American Falls vs Rockland

A side-by-side comparison of American Falls and Rockland: population, income, housing, and more.

American Falls and Rockland are places in Idaho. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

American Falls has the higher population (4,636 vs 214 in Rockland). American Falls has the higher median household income ($58,376 vs $51,417 in Rockland). Rockland has the higher median home value ($212,500 vs $172,800 in American Falls).

Population, income & housing

	American Falls	Rockland
Population	4,636	214
Median age	32.5 yrs	35.5 yrs
Median household income	$58,376	$51,417
Median home value	$172,800	$212,500
Median gross rent	$710	—
Housing units	1,558	79
Homeownership rate	75.1%	85.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.7%	38.8%
Unemployment rate	7.2%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	American Falls	Rockland
Population	4,322 → 4,636 (+7.3%)	246 → 214 (-13.0%)
Median household income	$48,438 → $58,376 (+20.5%)	$58,438 → $51,417 (-12.0%)
Median home value	$133,600 → $172,800 (+29.3%)	$117,200 → $212,500 (+81.3%)
Median gross rent	$603 → $710 (+17.7%)	—

American Falls

Population

4,3224,636

Median household income

$48,438$58,376

Median home value

$133,600$172,800

Median gross rent

$603$710

Rockland

Population

246214

Median household income

$58,438$51,417

Median home value

$117,200$212,500

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	American Falls	Rockland
Under 5	4.9%	4.7%
5 to 17	28.9%	33.2%
18 to 24	6.9%	5.6%
25 to 34	15.0%	4.7%
35 to 44	11.8%	22.4%
45 to 54	9.8%	4.7%
55 to 64	10.6%	13.1%
65 to 74	5.0%	9.3%
75 and over	7.2%	2.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	American Falls	Rockland
White (non-Hispanic)	47.8%	97.2%
Black or African American	1.5%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.5%	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino	48.1%	1.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	American Falls	Rockland
No high school diploma	17.2%	2.5%
High school graduate	32.8%	18.2%
Some college or associate's	36.4%	40.5%
Bachelor's degree	10.0%	24.8%
Graduate or professional degree	3.7%	14.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	American Falls	Rockland
Drove alone	81.5%	48.1%
Carpooled	9.6%	12.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.5%	14.8%
Bicycle	3.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.4%	16.0%
Other means	0.0%	8.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	American Falls	Rockland
1-unit, detached	67.7%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	8.3%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	2.5%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.4%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	21.1%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	American Falls	Rockland
Poverty rate	7.1%	25.2%
Average household size	3.09	2.78
Mean commute (minutes)	14	14
Median year structure built	1972	1957