Rockmart is a somewhat small town located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 14,409 people and four constituent neighborhoods, Rockmart is the 64th largest community in Georgia.

When you are in Rockmart, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 45.1% of Rockmart's employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 24.7% that do. Overall, Rockmart is a town of sales and office workers, construction workers and builders, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Rockmart who work in office and administrative support jobs (15.18%), sales jobs (8.73%), and management occupations (5.83%).

One downside of living in Rockmart, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 33.69 minutes every day commuting to work.

Residents of Rockmart by-and-large get to work each day by driving: 98.9% use their own cars for their daily commute, making it a very car-oriented town. While Rockmart may be a convenient place for driving around town, the negative aspect of this is that places that are suitable for walking or bicycling to and from work or stores may be few and far between. In general, car-oriented communities emphasize roads and convenience of driving, but not have a lot of walking-friendly areas to get from home to work, and tend not to have a lot of public transportation options.

Rockmart is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

Rockmart Information and Demographics

In terms of college education, Rockmart ranks among the least educated cities in the nation, as only 7.11% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Rockmart in 2000 was $15,473, 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 $61,892 for a family of four.

Rockmart is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Rockmart home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Rockmart is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Rockmart include Irish, English, and German.

The most common language spoken in Rockmart is English.