Rockmart, Georgia

Population

Growing. Up 5.2% since 2020.

5,369

people, the 143rd-largest of Georgia's cities and towns.

Census Population Estimates, 2025. Rank among Georgia's cities and towns computed by the Almanac. Sources: Census Population Estimates

The workday

9 in 10 jobs here go to people who live somewhere else.

93.3%

of 4,001 jobs located in Rockmart are filled by in-commuters.

Census LEHD LODES, 2023. Sources: Census LEHD LODES

Rent

Median rent is up 90% since the 2005–2009 survey, before inflation.

$986

a month. Georgia's median is $1,393.

Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024 (latest), with earlier 5-year windows. Sources: Census ACS 5-year

The seam

Cross one tract line and median rent jumps $215.

A $215 gap between neighbors, the sharpest rent edge between adjacent tracts in Polk County.

• $841 Tract 105
• $1,056 Tract 106

Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024, adjacent tracts compared by the Almanac. Tract estimates carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year

Room to build

Local wages can carry more rent than the median charged today.

$1,082–$1,624

is the monthly rent range local workforce wages support.

• $986 median

Supportable rent computed by the Almanac from 2023 source wage data. Median rent: Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Computed by the Almanac, Census ACS 5-year

Building

Most of the housing here is older than 2000.

• 38 homes permitted, 2022–2025
• 0% of those were in multifamily buildings
• 79% of all homes were built before 2000

Census Building Permits Survey, 2022–2025; Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Census Building Permits Survey, Census ACS 5-year

Units needed

Closing the gap would add 0.4–1.9% to the 2,106 homes here.

8–40

is the estimated number of missing housing units, from the lowest to the highest of three estimates.

Range computed by the Almanac from 2023 jobs and household data, using three demand models: 1% of jobs located here, 1% of renter households, and a rate by town size applied to renters. The low end is the lowest of the three and the high end the highest. It is an estimate, not a count. Sources: Computed by the Almanac

Home value

A median home costs 33% less than Georgia's.

$201,700

median home value in Rockmart.

• $201,700 Rockmart
• $303,300 Georgia
• $332,700 U.S.

Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Census ACS 5-year