Population: 313. Estimated population in 2021: 318 (+1.6% change)
Males: 151 (48.2%), Females: 162 (51.8%)
Stephenson County
Zip code: 61070
Median resident age: 33.5 years
Median household income: $46,250
Median house value: $81,000
Races in Rock City:
- White Non-Hispanic (99.7%)
Ancestries: German (44.7%), Swedish (12.8%), Irish (8.3%), Swiss (7.3%), United States (6.4%), English (5.1%).
Elevation: 910 feet
Land area: 0.1 square miles
Population
For population 25 years and over in Rock City
- High school or higher: 79.9%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 6.5%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.3%
- Unemployed: 4.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 22.9 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Rock City village
- Never married: 18.3%
- Now married: 55.7%
- Separated: 0.0%
- Widowed: 16.0%
- Divorced: 9.9%
0.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +31 (+11.0%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Rock City:
- FREEPORT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; FREEPORT, IL)
- MONROE CLINIC INC THE (about 18 miles; MONROE, WI)
- H DOUGLAS SINGER MENTAL HLTH CTR (about 28 miles; ROCKFORD, IL)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Rock City:
- GREATER ROCKFORD (about 31 miles; ROCKFORD, IL; Abbreviation: RFD)
- ROCK CO (about 34 miles; JANESVILLE, WI; Abbreviation: JVL)
- WHITESIDE CO ARPT-JOS H BITTORF FLD (about 49 miles; STERLING/ROCKFALLS, IL; Abbreviation: SQI)
Other public-use airports nearest to Rock City:
- FREEPORT/DORNINK (about 7 miles; FREEPORT, IL; Abbreviation: C86)
- BRODHEAD (about 14 miles; BRODHEAD, WI; Abbreviation: C37)
- ALBERTUS (about 15 miles; FREEPORT, IL; Abbreviation: FEP)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Rock City:
- ROCK VALLEY COLLEGE (about 33 miles; ROCKFORD, IL; Full-time enrollment: 4,200)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN COLLEGES (about 46 miles; MADISON, WI; Full-time enrollment: 8,737)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON (about 46 miles; MADISON, WI; Full-time enrollment: 37,607)
- MADISON AREA TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 50 miles; MADISON, WI; Full-time enrollment: 7,914)
- KISHWAUKEE COLLEGE (about 53 miles; MALTA, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,289)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-WHITEWATER (about 59 miles; WHITEWATER, WI; Full-time enrollment: 9,493)
- NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY (about 61 miles; DeKalb, IL; Full-time enrollment: 19,477)