Rockwell

Population: 942
Median household income: $58,850
Median home value: $142,600

Rockwell is a community in Cerro Gordo County, Iowa, home to 942 residents. Its median household income of $58,850 runs below the Cerro Gordo County figure of $65,537.

From 2019 to 2023, Rockwell's population grew 6.1% from 888 to 942, while its median home value rose 14.1% from $125,000 to $142,600.

The median gross rent is $539. 15.2% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 942
Median age: 47.3 yrs
Median household income: $58,850
Median home value: $142,600
Median gross rent: $539
Housing units: 423
Homeownership rate: 77.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.2%
Unemployment rate: 0.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

888942

Median household income

$56,944$58,850

Median home value

$125,000$142,600

Median gross rent

$679$539

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	888	$56,944	$125,000	$679
2020	871	$52,778	$126,900	$443
2021	936	$52,150	$123,100	$482
2022	1,004	$56,481	$134,000	$492
2023	942	$58,850	$142,600	$539

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

Age distribution

Under 56.2%

5 to 1716.9%

18 to 248.6%

25 to 348.2%

35 to 448.8%

45 to 5414.1%

55 to 647.9%

65 to 7415.7%

75 and over13.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	58	6.2%
5 to 17	159	16.9%
18 to 24	81	8.6%
25 to 34	77	8.2%
35 to 44	83	8.8%
45 to 54	133	14.1%
55 to 64	74	7.9%
65 to 74	148	15.7%
75 and over	129	13.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	867	92.0%
Black or African American	19	2.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	56	5.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma1.9%

High school graduate49.8%

Some college or associate's33.1%

Bachelor's degree12.0%

Graduate or professional degree3.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	12	1.9%
High school graduate	321	49.8%
Some college or associate's	213	33.1%
Bachelor's degree	77	12.0%
Graduate or professional degree	21	3.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone82.1%

Carpooled10.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.2%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	358	82.1%
Carpooled	45	10.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	6	1.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	27	6.2%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	108	26.4%
15 to 29 min	188	46.0%
30 to 44 min	76	18.6%
45 to 59 min	23	5.6%
60+ min	14	3.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.25
Poverty rate: 15.0% (137 of 912)

	Count	Share
Family households	222	54.8%
Nonfamily households	183	45.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1971

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	405	95.7%
Vacant	18	4.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	314	77.5%
Renter-occupied	91	22.5%

1-unit, detached79.0%

1-unit, attached3.5%

2 to 4 units3.3%

5 to 19 units14.2%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	334	79.0%
1-unit, attached	15	3.5%
2 to 4 units	14	3.3%
5 to 19 units	60	14.2%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1968250
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 2.97 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 42.9800, -93.1872