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Rock County, MN

Demographic and economic profile of Rock County, MN, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Rock County is a small southwestern Minnesota county of 9,628 residents with a 2.6% unemployment rate and 68.3% labor force participation, suggesting a tight, engaged workforce relative to its size. About 26.3% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher, with median worker earnings of $42,167 against a median household income of $71,295 and a GDP per capita of $65,539. Housing costs are low—median home value of $201,600 and median gross rent of $745/month—and the county posted modest population growth of 2.3% over five years, with a poverty rate of 9.5%.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

9,628

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$71,295

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

41.2 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+2.3% since 2018

Rock County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone8,953 (93.1%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races304 (3.2%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race129 (1.3%)
  • Some Other Race Alone123 (1.3%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone55 (0.6%)
  • Asian Alone43 (0.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish203
  2. 2.Other Asian and Pacific Island48
  3. 3.German or other West Germanic32
  4. 4.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic25
  5. 5.Other Indo-European12

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

24.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

55.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

20.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.8%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

446

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$65,539

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$38,201

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

2.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

9.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,439
  2. 2.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining519
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)470
  4. 4.Manufacturing (Group)420
  5. 5.Construction (Group)410

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations2,004
  2. 2.Service Occupations896
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations813
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations767
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations597

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 6.29×)506
  2. 2.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.33×)155
  3. 3.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.31×)1,545
  4. 4.Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate (LQ 1.07×)361
  5. 5.Other Services (LQ 0.96×)228

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$201,600

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$745/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

76.6%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,999452 (14.6%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999418 (13.5%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999412 (13.3%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999258 (8.4%)
  • $175,000 to $199,999224 (7.3%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999221 (7.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

26.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

93.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

68.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$42,167

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

19.6 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

6.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone3,885 (77.5%)
  • Worked At Home595 (11.9%)
  • Carpooled358 (7.1%)
  • Walked105 (2.1%)
  • Other56 (1.1%)
  • Taxi8 (0.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.