Rock County, Nebraska

2 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 1,335
Median household income: $57,500
Median home value: $124,400

Rock County is a county in Nebraska with a population of 1,335. 2 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $57,500 is below the Nebraska median ($74,985).

Between 2019 and 2023, Rock County's population declined 5.6% from 1,414 to 1,335, while its median household income rose 2.2% from $56,250 to $57,500.

91.0% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1967.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,335
Median age: 45.2 yrs
Median household income: $57,500
Median home value: $124,400
Median gross rent: $608
Housing units: 829
Homeownership rate: 75.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 29.0%
Unemployment rate: 1.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,4141,335

Median household income

$56,250$57,500

Median home value

$96,200$124,400

Median gross rent

$488$608

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,414	$56,250	$96,200	$488
2020	1,430	$51,458	$92,100	$510
2021	1,321	$55,129	$88,300	$561
2022	1,312	$57,566	$87,300	$554
2023	1,335	$57,500	$124,400	$608

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

Age distribution

Under 55.9%

5 to 1716.6%

18 to 247.1%

25 to 349.7%

35 to 4410.4%

45 to 549.5%

55 to 6415.1%

65 to 7414.0%

75 and over11.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	79	5.9%
5 to 17	221	16.6%
18 to 24	95	7.1%
25 to 34	130	9.7%
35 to 44	139	10.4%
45 to 54	127	9.5%
55 to 64	202	15.1%
65 to 74	187	14.0%
75 and over	155	11.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,314	98.4%
Black or African American	2	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	8	0.6%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	2	0.1%
Two or more races	3	0.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	6	0.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.7%

High school graduate34.3%

Some college or associate's31.0%

Bachelor's degree22.1%

Graduate or professional degree6.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	54	5.7%
High school graduate	322	34.3%
Some college or associate's	291	31.0%
Bachelor's degree	208	22.1%
Graduate or professional degree	65	6.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 13 min

Drove alone78.4%

Carpooled6.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked4.4%

Bicycle0.3%

Worked from home10.5%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	494	78.4%
Carpooled	40	6.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	28	4.4%
Bicycle	2	0.3%
Worked from home	66	10.5%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	349	61.9%
15 to 29 min	167	29.6%
30 to 44 min	22	3.9%
45 to 59 min	18	3.2%
60+ min	8	1.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.21
Poverty rate: 10.5% (132 of 1,259)

	Count	Share
Family households	393	67.5%
Nonfamily households	189	32.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1967

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	582	70.2%
Vacant	247	29.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	441	75.8%
Renter-occupied	141	24.2%

1-unit, detached91.0%

1-unit, attached0.4%

2 to 4 units1.7%

5 to 19 units0.7%

20 or more units0.4%

Mobile home & other5.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	754	91.0%
1-unit, attached	3	0.4%
2 to 4 units	14	1.7%
5 to 19 units	6	0.7%
20 or more units	3	0.4%
Mobile home & other	49	5.9%

Geography

County GEOID: 31149
State: Nebraska
Land area: 1,008 sq mi
Water area: 3.4 sq mi
Center point: 42.3947, -99.4209