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Rockport is in Knox County, a county of 40,607 people (2020 Census) whose seat is Rockland. The county's largest communities are Rockland, Camden, Warren, Rockport, Thomaston.
56.2% of occupied homes in Knox County heat mainly with fuel oil or kerosene, 19.8% with propane, the median home was built in 1974 and 32.9% of units date from before 1940 (ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates). That mix decides what the local heating, plumbing and electrical trades spend their winters on.
- Pen Bay Medical Center (MaineHealth) is in Rockport, next to Rockland.
- The Maine State Ferry Service runs three ferry routes out of the Rockland Ferry Terminal.
- About 32.9% of the county's housing units were built before 1940, the highest share of any Maine county (ACS 2020-2024).
Median trade wages in the Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area area
- Electrician jobs in Rockport: $37.36/hr median locally, $36.24 statewide
- Plumber jobs in Rockport: $30.09/hr median locally, $30.77 statewide
- HVAC jobs in Rockport: $29.81/hr median locally, $30.37 statewide
- CDL Driver jobs in Rockport: $25.45/hr median locally, $27.43 statewide
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. HVAC covers heating, air-conditioning and refrigeration mechanics, which BLS counts together with oil and propane technicians.
Sources: api.censusreporter.org · en.wikipedia.org