Rockland is a medium-sized town located in the state of Massachusetts. With a population of 17,609 people and three associated neighborhoods, Rockland is the 113th largest community in Massachusetts.
Housing costs in Rockland are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in Massachusetts.
Also of interest is that Rockland has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 8.86% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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 overall education level of Rockland citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 33.15% of adults in Rockland have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 21.84%.
The per capita income in Rockland in 2022 was $46,188, which is lower middle income relative to Massachusetts, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $184,752 for a family of four. However, Rockland contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Rockland is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Rockland home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Rockland residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Rockland include Irish, Italian, English, German, and Portuguese.
The most common language spoken in Rockland is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Portuguese.