Rock Valley, Iowa

Demographics

People

Total Population	3,623
Male Share of the Population	47.5%
Female Share of the Population	52.5%
Senior Citizens	12.5%
Employed Population 16+	1,929
Age of the Population	33

Families

% of people married	56.8%
Average household size	3

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	19.8%
Median Earnings25+	$35,788
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$11,887
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$25,240

Wealth

Median Family Income	$69,621
% Above Poverty Level	85.6%
% Below Poverty Level	14.4%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	11 minutes
% Working from Home	5.1%
% Walking and Biking to Work	5.2%
% Using Public Transportation	1.6%

Housing

People Living Alone	27%
Median Gross Rent	$758
Median House Value	$141,800

Ancestry

Dutch	41.5%
German	24.6%
Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	12.3%
Norwegian	5.8%
Irish	3.7%
English	3%
Swedish	2.7%
Danishn	0.7%
Welsh	0.5%
Swiss	0.4%
Polish	0.4%
Belgian	0.4%
French Except Basque	0.3%
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Rock Valley Almanac

Category	Value
County	Sioux County
Standard Zip Codes	51247
Phone Area Codes	712
Time Zone	America/Chicago
Approximate Latitude	43.2
Approximate Longitude	-96.29

Rock Valley Climate

Nearest Weather Stations

Notes:

Temp ranges are avg daily min and max for the month
Precipitation is rainfall (and rainfall equiv of snowfall)

Station	SIOUX CENTER 2 SE
Distance	13 miles
Jan Temp	7 to 27 F
Apr Temp	36 to 63 F
Jul Temp	61 to 87 F
Oct Temp	38 to 65 F
Annual Precip	28.7 inches

Station	ROCK RAPIDS
Distance	17 miles
Jan Temp	3 to 24 F
Apr Temp	34 to 58 F
Jul Temp	61 to 85 F
Oct Temp	35 to 61 F
Annual Precip	27.4 inches

Station	CANTON 4 WNW
Distance	19.5 miles
Jan Temp	5 to 26 F
Apr Temp	35 to 61 F
Jul Temp	61 to 85 F
Oct Temp	37 to 63 F
Annual Precip	23.5 inches

Nearby Cities and Towns

Location	Population	Median Family Income
Alvord	236	$68,750
Boyden	794	$62,917
Doon	632	$68,750
Hull	2,146	$64,722
Inwood	879	$60,556
Sioux Center	7,370	$80,185

Rock Valley Public Libraries

Rock Valley Public Library
1531 MAIN ST
Rock Valley, Iowa
(712) 476-5651

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Rock Valley Hospitals

Hegg Memorial Health Center
(Non-profit)
1202 21st Avenue
(512) 476-5305

Rock Valley Public Schools

Rock Valley Elementary School
1712 20th Avenue
ZIP: 51247
(712) 476-2701
Primary
Total Enrollment 431

Rock Valley Jr-sr High School
1712 20th Ave
ZIP: 51247
(712) 476-2701
Other
Total Enrollment 389

Rock Valley Private Schools

Netherlands Reformed Christian School
712 20th Ave Se
ZIP: 51247
Combined Elementary And Secondary
Total Enrollment 367

Rock Valley Christian School
1405 17th St
ZIP: 51247
Elementary
Total Enrollment 209

Sources :

American Community Survey, 2015, U.S. Census Bureau, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/
Hospitals, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/hospitals, accessed November 2017
Private Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/private-schools, accessed November 2017
Public Libraries Survey, 2015, Institute of Museum and Library Services, https://www.imls.gov/research-evaluation/data-collection/public-libraries-survey
Public Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/public-schools , accessed November 2017
ZIP Code Database (All ZIPs with cities used by USPS plus the primary timezone, area code, and county), 2017, https://www.unitedstateszipcodes.org/zip-code-database/

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