Rock Rapids

Population: 2,653
Median household income: $61,679
Median home value: $207,700

Rock Rapids is a community in Lyon County, Iowa, home to 2,653 residents. Its median household income of $61,679 runs below the Lyon County figure of $72,881.

From 2019 to 2023, Rock Rapids's population grew 4.2% from 2,545 to 2,653, while its median home value rose 47.4% from $140,900 to $207,700.

21.0% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 75.9% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,653
Median age: 42.1 yrs
Median household income: $61,679
Median home value: $207,700
Median gross rent: $763
Housing units: 1,160
Homeownership rate: 75.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.0%
Unemployment rate: 3.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,5452,653

Median household income

$58,387$61,679

Median home value

$140,900$207,700

Median gross rent

$561$763

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,545	$58,387	$140,900	$561
2020	2,555	$61,739	$160,700	$650
2021	2,604	$66,473	$163,000	$707
2022	2,631	$67,625	$197,500	$766
2023	2,653	$61,679	$207,700	$763

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

Age distribution

Under 53.4%

5 to 1724.3%

18 to 245.8%

25 to 346.3%

35 to 4416.5%

45 to 548.4%

55 to 6415.6%

65 to 749.3%

75 and over10.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	89	3.4%
5 to 17	646	24.3%
18 to 24	154	5.8%
25 to 34	166	6.3%
35 to 44	437	16.5%
45 to 54	223	8.4%
55 to 64	415	15.6%
65 to 74	248	9.3%
75 and over	275	10.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,409	90.8%
Black or African American	5	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2	0.1%
Asian	8	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	42	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	187	7.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.7%

High school graduate43.5%

Some college or associate's29.8%

Bachelor's degree17.6%

Graduate or professional degree3.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	101	5.7%
High school graduate	767	43.5%
Some college or associate's	525	29.8%
Bachelor's degree	310	17.6%
Graduate or professional degree	61	3.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 12 min

Drove alone77.8%

Carpooled5.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked4.9%

Bicycle0.7%

Worked from home10.4%

Other means0.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	953	77.8%
Carpooled	66	5.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	60	4.9%
Bicycle	9	0.7%
Worked from home	128	10.4%
Other means	9	0.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	811	73.9%
15 to 29 min	120	10.9%
30 to 44 min	94	8.6%
45 to 59 min	46	4.2%
60+ min	26	2.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.51
Poverty rate: 5.9% (150 of 2,552)

	Count	Share
Family households	681	67.0%
Nonfamily households	336	33.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1970

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,017	87.7%
Vacant	143	12.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	772	75.9%
Renter-occupied	245	24.1%

1-unit, detached75.3%

1-unit, attached3.5%

2 to 4 units3.7%

5 to 19 units5.6%

20 or more units10.8%

Mobile home & other1.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	873	75.3%
1-unit, attached	41	3.5%
2 to 4 units	43	3.7%
5 to 19 units	65	5.6%
20 or more units	125	10.8%
Mobile home & other	13	1.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1968160
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 4.21 sq mi
Water area: 0.05 sq mi
Center point: 43.4267, -96.1664