Rockmart is a somewhat small city located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 5,231 people and three associated neighborhoods, Rockmart is the 158th largest community in Georgia.Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Rockmart is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 45.93% of the Rockmart workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Rockmart is a city of transportation and shipping workers, professionals, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Rockmart who work in healthcare (12.68%), management occupations (10.51%), and office and administrative support (7.94%). Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 7.33% 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. Being a small city, Rockmart does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The education level of Rockmart citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 19.05% of adults 25 and older in Rockmart have a college degree. The per capita income in Rockmart in 2022 was $25,769, which is middle income relative to Georgia, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $103,076 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. Rockmart also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 10.68% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Rockmart include English, German, Irish, Italian, and African. The most common language spoken in Rockmart is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
