Rock Creek vs Sandstone

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

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

Sandstone has the higher population (2,538 vs 1,711 in Rock Creek). Rock Creek has the higher median household income ($99,500 vs $50,288 in Sandstone). Rock Creek has the higher median home value ($294,800 vs $137,500 in Sandstone).

Population, income & housing

	Rock Creek	Sandstone
Population	1,711	2,538
Median age	37.2 yrs	39.6 yrs
Median household income	$99,500	$50,288
Median home value	$294,800	$137,500
Median gross rent	$841	$1,011
Housing units	663	704
Homeownership rate	93.7%	54.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.2%	12.2%
Unemployment rate	3.0%	5.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Rock Creek	Sandstone
Population	1,620 → 1,711 (+5.6%)	2,670 → 2,538 (-4.9%)
Median household income	$72,143 → $99,500 (+37.9%)	$39,750 → $50,288 (+26.5%)
Median home value	$195,600 → $294,800 (+50.7%)	$77,500 → $137,500 (+77.4%)
Median gross rent	$1,087 → $841 (-22.6%)	$824 → $1,011 (+22.7%)

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

Sandstone

Population

2,6702,538

Median household income

$39,750$50,288

Median home value

$77,500$137,500

Median gross rent

$824$1,011

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Rock Creek	Sandstone
Under 5	9.8%	4.8%
5 to 17	19.8%	8.2%
18 to 24	4.6%	6.3%
25 to 34	11.7%	18.8%
35 to 44	17.4%	23.4%
45 to 54	13.2%	15.6%
55 to 64	11.3%	12.1%
65 to 74	8.6%	4.0%
75 and over	3.6%	6.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Rock Creek	Sandstone
White (non-Hispanic)	94.1%	69.1%
Black or African American	1.1%	9.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	4.6%
Asian	0.8%	1.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.3%
Two or more races	3.3%	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino	0.2%	12.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Rock Creek	Sandstone
No high school diploma	4.2%	17.2%
High school graduate	43.4%	46.7%
Some college or associate's	34.2%	23.9%
Bachelor's degree	11.5%	10.1%
Graduate or professional degree	6.6%	2.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Rock Creek	Sandstone
Drove alone	79.9%	75.8%
Carpooled	8.5%	11.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.1%	5.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.1%	6.4%
Other means	0.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Rock Creek	Sandstone
1-unit, detached	92.9%	72.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.4%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	3.1%
5 to 19 units	1.7%	6.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	15.3%
Mobile home & other	5.4%	2.1%

Poverty & households

	Rock Creek	Sandstone
Poverty rate	6.3%	26.6%
Average household size	2.83	2.25
Mean commute (minutes)	32	26
Median year structure built	1991	1966