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Rock County, Minnesota (MN)

County population in 2022: 9,696 (48% urban, 52% rural); it was 9,721 in 2000
County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 1,778
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 1,253
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 2,997
Renter-occupied apartments: 887 (it was 846 in 2000)
% of renters here:

22%
State:

27%

Land area: 483 sq. mi.

Water area: 0.2 sq. mi.

Population density: 20 people per square mile   (low).

March 2022 cost of living index in Rock County: 76.0 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (30.9%).

Type of workers:

  • Private wage or salary: 72%
  • Government: 18%
  • Self-employed, not incorporated: 10%
  • Unpaid family work: 0%
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  • Races in Rock County, MN (2022)
    • 8,81492.0%White Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 3323.5%Hispanic or Latino
    • 2833.0%Two or more races
    • 690.7%Asian alone
    • 620.6%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
    • 160.2%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
Median resident age:

41.4 years
Minnesota median age:

39.0 years
Males: 4,720  (48.7%)
Females: 4,976  (51.3%)
Average household size:
Rock County:

2.0 people
Minnesota:

2 people

Estimated median household income in 2022: $73,301 ($38,102 in 1999)
This county:

$73,301
Minnesota:

$82,338

Median contract rent in 2022 for apartments: $530 (lower quartile is $470, upper quartile is $694)
This county:

$530
State:

$1087


Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $207,430 (it was $73,500 in 2000)
Rock:

$207,430
Minnesota:

$314,600
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $134,348 - $301,557

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $235,704
Here:

$235,704
State:

$374,552

Townhouses or other attached units: $246,011
Here:

$246,011
State:

$312,049

In 2-unit structures: $66,366
Here:

$66,366
State:

$323,045

Mobile homes: $103,164
Here:

$103,164
State:

$94,605

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,346
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $546

Institutionalized population: 226

Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 0
  • Rapes: 1
  • Robberies: 0
  • Assaults: 5
  • Burglaries: 5
  • Thefts: 28
  • Auto thefts: 12

Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 0
  • Rapes: 2
  • Robberies: 0
  • Assaults: 5
  • Burglaries: 13
  • Thefts: 22
  • Auto thefts: 12
Rock County, MN map from a distance

Single-family new house construction building permits:

  • 2022: 9 buildings, average cost: $344,000
  • 2021: 11 buildings, average cost: $226,200
  • 2020: 11 buildings, average cost: $380,700
  • 2019: 13 buildings, average cost: $188,600
  • 2018: 24 buildings, average cost: $281,600
  • 2017: 25 buildings, average cost: $271,600
  • 2016: 18 buildings, average cost: $172,100
  • 2015: 12 buildings, average cost: $298,400
  • 2014: 15 buildings, average cost: $322,100
  • 2013: 10 buildings, average cost: $180,900
  • 2012: 12 buildings, average cost: $196,700
  • 2011: 4 buildings, average cost: $232,500
  • 2010: 15 buildings, average cost: $168,600
  • 2009: 15 buildings, average cost: $171,700
  • 2008: 19 buildings, average cost: $213,800
  • 2007: 25 buildings, average cost: $179,500
  • 2006: 18 buildings, average cost: $194,200
  • 2005: 36 buildings, average cost: $168,300
  • 2004: 25 buildings, average cost: $173,800
  • 2003: 26 buildings, average cost: $143,700
  • 2002: 23 buildings, average cost: $111,000
  • 2001: 15 buildings, average cost: $111,600
  • 2000: 14 buildings, average cost: $103,400
  • 1999: 9 buildings, average cost: $97,900
  • 1998: 20 buildings, average cost: $82,100
  • 1997: 46 buildings, average cost: $78,900
Number of permits per 10,000 Rock, MN residents
Average permit cost in Rock, MN

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,344 (0.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,397 (0.7%)

Distribution of median household income in Rock, MN in 2022
Distribution of house value in Rock, MN in 2022
Distribution of rent paid by renters in Rock, MN in 2022
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2022: 9.2%
Rock County:

9.2%
Minnesota:

9.6%
(8.1% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 19.1% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 74.6% for American Indian residents, 17.4% for other race residents, 15.5% for two or more races residents)

Median age of residents in 2022: 41.4 years old
(Males: 40.9 years old, Females: 42.2 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 43.5 years old, Black residents: 12.5 years old, American Indian residents: 8.3 years old, Asian residents: 41.6 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 21.8 years old, Other race residents: 19.0 years old)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Rock County is $402 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $503 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $641 a month.

