Portland vs Rock Falls

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

Portland 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 14 in Portland). Since 2019, Rock Falls's population has grown faster (-8.1% vs -53.3%).

Population, income & housing

	Portland	Rock Falls
Population	14	125
Median age	—	39.3 yrs
Median household income	—	$66,875
Median home value	—	$156,300
Median gross rent	—	$967
Housing units	8	66
Homeownership rate	100.0%	78.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	31.4%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	5.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Portland	Rock Falls
Population	30 → 14 (-53.3%)	136 → 125 (-8.1%)
Median household income	—	$43,125 → $66,875 (+55.1%)
Median home value	—	$137,500 → $156,300 (+13.7%)
Median gross rent	—	$595 → $967 (+62.5%)

Portland

Population

3014

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)

	Portland	Rock Falls
Under 5	0.0%	9.6%
5 to 17	0.0%	18.4%
18 to 24	0.0%	16.0%
25 to 34	0.0%	2.4%
35 to 44	0.0%	13.6%
45 to 54	0.0%	11.2%
55 to 64	42.9%	12.0%
65 to 74	57.1%	5.6%
75 and over	0.0%	11.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Portland	Rock Falls
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	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	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Portland	Rock Falls
No high school diploma	0.0%	0.0%
High school graduate	42.9%	32.9%
Some college or associate's	57.1%	35.7%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	21.4%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	10.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Portland	Rock Falls
Drove alone	0.0%	83.1%
Carpooled	0.0%	7.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	100.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	9.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Portland	Rock Falls
1-unit, detached	100.0%	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	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Portland	Rock Falls
Poverty rate	0.0%	11.2%
Average household size	1.75	2.66
Mean commute (minutes)	—	18
Median year structure built	—	1956