Rockwell, NC Housing Market & City Data

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2,159
Population Estimate
$123,883
Median Home Value
98.2%
Employment Rate
21.8%
Bachelor's Degree+

Housing & Demographic Overview

Key insights about the community

Data as of October 2026

HOUSING DATA (October 2026)

Median Price per SqFt$204
Median Listing Price$357,450
Median Days on Market51
Active Listings25
New Listings12
Total Listings (Active + Pending)36
Avg Listing Price$423,258
Avg Listing Price Change MoM-6%
Avg Listing Price Change YoY-4%

HOUSEHOLD OVERVIEW

Family Size3.06
Family Dual Income44.8
Median Household Income$57,471
Median Individual Income$28,494
Home Ownership68.9%
Home Value$123,883
Median Rent$798
Rent Burden26.8%
Poverty8.1%

EDUCATION, GENDER & MARITAL STATUS

EDUCATION

  • No Highschool Degree or GED12.9%
  • Highschool Education33.2%
  • Some College32.1%
  • Bachelors Degree18.0%
  • Graduate Degree3.8%
  • Total College or Above21.8%
  • Stem Degree41.2%

GENDER BREAKDOWN

  • Male47.0%
  • Female53.0%

MARITAL STATUS

  • Married56.6%
  • Divorced17.2%
  • Never Married20.4%
  • Widowed5.7%

CITY DATA & AGE BREAKDOWN

CITY DATA

CityRockwell
State IDNC
Population2,159

AGE BREAKDOWN

Age Group% of Population
Under 1824.3%
19–297.3%
30–3915.0%
40–4914.2%
Age Group% of Population
50–5915.5%
60–6914.5%
70–794.7%
80+4.5%

WORKFORCE, ETHNICITY & OTHER

WORKFORCE

Labor Force Participation54.8%
Unemployment Rate1.8%
Disabled16.0%

ETHNICITY

White89.9%
Black2.4%
Asian0.0%
Native American1.0%
Pacific Islander0.0%
Other1.0%
Multiple5.6%

OTHER

Hispanic0.8%
Limited English0.0%
Health Uninsured7.2%
Veteran6.5%

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Neighborhoods in Rockwell, NC

Get to know neighborhoods in Rockwell, ordered by the number of properties in the provider sample.

  • Oakwood Forest

    Oakwood Forest ↗

    Median asking price
    $339,900
    / sq ft
    —
    Active listings
    Not available
    properties in discovery sample
    5
    —

    Nearby schools · estimated

    Ratings not available

  • Live Oak Creek Neighborhood

    Oak Creek ↗

    Median asking price
    $565,000
    / sq ft
    —
    Active listings
    Not available
    properties in discovery sample
    4
    D

    Nearby schools · estimated

    3.3/10 · 3 schools

  • Dutch Creek Estates

    Dutch Creek Estate ↗

    Median asking price
    —
    / sq ft
    —
    Active listings
    Not available
    properties in discovery sample
    1
    —

    Nearby schools · estimated

    Ratings not available

Data as of . Listing snapshots from Redfin; nearby-school rating estimates.

About these neighborhood estimates

Prices and counts describe active listings returned by the provider, excluding coming-soon and nearby search results. They are asking prices, not sold prices, and may not include every home for sale.

Nearby-school grades are FastExpert estimates from the average available ratings of unique public schools returned for sampled neighborhood properties. A: 8–10; B: 6–under 8; C: 4–under 6; D: 2–under 4; F: 1–under 2. Unrated schools are excluded. Nearby schools may not be assigned to a specific address.

Photos show identified local landmarks. Five neighborhoods are shown, ordered by property count. Median asking price breaks a tie.