At a glance facts

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Who lives in Rock County?

Category Count Count margin-of-error Percent Percent margin-of-error
Under 5 years 609 6.5%
5-9 years 631 6.7%
10-14 years 706 7.5%
15-17 years 408 4.3%
18-24 years 659 7.0%
25-34 years 1,005 10.7%
35-44 years 1,076 11.4%
45-54 years 1,176 12.5%
55-64 years 1,294 13.7%
65-74 years 926 9.8%
75-84 years 575 6.1%
85 years and older 348 3.7%
Category Count Count margin-of-error Percent Percent margin-of-error
Male 4,625 49.1%
Female 4,788 50.9%
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White 9,054 96.2%
Of Color 359 3.8%
Black or African American 107 1.1%
American Indian and Alaskan Native 68 0.7%
Asian or Pacific Islander 97 1.0%
Other suppressed
Two or more races 44 0.5%
Hispanic or Latino 282 3.0%
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Language spoken (2014-2018)
Population (5 years and older) 8,804 100.0%
English only 8,566 97.3%
Language other than English 238 2.7%
Speaks English less than "very well" 106 1.2%
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Total population for whom disability status is determined 9,187 100.0%
Population with a disability 1,251 13.6%
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Foreign-born residents 164 1.7%
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Residence one year ago (2014-2018)
Population (1 year and over in US) 9,254 100.0%
Same residence 8,005 86.5%
Different residence in the U.S. 1,249 13.5%
Different residence outside the U.S. suppressed

What's Rock County's quality of life?

