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Rock Rapids, IA (Iowa) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $211,638 (it was $63,200 in 2000)
Rock Rapids:

$211,638
Iowa:

$194,600
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $127,482 - $261,139

Total population: 2,580 (Urban population: 0, Rural population: 2,582 (36 farm, 2,546 nonfarm))

Houses: 1,150 (964 occupied: 772 owner occupied, 207 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

21%
State:

28%

Housing density: 291 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $585,843.

Median contract rent in 2022: $529 (lower quartile is $440, upper quartile is $698)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $740


Median gross rent in Rock Rapids, IA in 2022: $746

Housing units in Rock Rapids with a mortgage: 464 (69 second mortgage, 11 home equity loan, 32 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 11

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $87,038

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $58,618

Median monthly housing costs: $851

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Rock Rapids, Iowa Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1968

Median year apartment built: 1976

Household type by relationship:

Households: 2,640
  • Male householders: 478 (85 living alone), Female householders: 474 (140 living alone)
  • 561 spouses (561 opposite-sex spouses), 63 unmarried partners, (63 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 912 children (900 natural, 9 adopted, 3 stepchildren), 21 grandchildren, 15 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 6 other relatives, 4 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 104

Size of family households: 355 2-persons, 93 3-persons, 123 4-persons, 60 5-persons, 31 6-persons, 22 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 234 1-person, 56 2-persons, 2 3-persons.

599 married couples with children.
166 single-parent households (92 men, 74 women).

97.6% of residents of Rock Rapids speak English at home.
1.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (36% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 48% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).

Foreign born population: 73 (2.8%)
(24.7% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

7.4
State:

6.8

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

4.5
State:

4.2

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Rock Rapids, Iowa
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Rock Rapids, Iowa
  • 0no bedroom
  • 81 bedroom
  • 2102 bedrooms
  • 2273 bedrooms
  • 2524 bedrooms
  • 755+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Rock Rapids, Iowa
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Rock Rapids, Iowa
  • 10no bedroom
  • 401 bedroom
  • 872 bedrooms
  • 363 bedrooms
  • 344 bedrooms
  • 05+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Rock Rapids in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Rock Rapids in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 23no vehicle
  • 1161 vehicle
  • 3312 vehicles
  • 2283 vehicles
  • 624 vehicles
  • 135+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Rock Rapids in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Rock Rapids in renter-occupied apartments
  • 11no vehicle
  • 1221 vehicle
  • 572 vehicles
  • 183 vehicles
  • 04 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Rock Rapids, Iowa
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Rock Rapids, Iowa
  • 01 room
  • 02 rooms
  • 83 rooms
  • 404 rooms
  • 945 rooms
  • 876 rooms
  • 1957 rooms
  • 1328 rooms
  • 2179+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Rock Rapids, Iowa
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Rock Rapids, Iowa
  • 101 room
  • 02 rooms
  • 393 rooms
  • 574 rooms
  • 385 rooms
  • 106 rooms
  • 407 rooms
  • 88 rooms
  • 49+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2022 house/condo value by year built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Owners and renters by unit type in Rock Rapids, IA
  • Rock Rapids, IA household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Rock Rapids, IA in 2022
  • 16Less than $10,000
  • 74$10,000 to $19,999
  • 48$20,000 to $29,999
  • 100$30,000 to $39,999
  • 83$40,000 to $49,999
  • 135$50,000 to $59,999
  • 96$60,000 to $74,999
  • 135$75,000 to $99,999
  • 147$100,000 to $124,999
  • 47$125,000 to $149,999
  • 70$150,000 to $199,999
  • 25$200,000 or more
  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Rock Rapids, IA

  • Distribution of house value in Rock Rapids, IA in 2022
  • 9Less than $10,000
  • 3$15,000 to $19,999
  • 7$20,000 to $24,999
  • 3$25,000 to $29,999
  • 3$30,000 to $34,999
  • 11$40,000 to $49,999
  • 13$50,000 to $59,999
  • 16$60,000 to $69,999
  • 21$70,000 to $79,999
  • 13$80,000 to $89,999
  • 36$90,000 to $99,999
  • 36$100,000 to $124,999
  • 47$125,000 to $149,999
  • 41$150,000 to $174,999
  • 92$175,000 to $199,999
  • 226$200,000 to $249,999
  • 21$250,000 to $299,999
  • 83$300,000 to $399,999
  • 33$400,000 to $499,999
  • 26$2,000,000 or more
  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Rock Rapids, IA

