Rock County vs Stevens County

A side-by-side comparison of Rock County and Stevens County: population, income, housing, and more.

Rock County and Stevens County are counties in Minnesota. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Stevens County has the higher population (9,686 vs 9,628 in Rock County). Stevens County has the higher median household income ($71,060 vs $70,698 in Rock County). Rock County has the higher median home value ($201,600 vs $180,800 in Stevens County).

Population, income & housing

	Rock County	Stevens County
Population	9,628	9,686
Median age	41.1 yrs	33.6 yrs
Median household income	$70,698	$71,060
Median home value	$201,600	$180,800
Median gross rent	$745	$833
Housing units	4,236	4,201
Homeownership rate	76.0%	66.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.3%	30.8%
Unemployment rate	2.6%	1.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Rock County	Stevens County
Population	9,402 → 9,628 (+2.4%)	9,789 → 9,686 (-1.1%)
Median household income	$63,005 → $70,698 (+12.2%)	$60,559 → $71,060 (+17.3%)
Median home value	$153,000 → $201,600 (+31.8%)	$160,100 → $180,800 (+12.9%)
Median gross rent	$678 → $745 (+9.9%)	$753 → $833 (+10.6%)

Rock County

Population

9,4029,628

Median household income

$63,005$70,698

Median home value

$153,000$201,600

Median gross rent

$678$745

Stevens County

Population

9,7899,686

Median household income

$60,559$71,060

Median home value

$160,100$180,800

Median gross rent

$753$833

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Rock County	Stevens County
Under 5	5.7%	6.1%
5 to 17	18.9%	16.3%
18 to 24	7.4%	17.5%
25 to 34	10.9%	11.8%
35 to 44	12.1%	12.6%
45 to 54	11.4%	8.5%
55 to 64	13.5%	10.5%
65 to 74	10.7%	9.0%
75 and over	9.4%	7.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Rock County	Stevens County
White (non-Hispanic)	92.0%	82.4%
Black or African American	0.2%	1.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.5%	1.4%
Asian	0.6%	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.8%
Some other race	0.0%	0.1%
Two or more races	3.0%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino	3.8%	10.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Rock County	Stevens County
No high school diploma	6.7%	6.8%
High school graduate	34.5%	28.2%
Some college or associate's	32.5%	34.2%
Bachelor's degree	19.0%	22.9%
Graduate or professional degree	7.3%	7.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Rock County	Stevens County
Drove alone	81.1%	71.9%
Carpooled	5.4%	10.5%
Public transit	0.1%	0.9%
Walked	2.2%	7.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.6%
Worked from home	9.8%	7.5%
Other means	1.4%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Rock County	Stevens County
1-unit, detached	82.9%	77.7%
1-unit, attached	2.4%	2.4%
2 to 4 units	2.6%	2.7%
5 to 19 units	6.1%	7.7%
20 or more units	4.7%	6.8%
Mobile home & other	1.3%	2.7%

Poverty & households

	Rock County	Stevens County
Poverty rate	9.5%	10.3%
Average household size	2.37	2.40
Mean commute (minutes)	20	14
Median year structure built	1958	1967