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Rolfe, Iowa: commercial real estate data.
Rolfe is a Census city of 626 people across 1.05 square miles of land, in Pocahontas County. Median household income is $51,250, 83.8 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Rolfe
What Rolfe is
- Census place typecity
- Land area1.05 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land594 plus or minus 134
- County holding the largest share of its areaPocahontas 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.
Rolfe
How many people live in Rolfe
- Population626 plus or minus 141
- Median age38.6 plus or minus 18.0
- Population under 18163 plus or minus 52
- Share under 1826.0 percent plus or minus 5.8
- Population 65 and over130 plus or minus 45
- Share 65 and over20.8 percent plus or minus 5.4
- Households234 plus or minus 56
- Family households141 plus or minus 50
- Share of households that are families60.3 percent plus or minus 15.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Rolfe
Income and work in Rolfe
- Median household income$51,250 plus or minus $12,653
- Per capita income$21,412
- Civilian labor force240 plus or minus 79
- Employed190 plus or minus 52
- Unemployed50 plus or minus 45
- Unemployment rate20.8 percent plus or minus 17.5
- Adults 25 and over413 plus or minus 88
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher81.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher8.7 percent plus or minus 5.2
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree1.0 percent plus or minus 2.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Rolfe
Housing in Rolfe
- Housing units320
- Occupied units234 plus or minus 56
- Vacant units86 plus or minus 42
- Vacancy rate26.9 percent plus or minus 12.0
- Owner occupied196 plus or minus 54
- Renter occupied38 plus or minus 21
- Ownership rate83.8 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$48,500 plus or minus $19,084
- Median gross rent, monthly$583 plus or minus $497
- Annual rent as a share of median income13.7 percent plus or minus 12.1
- Single family units277 plus or minus 64
- Share single family86.6 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more34 plus or minus 26
- Share in buildings of two or more10.6 percent plus or minus 7.8
- Mobile homes9 plus or minus 14
- Median year structure built1948
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Rolfe
How Rolfe gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute174 plus or minus 49
- Commuting under 15 minutes70 plus or minus 27
- Share commuting under 15 minutes40.2 percent plus or minus 11.0
- Commuting 30 minutes or more47 plus or minus 30
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more27.0 percent plus or minus 15.8
- Drove alone77.0 percent
- Carpooled11.2 percent plus or minus 9.7
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked4.8 percent plus or minus 5.7
- Worked from home7.0 percent plus or minus 6.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Rolfe
Flood risk in Rolfe
- NFIP communityCity of Rolfe
- NFIP community number190487
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date05/16/17(M)
The City of Rolfe participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 190487 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.
Pocahontas County, not Rolfe
Pocahontas County context, not Rolfe figures
- Establishments in Pocahontas County200
- Covered employment, Pocahontas County2,644
- Average annual pay, Pocahontas County$52,766
- Housing units permitted, Pocahontas County5
Every figure in this section is published for Pocahontas County as a whole and is not a measurement of Rolfe.
All Pocahontas 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
Rolfe questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Rolfe, Iowa?
626, in 234 households. Rolfe city covers 1.05 square miles of land, which is 594 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Rolfe in?
Pocahontas 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 Rolfe?
$51,250. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $48,500. Median gross rent is $583 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Rolfe in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Rolfe appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Rolfe, city of, community 190487, 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 Rolfe figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Pocahontas 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 Rolfe.
Is zoning published for Rolfe?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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