Rock Falls vs Rockwell

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

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

Rockwell has the higher population (942 vs 125 in Rock Falls). Rock Falls has the higher median household income ($66,875 vs $58,850 in Rockwell). Rock Falls has the higher median home value ($156,300 vs $142,600 in Rockwell).

Population, income & housing

	Rock Falls	Rockwell
Population	125	942
Median age	39.3 yrs	47.3 yrs
Median household income	$66,875	$58,850
Median home value	$156,300	$142,600
Median gross rent	$967	$539
Housing units	66	423
Homeownership rate	78.7%	77.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	31.4%	15.2%
Unemployment rate	5.8%	0.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Rock Falls	Rockwell
Population	136 → 125 (-8.1%)	888 → 942 (+6.1%)
Median household income	$43,125 → $66,875 (+55.1%)	$56,944 → $58,850 (+3.3%)
Median home value	$137,500 → $156,300 (+13.7%)	$125,000 → $142,600 (+14.1%)
Median gross rent	$595 → $967 (+62.5%)	$679 → $539 (-20.6%)

Rock Falls

Population

136125

Median household income

$43,125$66,875

Median home value

$137,500$156,300

Median gross rent

$595$967

Rockwell

Population

888942

Median household income

$56,944$58,850

Median home value

$125,000$142,600

Median gross rent

$679$539

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Rock Falls	Rockwell
Under 5	9.6%	6.2%
5 to 17	18.4%	16.9%
18 to 24	16.0%	8.6%
25 to 34	2.4%	8.2%
35 to 44	13.6%	8.8%
45 to 54	11.2%	14.1%
55 to 64	12.0%	7.9%
65 to 74	5.6%	15.7%
75 and over	11.2%	13.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Rock Falls	Rockwell
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	92.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	2.0%
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%	5.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Rock Falls	Rockwell
No high school diploma	0.0%	1.9%
High school graduate	32.9%	49.8%
Some college or associate's	35.7%	33.1%
Bachelor's degree	21.4%	12.0%
Graduate or professional degree	10.0%	3.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Rock Falls	Rockwell
Drove alone	83.1%	82.1%
Carpooled	7.7%	10.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.2%	6.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Rock Falls	Rockwell
1-unit, detached	100.0%	79.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	3.5%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	3.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	14.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Rock Falls	Rockwell
Poverty rate	11.2%	15.0%
Average household size	2.66	2.25
Mean commute (minutes)	18	21
Median year structure built	1956	1971