Rochester vs Stanwood

A side-by-side comparison of Rochester and Stanwood: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Stanwood has the higher population (520 vs 45 in Rochester). Since 2019, Stanwood's population has grown faster (-20.6% vs -45.8%).

Population, income & housing

	Rochester	Stanwood
Population	45	520
Median age	59.7 yrs	47.8 yrs
Median household income	—	$58,750
Median home value	—	$137,700
Median gross rent	—	$861
Housing units	21	283
Homeownership rate	100.0%	83.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	12.9%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	2.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Rochester	Stanwood
Population	83 → 45 (-45.8%)	655 → 520 (-20.6%)
Median household income	$36,571 → $62,232 (+70.2%)	$57,125 → $58,750 (+2.8%)
Median home value	$117,000 → $110,000 (-6.0%)	$97,900 → $137,700 (+40.7%)
Median gross rent	—	$754 → $861 (+14.2%)

Rochester

Population

8345

Median household income

$36,571$62,232

Median home value

$117,000$110,000

Stanwood

Population

655520

Median household income

$57,125$58,750

Median home value

$97,900$137,700

Median gross rent

$754$861

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Rochester	Stanwood
Under 5	0.0%	7.3%
5 to 17	0.0%	10.4%
18 to 24	0.0%	3.5%
25 to 34	0.0%	15.8%
35 to 44	0.0%	10.0%
45 to 54	0.0%	11.5%
55 to 64	60.0%	18.1%
65 to 74	24.4%	8.8%
75 and over	15.6%	14.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Rochester	Stanwood
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	92.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	3.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	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	0.0%	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Rochester	Stanwood
No high school diploma	0.0%	5.9%
High school graduate	100.0%	52.0%
Some college or associate's	0.0%	29.3%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	4.9%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	8.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Rochester	Stanwood
Drove alone	100.0%	85.4%
Carpooled	0.0%	6.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	6.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Rochester	Stanwood
1-unit, detached	100.0%	86.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	3.2%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	4.2%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	6.0%

Poverty & households

	Rochester	Stanwood
Poverty rate	0.0%	9.7%
Average household size	2.14	2.10
Mean commute (minutes)	—	30
Median year structure built	—	1952