Rockwood, Pennsylvania - City Information, Fast Facts, Schools, Colleges, and More

Demographics

People

Total Population	745
Male Share of the Population	46.4%
Female Share of the Population	53.6%
Senior Citizens	20.3%
Employed Population 16+	326
Age of the Population	40

Families

% of people married	48%
Average household size	2

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	16%
Median Earnings25+	$38,026
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$26,429
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$37,188

Wealth

Median Family Income	$53,438
% Above Poverty Level	88.5%
% Below Poverty Level	11.5%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	19 minutes
% Working from Home	0.9%
% Walking and Biking to Work	7.1%
% Using Public Transportation	%

Housing

People Living Alone	40.2%
Median Gross Rent	$570
Median House Value	$79,300

Ancestry

Irish	10.6%
Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	8.2%
English	5.9%
Italian	4.4%
Dutch	3.4%
Polish	3.1%
Welsh	2.6%
Scottish	2.4%
Croatian	0.8%
Norwegian	0.7%
French Except Basque	0.7%
Danishn	0.4%
Czech	0.4%
Syrian	0.3%
Swedish	0.3%
Arab	0.3%
Russian	0.3%
Austrian	0.3%
German	0.3%
Canadian	0.3%
Hungarian	0.3%
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Rockwood Almanac

Category	Value
County	Somerset County
Standard Zip Codes	15557
Phone Area Codes	814
Time Zone	America/New_York
Approximate Latitude	39.91
Approximate Longitude	-79.15

Rockwood Climate

Nearest Weather Stations

Notes:

Temp ranges are avg daily min and max for the month
Precipitation is rainfall (and rainfall equiv of snowfall)

Station	CONFLUENCE 1 SW DAM
Distance	13.9 miles
Jan Temp	16 to 37 F
Apr Temp	34 to 63 F
Jul Temp	57 to 85 F
Oct Temp	37 to 65 F
Annual Precip	45.5 inches

Station	STOYSTOWN
Distance	16.7 miles
Jan Temp	15 to 33 F
Apr Temp	34 to 58 F
Jul Temp	57 to 79 F
Oct Temp	37 to 60 F
Annual Precip	41.3 inches

Station	KEGG
Distance	23.6 miles
Jan Temp	19 to 39 F
Apr Temp	37 to 64 F
Jul Temp	59 to 86 F
Oct Temp	39 to 66 F
Annual Precip	38.6 inches

Nearby Cities and Towns

Location	Population	Median Family Income
Berlin	1,995	$56,369
Garrett	392	$48,676
Meyersdale	1,958	$51,875
Salisbury	808	$57,778
Somerset	5,977	$57,192
Ursina	293	$33,750

Rockwood Public Schools

Rockwood Area El Sch
435 Somerset Ave
ZIP: 15557
(814) 926-4677
Primary
Total Enrollment 382

Rockwood Area Jshs
437 Somerset Ave
ZIP: 15557
(814) 926-4631
High
Total Enrollment 351

Sources :

American Community Survey, 2017, U.S. Census Bureau, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/
Hospitals, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/hospitals, accessed November 2017
Private Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/private-schools, accessed November 2017
Public Libraries Survey, 2015, Institute of Museum and Library Services, https://www.imls.gov/research-evaluation/data-collection/public-libraries-survey
Public Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/public-schools , accessed November 2017
ZIP Code Database (All ZIPs with cities used by USPS plus the primary timezone, area code, and county), 2017, https://www.unitedstateszipcodes.org/zip-code-database/

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