Nora Springs vs Rockford

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

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

Nora Springs has the higher population (1,394 vs 833 in Rockford). Nora Springs has the higher median household income ($72,083 vs $62,759 in Rockford). Nora Springs has the higher median home value ($126,300 vs $90,200 in Rockford).

Population, income & housing

	Nora Springs	Rockford
Population	1,394	833
Median age	43.8 yrs	41.9 yrs
Median household income	$72,083	$62,759
Median home value	$126,300	$90,200
Median gross rent	$757	$779
Housing units	673	420
Homeownership rate	81.1%	77.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.2%	21.2%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	5.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Nora Springs	Rockford
Population	1,535 → 1,394 (-9.2%)	818 → 833 (+1.8%)
Median household income	$58,571 → $72,083 (+23.1%)	$54,792 → $62,759 (+14.5%)
Median home value	$95,400 → $126,300 (+32.4%)	$100,900 → $90,200 (-10.6%)
Median gross rent	$760 → $757 (-0.4%)	$467 → $779 (+66.8%)

Nora Springs

Population

1,5351,394

Median household income

$58,571$72,083

Median home value

$95,400$126,300

Median gross rent

$760$757

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)

	Nora Springs	Rockford
Under 5	7.5%	9.5%
5 to 17	14.8%	13.4%
18 to 24	10.8%	8.4%
25 to 34	8.4%	14.4%
35 to 44	11.8%	7.9%
45 to 54	10.8%	15.1%
55 to 64	11.5%	10.9%
65 to 74	17.8%	11.3%
75 and over	6.7%	9.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Nora Springs	Rockford
White (non-Hispanic)	94.5%	92.4%
Black or African American	2.4%	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	2.4%	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino	0.7%	4.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Nora Springs	Rockford
No high school diploma	3.3%	8.0%
High school graduate	33.2%	32.3%
Some college or associate's	42.2%	38.5%
Bachelor's degree	14.5%	17.8%
Graduate or professional degree	6.8%	3.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Nora Springs	Rockford
Drove alone	88.2%	86.0%
Carpooled	5.7%	4.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	5.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.8%	4.4%
Other means	0.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Nora Springs	Rockford
1-unit, detached	79.9%	84.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	7.4%	4.5%
5 to 19 units	3.3%	9.8%
20 or more units	2.1%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	7.3%	1.0%

Poverty & households

	Nora Springs	Rockford
Poverty rate	4.1%	9.8%
Average household size	2.35	2.35
Mean commute (minutes)	23	22
Median year structure built	1941	1938