Rockwell City

Population: 2,449
Median household income: $61,563
Median home value: $91,300

Rockwell City, a community in Calhoun County, Iowa, has 2,449 residents. At $61,563, its median household income sits below Calhoun County's $66,875.

Between 2019 and 2023, Rockwell City's population grew 8.5% from 2,258 to 2,449, while its median home value rose 45.2% from $62,900 to $91,300.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 85.8% of the population. 67.4% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,449
Median age: 39.4 yrs
Median household income: $61,563
Median home value: $91,300
Median gross rent: $797
Housing units: 876
Homeownership rate: 74.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.0%
Unemployment rate: 2.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,2582,449

Median household income

$46,023$61,563

Median home value

$62,900$91,300

Median gross rent

$608$797

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,258	$46,023	$62,900	$608
2020	2,166	$36,970	$67,500	$631
2021	2,362	$47,115	$73,800	$674
2022	2,389	$52,688	$82,100	$748
2023	2,449	$61,563	$91,300	$797

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 53.1%

5 to 1717.4%

18 to 243.8%

25 to 3414.7%

35 to 4419.6%

45 to 5410.6%

55 to 6411.1%

65 to 749.8%

75 and over9.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	75	3.1%
5 to 17	427	17.4%
18 to 24	93	3.8%
25 to 34	361	14.7%
35 to 44	481	19.6%
45 to 54	259	10.6%
55 to 64	273	11.1%
65 to 74	241	9.8%
75 and over	239	9.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,101	85.8%
Black or African American	108	4.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	7	0.3%
Asian	10	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	37	1.5%
Two or more races	85	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	101	4.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.0%

High school graduate42.7%

Some college or associate's33.3%

Bachelor's degree10.5%

Graduate or professional degree3.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	186	10.0%
High school graduate	791	42.7%
Some college or associate's	617	33.3%
Bachelor's degree	194	10.5%
Graduate or professional degree	66	3.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone67.4%

Carpooled22.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.4%

Bicycle2.6%

Worked from home3.8%

Other means2.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	518	67.4%
Carpooled	172	22.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	11	1.4%
Bicycle	20	2.6%
Worked from home	29	3.8%
Other means	19	2.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	377	50.9%
15 to 29 min	140	18.9%
30 to 44 min	147	19.9%
45 to 59 min	37	5.0%
60+ min	39	5.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.40
Poverty rate: 7.5% (144 of 1,919)

	Count	Share
Family households	485	61.4%
Nonfamily households	305	38.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1958

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	790	90.2%
Vacant	86	9.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	591	74.8%
Renter-occupied	199	25.2%

1-unit, detached83.2%

1-unit, attached1.5%

2 to 4 units1.1%

5 to 19 units3.4%

20 or more units6.4%

Mobile home & other4.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	729	83.2%
1-unit, attached	13	1.5%
2 to 4 units	10	1.1%
5 to 19 units	30	3.4%
20 or more units	56	6.4%
Mobile home & other	38	4.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1968295
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 4.21 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 42.3981, -94.6289