Askov vs Rock Creek

A side-by-side comparison of Askov and Rock Creek: population, income, housing, and more.

Askov and Rock Creek are places in Minnesota. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Rock Creek has the higher population (1,711 vs 333 in Askov). Rock Creek has the higher median household income ($99,500 vs $34,464 in Askov). Rock Creek has the higher median home value ($294,800 vs $129,200 in Askov).

Population, income & housing

	Askov	Rock Creek
Population	333	1,711
Median age	45.2 yrs	37.2 yrs
Median household income	$34,464	$99,500
Median home value	$129,200	$294,800
Median gross rent	$388	$841
Housing units	199	663
Homeownership rate	55.3%	93.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.5%	18.2%
Unemployment rate	19.1%	3.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Askov	Rock Creek
Population	359 → 333 (-7.2%)	1,620 → 1,711 (+5.6%)
Median household income	$45,250 → $34,464 (-23.8%)	$72,143 → $99,500 (+37.9%)
Median home value	$107,600 → $129,200 (+20.1%)	$195,600 → $294,800 (+50.7%)
Median gross rent	$358 → $388 (+8.4%)	$1,087 → $841 (-22.6%)

Askov

Population

359333

Median household income

$45,250$34,464

Median home value

$107,600$129,200

Median gross rent

$358$388

Rock Creek

Population

1,6201,711

Median household income

$72,143$99,500

Median home value

$195,600$294,800

Median gross rent

$1,087$841

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Askov	Rock Creek
Under 5	5.1%	9.8%
5 to 17	15.3%	19.8%
18 to 24	12.6%	4.6%
25 to 34	6.6%	11.7%
35 to 44	10.2%	17.4%
45 to 54	17.4%	13.2%
55 to 64	11.1%	11.3%
65 to 74	12.0%	8.6%
75 and over	9.6%	3.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Askov	Rock Creek
White (non-Hispanic)	90.1%	94.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.9%	0.2%
Asian	0.0%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	2.7%	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino	6.3%	0.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Askov	Rock Creek
No high school diploma	16.6%	4.2%
High school graduate	39.5%	43.4%
Some college or associate's	30.5%	34.2%
Bachelor's degree	11.2%	11.5%
Graduate or professional degree	2.2%	6.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Askov	Rock Creek
Drove alone	85.0%	79.9%
Carpooled	8.4%	8.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.9%	1.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.7%	10.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Askov	Rock Creek
1-unit, detached	58.8%	92.9%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	28.1%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	2.5%	1.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	10.1%	5.4%

Poverty & households

	Askov	Rock Creek
Poverty rate	22.0%	6.3%
Average household size	1.86	2.83
Mean commute (minutes)	39	32
Median year structure built	1956	1991