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Population (year 2000): 3,338. Estimated population in July 2006: 3,318 (-0.6% change)
 

Males: 1,704  (51.0%)
Females: 1,634  (49.0%)

Pierce County

Median resident age:  37.4 years
Wisconsin median age:  36.0 years

Estimated median household income in 2005: $46,900 (it was $46,151 in 2000)
Rock  $46,900
Wisconsin:  $47,105

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $148,500 (it was $113,900 in 2000)
Rock  $148,500
Wisconsin:  $152,600

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Races in Rock:

  • White Non-Hispanic (94.5%)
  • Hispanic (2.1%)
  • Two or more races (1.3%)
  • Black (1.2%)
  • Other race (1.1%)
  • American Indian (0.7%)

Ancestries: German (40.1%), Irish (18.2%), Norwegian (17.6%), English (11.4%), United States (9.3%), French (4.4%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 1080 feet

Land area: 29.5 square miles.

Population density: 112 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).




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For population 25 years and over in Rock

  • High school or higher: 74.6%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 5.1%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.4%
  • Unemployed: 7.2%
  • Mean travel time to work: 19.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Rock town

  • Never married: 22.3%
  • Now married: 61.4%
  • Separated: 2.3%
  • Widowed: 5.3%
  • Divorced: 8.7%

67 residents are foreign born (0.8% Europe, 0.8% Latin America, 0.2% Asia).

This town:  2.0%
Wisconsin:  3.6%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this town in early 2007.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Rock:  1.7% ($1,888)
Wisconsin:  2.0% ($2,245)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Janesville, WI (5.9 miles , pop. 59,498).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Madison, WI (38.9 miles , pop. 208,054).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (109.4 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Beloit, WI (5.4 miles ), Janesville, WI (5.9 miles ), La Prairie, WI (7.2 miles ), Beloit, WI (7.4 miles ), Plymouth, WI (7.4 miles ), Janesville, WI (7.6 miles ), Turtle, WI (8.6 miles ), South Beloit, IL (9.3 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 7 buildings, average cost: $93,600
  • 1997: 0 buildings
  • 1998: 31 buildings, average cost: $138,100
  • 1999: 37 buildings, average cost: $122,800
  • 2002: 53 buildings, average cost: $139,400
  • 2006: 6 buildings, average cost: $194,100

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Latitude: 42.62 N, Longitude: 89.07 W


People in group quarters in Rock
  • 35 people in halfway houses
  • 6 people in other group homes
  • 5 people in homes for the physically handicapped

Area code commonly used in this area: 608


Population change in the 1990s: +157 (+4.9%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Transportation equipment (15%)
  • Construction (8%)
  • Food (6%)
  • Plastics and rubber products (6%)
  • Metal and metal products (5%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)
  • Machinery (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (13%)
  • Educational services (10%)
  • Accommodation and food services (9%)
  • Transportation equipment (7%)
  • Food (5%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)
  • Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (3%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (12%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (11%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (9%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
  • Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Assemblers and fabricators (10%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
  • Customer service representatives (4%)
  • Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (4%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (4%)


Rock-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Wisconsin state average. It is 65% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/21/1967, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 29.2 miles away from the Rock town center killed 24 people and injured 450 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 1/24/1967, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 13.7 miles away from the town center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.


Hospitals/medical centers near Rock:
  • MERCY HEALTH SYSTEM CORP (about 6 miles; JANESVILLE, WI)
  • BELOIT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL INC (about 7 miles; BELOIT, WI)
  • MEMORIAL COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; EDGERTON, WI)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Rock:
  • ROCK CO (about 3 miles; JANESVILLE, WI; ID: JVL)
  • GREATER ROCKFORD (about 30 miles; ROCKFORD, IL; ID: RFD)
  • DANE COUNTY REGIONAL-TRUAX FIELD (about 40 miles; MADISON, WI; ID: MSN)
Other public-use airports nearest to Rock:
  • BELOIT (about 12 miles; BELOIT, WI; ID: 44C)
  • JANA (about 18 miles; EDGERTON, WI; ID: 58C)
  • BRODHEAD (about 21 miles; BRODHEAD, WI; ID: C37)

Amtrak stations near Rock:
  • 8 miles: JANESVILLE (3136 EAST COUNTY ROAD O)
  • 9 miles: BELOIT (HWY. 75 & HWY. 51) - Bus Station. Services: call for taxi service.
  • 9 miles: JANESVILLE (HWY. 26 & HWY. 14) - Bus Station. Services: enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for taxi service, public transit connection.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Rock:
  • ROCK VALLEY COLLEGE (about 22 miles; ROCKFORD, IL; Full-time enrollment: 4,200)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-WHITEWATER (about 28 miles; WHITEWATER, WI; FT enrollment: 9,493)
  • MADISON AREA TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 38 miles; MADISON, WI; FT enrollment: 7,914)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN COLLEGES (about 40 miles; MADISON, WI; FT enrollment: 8,737)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON (about 40 miles; MADISON, WI; FT enrollment: 37,607)
  • KISHWAUKEE COLLEGE (about 49 miles; MALTA, IL; FT enrollment: 2,289)
  • NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY (about 59 miles; DeKalb, IL; FT enrollment: 19,477)

