Hull vs Rock Valley

A side-by-side comparison of Hull and Rock Valley: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Rock Valley has the higher population (4,061 vs 2,248 in Hull). Hull has the higher median household income ($76,213 vs $67,012 in Rock Valley). Rock Valley has the higher median home value ($225,800 vs $215,700 in Hull).

Population, income & housing

	Hull	Rock Valley
Population	2,248	4,061
Median age	39.8 yrs	41.0 yrs
Median household income	$76,213	$67,012
Median home value	$215,700	$225,800
Median gross rent	$771	$1,070
Housing units	850	1,610
Homeownership rate	88.3%	62.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.0%	21.4%
Unemployment rate	2.7%	0.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hull	Rock Valley
Population	2,089 → 2,248 (+7.6%)	3,812 → 4,061 (+6.5%)
Median household income	$70,625 → $76,213 (+7.9%)	$68,766 → $67,012 (-2.6%)
Median home value	$146,900 → $215,700 (+46.8%)	$143,600 → $225,800 (+57.2%)
Median gross rent	$732 → $771 (+5.3%)	$669 → $1,070 (+59.9%)

Hull

Population

2,0892,248

Median household income

$70,625$76,213

Median home value

$146,900$215,700

Median gross rent

$732$771

Rock Valley

Population

3,8124,061

Median household income

$68,766$67,012

Median home value

$143,600$225,800

Median gross rent

$669$1,070

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hull	Rock Valley
Under 5	6.3%	4.8%
5 to 17	19.4%	21.3%
18 to 24	9.7%	12.9%
25 to 34	10.8%	6.1%
35 to 44	9.9%	18.8%
45 to 54	13.1%	9.3%
55 to 64	14.0%	6.0%
65 to 74	8.9%	12.1%
75 and over	8.1%	8.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hull	Rock Valley
White (non-Hispanic)	85.5%	67.9%
Black or African American	0.3%	0.0%
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	0.2%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	14.0%	32.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hull	Rock Valley
No high school diploma	12.9%	14.0%
High school graduate	26.9%	38.6%
Some college or associate's	37.2%	26.0%
Bachelor's degree	16.3%	16.0%
Graduate or professional degree	6.7%	5.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hull	Rock Valley
Drove alone	77.7%	72.1%
Carpooled	10.5%	11.1%
Public transit	1.4%	1.0%
Walked	1.4%	3.4%
Bicycle	0.2%	3.7%
Worked from home	4.6%	8.6%
Other means	4.2%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hull	Rock Valley
1-unit, detached	81.4%	73.0%
1-unit, attached	5.1%	5.2%
2 to 4 units	3.6%	4.6%
5 to 19 units	5.4%	11.1%
20 or more units	4.5%	6.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Hull	Rock Valley
Poverty rate	7.4%	6.4%
Average household size	2.69	2.48
Mean commute (minutes)	13	12
Median year structure built	1976	1975