Downsville vs Rock Falls

A side-by-side comparison of Downsville and Rock Falls: population, income, housing, and more.

Downsville and Rock Falls are places in Wisconsin. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Downsville has the higher population (268 vs 184 in Rock Falls). Downsville has the higher median household income ($81,667 vs $68,500 in Rock Falls). Downsville has the higher median home value ($200,000 vs $165,000 in Rock Falls).

Population, income & housing

	Downsville	Rock Falls
Population	268	184
Median age	37.7 yrs	35.5 yrs
Median household income	$81,667	$68,500
Median home value	$200,000	$165,000
Median gross rent	—	$900
Housing units	72	88
Homeownership rate	94.1%	81.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	53.7%	19.8%
Unemployment rate	38.7%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Downsville	Rock Falls
Population	120 → 268 (+123.3%)	167 → 184 (+10.2%)
Median household income	$56,250 → $81,667 (+45.2%)	$55,625 → $68,500 (+23.1%)
Median home value	$130,400 → $200,000 (+53.4%)	$128,600 → $165,000 (+28.3%)
Median gross rent	$659 → $707 (+7.3%)	$917 → $900 (-1.9%)

Downsville

Population

120268

Median household income

$56,250$81,667

Median home value

$130,400$200,000

Median gross rent

$659$707

Rock Falls

Population

167184

Median household income

$55,625$68,500

Median home value

$128,600$165,000

Median gross rent

$917$900

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Downsville	Rock Falls
Under 5	2.2%	8.2%
5 to 17	15.7%	20.7%
18 to 24	21.6%	5.4%
25 to 34	4.1%	14.1%
35 to 44	13.8%	12.0%
45 to 54	11.6%	14.1%
55 to 64	7.8%	13.0%
65 to 74	2.6%	12.5%
75 and over	20.5%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Downsville	Rock Falls
White (non-Hispanic)	97.8%	97.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	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	2.2%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Downsville	Rock Falls
No high school diploma	0.0%	0.0%
High school graduate	26.5%	49.6%
Some college or associate's	19.8%	30.6%
Bachelor's degree	19.8%	18.2%
Graduate or professional degree	34.0%	1.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Downsville	Rock Falls
Drove alone	91.5%	65.7%
Carpooled	0.0%	8.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	2.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.5%	23.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Downsville	Rock Falls
1-unit, detached	84.7%	87.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	4.5%
5 to 19 units	11.1%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.2%	8.0%

Poverty & households

	Downsville	Rock Falls
Poverty rate	8.6%	4.9%
Average household size	3.94	2.42
Mean commute (minutes)	32	26
Median year structure built	1983	1961