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Cemetery: Afton Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Reservoir: 65 Reservoir (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Creeks: Fisher Creek (A), Bass Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Rock include: Valley Park (1), Prairie Knoll Park (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

Average household size:
This town:  2.5 people
Wisconsin:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  69.3%
Whole state:  66.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  9.0%
Whole state:  5.7%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  5.5%
Whole state:  8.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  3.8%
Whole state:  3.7%

Rock compared to Wisconsin state average:
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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7.46% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($43,646 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.46%
Wisconsin average:  6.06%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from St. Croix County, WI  1.39% ($39,824 average AGI)
from Dakota County, MN  0.66% ($59,385)
from Washington County, MN  0.55% ($52,000)


7.19% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($39,294 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.19%
Wisconsin average:  6.22%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to St. Croix County, WI  1.77% ($39,054 average AGI)
to Dakota County, MN  0.55% ($38,688)
to Washington County, MN  0.45% ($39,227)


Strongest AM radio stations in Rock:
  • WCLO (1230 AM; 1 kW; JANESVILLE, WI; Owner: SOUTHERN WISCONSIN BROADCASTING, LLC.)
  • WTJK (1380 AM; 5 kW; SOUTH BELOIT, IL; Owner: GOOD KARMA BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
  • WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WGN (720 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING CO.)
  • WTSO (1070 AM; 10 kW; MADISON, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WISN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WBBM (780 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WGEZ (1490 AM; 1 kW; BELOIT, WI; Owner: REGO, LTD.)
  • WROK (1440 AM; 5 kW; ROCKFORD, IL; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WMVP (1000 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WLMV (1480 AM; 10 kW; MADISON, WI; Owner: MID-WEST MANAGEMENT, INC.)
  • WTDY (1670 AM; 10 kW; MADISON, WI; Owner: MID-WEST MANAGEMENT, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Rock:
  • WSJY (107.3 FM; FORT ATKINSON, WI; Owner: NEWRADIO GROUP, LLC)
  • WJVL (99.9 FM; JANESVILLE, WI; Owner: SOUTHERN WISCONSIN BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
  • WKPO (105.9 FM; EVANSVILLE, WI; Owner: GOOD KARMA BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
  • WFEN (88.3 FM; ROCKFORD, IL; Owner: FAITH ACADEMY, DBA WFEN)
  • WGFB (103.1 FM; ROCKTON, IL; Owner: WRWC, Inc.)
  • WKMQ-FM (96.7 FM; LOVES PARK, IL; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WGSL (91.1 FM; LOVES PARK, IL; Owner: CHRISTIAN LIFE CENTER SCHOOL)
  • WQFL (100.9 FM; ROCKFORD, IL; Owner: QUEST FOR LIFE, INC.)
  • WERN (88.7 FM; MADISON, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
  • WYHY (95.3 FM; WINNEBAGO, IL; Owner: AIRPLAY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WZEE (104.1 FM; MADISON, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WXRX (104.9 FM; BELVIDERE, IL; Owner: AIRPLAY BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WORT (89.9 FM; MADISON, WI; Owner: BACK PORCH RADIO BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WZOK (97.5 FM; ROCKFORD, IL; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WIBA-FM (101.5 FM; MADISON, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WMGN (98.1 FM; MADISON, WI; Owner: MID-WEST MANAGEMENT, INC.)
  • WJJO (94.1 FM; WATERTOWN, WI; Owner: MID-WEST MANAGMENT, INC.)
  • WBCR-FM (90.3 FM; BELOIT, WI; Owner: THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES/BELOIT COLLEGE)
  • W220BL (91.9 FM; ROCKFORD, IL; Owner: PENSACOLA CHRISTIAN COLLEGE, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Rock:
  • W65EE (Channel 65; JANESVILLE, WI; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • WISC-TV (Channel 3; MADISON, WI; Owner: TELEVISION WISCONSIN, INC.)
  • WIFR (Channel 23; FREEPORT, IL; Owner: GRAY MIDAMERICA TV LICENSEE CORP.)
  • WTVO (Channel 17; ROCKFORD, IL; Owner: WINNEBAGO TELEVISION CORPORATION)
  • WFBN-LP (Channel 33; ROCKFORD, IL; Owner: WEIGEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WMSN-TV (Channel 47; MADISON, WI; Owner: WMSN LICENSEE, LLC)
  • WQRF-TV (Channel 39; ROCKFORD, IL; Owner: QUORUM OF ROCKFORD LICENSE, LLC)
  • WKOW-TV (Channel 27; MADISON, WI; Owner: WKOW TELEVISION, INC.)
  • WHA-TV (Channel 21; MADISON, WI; Owner: BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIV. OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM)
  • WREX-TV (Channel 13; ROCKFORD, IL; Owner: WREX TELEVISION, LLC)
  • WMTV (Channel 15; MADISON, WI; Owner: GRAY MIDAMERICA TV LICENSEE CORP.)
  • WCFC-CA (Channel 51; ROCKFORD, IL; Owner: CHRISTIAN COMMUNICATIONS OF CHICAGOLAND, INC.)
  • WQFL-CA (Channel 8; ROCKFORD, IL; Owner: FAMILY VALUES ORGANIZATION, INC.)

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