Rock Valley

Population: 4,061
Median household income: $67,012
Median home value: $225,800

Rock Valley is a community in Sioux County, Iowa, home to 4,061 residents. At $67,012, its median household income sits below Sioux County's $84,736.

From 2019 to 2023, Rock Valley's population grew 6.5% from 3,812 to 4,061, while its median home value rose 57.2% from $143,600 to $225,800.

21.4% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 62.6% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 4,061
Median age: 41.0 yrs
Median household income: $67,012
Median home value: $225,800
Median gross rent: $1,070
Housing units: 1,610
Homeownership rate: 62.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.4%
Unemployment rate: 0.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,8124,061

Median household income

$68,766$67,012

Median home value

$143,600$225,800

Median gross rent

$669$1,070

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,812	$68,766	$143,600	$669
2020	3,858	$62,121	$178,700	$687
2021	4,018	$59,136	$183,100	$908
2022	4,045	$63,485	$203,000	$903
2023	4,061	$67,012	$225,800	$1,070

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

Age distribution

Under 54.8%

5 to 1721.3%

18 to 2412.9%

25 to 346.1%

35 to 4418.8%

45 to 549.3%

55 to 646.0%

65 to 7412.1%

75 and over8.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	195	4.8%
5 to 17	867	21.3%
18 to 24	525	12.9%
25 to 34	247	6.1%
35 to 44	765	18.8%
45 to 54	377	9.3%
55 to 64	243	6.0%
65 to 74	490	12.1%
75 and over	352	8.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,757	67.9%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
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)	1,304	32.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma14.0%

High school graduate38.6%

Some college or associate's26.0%

Bachelor's degree16.0%

Graduate or professional degree5.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	347	14.0%
High school graduate	955	38.6%
Some college or associate's	643	26.0%
Bachelor's degree	395	16.0%
Graduate or professional degree	134	5.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 12 min

Drove alone72.1%

Carpooled11.1%

Public transit1.0%

Walked3.4%

Bicycle3.7%

Worked from home8.6%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,628	72.1%
Carpooled	251	11.1%
Public transit	22	1.0%
Walked	77	3.4%
Bicycle	84	3.7%
Worked from home	195	8.6%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,341	65.0%
15 to 29 min	579	28.1%
30 to 44 min	30	1.5%
45 to 59 min	59	2.9%
60+ min	53	2.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.48
Poverty rate: 6.4% (257 of 4,001)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,052	66.0%
Nonfamily households	543	34.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1975

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,595	99.1%
Vacant	15	0.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	999	62.6%
Renter-occupied	596	37.4%

1-unit, detached73.0%

1-unit, attached5.2%

2 to 4 units4.6%

5 to 19 units11.1%

20 or more units6.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,176	73.0%
1-unit, attached	84	5.2%
2 to 4 units	74	4.6%
5 to 19 units	179	11.1%
20 or more units	97	6.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1968205
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 4.46 sq mi
Water area: 0.05 sq mi
Center point: 43.2026, -96.2890