2020 census As of the
2020 census, Rock Springs had a population of 23,526. The median age was 34.7 years. 26.7% of residents were under the age of 18 and 12.0% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 104.9 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 103.8 males age 18 and over. There were 9,316 households in Rock Springs, of which 34.3% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 47.3% were married-couple households, 22.3% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 21.6% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 29.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. there were 23,036 people, 8,762 households and 5,849 families living in the city. The
population density was . There were 10,070 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 86.4%
White, 1.4%
African American, 0.8%
Native American, 1.1%
Asian, 0.1%
Pacific Islander, 7.5% from
other races, and 2.6% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 16.4% of the population. There were 8,762 households, of which 35.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.9% were
married couples living together, 9.8% had a female householder with no husband present, 7.1% had a male householder with no wife present, and 33.2% were non-families. 25.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 3.07. The median age in the city was 31.5 years. 26.4% of residents were under the age of 18; 11.4% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 29.4% were from 25 to 44; 24.6% were from 45 to 64; and 8.1% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 52.1% male and 47.9% female.
2000 census At the 2000 census, there were 18,708 people, 7,348 households and 4,930 families living in the city. The population density was 1,014.4 per square mile (391.7/km2). There were 8,359 housing units at an average density of 453.3 per square mile (175.0/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 91.75% White, 1.07% African American, 0.86% Native American, 1.02% Asian, 0.03%
Pacific Islander, 3.05% from
other races, and 2.22% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 8.96% of the population. There were 7,348 households, of which 35.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.5% were married couples living together, 10.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.9% were non-families. 27.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 3.02. 27.1% of the population were under the age of 18, 11.2% from 18 to 24, 29.2% from 25 to 44, 22.5% from 45 to 64, and 9.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.2 males. The
median household income was $42,584 and the median family income was $51,541. Males had a median income of $44,809 compared with $22,609 for females. The
per capita income for the city was $19,396. About 6.4% of families and 9.4% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 11.0% of those under age 18 and 8.7% of those age 65 or over. ==Arts and culture==