Rockport is a city located in Ohio County, Kentucky, United States. Geographically, Rockport is at the coordinates 37?20'11"N 86?59'34"W. Based on data of U.S. Census Bureau, its total area was 2.1 km? or 0.8 mi?, of which 5.00% is water.
As of the 2000 census, Rockport has 334 people, 104 families, and 133 households, with a population density of 169.7 people per square kilometre or 439.9/mi?. With 152 housing units, the average density of city was 77.2/km? or 200.2/mi?. The population of the city was comprised of 99.
40% Caucasian, and 0.60% from two or more races.
Of the 133 households, 27.1% had children below 18 years old, 65.4% consisted of married couples, 10.5% had a female head of household, and 21.1% were non-family members. Of all the households, 19.5% of those were individuals and 10.5% had a sole resident aged 65 years old or older. The city has an average household size and average family size of 2.51 and 2.85, respectively.
The ages of the population in the city were spread out as follows: 20.1% below 18 years old, 9.3% from 18 to 24, 24.3% from 25 to 44, 29.9% from 45 to 64, and 16.5% aged 65 years old or older. The median age of the city was 42 years.
In the city, the median income for a household was $28,889, whilst $32,500 was the median income for a family. Males had higher median income ($42,188) than did females ($16,750). The city had a per capita income of $13,184. Approximately 22.4% of the families and 26.1% of the total population were under the poverty line, which include 38.4% younger than 18 years old and 14.6% 65 years old or older.