Colwell vs Rockford

A side-by-side comparison of Colwell and Rockford: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Rockford has the higher population (833 vs 56 in Colwell). Rockford has the higher median household income ($62,759 vs $46,250 in Colwell). Colwell has the higher median home value ($103,100 vs $90,200 in Rockford).

Population, income & housing

	Colwell	Rockford
Population	56	833
Median age	32.5 yrs	41.9 yrs
Median household income	$46,250	$62,759
Median home value	$103,100	$90,200
Median gross rent	—	$779
Housing units	27	420
Homeownership rate	66.7%	77.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.4%	21.2%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	5.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Colwell	Rockford
Population	63 → 56 (-11.1%)	818 → 833 (+1.8%)
Median household income	$61,042 → $46,250 (-24.2%)	$54,792 → $62,759 (+14.5%)
Median home value	$93,300 → $103,100 (+10.5%)	$100,900 → $90,200 (-10.6%)
Median gross rent	—	$467 → $779 (+66.8%)

Colwell

Population

6356

Median household income

$61,042$46,250

Median home value

$93,300$103,100

Rockford

Population

818833

Median household income

$54,792$62,759

Median home value

$100,900$90,200

Median gross rent

$467$779

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Colwell	Rockford
Under 5	3.6%	9.5%
5 to 17	21.4%	13.4%
18 to 24	12.5%	8.4%
25 to 34	14.3%	14.4%
35 to 44	19.6%	7.9%
45 to 54	5.4%	15.1%
55 to 64	10.7%	10.9%
65 to 74	3.6%	11.3%
75 and over	8.9%	9.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Colwell	Rockford
White (non-Hispanic)	96.4%	92.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.5%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.6%	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	4.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Colwell	Rockford
No high school diploma	5.7%	8.0%
High school graduate	40.0%	32.3%
Some college or associate's	42.9%	38.5%
Bachelor's degree	5.7%	17.8%
Graduate or professional degree	5.7%	3.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Colwell	Rockford
Drove alone	78.1%	86.0%
Carpooled	0.0%	4.4%
Public transit	21.9%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	5.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	4.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Colwell	Rockford
1-unit, detached	100.0%	84.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	4.5%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	9.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	1.0%

Poverty & households

	Colwell	Rockford
Poverty rate	35.7%	9.8%
Average household size	2.33	2.35
Mean commute (minutes)	23	22
Median year structure built	1938	1938