Cities in this county include: Luverne, Hills, Beaver Creek, Hardwick, Magnolia, Steen, Kenneth.

Rock County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Rock County: Brake Farms (A), Sas Farms (B), Brake Feed Yard (C), Prairie View Golf Links (D), G and J Hog Farms (E), Knips Hog Farms (F), Nystrom Orchard (G), Ocheda Orchard (H), Crickside Farm (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Rock County include: Lighthouse Alliance Church (A), Bethel Presbyterian Church (B), Brethren Church (C), Church of Saint Kilian (D), Emmanuel Church (E), Indian Lake Church (F), Immanuel Church (G). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Adrian Cemetery (1), Westside Cemetery (2), Wilmont Cemetery (3), Emmanuel Presbyterian Cemetery (4), Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery (5), Saint Mary's Cemetery (6), Calvary Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: West Graham Lake (A), Jack Lake (B), Indian Lake (C), East Graham Lake (D), Iowa Lake (E), Lake Bella (F), Ocheda Lake (G). Display/hide their locations on the map

Creeks: East Branch Kanaranzi Creek (A), Little Rock Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Rock County include: Fulda State Wildlife Management Area (1), Fury Island Park (2), Fury State Wildlife Management Area (3), Groth State Wildlife Management Area (4), Fred Hoffenkamp State Wildlife Management Area (5), Maka-Oicu County Park (6), West Graham State Wildlife Management Area (7), Eagle Lake State Wildlife Management Area (8), Schweigert State Wildlife Management Area (9). Display/hide their locations on the map

Neighboring counties: Buffalo County, South Dakota , Faribault County , Lincoln County, South Dakota , Howard County, Iowa , Minnehaha County, South Dakota , Waseca County .

Unemployment in December 2023:
Here:

1.3%
Minnesota:

2.6%

Unemployment by year in Rock, MN
County total employment by year in Rock, MN
County average yearly wages by year in Rock, MN

Current college students: 276
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 94.0%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 27.4%

Number of foreign born residents: 167 (71.4% naturalized citizens)

Rock County:

1.7%
Whole state:

8.7%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 232010 or later
  • 482000 to 2009
  • 541990 to 1999
  • 171980 to 1989
  • 11970 to 1979
  • 39Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute):  minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 74.8%

Rock County marital status for males Rock County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 3,606
  • One, attached: 100
  • Two: 58
  • 3 or 4: 75
  • 5 to 9: 164
  • 10 to 19: 87
  • 20 to 49: 61
  • 50 or more: 122
  • Mobile homes: 40

Housing units in Rock County with a mortgage: 1,691 (88 second mortgage, 1 home equity loan, 62 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 10

Here:

9.1% with mortgage
State:

97.6% with mortgage

Religion statistics for Rock County

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Mainline Protestant4,58410
Catholic1,9432
Evangelical Protestant1,7948
Other31
None1,363-
Rock County Religion Details
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 2
Rock County:

2.11 / 10,000 pop.
State:

1.83 / 10,000 pop.



Number of convenience stores (with gas): 7
Rock County:

7.39 / 10,000 pop.
Minnesota:

3.90 / 10,000 pop.

Number of full-service restaurants: 4
This county:

4.22 / 10,000 pop.
State:

6.98 / 10,000 pop.

Adult diabetes rate:
Rock County:

7.5%
Minnesota:

6.5%

Adult obesity rate:
Rock County:

28.0%
State:

25.9%

Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:

7.9%
State:

13.0%

Agriculture in Rock County:

Average size of farms: 415 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $211,395
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $214.86
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 64.08%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $190,978
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 85.20%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.20%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $93,508
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 88.35%
Average age of principal farm operators: 50 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 17.45
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 6.21%
Corn for grain: 119252 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 143 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 118397 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 6 acres

Tornado activity:

Rock County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Minnesota state average. It is 1494353.7 times below overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused one fatality and 35 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 6/16/1992, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado killed one person and injured 35 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

Earthquake activity:

Rock County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Minnesota state average. It is 163% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/9/1975 at 14:54:15, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MB, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 138.8 miles away from Rock County center
On 3/4/1983 at 06:32:18, a magnitude 4.6 (4.4 MB, 4.6 LG, 4.4 ML) earthquake occurred 162.2 miles away from the county center
On 11/3/2002 at 20:41:56, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 147.5 miles away from the county center
On 6/5/1993 at 01:24:53, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 138.8 miles away from the county center
On 10/25/1990 at 06:25:25, a magnitude 3.9 (3.6 MB, 3.9 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 111.8 miles away from Rock County center
On 8/18/1959 at 06:37:13, a magnitude 7.7 (7.7 UK, Class: Major, Intensity: VIII - XII) earthquake occurred 717.5 miles away from the county center, causing $26,000,000 total damage
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML)

Most recent natural disasters:

  • Minnesota Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4531, Natural disaster type: Other
  • Minnesota Severe Winter Storm, Straight-line Winds, And Flooding, Incident Period: March 12, 2019 - April 28, 2019, FEMA Id: 4442, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Flood, Wind
  • Minnesota Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, And Flooding, Incident Period: June 15, 2018 - July 12, 2018, FEMA Id: 4390, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
  • Minnesota Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides, Incident Period: June 11, 2014 to July 12, 2014, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4182: July 21, 2014, FEMA Id: 4182, Natural disaster type: Storm, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood, Wind
  • Minnesota Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: April 09, 2013 to April 11, 2013, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4113: May 03, 2013, FEMA Id: 4113, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
  • Minnesota Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: September 22, 2010 to October 14, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1941: October 13, 2010, FEMA Id: 1941, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
  • Minnesota Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3242: September 13, 2005, FEMA Id: 3242, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
  • Minnesota Severe Winter Storms/Blizzards, Incident Period: January 03, 1997 to February 03, 1997, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1158: January 16, 1997, FEMA Id: 1158, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Blizzard
  • Minnesota Severe Storms/Heavy Snow, Incident Period: November 14, 1996 to November 30, 1996, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1151: January 07, 1997, FEMA Id: 1151, Natural disaster type: Storm, Snow
  • Minnesota Flooding, Severe Storm, Tornadoes, Incident Period: May 06, 1993 to August 25, 1993, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-993: June 11, 1993, FEMA Id: 993, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
  • 3 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

The number of natural disasters in Rock County (13) is near the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 8
Emergencies Declared: 2

Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 7, Storms: 5, Winds: 3, Winter Storms: 3, Tornadoes: 2, Blizzard: 1, Drought: 1, Heavy Rain: 1, Hurricane: 1, Landslide: 1, Mudslide: 1, Snow: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Rock

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 2,940 (73.1%)
  • Carpooled: 270 (6.7%)
  • Bus: 5 (0.1%)
  • Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 42 (1.0%)
  • Walked: 148 (3.7%)
  • Worked at home: 626 (15.6%)
Class of Workers in 2022
Most common industries in 2022 (%)
Males Females
Most common industries for males in 2022


  • Health care and social assistance (32%)
  • Educational services (14%)
  • Accommodation and food services (8%)
  • Finance and insurance (7%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Retail trade (4%)

Most common industries for females in 2022


  • Health care and social assistance (36%)
  • Educational services (16%)
  • Accommodation and food services (9%)
  • Finance and insurance (8%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Retail trade (5%)

Most common occupations in 2022 (%)
Males Females
Most common occupations for males in 2022


  • Management occupations (18%)
  • Transportation occupations (11%)
  • Production occupations (9%)
  • Construction and extraction occupations (7%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
  • Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (6%)
  • Sales and related occupations (6%)

Most common occupations for females in 2022


  • Office and administrative support occupations (14%)
  • Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (12%)
  • Food preparation and serving related occupations (11%)
  • Business and financial operations occupations (10%)
  • Educational instruction, and library occupations (9%)
  • Healthcare support occupations (7%)
  • Management occupations (7%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents


  • Philippines (21%)
  • Mexico (20%)
  • Egypt (13%)
  • Canada (13%)
  • Ecuador (11%)
  • Ukraine (8%)
  • Portugal (3%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Rock County


  • German (37%)
  • Dutch (24%)
  • Norwegian (15%)
  • American (3%)
  • English (2%)
  • Irish (1%)
  • European (1%)

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

People in group quarters in Rock County, Minnesota in 2010:

  • 189 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
  • 34 people in group homes intended for adults
  • 30 people in correctional facilities intended for juveniles
  • 5 people in hospitals with patients who have no usual home elsewhere
  • 2 people in in-patient hospice facilities

People in group quarters in Rock County, Minnesota in 2000:

  • 192 people in nursing homes
  • 21 people in homes for the physically handicapped
  • 16 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 3 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
  • 3 people in hospices or homes for chronically ill
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2020 was $70,342.