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Rock Rapids, IA in 2022
  • 2Less than $100
  • 2$150 to $199
  • 1$200 to $249
  • 2$250 to $299
  • 15$300 to $349
  • 9$350 to $399
  • 16$400 to $449
  • 24$450 to $499
  • 12$500 to $549
  • 13$550 to $599
  • 24$600 to $649
  • 4$650 to $699
  • 20$700 to $749
  • 3$750 to $799
  • 15$800 to $899
  • 4$900 to $999
  • 3$3,500 or more
  • 15No cash rent
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 78.6%
Number of people working at home: 137 (11.7% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 310
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 346
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 133
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 36
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 32
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 48
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 59
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 0
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 16
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 38
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 14
  • 90 or more minutes: 0
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Rock Rapids

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 1,282 (79.9%)
  • Carpooled: 110 (6.9%)
  • Walked: 64 (4.0%)
  • Worked at home: 137 (8.5%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 2.2%Males
  • 5.2%Females
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Rock Rapids, Iowa
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Rock Rapids, Iowa
  • 262010 or later
  • 292000 to 2009
  • 91990 to 1999
  • 51980 to 1989
  • 01970 to 1979
  • 11Before 1970
Ancestries in Rock Rapids, IA

First ancestries reported:

  • German: 390 (32.5%)
  • Dutch: 285 (23.7%)
  • American: 182 (15.2%)
  • Scandinavian: 16 (1.3%)
  • Czech: 13 (1.1%)
  • European: 13 (1.1%)
  • Irish: 13 (1.1%)
  • Norwegian: 11 (0.9%)
  • English: 7 (0.6%)
  • Danish: 5 (0.4%)
  • French Canadian: 5 (0.4%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):

Mexico
Rock Rapids:

71.4% (50)
Iowa:

23.3% (41,625)

China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
Rock Rapids:

14.3% (10)
Iowa:

4.6% (8,194)

Laos
Rock Rapids:

4.3% (3)
Iowa:

2.1% (3,682)

Canada
Rock Rapids:

4.3% (3)
Iowa:

1.6% (2,873)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 1,632
  • Other state: 912
  • Northeast: 14
  • Midwest: 841
  • South: 5
  • West: 44

86.1% of Rock Rapids residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 42.1% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 56.7% lived in Iowa.


Rock Rapids:

86.1%
State average:

87.2%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 27
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 0
  • 7th and 8th grade: 13
  • 9th grade: 2
  • 10th grade: 0
  • 11th grade: 6
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 15
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 320
  • Less than 1 year of college: 71
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 58
  • Associate degree: 129
  • Bachelor's degree: 144
  • Master's degree: 20
  • Professional school degree: 12
  • Doctorate degree: 0
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 4
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 5
  • 5th and 6th grade: 0
  • 7th and 8th grade: 14
  • 9th grade: 0
  • 10th grade: 4
  • 11th grade: 9
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 13
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 401
  • Less than 1 year of college: 65
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 73
  • Associate degree: 72
  • Bachelor's degree: 142
  • Master's degree: 50
  • Professional school degree: 13
  • Doctorate degree: 0
Educational Attainment for Females
Rock Rapids marital status for males
Rock Rapids marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 871
  • One, attached: 41
  • Two: 22
  • 3 or 4: 4
  • 5 to 9: 22
  • 10 to 19: 31
  • 20 to 49: 40
  • 50 or more: 100
  • Mobile homes: 15
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 7.3%

House/condo owner moved in on average 8 years ago

Renter moved in on average 6 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Rock Rapids
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Rock Rapids, IA
  • 80.8%Utility gas
  • 16.3%Electricity
  • 2.3%Wood
  • 0.7%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Rock Rapids, IA
  • 60.7%Utility gas
  • 32.3%Electricity
  • 3.5%No fuel used
  • 2.0%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 1.5%Bottled, tank, or LP gas

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 65
Here:

14.1%
Iowa:

10.6%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
Here:

0.0%
Iowa:

7.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 9
Here:

18.4%
Iowa:

23.9%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability