Dougherty vs Rock Falls

A side-by-side comparison of Dougherty and Rock Falls: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Rock Falls has the higher population (125 vs 94 in Dougherty). Rock Falls has the higher median household income ($66,875 vs $46,250 in Dougherty). Rock Falls has the higher median home value ($156,300 vs $48,000 in Dougherty).

Population, income & housing

	Dougherty	Rock Falls
Population	94	125
Median age	28.0 yrs	39.3 yrs
Median household income	$46,250	$66,875
Median home value	$48,000	$156,300
Median gross rent	—	$967
Housing units	42	66
Homeownership rate	100.0%	78.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.0%	31.4%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	5.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dougherty	Rock Falls
Population	65 → 94 (+44.6%)	136 → 125 (-8.1%)
Median household income	$50,000 → $46,250 (-7.5%)	$43,125 → $66,875 (+55.1%)
Median home value	$45,000 → $48,000 (+6.7%)	$137,500 → $156,300 (+13.7%)
Median gross rent	—	$595 → $967 (+62.5%)

Dougherty

Population

6594

Median household income

$50,000$46,250

Median home value

$45,000$48,000

Rock Falls

Population

136125

Median household income

$43,125$66,875

Median home value

$137,500$156,300

Median gross rent

$595$967

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dougherty	Rock Falls
Under 5	17.0%	9.6%
5 to 17	25.5%	18.4%
18 to 24	4.3%	16.0%
25 to 34	9.6%	2.4%
35 to 44	4.3%	13.6%
45 to 54	14.9%	11.2%
55 to 64	4.3%	12.0%
65 to 74	8.5%	5.6%
75 and over	11.7%	11.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dougherty	Rock Falls
White (non-Hispanic)	84.0%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
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	3.2%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	12.8%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dougherty	Rock Falls
No high school diploma	2.0%	0.0%
High school graduate	26.0%	32.9%
Some college or associate's	56.0%	35.7%
Bachelor's degree	10.0%	21.4%
Graduate or professional degree	6.0%	10.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dougherty	Rock Falls
Drove alone	84.8%	83.1%
Carpooled	6.1%	7.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	6.1%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.0%	9.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dougherty	Rock Falls
1-unit, detached	92.9%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	7.1%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Dougherty	Rock Falls
Poverty rate	5.3%	11.2%
Average household size	2.97	2.66
Mean commute (minutes)	17	18
Median year structure built	1938	1956