Rockland vs West Salem

A side-by-side comparison of Rockland and West Salem: population, income, housing, and more.

Rockland and West Salem are places in Wisconsin. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

West Salem has the higher population (5,268 vs 698 in Rockland). West Salem has the higher median household income ($90,991 vs $75,625 in Rockland). West Salem has the higher median home value ($269,300 vs $213,600 in Rockland).

Population, income & housing

	Rockland	West Salem
Population	698	5,268
Median age	34.8 yrs	40.5 yrs
Median household income	$75,625	$90,991
Median home value	$213,600	$269,300
Median gross rent	$1,133	$1,142
Housing units	259	2,101
Homeownership rate	78.1%	78.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.3%	44.1%
Unemployment rate	3.7%	3.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Rockland	West Salem
Population	649 → 698 (+7.6%)	5,005 → 5,268 (+5.3%)
Median household income	$59,250 → $75,625 (+27.6%)	$57,543 → $90,991 (+58.1%)
Median home value	$134,000 → $213,600 (+59.4%)	$183,400 → $269,300 (+46.8%)
Median gross rent	$775 → $1,133 (+46.2%)	$869 → $1,142 (+31.4%)

Rockland

Population

649698

Median household income

$59,250$75,625

Median home value

$134,000$213,600

Median gross rent

$775$1,133

West Salem

Population

5,0055,268

Median household income

$57,543$90,991

Median home value

$183,400$269,300

Median gross rent

$869$1,142

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Rockland	West Salem
Under 5	9.6%	4.1%
5 to 17	27.4%	23.6%
18 to 24	1.9%	5.6%
25 to 34	11.3%	9.8%
35 to 44	16.8%	12.6%
45 to 54	6.4%	11.2%
55 to 64	12.3%	14.4%
65 to 74	11.7%	9.9%
75 and over	2.6%	8.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Rockland	West Salem
White (non-Hispanic)	74.9%	86.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	13.8%	6.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.2%	5.4%
Hispanic or Latino	8.2%	1.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Rockland	West Salem
No high school diploma	5.2%	3.2%
High school graduate	33.3%	18.6%
Some college or associate's	43.3%	34.2%
Bachelor's degree	16.6%	30.2%
Graduate or professional degree	1.6%	13.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Rockland	West Salem
Drove alone	87.4%	81.6%
Carpooled	4.2%	4.6%
Public transit	3.4%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.0%	13.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Rockland	West Salem
1-unit, detached	80.7%	62.4%
1-unit, attached	6.9%	9.7%
2 to 4 units	5.0%	7.0%
5 to 19 units	2.7%	5.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	6.0%
Mobile home & other	4.6%	9.9%

Poverty & households

	Rockland	West Salem
Poverty rate	12.2%	8.9%
Average household size	2.78	2.58
Mean commute (minutes)	30	20
Median year structure built	1986	1990