Rock Falls vs Wheeler

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

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

Wheeler has the higher population (262 vs 184 in Rock Falls). Wheeler has the higher median household income ($73,750 vs $68,500 in Rock Falls). Rock Falls has the higher median home value ($165,000 vs $112,500 in Wheeler).

Population, income & housing

	Rock Falls	Wheeler
Population	184	262
Median age	35.5 yrs	41.0 yrs
Median household income	$68,500	$73,750
Median home value	$165,000	$112,500
Median gross rent	$900	$1,042
Housing units	88	126
Homeownership rate	81.6%	79.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.8%	6.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	5.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Rock Falls	Wheeler
Population	167 → 184 (+10.2%)	297 → 262 (-11.8%)
Median household income	$55,625 → $68,500 (+23.1%)	$43,309 → $73,750 (+70.3%)
Median home value	$128,600 → $165,000 (+28.3%)	$83,800 → $112,500 (+34.2%)
Median gross rent	$917 → $900 (-1.9%)	$729 → $1,042 (+42.9%)

Rock Falls

Population

167184

Median household income

$55,625$68,500

Median home value

$128,600$165,000

Median gross rent

$917$900

Wheeler

Population

297262

Median household income

$43,309$73,750

Median home value

$83,800$112,500

Median gross rent

$729$1,042

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Rock Falls	Wheeler
Under 5	8.2%	5.7%
5 to 17	20.7%	18.3%
18 to 24	5.4%	6.5%
25 to 34	14.1%	10.3%
35 to 44	12.0%	12.6%
45 to 54	14.1%	19.1%
55 to 64	13.0%	13.4%
65 to 74	12.5%	5.7%
75 and over	0.0%	8.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Rock Falls	Wheeler
White (non-Hispanic)	97.8%	95.4%
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%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	2.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Rock Falls	Wheeler
No high school diploma	0.0%	11.0%
High school graduate	49.6%	46.7%
Some college or associate's	30.6%	36.3%
Bachelor's degree	18.2%	2.2%
Graduate or professional degree	1.7%	3.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Rock Falls	Wheeler
Drove alone	65.7%	80.3%
Carpooled	8.3%	9.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.8%	3.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	23.1%	6.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Rock Falls	Wheeler
1-unit, detached	87.5%	61.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	4.8%
2 to 4 units	4.5%	4.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	2.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	8.0%	27.8%

Poverty & households

	Rock Falls	Wheeler
Poverty rate	4.9%	13.4%
Average household size	2.42	2.54
Mean commute (minutes)	26	29
Median year structure built	1961	1976