COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Rock County

Minnesota · 9,806 residents · 482 sq mi

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Rock County is home to 9,806 people in Minnesota. Median home value sits at $37,600. 75% of homes are owner-occupied. 11% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. At a median age of 36.6, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Renters pay $248 a month at the median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 36.6

US median: 33.0

Less educated

11% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 33%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

9,806

+1%vs 2000

vs 9,721 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

36.6

−8%vs 2000

vs 39.9 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

482 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202410K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.9%(673)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.9%(874)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.1%(791)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.8%(666)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 243.8%(370)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413.3%(1,306)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.2%(1,292)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.4%(922)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.8%(965)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7410.5%(1,031)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846.8%(663)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.6%(253)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$24,483

−15%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $38,102 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,383

−35%vs 2000

vs $17,411 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

12.1%

+4.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.0% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$37,600

−33%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $73,500 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$248

−17%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $394 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

75.3%

−2.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 77.9% in 2000

24.7% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic96.7%(9,396)

Black0.5%(52)

Hispanic / Latino1.3%(124)

Asian0.6%(58)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.1%(9,714)

Black0.1%(7)

Hispanic / Latino0.2%(20)

Asian0.3%(27)

Other0.6%(58)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican1.6%(156)

Central American1%(101)

Guatemalan0.8%(79)

Puerto Rican0.6%(54)

Dominican0.3%(26)

Salvadoran0.2%(22)

South American0.2%(15)

Bolivian0.1%(10)

Colombian0.1%(5)

Spaniard0.1%(5)

Cuban0%(3)

Asian origin

Cambodian0.2%(18)

Laotian0.1%(14)

Burmese0.1%(6)

Korean0%(3)

Filipino0%(2)

Ancestry

German41.4%(3,985)

Dutch16.1%(1,547)

Norwegian12.6%(1,215)

Irish6%(575)

English3.7%(355)

Swedish3%(284)

American2.6%(247)

Danish1.4%(130)

Polish1%(100)

French0.9%(85)

Belgian0.9%(82)

Russian0.8%(78)

+ 19 more ancestry groups with data

Italian0.8%(76)

Czech0.5%(49)

Swiss0.5%(45)

Canadian0.4%(43)

Finnish0.4%(39)

Ukrainian0.3%(26)

Scottish0.2%(23)

Welsh0.2%(19)

Arab0.1%(10)

Slovene0.1%(9)

Egyptian0.1%(8)

Scotch-Irish0.1%(8)

Austrian0.1%(6)

Romanian0.1%(6)

British0%(4)

Lebanese0%(2)

French Canadian0%(2)

Hungarian0%(2)

Greek0%(1)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Dutch population · Largest Norwegian population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

10.8%

−4.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 15.4% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

69.8%

−11.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 81.5% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.3%

−0.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.2% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

29.1 min

+115%vs 2000

vs 13.6 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married29.5%(1,141)

Married62.1%(2,402)

Widowed1.9%(72)

Divorced6.6%(254)

Women 15+

Never married19.6%(762)

Married58.7%(2,283)

Widowed8.9%(344)

Divorced12.8%(498)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

4.7%

−2.5 ptssince 2013

from 7.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

56.8%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 56.9% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

21.1%

+0.7 ptssince 2020

from 20.4% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

20.5%

+0.5 ptssince 2020

from 20.0% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

19.4%

+3.9 ptssince 2020

from 15.5% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.7%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 1.9% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

75.1%

−1.8 ptssince 2020

from 76.9% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

37.0%

+3.6 ptssince 2020

from 33.4% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)23.1%(103)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)16.6%(74)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era37.4%(167)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War8.3%(37)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 446 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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