Manson vs Rockwell City

A side-by-side comparison of Manson and Rockwell City: population, income, housing, and more.

Manson and Rockwell City are places in Iowa. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Rockwell City has the higher population (2,449 vs 1,653 in Manson). Manson has the higher median household income ($70,893 vs $61,563 in Rockwell City). Manson has the higher median home value ($118,800 vs $91,300 in Rockwell City).

Population, income & housing

	Manson	Rockwell City
Population	1,653	2,449
Median age	40.6 yrs	39.4 yrs
Median household income	$70,893	$61,563
Median home value	$118,800	$91,300
Median gross rent	$656	$797
Housing units	889	876
Homeownership rate	77.2%	74.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.4%	14.0%
Unemployment rate	5.9%	2.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Manson	Rockwell City
Population	1,867 → 1,653 (-11.5%)	2,258 → 2,449 (+8.5%)
Median household income	$46,193 → $70,893 (+53.5%)	$46,023 → $61,563 (+33.8%)
Median home value	$92,200 → $118,800 (+28.9%)	$62,900 → $91,300 (+45.2%)
Median gross rent	$579 → $656 (+13.3%)	$608 → $797 (+31.1%)

Manson

Population

1,8671,653

Median household income

$46,193$70,893

Median home value

$92,200$118,800

Median gross rent

$579$656

Rockwell City

Population

2,2582,449

Median household income

$46,023$61,563

Median home value

$62,900$91,300

Median gross rent

$608$797

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Manson	Rockwell City
Under 5	5.3%	3.1%
5 to 17	17.2%	17.4%
18 to 24	10.0%	3.8%
25 to 34	10.2%	14.7%
35 to 44	11.4%	19.6%
45 to 54	9.9%	10.6%
55 to 64	12.5%	11.1%
65 to 74	11.4%	9.8%
75 and over	12.2%	9.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Manson	Rockwell City
White (non-Hispanic)	96.3%	85.8%
Black or African American	0.5%	4.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.3%
Asian	0.5%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.5%
Two or more races	1.7%	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino	1.0%	4.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Manson	Rockwell City
No high school diploma	3.8%	10.0%
High school graduate	28.5%	42.7%
Some college or associate's	41.3%	33.3%
Bachelor's degree	18.5%	10.5%
Graduate or professional degree	8.0%	3.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Manson	Rockwell City
Drove alone	85.0%	67.4%
Carpooled	3.2%	22.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.3%	1.4%
Bicycle	0.9%	2.6%
Worked from home	8.6%	3.8%
Other means	0.0%	2.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Manson	Rockwell City
1-unit, detached	78.2%	83.2%
1-unit, attached	1.7%	1.5%
2 to 4 units	9.9%	1.1%
5 to 19 units	2.0%	3.4%
20 or more units	6.6%	6.4%
Mobile home & other	1.6%	4.3%

Poverty & households

	Manson	Rockwell City
Poverty rate	6.9%	7.5%
Average household size	2.11	2.40
Mean commute (minutes)	20	21
Median year structure built	1968	1958