Rock township, Lyon County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 35.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 2,630 (all rural)
| Males: 1,242 |  (47.2%) |
| Females: 1,388 |  (52.8%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 2,526 (2,091 owner occupied, 435 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 17% |
| State: | 28% |
Races in Rock township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 99.0%
- Black: 0.2%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.0%
- Asian: 0.2%
- Two or more races: 0.3%
- Some other race: 0.0%
Median age of males: 43.0
Median age of females: 46.3
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Average household size: 2.31
| Rock township: | 2.3 people |
| Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.88
| Rock township: | $52,540 |
| Iowa: | $52,229 |
| Here: | $396 |
| State: | $554 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $107,911 (it was $68,600 in 2000)
| : | $107,911 |
| Iowa: | $126,900 |
| Population density: 74 people per square mile | (average). |
| This township: | 19.4% |
| Whole state: | 9.1% |
| This township: | 8.5% |
| Whole state: | 3.8% |
Cities in this township include: Rock Rapids.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Rock township: Rozeboom Farm (A), Wynia Farms (B), E and N Farms (C), Herbert Farm (D), Dengler Farms (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemetery: Holy Name Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Park in Rock township: Lakewood Corners Wildlife Area (1). Display/hide its location on the map
57% of Rock township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 60% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 63% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 717
- Northeast: 9
- Midwest: 76
- South: 426
- West: 26
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $40,000
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.2%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
104 people in nursing homes
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 365
- One, attached: 12
- Two: 20
- 3 or 4: 10
- 5 to 9: 7
- 10 to 19: 4
- 20 to 49: 21
- Mobile homes: 59
Median worth of mobile homes: $29,300
Housing units in Rock township with a mortgage: 142 (7 second mortgage, 5 home equity loan, 2 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 99
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (12%)
- Construction (8%)
- Finance and insurance (7%)
- Transportation equipment (6%)
- Educational services (6%)
- Machinery (6%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
- Health care (16%)
- Educational services (10%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
- Finance and insurance (6%)
- Apparel (5%)
- Accommodation and food services (5%)
- Public administration (4%)
- Farmers and farm managers (8%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (5%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)
- Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Rock township:
- United States or American (46.3%)
- English (9.0%)
- German (8.8%)
- Irish (8.3%)
- Dutch (2.0%)
- Scotch-Irish (1.8%)
- Italian (1.7%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 437 (78%)
- Carpooled: 89 (16%)
- Walked: 5 (1%)
- Other means: 4 (1%)
- Worked at home: 22 (4%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (52%)
- Electricity (32%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (15%)
- No fuel used (1%)
104 people in nursing homes
99.4% of residents of Rock township speak English at home.
0.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 1,254- In family households: 1,113 (272 male householders, 71 female householders)
272 spouses, 457 children (398 natural, 1 adopted, 58 stepchildren), 5 grandchildren, 6 brothers or sisters, 10 parents, 8 other relatives, 12 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 141 (63 male householders (49 living alone)), 61 female householders (59 living alone)), 17 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 107 2-persons, 99 3-persons, 79 4-persons, 46 5-persons, 11 6-persons, 1 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 108 1-person, 16 2-persons,
513 married couples with children.
94 single-parent households (18 men, 76 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 7
| Here: | 4.9% |
| Iowa: | 10.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Iowa: | 7.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Iowa: | 25.4% |