Hinckley vs Rock Creek

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

Hinckley 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 1,665 in Hinckley). Rock Creek has the higher median household income ($99,500 vs $41,979 in Hinckley). Rock Creek has the higher median home value ($294,800 vs $165,200 in Hinckley).

Population, income & housing

	Hinckley	Rock Creek
Population	1,665	1,711
Median age	44.5 yrs	37.2 yrs
Median household income	$41,979	$99,500
Median home value	$165,200	$294,800
Median gross rent	$1,004	$841
Housing units	734	663
Homeownership rate	57.2%	93.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.7%	18.2%
Unemployment rate	6.0%	3.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hinckley	Rock Creek
Population	1,606 → 1,665 (+3.7%)	1,620 → 1,711 (+5.6%)
Median household income	$34,583 → $41,979 (+21.4%)	$72,143 → $99,500 (+37.9%)
Median home value	$115,300 → $165,200 (+43.3%)	$195,600 → $294,800 (+50.7%)
Median gross rent	$749 → $1,004 (+34.0%)	$1,087 → $841 (-22.6%)

Hinckley

Population

1,6061,665

Median household income

$34,583$41,979

Median home value

$115,300$165,200

Median gross rent

$749$1,004

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)

	Hinckley	Rock Creek
Under 5	6.2%	9.8%
5 to 17	18.3%	19.8%
18 to 24	3.9%	4.6%
25 to 34	9.4%	11.7%
35 to 44	13.5%	17.4%
45 to 54	11.0%	13.2%
55 to 64	14.3%	11.3%
65 to 74	12.0%	8.6%
75 and over	11.5%	3.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hinckley	Rock Creek
White (non-Hispanic)	75.6%	94.1%
Black or African American	1.0%	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	12.4%	0.2%
Asian	1.0%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	6.4%	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino	3.7%	0.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hinckley	Rock Creek
No high school diploma	12.1%	4.2%
High school graduate	49.0%	43.4%
Some college or associate's	27.3%	34.2%
Bachelor's degree	6.6%	11.5%
Graduate or professional degree	5.0%	6.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hinckley	Rock Creek
Drove alone	74.1%	79.9%
Carpooled	10.0%	8.5%
Public transit	0.4%	0.0%
Walked	2.5%	1.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.7%	10.1%
Other means	5.3%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hinckley	Rock Creek
1-unit, detached	63.9%	92.9%
1-unit, attached	5.6%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	9.9%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	12.0%	1.7%
20 or more units	6.7%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.9%	5.4%

Poverty & households

	Hinckley	Rock Creek
Poverty rate	18.0%	6.3%
Average household size	2.40	2.83
Mean commute (minutes)	20	32
Median year structure built	1973	1991