Rockwood is a somewhat small city located in the state of Tennessee. With a population of 5,538 people and three associated neighborhoods, Rockwood is the 108th largest community in Tennessee.Unlike some cities, Rockwood isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Rockwood are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Rockwood is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Rockwood who work in office and administrative support (13.10%), sales jobs (12.85%), and healthcare (9.58%). One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 11.56% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. The city is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Rockwood has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Rockwood a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here. Being a small city, Rockwood does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The percentage of people in Rockwood with college degrees is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%: just 11.11% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Rockwood in 2022 was $28,667, which is middle income relative to Tennessee, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $114,668 for a family of four. However, Rockwood contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Rockwood home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Rockwood residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Rockwood include English, Irish, German, Scots-Irish, and Welsh. The most common language spoken in Rockwood is English. Other important languages spoken here include Langs. of India and German/Yiddish.
