Rockland is a somewhat small coastal city (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of Maine. With a population of 7,002 people and two associated neighborhoods, Rockland is the 47th largest community in Maine. Rockland has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic cities.

Of important note, Rockland is also a city of artists. Rockland has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Rockland’s character.

Also of interest is that Rockland has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 16.62% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Rockland is also nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Quite often, nautical areas such as these attract visitors and locals who come to enjoy the scenery and various waterfront activities.

One of the benefits of Rockland is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 14.95 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.

Being a small city, Rockland does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

The population of Rockland is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 21.84% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 36.72% of adults in Rockland have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Rockland in 2018 was $30,507, which is lower middle income relative to Maine, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $122,028 for a family of four. However, Rockland contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Rockland home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Rockland residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Rockland include English, Irish, German, Italian, and Scottish.

The most common language spoken in Rockland is English. Other important languages spoken here include French and Japanese.