5,574)
  • DAVENPORT UNIVERSITY-EASTERN REGION-DEARBORN (about 19 miles; DEARBORN, MI; Full-time enrollment: 2,247)
  • MADONNA UNIVERSITY (about 22 miles; LIVONIA, MI; Full-time enrollment: 2,431)
  • WAYNE COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT (about 23 miles; DETROIT, MI; Full-time enrollment: 4,414)
  • WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 24 miles; DETROIT, MI; Full-time enrollment: 20,389)
  • MARYGROVE COLLEGE (about 26 miles; DETROIT, MI; Full-time enrollment: 5,301)

Schools

Public high school in Rockwood:

  • DOWNRIVER HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 24; Location: 33211 MCCANN ROAD; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Rockwood:

  • CHAPMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 459; Location: 31500 OLMSTEAD; Grades: KG – 05)
  • GIBRALTAR EARLY CHILD EDUCATION CENTER (Location: 21762 HARDING; Grades: PK – PK)

Private primary/middle school in Rockwood:

  • ST MARY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 191; Location: 32447 CHURCH STREET; Grades: PK – 8)

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