Ida vs South Rockwood

A side-by-side comparison of Ida and South Rockwood: population, income, housing, and more.

Ida and South Rockwood are places in Michigan. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

South Rockwood has the higher population (1,891 vs 661 in Ida). Ida has the higher median household income ($122,885 vs $78,063 in South Rockwood). South Rockwood has the higher median home value ($217,800 vs $209,700 in Ida).

Population, income & housing

	Ida	South Rockwood
Population	661	1,891
Median age	34.0 yrs	39.1 yrs
Median household income	$122,885	$78,063
Median home value	$209,700	$217,800
Median gross rent	—	$1,325
Housing units	244	807
Homeownership rate	91.4%	62.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.5%	18.9%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	3.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ida	South Rockwood
Population	635 → 661 (+4.1%)	1,770 → 1,891 (+6.8%)
Median household income	$82,935 → $122,885 (+48.2%)	$71,389 → $78,063 (+9.3%)
Median home value	$124,200 → $209,700 (+68.8%)	$142,500 → $217,800 (+52.8%)
Median gross rent	—	$1,102 → $1,325 (+20.2%)

Ida

Population

635661

Median household income

$82,935$122,885

Median home value

$124,200$209,700

South Rockwood

Population

1,7701,891

Median household income

$71,389$78,063

Median home value

$142,500$217,800

Median gross rent

$1,102$1,325

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ida	South Rockwood
Under 5	7.3%	2.4%
5 to 17	20.4%	20.7%
18 to 24	5.4%	6.2%
25 to 34	23.6%	16.6%
35 to 44	10.3%	15.4%
45 to 54	9.4%	11.7%
55 to 64	6.8%	10.3%
65 to 74	4.5%	9.3%
75 and over	12.3%	7.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ida	South Rockwood
White (non-Hispanic)	96.5%	88.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	3.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.3%
Asian	0.2%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	2.8%
Two or more races	0.8%	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino	2.6%	1.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ida	South Rockwood
No high school diploma	5.0%	5.4%
High school graduate	39.8%	40.9%
Some college or associate's	35.7%	34.7%
Bachelor's degree	14.7%	10.2%
Graduate or professional degree	4.8%	8.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ida	South Rockwood
Drove alone	93.4%	87.4%
Carpooled	2.3%	4.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.3%	6.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ida	South Rockwood
1-unit, detached	96.7%	66.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	6.3%
2 to 4 units	3.3%	6.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	15.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	5.1%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Ida	South Rockwood
Poverty rate	8.5%	14.1%
Average household size	2.69	2.43
Mean commute (minutes)	32	29
Median year structure built	1959	1981