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Rock Falls is a Census city of 119 people across 0.21 square miles of land, in Cerro Gordo County. Median household income is $71,042, 95.7 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Rock Falls
What Rock Falls is
- Census place typecity
- Land area0.21 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land575 plus or minus 217
- County holding the largest share of its areaCerro Gordo County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Rock Falls
How many people live in Rock Falls
- Population119 plus or minus 45
- Median age44.5 plus or minus 16.7
- Population under 1828 plus or minus 20
- Share under 1823.5 percent plus or minus 14.1
- Population 65 and over23 plus or minus 11
- Share 65 and over19.3 percent plus or minus 6.3
- Households47 plus or minus 19
- Family households29 plus or minus 17
- Share of households that are families61.7 percent plus or minus 26.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Rock Falls
Income and work in Rock Falls
- Median household income$71,042 plus or minus $28,867
- Per capita income$31,894 plus or minus $6,997
- Civilian labor force65 plus or minus 31
- Employed62 plus or minus 31
- Unemployed3 plus or minus 5
- Unemployment rate4.6 percent plus or minus 7.4
- Adults 25 and over78 plus or minus 31
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher94.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher25.6 percent plus or minus 21.0
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree5.1 percent plus or minus 14.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Rock Falls
- Housing units63 plus or minus 26
- Occupied units47 plus or minus 19
- Vacant units16 plus or minus 18
- Vacancy rate25.4 percent plus or minus 26.6
- Owner occupied45 plus or minus 17
- Renter occupied2 plus or minus 4
- Ownership rate95.7 percent plus or minus 53.0
- Median owner-occupied home value$156,300 plus or minus $37,137
- Single family units63 plus or minus 28
- Share single family100.0 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more0
- Share in buildings of two or more0.0 percent
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1953
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Rock Falls
How Rock Falls gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute55 plus or minus 26
- Commuting under 15 minutes6 plus or minus 12
- Share commuting under 15 minutes10.9 percent plus or minus 21.6
- Commuting 30 minutes or more4 plus or minus 11
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more7.3 percent plus or minus 19.4
- Drove alone79.0 percent
- Carpooled9.7 percent plus or minus 10.2
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home11.3 percent plus or minus 15.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Rock Falls
Flood risk in Rock Falls
- NFIP communityCity of Rock Falls
- NFIP community number190351
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date06/05/20(M)
The City of Rock Falls participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 190351 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Cerro Gordo County, not Rock Falls
Cerro Gordo County context, not Rock Falls figures
- Establishments in Cerro Gordo County1,357
- Covered employment, Cerro Gordo County23,531
- Average annual pay, Cerro Gordo County$54,949
- Housing units permitted, Cerro Gordo County52
Every figure in this section is published for Cerro Gordo County as a whole and is not a measurement of Rock Falls.
All Cerro Gordo County figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Rock Falls questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Rock Falls, Iowa?
119, in 47 households. Rock Falls city covers 0.21 square miles of land, which is 575 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Rock Falls in?
Cerro Gordo County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Rock Falls?
$71,042. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $156,300. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Rock Falls in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Rock Falls appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Rock Falls, city of, community 190351, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Rock Falls figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Cerro Gordo County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Rock Falls.
Is zoning published for Rock Falls?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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