5.04% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($51,586 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

5.04%
Minnesota average:

7.43%


10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.27% relocated from other counties in Minnesota ($23,921 average AGI)
2.77% relocated from other states ($27,670 average AGI)
Rock County:

2.77%
Minnesota average:

2.06%

Residents relocating <b>from</b> other counties or countries

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
from Minnehaha County, SD  1.45% ($55,818 average AGI)
from Nobles County, MN  0.77% ($57,897)


5.52% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($49,362 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

5.52%
Minnesota average:

7.79%


10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
2.00% relocated to other counties in Minnesota ($14,029 average AGI)
3.52% relocated to other states ($35,333 average AGI)
Rock County:

3.52%
Minnesota average:

2.44%

Residents relocating <b>to</b> other counties or countries

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
to Minnehaha County, SD  1.73% ($66,439 average AGI)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.8
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 13.3

Births per 1000 population in Rock County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 13.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 13.0

Deaths per 1000 population in Rock County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 10.2
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 4.7

Infant deaths per 1000 population in Rock County
Population without health insurance coverage in 2018: 4.9%
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 3.4%
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Rock County
All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19
Population without health insurance coverage in Rock County
18-64 population without health insurance coverage in Rock County
40-64 population without health insurance coverage in Rock County
50-64 population without health insurance coverage in Rock County
Population under 19 years without health insurance coverage in Rock County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 1,973 (1,773 aged, 200 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 80 (3%)
Persons enrolled in Medicare
Aged persons enrolled in Medicare
Disabled persons enrolled in Medicare

Most common underlying causes of death in Rock County, Minnesota in 1999 - 2019:

  • Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (122)
  • Alzheimer disease, unspecified (101)
  • Atherosclerotic heart disease (89)
  • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (20)
  • Congestive heart failure (13)
  • Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (10)
  • Unspecified dementia (10)

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 7%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 10.44
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 10,429
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 292
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 22,341

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,197
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,418
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 21

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 31
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 95

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 10

Household type by relationship:

Households: 9,696
  • Male householders: 1,843 (572 living alone), Female householders: 2,197 (645 living alone)
  • 2,240 spouses (2,238 opposite-sex spouses), 257 unmarried partners, (257 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 2,657 children (2,367 natural, 141 adopted, 137 stepchildren), 94 grandchildren, 46 brothers or sisters, 13 parents, 19 foster children, 34 other relatives, 61 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 275

Size of family households: 1,460 2-persons, 375 3-persons, 369 4-persons, 267 5-persons, 125 6-persons, 48 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,217 1-person, 157 2-persons, 23 4-persons.

1,891 married couples with children.
359 single-parent households (54 men, 305 women).

96.8% of residents of Rock speak English at home.
1.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (76% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 1% speak English not well).
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (92% speak English very well, 6% speak English well, 2% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (88% speak English very well, 12% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $55,309,000 ($5,774 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $874,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $24,131,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $10,877,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $8,952,000
Federal grants: $8,872,000
Federal procurement contracts: $460,000 ($12,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $2,018,000 ($252,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $742,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $9,454,000
Federal Government insurance: $55,318,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Births: 659
Here:

69 per 1000 residents
State:

70 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 721
Here:

76 per 1000 residents
State:

38 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +9
Here:

+1 per 1000 residents
State:

+14 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -134
Here -14 per 1000 residents
State -3 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Rock County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.85 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

7.3
State:

7.1

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:

