2020 census As of the
2020 census, Rockfish had a population of 3,383. The median age was 33.7 years. 27.5% of residents were under the age of 18 and 8.6% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 90.7 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 88.8 males age 18 and over. 65.8% of residents lived in urban areas, while 34.2% lived in rural areas. There were 1,244 households in Rockfish, of which 42.6% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 53.0% were married-couple households, 15.2% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 25.2% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 18.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. There were 1,306 housing units, of which 4.7% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.3% and the rental vacancy rate was 4.2%.
2000 census As of the
census of 2000, there were 2,353 people, 805 households, and 680 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 893 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 76.50%
White, 14.32%
African American, 2.76%
Native American, 1.10%
Asian, 0.30%
Pacific Islander, 1.70% from
other races, and 3.31% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 7.39% of the population. There were 805 households, out of which 51.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 74.2% were
married couples living together, 6.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 15.5% were non-families. 11.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 1.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.92 and the average family size was 3.15. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 33.0% under the age of 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 45.8% from 25 to 44, 10.0% from 45 to 64, and 3.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 29 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.9 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $46,786, and the median income for a family was $54,375. Males had a median income of $35,574 versus $22,102 for females. The
per capita income for the CDP was $18,112. About 6.6% of families and 7.1% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 6.0% of those under age 18 and 8.7% of those age 65 or over. ==References==