Rockwell City city, IA

Calhoun County, IA

2022 population: 2,389 ( 680 from 2010 )
Land area: 4.2 square miles
Population density: 567.0 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	2,115	88.53%	26.3%
Black:	62	2.60%	1450.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	19	0.80%	171.4%
2+ races:	99	4.14%	661.5%
Hispanic:	69	2.89%	885.7%

Total non-White:	274	11.47%	705.9%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	440	31.2
Change in Non-White pop.:	240	17.0

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
1,709
1,675	98.01%
4	0.23%
2	0.12%
7	0.41%
13	0.76%
7	0.41%
34	1.99%

2000
2,278
2,127	93.37%
72	3.16%
5	0.22%
0	0.00%
32	1.40%
42	1.84%
151	6.63%

1990
1,981
1,962	99.04%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
6	0.30%
n/a
12	0.61%
19	0.96%

1980
2,276
2,268	99.65%
2	0.09%
0	0.00%
2	0.09%
n/a
4	0.18%
8	0.35%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-452	-19.8
-117	-5.1

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

165	8.3
132	6.7

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-306	-13.4
11	0.5

Age, Family & Household Data for Rockwell City city, IA

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
38.0
504	21.1%
1,885	78.9%
414	17.3%

753
2.42

456	60.6%
344	75.4%
71	15.6%
297	39.4%

2010
Number	Percent
47.6
372	21.8%
1,337	78.2%
434	25.4%

773
2.14

471	60.9%
381	80.9%
46	9.8%
302	39.1%

2000
Number	Percent
40.8
411	18.0%
1,867	82.0%
495	21.7%

798
2.20

506	63.4%
429	84.8%
42	8.3%
292	36.6%

1990
Number	Percent
43.1
462	23.3%
1,519	76.7%
533	26.9%

887
2.19

555	62.6%
482	86.8%
33	5.9%
332	37.4%

1980
Number	Percent
43.0
528	23.2%
1,748	76.8%
606	26.6%

903
2.35

631	69.9%
536	84.9%
45	7.1%
272	30.1%

2022 Housing Data for Rockwell City city, IA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	50	6.6%
$10,000 to $14,999	39	5.2%
$15,000 to $19,999	42	5.6%
$20,000 to $24,999	38	5.0%
$25,000 to $29,999	26	3.5%
$30,000 to $34,999	94	12.5%
$35,000 to $39,999	16	2.1%
$40,000 to $44,999	33	4.4%
$45,000 to $49,999	18	2.4%
$50,000 to $59,999	47	6.2%
$60,000 to $74,999	117	15.5%
$75,000 to $99,999	82	10.9%
$100,000 to $124,999	68	9.0%
$125,000 to $149,999	31	4.1%
$150,000 to $199,999	45	6.0%
$200,000 or more	7	0.9%

Median Household Income	52,688
Per Capita Income	22,592

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	56	7.4%
Public Assistance	31	4.1%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	118	15.7%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	645	44.3%
Unemployed	22	1.5%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	667	45.8%
Not in Labor Force	789	54.2%

Real Unemployment Rate		55.7%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	203	154	56.9%
Non-Profit	15	82	15.5%
Self-Employed	35	36	49.3%

Local Government	52	53	49.5%
State Government	33	23	58.9%
Federal Government	0	13	0.0%

Total Private + Self	238	190	55.6%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	100	171	36.9%
Total	338	361	48.4%

Pct. Govt.	24.9%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	61	8.7%
Sales and Office Occupations	94	13.4%
Professional, Technical	192	27.3%
Service Occupations	157	22.3%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	12	1.7%
All others	200	28.4%

