George vs Rock Rapids

A side-by-side comparison of George and Rock Rapids: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Rock Rapids has the higher population (2,653 vs 1,049 in George). Rock Rapids has the higher median household income ($61,679 vs $59,167 in George). Rock Rapids has the higher median home value ($207,700 vs $112,500 in George).

Population, income & housing

	George	Rock Rapids
Population	1,049	2,653
Median age	48.1 yrs	42.1 yrs
Median household income	$59,167	$61,679
Median home value	$112,500	$207,700
Median gross rent	$771	$763
Housing units	469	1,160
Homeownership rate	83.5%	75.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.3%	21.0%
Unemployment rate	4.5%	3.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	George	Rock Rapids
Population	1,188 → 1,049 (-11.7%)	2,545 → 2,653 (+4.2%)
Median household income	$53,558 → $59,167 (+10.5%)	$58,387 → $61,679 (+5.6%)
Median home value	$78,700 → $112,500 (+42.9%)	$140,900 → $207,700 (+47.4%)
Median gross rent	$778 → $771 (-0.9%)	$561 → $763 (+36.0%)

George

Population

1,1881,049

Median household income

$53,558$59,167

Median home value

$78,700$112,500

Median gross rent

$778$771

Rock Rapids

Population

2,5452,653

Median household income

$58,387$61,679

Median home value

$140,900$207,700

Median gross rent

$561$763

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	George	Rock Rapids
Under 5	5.2%	3.4%
5 to 17	12.5%	24.3%
18 to 24	12.3%	5.8%
25 to 34	7.7%	6.3%
35 to 44	9.4%	16.5%
45 to 54	9.4%	8.4%
55 to 64	10.8%	15.6%
65 to 74	15.2%	9.3%
75 and over	17.4%	10.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	George	Rock Rapids
White (non-Hispanic)	94.1%	90.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.5%	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino	4.4%	7.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	George	Rock Rapids
No high school diploma	9.3%	5.7%
High school graduate	37.3%	43.5%
Some college or associate's	32.2%	29.8%
Bachelor's degree	18.4%	17.6%
Graduate or professional degree	2.9%	3.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	George	Rock Rapids
Drove alone	88.7%	77.8%
Carpooled	1.6%	5.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.4%	4.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.7%
Worked from home	6.8%	10.4%
Other means	1.6%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	George	Rock Rapids
1-unit, detached	94.7%	75.3%
1-unit, attached	3.0%	3.5%
2 to 4 units	0.9%	3.7%
5 to 19 units	0.9%	5.6%
20 or more units	0.6%	10.8%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	1.1%

Poverty & households

	George	Rock Rapids
Poverty rate	9.3%	5.9%
Average household size	2.26	2.51
Mean commute (minutes)	23	12
Median year structure built	1952	1970