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Population (year 2000): 5,296. Estimated
population in July 2005: 5,348 (+1.0% change)
Males: 2,616 (49.4%), Females: 2,680 (50.6%)
Winnebago County
Zip code:
61072
Median resident age: 35.3 years
Median household income: $57,292 (year 2000)
Median house value: $120,500 (year 2000)
Races in Rockton:
- White Non-Hispanic (96.5%)
- Hispanic (1.5%)
- Black (0.7%)
Ancestries: German (36.7%), English (14.3%),
Irish (14.1%), Norwegian (8.9%), Swedish (7.4%), Polish (7.3%).
Elevation: 750 feet
Land area: 3.5 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Rockton
- High school or higher: 93.2%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 29.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 10.4%
- Unemployed: 1.9%
- Mean travel time to work: 22.4 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Rockton village
- Never married: 15.3%
- Now married: 72.0%
- Separated: 1.1%
- Widowed: 4.3%
- Divorced: 7.3%
1.9% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +2,279 (+75.5%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Rockton:
- BELOIT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL INC (about 6 miles; BELOIT,
WI)
- H DOUGLAS SINGER MENTAL HLTH CTR (about 11 miles;
ROCKFORD, IL)
- ROCKFORD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 11 miles;
ROCKFORD, IL)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Rockton:
- ROCK CO (about 12 miles; JANESVILLE, WI; ID: JVL)
- GREATER ROCKFORD (about 19 miles; ROCKFORD, IL; ID:
RFD)
- DANE COUNTY REGIONAL-TRUAX FIELD (about 51 miles;
MADISON, WI; ID: MSN)
Other public-use airports nearest to Rockton:
- BELOIT (about 8 miles; BELOIT, WI; ID: 44C)
- COTTONWOOD (about 13 miles; ROCKFORD, IL; ID: 1C8)
- POPLAR GROVE (about 19 miles; POPLAR GROVE, IL; ID:
C77)
Amtrak stations near Rockton:
- 4 miles: BELOIT (HWY. 75 & HWY. 51) - Bus Station.
Services: call for taxi service.
- 14 miles: ROCKFORD (7559 WALTON ST.) - Bus Station.
Services: enclosed waiting area, public restrooms,
public payphones, paid short-term parking, paid
long-term parking, call for taxi service.
- 16 miles: JANESVILLE (3136 EAST COUNTY ROAD O)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Rockton:
- ROCK VALLEY COLLEGE (about 11 miles; ROCKFORD, IL;
Full-time enrollment: 4,200)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-WHITEWATER (about 35 miles;
WHITEWATER, WI; FT enrollment: 9,493)
- KISHWAUKEE COLLEGE (about 38 miles; MALTA, IL; FT
enrollment: 2,289)
- NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY (about 43 miles; DeKalb,
IL; FT enrollment: 19,477)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON (about 50 miles;
MADISON, WI; FT enrollment: 37,607)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN COLLEGES (about 50 miles;
MADISON, WI; FT enrollment: 8,737)
- MADISON AREA TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 51 miles;
MADISON, WI; FT enrollment: 7,914)
Public high school in Rockton:
- HONONEGAH HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,855;
Location: 307 SALEM ST; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Rockton:
- STEPHEN MACK MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 484;
Location: 11810 OLD RIVER ROAD; Grades: 06 - 08)
- WHITMAN POST ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 455;
Location: 1060 EAST UNION ST; Grades: 03 - 05)
- ROCKTON ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 417; Location:
1050 E UNION STREET; Grades: PK - 02)
Library in Rockton:
- TALCOTT FREE L.D. (Operating income:
$289,880; Location: 101 E. MAIN ST; 50,085 books; 2,120
audio materials; 2,753 video materials; 167 serial
subscriptions)
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