Rockton is a somewhat small town located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 8,621 people and two constituent neighborhoods, Rockton is the 232nd largest community in Illinois.

Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Rockton is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Rockton is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Rockton who work in office and administrative support jobs (13.93%), sales jobs (10.82%), and management occupations (10.32%).

Because of many things, Rockton is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Rockton a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The town's good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Rockton has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Rockton's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

Rockton is a small town, and as is often the case with smaller towns, the population isn't large or dense enough to support much in the way of a public transportation system. In fact, there are many rural roads around Rockton, which makes walking or biking to and from work a bit difficult. This makes for a very car-oriented town: 97.59% of residents commute to work by private automobile, and people often drive out of town for work, shopping, and other activities.

Rockton 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.

Rockton Information and Demographics

The education level of Rockton citizens is substantially higher than the average US city or town, as 26.24% of adults in Rockton have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Rockton in 2000 was $23,574, which is upper middle income relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $94,296 for a family of four. However, Rockton contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Rockton home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Rockton is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Rockton include German, English, Irish, Swedish, Norwegian, Italian, Polish, and French.

The most common language spoken in Rockton is English.