Population: 1,126. Estimated population in 2021: 1,118 (-0.7% change)
Males: 524 (46.5%), Females: 602 (53.5%)
Zip code: 45882
Median resident age: 36.2 years
Median household income: $37,574
Median house value: $65,700
Races in Rockford:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.7%)
- Hispanic (1.5%)
- American Indian (0.5%)
Ancestries: German (54.4%), Irish (12.5%), English (8.0%), United States (4.6%), Dutch (2.1%), Polish (2.0%).
Land area: 0.6 square miles
Population
For population 25 years and over in Rockford
- High school or higher: 79.0%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 9.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.8%
- Unemployed: 2.9%
- Mean travel time to work: 21.2 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Rockford village
- Never married: 26.1%
- Now married: 55.5%
- Separated: 1.0%
- Widowed: 7.6%
- Divorced: 9.8%
0.2% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -14 (-1.2%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Rockford:
- VAN WERT COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; VAN WERT, OH)
- MERCER CO JOINT TOWNSHIP COMM HOSP (about 15 miles; COLDWATER, OH)
- JOINT TOWNSHIP DISTRICT MEMORIAL HOSP (about 21 miles; SAINT MARYS, OH)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Rockford:
- FORT WAYNE INTERNATIONAL (about 42 miles; FORT WAYNE, IN; Abbreviation: FWA)
- DELAWARE COUNTY – JOHNSON FIELD (about 60 miles; MUNCIE, IN; Abbreviation: MIE)
- JAMES M COX DAYTON INTL (about 63 miles; DAYTON, OH; Abbreviation: DAY)
Other public-use airports nearest to Rockford:
- VAN WERT COUNTY (about 12 miles; VAN WERT, OH; Abbreviation: VNW)
- GRAND LAKE ST MARYS (about 16 miles; ST MARYS, OH; Abbreviation: O12)
- LAKEFIELD (about 16 miles; CELINA, OH; Abbreviation: CQA)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Rockford:
- INDIANA UNIVERSITY-PURDUE UNIVERSITY-FORT WAYNE (about 43 miles; FT WAYNE, IN; Full-time enrollment: 7,385)
- OHIO NORTHERN UNIVERSITY (about 58 miles; ADA, OH; Full-time enrollment: 3,161)
- IVY TECH STATE COLLEGE-EAST CENTRAL (about 63 miles; MUNCIE, IN; Full-time enrollment: 2,013)
- BALL STATE UNIVERSITY (about 63 miles; MUNCIE, IN; Full-time enrollment: 17,039)
- WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 70 miles; DAYTON, OH; Full-time enrollment: 11,734)
- INDIANA WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY (about 71 miles; MARION, IN; Full-time enrollment: 6,684)
- SINCLAIR COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 72 miles; DAYTON, OH; Full-time enrollment: 10,577)
Schools
Public high school in Rockford:
- PARKWAY HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 362; Location: 401 S FRANKLIN ST; Grades: 09 – 12)
Public primary/middle school in Rockford:
- PARKWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 348; Location: 401 S FRANKLIN ST; Grades: PK – 02)
Libraries
Library in Rockford:
- ROCKFORD CARNEGIE LIBRARY (Operating income: $259,881; Location: 162 S. MAIN ST.; 19,614 books; 540 audio materials; 1,431 video materials; 80 serial subscriptions)