Rockmart is a very small city located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 5,249 people and three associated neighborhoods, Rockmart is the 158th largest community in Georgia.When you are in Rockmart, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 50.28% of Rockmart’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, Rockmart is a city of transportation and shipping workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Rockmart who work in healthcare (9.83%), management occupations (6.67%), and food service (5.23%). In Rockmart, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 31.35 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. Rockmart is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.The percentage of adults in Rockmart who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 17.77% of the adults in Rockmart have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Rockmart in 2022 was $22,774, which is lower middle income relative to Georgia, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $91,096 for a family of four. However, Rockmart contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Rockmart is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Rockmart home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Rockmart residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Rockmart include English, German, Irish, European, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Rockmart is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