Category Count Count margin-of-error Percent Percent margin-of-error
Household income (2018 dollars) (2014-2018)
Total households 3,978 100.0%
Less than $35,000 1,090 27.4%
$35,000-$49,999 516 13.0%
$50,000-$74,999 889 22.3%
$75,000-$99,999 614 15.4%
$100,000 or more 869 21.8%
Median household income (2018 dollars) $59,890 100%
Category Count Count margin-of-error Percent Percent margin-of-error
All people for whom poverty status is determined 9,177 100.0%
Less than $35,000 1,090 27.4%
With income below poverty 894 9.7%
With income 100%-149% of poverty 621 6.8%
With income 150%-199% of poverty 846 9.2%
With income 200% of poverty or higher 6,816 74.3%
17 years and younger (percent of people under age 18) 835 9.1%
18-24 (percent of people age 18-24) 1,501 16.4%
25-34 (percent of people age 25-34) 1,260 13.7%
35-44 (percent of people age 35-44) 443 4.8%
45-54 (percent of people age 45-54) 929 10.1%
55-64 (percent of people age 55-64) 549 6.0%
18-64 (percent of people age 18-64) 870 9.5%
65 years and older (percent of people age 65+) 1,051 11.5%
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Health coverage (2014-2018)
Total population age 65 and under for whom health insurance coverage status is determined 9,187 100.0%
Population 65 and under without health insurance coverage 591 6.4%
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Total housing units (2014-2018)
Total housing units 4,270 100.0%
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Owned and Rental Housing (2014-2018)
Vacant housing units (seasonal units included) 292 6.8%
Occupied housing units 3,978 93.2%
Average household size 2.3
Owner-occupied 2,964 69.4%
Average household size 2.4
Renter-occupied 1,014 23.7%
Average household size 1.9
Category Count Count margin-of-error Percent Percent margin-of-error
Year built (2014-2018)
2000 or later 462 10.8%
1970-1999 1,169 27.4%
1940-1969 1,307 30.6%
1939 or earlier 1,332 31.2%
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Households (2014-2018)
Total households 3,978 100.0%
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Households by type (2014-2018)
Family households 2,741 68.9%
With children under 18 years 1,319 33.2%
Married-couple family households 2,324 58.4%
With children under 18 years 1,008 25.3%
Single-person family households 417 10.5%
With children under 18 years 311 7.8%
Nonfamily households 1,237 31.1%
Householder living alone 1,082 27.2%
65 years and over 468 11.8%
Households with one or more children under 18 years 1,329 33.4%
Households with one or more people 65 years and over 1,181 29.7%
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Year householder moved into unit (2014-2018)
Moved in 2010 or later 1,596 40.1%
Moved in 2000-2009 1,018 25.6%
Moved in 1990-1999 537 13.5%
Moved in 1989 or earlier 827 20.8%
Category Count Count margin-of-error Percent Percent margin-of-error
All households for which cost burden is calculated 3,836 100.0%
Cost-burdened households 779 20.3%
Owner households for which cost burden is calculated 2,946 100.0%
Cost-burdened owner households 441 15.0%
Renter households for which cost burden is calculated 890 100.0%
Cost-burdened renter households 338 38.0%
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Rent paid (2014-2018)
Households paying rent 894
Median rent paid (2018 dollars) $628
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Vehicles per household (2014-2018)
No vehicles 101 2.5%
1 vehicle available 1,037 26.1%
2 vehicles available 1,628 40.9%
3 or more vehicles available 1,212 30.5%
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Transportation to work (2014-2018)
Workers (16 years and older) 4,704 100.0%
Car, truck, or van (including passengers) 4,183 88.9%
Public transportation suppressed
Walked, biked, worked at home, or other 503 10.7%
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Travel time to work (2014-2018)
Total workers age 16+ (not home based) 4,365 100.0%
Less than 10 minutes 1,626 37.3%
10-19 minutes 969 22.2%
20-29 minutes 609 14.0%
30 minutes or longer 1,161 26.6%
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Educational attainment (2014-2018)
Population (25 years and older) 6,400 100.0%
Less than high school 523 8.2%
High school diploma or GED 2,144 33.5%
Some college or associate’s degree 2,259 35.3%
Bachelor’s Degree 1,052 16.4%
Graduate or professional Degree 422 6.6%
High school graduate or higher 5,877 91.8%
Bachelor’s degree or higher 1,474 23.0%
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Working Adults (2014-2018)
Total civilian non-institutionalized population, age 18-64 5,188 100.0%
Working age adults who are employed 4,257 82.1%
Civilian labor force 4,349 100.0%
Unemployed 92 2.1%
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Total employed workers (LEHD) (2017)
Total employed workers 3,952 100.0%
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Worker age (2017)
Age 29 or younger 956 24.2%
Age 30 to 54 1,827 46.2%
Age 55 or older 1,169 29.6%
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Workers by earnings (2017)
$15,000 per year or less 1,235 31.3%
$15,001 to $39,999 per year 1,351 34.2%
$40,000 or more per year 1,366 34.6%
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Workers by industry of employment (2017)
Accommodation and food services 291 7.4%
Administration & support, waste management, and remediation 10 0.3%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting 86 2.2%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation 30 0.8%
Construction 183 4.6%
Educational services 412 10.4%
Finance and insurance 255 6.5%
Health care and social assistance 839 21.2%
Information 59 1.5%
Management of companies and enterprises 15 0.4%
Manufacturing 336 8.5%
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction 10 0.3%
Other services (excluding public administration) 91 2.3%
Professional, scientific, and technical services 87 2.2%
Public administration 239 6.0%
Real estate and rental and leasing 22 0.6%
Retail trade 453 11.5%
Transportation and warehousing 147 3.7%
Utilities suppressed
Wholesale trade 215 5.4%
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Workers by race (2017)
White alone 3,818 96.6%
Black or African American alone 39 1.0%
American Indian or Alaska Native alone 22 0.6%
Asian alone 45 1.1%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander alone suppressed
Two or more race groups 28 0.7%
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Workers by educational attainment (2017)
Less than high school 210 5.3%
High school or equivalent, no college 885 22.4%
Some college or associate degree 1,141 28.9%
Bachelor’s degree or advanced degree 760 19.2%