4.7
State:

3.8

Year house built in Rock County, Minnesota
  • Year house built in Rock County, Minnesota
  • 112020 or later
  • 1722010 to 2019
  • 3062000 to 2009
  • 2531990 to 1999
  • 2771980 to 1989
  • 5931970 to 1979
  • 3931960 to 1969
  • 5801950 to 1959
  • 3151940 to 1949
  • 1,3241939 or earlier
Rooms in houses/apartments in Rock County, Minnesota
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Rock County, Minnesota
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Rock County, Minnesota
  • 01 room
  • 42 rooms
  • 343 rooms
  • 2214 rooms
  • 3515 rooms
  • 3956 rooms
  • 6887 rooms
  • 4468 rooms
  • 9559+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Rock County, Minnesota
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Rock County, Minnesota
  • 21 room
  • 512 rooms
  • 1913 rooms
  • 1774 rooms
  • 1415 rooms
  • 1316 rooms
  • 1187 rooms
  • 378 rooms
  • 739+ rooms
Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Rock County, Minnesota
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Rock County, Minnesota
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Rock County, Minnesota
  • 11no bedroom
  • 741 bedroom
  • 4192 bedrooms
  • 1,3383 bedrooms
  • 9014 bedrooms
  • 3635+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Rock County, Minnesota
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Rock County, Minnesota
  • 2no bedroom
  • 2791 bedroom
  • 2702 bedrooms
  • 2483 bedrooms
  • 1134 bedrooms
  • 85+ bedrooms
Cars and other vehicles available in Rock County, Minnesota in houses/condos/apartments
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Rock County in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Rock County in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 92no vehicle
  • 4331 vehicle
  • 1,4062 vehicles
  • 6403 vehicles
  • 3104 vehicles
  • 2145+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Rock County in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Rock County in renter-occupied apartments
  • 168no vehicle
  • 3691 vehicle
  • 1912 vehicles
  • 963 vehicles
  • 524 vehicles
  • 525+ vehicles

90.7% of Rock County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 26% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 57% lived in Minnesota.

Rock County:

90.7%
State average:

87.4%

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

  • This state: 5,102
  • Other state: 4,349
  • Northeast: 91
  • Midwest: 3,629
  • South: 249
  • West: 340
Year householders moved into unit in Rock County, MN
Most commonly used house heating fuel in Rock County
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos
  • 44.1%Utility gas
  • 30.9%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 17.0%Electricity
  • 2.9%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 2.4%No fuel used
  • 1.4%Wood
  • 1.1%Other fuel
  • 0.2%Solar energy
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments
  • 44.0%Electricity
  • 25.2%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 24.6%Utility gas
  • 3.1%No fuel used
  • 1.7%Other fuel
  • 0.8%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 0.7%Wood

Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 150
Here:

13.3%
Minnesota:

12.9%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 50
Here:

8.2%
Minnesota:

8.6%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 33
Here:

9.3%
Minnesota:

26.2%

Educational Attainment
School Enrollment by Level of School
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

Rock County government finances - Expenditure in 2020:

  • Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $679,000
  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $796,000
  • Charges - Other: $1,321,000
    Other: $1,203,000
    Solid Waste Management: $529,000
    Solid Waste Management: $306,000
    Regular Highways: $97,000
    Regular Highways: $95,000
    Miscellaneous Commercial Activities: $50,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $4,599,000
    Regular Highways: $1,814,000
    General - Other: $270,000
    Police Protection: $182,000
  • Current Operations - Public Welfare - Other: $3,656,000
    Regular Highways: $2,870,000
    Police Protection: $2,191,000
    Regular Highways: $2,044,000
    General - Other: $1,401,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $1,341,000
    Police Protection: $1,106,000
    Water Utilities: $992,000
    Central Staff Services: $874,000
    Correctional Institutions: $790,000
    Solid Waste Management: $747,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $636,000
    Financial Administration: $584,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $501,000
    Solid Waste Management: $452,000
    General - Other: $410,000
    Financial Administration: $410,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $403,000
    General Public Buildings: $391,000
    Libraries: $345,000
    Health - Other: $316,000
    Housing and Community Development: $252,000
    Central Staff Services: $239,000
    Public Welfare Institutions: $233,000
    Correctional Institutions: $232,000
    Parks and Recreation: $168,000
    Health - Other: $140,000
    Miscellaneous Commercial Activities - Other: $67,000
    Parks and Recreation: $64,000
    Libraries: $50,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $31,000
    Local Fire Protection: $27,000
    Transit Utilities: $7,000
    Sea and Inland Port Facilities: $1,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $878,000
    Other: $539,000
    Highways: $331,000
    Housing and Community Development: $168,000
    Highways: $148,000
    Water Utilities: $108,000
    Natural Resources: $104,000
    Other: $69,000
    Health and Hospitals: $56,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $200,000
    Interest on Debt: $76,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Public Welfare - Other: $1,341,000
    Other - Correctional Institutions: $488,000
    Other - Health - Other: $124,000
    Other - Correctional Institutions: $96,000
    Other - General - Other: $85,000
  • Intergovernmental to State - Regular Highways: $360,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Other: $119,000
    Other: $2,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $8,434,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $7,334,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,769,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,487,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,184,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $282,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $84,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $29,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $15,000
    Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $14,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $295,000
    General Revenue - Other: $280,000
    Special Assessments: $278,000
    General Revenue - Other: $229,000
    Interest Earnings: $188,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $47,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $14,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Water Utilities: $422,000
    Police Protection: $64,000
    Regular Highways: $59,000
    General - Other: $45,000
    Central Staff Services: $37,000
    Solid Waste Management: $26,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $13,000
    General - Other: $8,000
    General Public Building: $5,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $8,464,000
    Cash and Securities: $8,098,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $997,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $554,000
    Cash and Securities: $122,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $5,230,000
    Highways: $1,428,000
    Public Welfare: $1,057,000
    General Local Government Support: $891,000
    Other: $759,000
    General Local Government Support: $691,000
    Health and Hospitals: $104,000
    Other: $82,000
    Water Utilities: $43,000
  • Tax - Property: $6,588,000
    Property: $6,431,000
    Other License: $46,000
    Other License: $7,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $2,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $5,027,000

Rock County government finances - Revenue in 2020:

  • Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $679,000
  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $796,000
  • Charges - Other: $1,321,000
    Other: $1,203,000
    Solid Waste Management: $529,000
    Solid Waste Management: $306,000
    Regular Highways: $97,000
    Regular Highways: $95,000
    Miscellaneous Commercial Activities: $50,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $4,599,000
    Regular Highways: $1,814,000
    General - Other: $270,000
    Police Protection: $182,000
  • Current Operations - Public Welfare - Other: $3,656,000
    Regular Highways: $2,870,000
    Police Protection: $2,191,000
    Regular Highways: $2,044,000
    General - Other: $1,401,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $1,341,000
    Police Protection: $1,106,000
    Water Utilities: $992,000
    Central Staff Services: $874,000
    Correctional Institutions: $790,000
    Solid Waste Management: $747,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $636,000
    Financial Administration: $584,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $501,000
    Solid Waste Management: $452,000
    General - Other: $410,000
    Financial Administration: $410,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $403,000
    General Public Buildings: $391,000
    Libraries: $345,000
    Health - Other: $316,000
    Housing and Community Development: $252,000
    Central Staff Services: $239,000
    Public Welfare Institutions: $233,000
    Correctional Institutions: $232,000
    Parks and Recreation: $168,000
    Health - Other: $140,000
    Miscellaneous Commercial Activities - Other: $67,000
    Parks and Recreation: $64,000
    Libraries: $50,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $31,000
    Local Fire Protection: $27,000
    Transit Utilities: $7,000
    Sea and Inland Port Facilities: $1,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $878,000
    Other: $539,000
    Highways: $331,000
    Housing and Community Development: $168,000
    Highways: $148,000
    Water Utilities: $108,000
    Natural Resources: $104,000
    Other: $69,000
    Health and Hospitals: $56,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $200,000
    Interest on Debt: $76,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Public Welfare - Other: $1,341,000
    Other - Correctional Institutions: $488,000
    Other - Health - Other: $124,000
    Other - Correctional Institutions: $96,000
    Other - General - Other: $85,000
  • Intergovernmental to State - Regular Highways: $360,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Other: $119,000
    Other: $2,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $8,434,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $7,334,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,769,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,487,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,184,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $282,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $84,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $29,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $15,000
    Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $14,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $295,000
    General Revenue - Other: $280,000
    Special Assessments: $278,000
    General Revenue - Other: $229,000
    Interest Earnings: $188,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $47,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $14,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Water Utilities: $422,000
    Police Protection: $64,000
    Regular Highways: $59,000
    General - Other: $45,000
    Central Staff Services: $37,000
    Solid Waste Management: $26,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $13,000
    General - Other: $8,000
    General Public Building: $5,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $8,464,000
    Cash and Securities: $8,098,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $997,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $554,000
    Cash and Securities: $122,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $5,230,000
    Highways: $1,428,000
    Public Welfare: $1,057,000
    General Local Government Support: $891,000
    Other: $759,000
    General Local Government Support: $691,000
    Health and Hospitals: $104,000
    Other: $82,000
    Water Utilities: $43,000
  • Tax - Property: $6,588,000
    Property: $6,431,000
    Other License: $46,000
    Other License: $7,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $2,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $5,027,000