White Collar		49.3%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	182	25.9%
Educational services	102	14.5%
Retail trade	84	11.9%
Public administration	65	9.2%
Manufacturing	53	7.5%
Transportation and warehousing	40	5.7%
Other services	34	4.8%
Finance and insurance	25	3.6%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	22	3.1%
Information	20	2.8%
Professional, scientific, technical	16	2.3%
Accommodation and food services	16	2.3%
Construction	14	2.0%
Wholesale trade	10	1.4%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	9	1.3%
Utilities	6	0.9%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	3	0.4%
Real estate and rental and leasing	3	0.4%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	59	2.47%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	10	0.42%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	10	0.42%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	0	0.00%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Korean	13	0.54%
Laotian	3	0.13%
Taiwanese	2	0.08%
Vietnamese	1	0.04%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	2,262	97.8%
Spanish	42	1.8%
German, other Germanic	4	0.2%
Other Asian	3	0.1%
Chinese	2	0.1%
Vietnamese	1	0.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	707	29.6%
Irish	378	15.8%
English	170	7.1%
American	111	4.6%
French	104	4.4%
Dutch	63	2.6%
Swedish	44	1.8%
Norwegian	39	1.6%
Scandinavian	32	1.3%
Italian	28	1.2%
European	27	1.1%
Czech	21	0.9%
Danish	16	0.7%
Scotch-Irish	16	0.7%
Polish	12	0.5%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	2,386	99.9%
Not a citizen	3	0.1%

Native	2,368	99.1%
Foreign-born	21	0.9%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
33	1.9%	127	7.2%	751	42.9%	617	35.2%	176	10.0%	48	2.7%
Average years of education: 12.7

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	33	1.9%
9-12 Years	127	7.2%
H.S. Grad or GED	751	42.9%
Some College	617	35.2%
Bach. Degree	176	10.0%
Grad Degree	48	2.7%
Average years of education: 12.7

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +26	R +20	R + 1.0%
D +6
How to interpret this table

Year	Turnout	Winner	Runner-Up	Other	Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	49%	Donald Trump* (R)	601	65.6%	Joe Biden (D)	293	32.0%	22	2.4%	916	13	19	0.05%
2016	55%	Donald Trump (R)	575	62.8%	Hillary Clinton (D)	287	31.4%	53	5.8%	915	12	17	0.06%

2020 President, Rockwell City city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

293

32.0%

Donald Trump* (R)

601

65.6%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.7%

Other

0.7%

TOTAL

916

Turnout: 49%	Diff (St): 13	Diff (US): 19

2016 President, Rockwell City city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

287

31.4%

Donald Trump (R)

575

62.8%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

3.4%

Jill Stein (Grn)

0.2%

Other

2.2%

TOTAL

915

Turnout: 55%	Diff (St): 12	Diff (US): 17

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Rockwell City city, IA

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2020	S2	48%	Joni Ernst* (R)	550	60.7%	Theresa Greenfield (D)	324	35.8%	32 [+]	3.5%	906	9	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Rick Stewart (Libertarian) 24 (2.6%); Suzanne Herzog (I) 7 (0.8%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.1%);
2018	G	12%	Kim Reynolds* (R)	142	65.4%	Fred Hubbell (D)	69	31.8%	6 [+]	2.8%	217	15	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Jake Porter (Libertarian) 5 (2.3%); Gary Siegwarth (Clean Water) 1 (0.5%);
2016	S3	54%	Charles Grassley* (R)	636	70.5%	Patty Judge (D)	236	26.2%	30 [+]	3.3%	902	10	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Charles Aldrich (Libertarian) 20 (2.2%); Other (Write-in) 10 (1.1%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	838
Median Value	$82,100

Occupied	753	89.9%
Vacant	85	10.1%

Owned	532	70.7%
Rented	221	29.3%
Median Rent	$748

Single-Family Units	678	80.9%
Detached	678	80.9%
Attached	0	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	105	12.5%
Mobile Homes	3	0.4%

Rockwell City city, IA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Rockwell City city, IA

2022 Housing Data for Rockwell City city, IA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Rockwell City city, IA

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Rockwell City city, IA

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Rockwell City city, IA

Historical Presidential Election Results for Rockwell City city, IA

Historical Statewide Election Results for Rockwell City city, IA