Larchwood vs Rock Rapids

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

Larchwood 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 1,076 in Larchwood). Larchwood has the higher median household income ($69,327 vs $61,679 in Rock Rapids). Rock Rapids has the higher median home value ($207,700 vs $189,700 in Larchwood).

Population, income & housing

	Larchwood	Rock Rapids
Population	1,076	2,653
Median age	34.3 yrs	42.1 yrs
Median household income	$69,327	$61,679
Median home value	$189,700	$207,700
Median gross rent	$854	$763
Housing units	424	1,160
Homeownership rate	79.9%	75.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.4%	21.0%
Unemployment rate	1.6%	3.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Larchwood	Rock Rapids
Population	1,027 → 1,076 (+4.8%)	2,545 → 2,653 (+4.2%)
Median household income	$50,481 → $69,327 (+37.3%)	$58,387 → $61,679 (+5.6%)
Median home value	$148,800 → $189,700 (+27.5%)	$140,900 → $207,700 (+47.4%)
Median gross rent	$723 → $854 (+18.1%)	$561 → $763 (+36.0%)

Larchwood

Population

1,0271,076

Median household income

$50,481$69,327

Median home value

$148,800$189,700

Median gross rent

$723$854

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)

	Larchwood	Rock Rapids
Under 5	3.6%	3.4%
5 to 17	23.1%	24.3%
18 to 24	13.9%	5.8%
25 to 34	11.7%	6.3%
35 to 44	13.5%	16.5%
45 to 54	13.5%	8.4%
55 to 64	5.6%	15.6%
65 to 74	7.5%	9.3%
75 and over	7.5%	10.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Larchwood	Rock Rapids
White (non-Hispanic)	92.1%	90.8%
Black or African American	0.5%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.8%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.8%	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino	4.7%	7.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Larchwood	Rock Rapids
No high school diploma	6.3%	5.7%
High school graduate	34.8%	43.5%
Some college or associate's	33.5%	29.8%
Bachelor's degree	17.2%	17.6%
Graduate or professional degree	8.2%	3.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Larchwood	Rock Rapids
Drove alone	78.8%	77.8%
Carpooled	13.7%	5.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.3%	4.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.7%
Worked from home	5.6%	10.4%
Other means	0.6%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Larchwood	Rock Rapids
1-unit, detached	84.9%	75.3%
1-unit, attached	1.2%	3.5%
2 to 4 units	6.8%	3.7%
5 to 19 units	4.7%	5.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	10.8%
Mobile home & other	2.4%	1.1%

Poverty & households

	Larchwood	Rock Rapids
Poverty rate	6.6%	5.9%
Average household size	2.74	2.51
Mean commute (minutes)	27	12
Median year structure built	1970	1970