Rock County government finances - Debt in 2020:

  • Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $679,000
  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $796,000
  • Charges - Other: $1,321,000
    Other: $1,203,000
    Solid Waste Management: $529,000
    Solid Waste Management: $306,000
    Regular Highways: $97,000
    Regular Highways: $95,000
    Miscellaneous Commercial Activities: $50,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $4,599,000
    Regular Highways: $1,814,000
    General - Other: $270,000
    Police Protection: $182,000
  • Current Operations - Public Welfare - Other: $3,656,000
    Regular Highways: $2,870,000
    Police Protection: $2,191,000
    Regular Highways: $2,044,000
    General - Other: $1,401,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $1,341,000
    Police Protection: $1,106,000
    Water Utilities: $992,000
    Central Staff Services: $874,000
    Correctional Institutions: $790,000
    Solid Waste Management: $747,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $636,000
    Financial Administration: $584,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $501,000
    Solid Waste Management: $452,000
    General - Other: $410,000
    Financial Administration: $410,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $403,000
    General Public Buildings: $391,000
    Libraries: $345,000
    Health - Other: $316,000
    Housing and Community Development: $252,000
    Central Staff Services: $239,000
    Public Welfare Institutions: $233,000
    Correctional Institutions: $232,000
    Parks and Recreation: $168,000
    Health - Other: $140,000
    Miscellaneous Commercial Activities - Other: $67,000
    Parks and Recreation: $64,000
    Libraries: $50,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $31,000
    Local Fire Protection: $27,000
    Transit Utilities: $7,000
    Sea and Inland Port Facilities: $1,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $878,000
    Other: $539,000
    Highways: $331,000
    Housing and Community Development: $168,000
    Highways: $148,000
    Water Utilities: $108,000
    Natural Resources: $104,000
    Other: $69,000
    Health and Hospitals: $56,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $200,000
    Interest on Debt: $76,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Public Welfare - Other: $1,341,000
    Other - Correctional Institutions: $488,000
    Other - Health - Other: $124,000
    Other - Correctional Institutions: $96,000
    Other - General - Other: $85,000
  • Intergovernmental to State - Regular Highways: $360,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Other: $119,000
    Other: $2,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $8,434,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $7,334,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,769,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,487,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,184,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $282,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $84,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $29,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $15,000
    Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $14,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $295,000
    General Revenue - Other: $280,000
    Special Assessments: $278,000
    General Revenue - Other: $229,000
    Interest Earnings: $188,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $47,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $14,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Water Utilities: $422,000
    Police Protection: $64,000
    Regular Highways: $59,000
    General - Other: $45,000
    Central Staff Services: $37,000
    Solid Waste Management: $26,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $13,000
    General - Other: $8,000
    General Public Building: $5,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $8,464,000
    Cash and Securities: $8,098,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $997,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $554,000
    Cash and Securities: $122,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $5,230,000
    Highways: $1,428,000
    Public Welfare: $1,057,000
    General Local Government Support: $891,000
    Other: $759,000
    General Local Government Support: $691,000
    Health and Hospitals: $104,000
    Other: $82,000
    Water Utilities: $43,000
  • Tax - Property: $6,588,000
    Property: $6,431,000
    Other License: $46,000
    Other License: $7,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $2,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $5,027,000

Rock County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2020:

  • Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $679,000
  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $796,000
  • Charges - Other: $1,321,000
    Other: $1,203,000
    Solid Waste Management: $529,000
    Solid Waste Management: $306,000
    Regular Highways: $97,000
    Regular Highways: $95,000
    Miscellaneous Commercial Activities: $50,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $4,599,000
    Regular Highways: $1,814,000
    General - Other: $270,000
    Police Protection: $182,000
  • Current Operations - Public Welfare - Other: $3,656,000
    Regular Highways: $2,870,000
    Police Protection: $2,191,000
    Regular Highways: $2,044,000
    General - Other: $1,401,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $1,341,000
    Police Protection: $1,106,000
    Water Utilities: $992,000
    Central Staff Services: $874,000
    Correctional Institutions: $790,000
    Solid Waste Management: $747,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $636,000
    Financial Administration: $584,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $501,000
    Solid Waste Management: $452,000
    General - Other: $410,000
    Financial Administration: $410,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $403,000
    General Public Buildings: $391,000
    Libraries: $345,000
    Health - Other: $316,000
    Housing and Community Development: $252,000
    Central Staff Services: $239,000
    Public Welfare Institutions: $233,000
    Correctional Institutions: $232,000
    Parks and Recreation: $168,000
    Health - Other: $140,000
    Miscellaneous Commercial Activities - Other: $67,000
    Parks and Recreation: $64,000
    Libraries: $50,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $31,000
    Local Fire Protection: $27,000
    Transit Utilities: $7,000
    Sea and Inland Port Facilities: $1,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $878,000
    Other: $539,000
    Highways: $331,000
    Housing and Community Development: $168,000
    Highways: $148,000
    Water Utilities: $108,000
    Natural Resources: $104,000
    Other: $69,000
    Health and Hospitals: $56,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $200,000
    Interest on Debt: $76,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Public Welfare - Other: $1,341,000
    Other - Correctional Institutions: $488,000
    Other - Health - Other: $124,000
    Other - Correctional Institutions: $96,000
    Other - General - Other: $85,000
  • Intergovernmental to State - Regular Highways: $360,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Other: $119,000
    Other: $2,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $8,434,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $7,334,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,769,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,487,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,184,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $282,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $84,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $29,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $15,000
    Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $14,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $295,000
    General Revenue - Other: $280,000
    Special Assessments: $278,000
    General Revenue - Other: $229,000
    Interest Earnings: $188,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $47,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $14,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Water Utilities: $422,000
    Police Protection: $64,000
    Regular Highways: $59,000
    General - Other: $45,000
    Central Staff Services: $37,000
    Solid Waste Management: $26,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $13,000
    General - Other: $8,000
    General Public Building: $5,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $8,464,000
    Cash and Securities: $8,098,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $997,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $554,000
    Cash and Securities: $122,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $5,230,000
    Highways: $1,428,000
    Public Welfare: $1,057,000
    General Local Government Support: $891,000
    Other: $759,000
    General Local Government Support: $691,000
    Health and Hospitals: $104,000
    Other: $82,000
    Water Utilities: $43,000
  • Tax - Property: $6,588,000
    Property: $6,431,000
    Other License: $46,000
    Other License: $7,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $2,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $5,027,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

  • Total number of recipients: 76
  • Number of aged recipients: 9
  • Number of blind and disabled recipients: 67
  • Number of recipients under 18: 6
  • Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 52
  • Number of recipients older than 64: 18
  • Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 37
  • Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 42
Most common first names in Rock County, MN among deceased individuals
NameCountLived (average)
John8979.3 years
Anna5687.2 years
William5480.7 years
Henry4779.8 years
George4779.0 years
Donald3570.9 years
Mary3282.7 years
Albert3178.6 years
Robert3071.0 years
Helen3081.1 years
Most common last names in Rock County, MN among deceased individuals
Last nameCountLived (average)
Olson3979.2 years
Nelson3980.4 years
Johnson3576.3 years
Anderson3280.6 years
Hamann2879.1 years
Hansen2482.9 years
Remme2379.3 years
Aanenson2081.1 years
Meyer1781.2 years
Petersen1773.8 years
Businesses in Rock County, MN
NameCountNameCount
Ace Hardware1McDonald's1
Chevrolet1Sears1
Comfort Inn1Super 81
Ford1True Value1
H&R Block1UPS1