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Population (year 2000): 2,702. Estimated
population in July 2005: 2,852 (+5.6% change)
Males: 1,299 (48.1%), Females: 1,403 (51.9%)
Sioux County
Zip code:
51247
Median resident age: 38.2 years
Median household income: $36,967 (year 2000)
Median house value: $77,600 (year 2000)
Races in Rock Valley:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.0%)
- Hispanic (1.0%)
- Other race (0.6%)
Ancestries: Dutch (65.0%), German (12.9%),
United States (4.9%), Norwegian (4.6%), Irish (3.9%), Danish
(2.0%).
Elevation: 1252 feet
Land area: 1.7 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Rock Valley
- High school or higher: 73.5%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 6.4%
- Unemployed: 0.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 13.7 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Rock Valley city
- Never married: 20.4%
- Now married: 65.4%
- Separated: 0.8%
- Widowed: 8.9%
- Divorced: 4.5%
2.6% Foreign born (1.8% Europe, 0.4% Asia, 0.3%
Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +37 (+1.4%).
Hospital/medical center in Rock Valley:
- HEGG MEMORIAL CRITICAL ACCESS HOSPITAL (1202
21ST AVENUE)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Rock Valley:
- SIOUX CTR COMM HOSPITAL & HEALTH CTR (about 12
miles; SIOUX CENTER, IA)
- HAWARDEN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 19 miles;
HAWARDEN, IA)
- MERRILL PIONEER COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 19 miles;
ROCK RAPIDS, IA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Rock
Valley:
- JOE FOSS FIELD (about 40 miles; SIOUX FALLS, SD; ID:
FSD)
- SIOUX GATEWAY/COL. BUD DAY FIELD (about 56 miles;
SIOUX CITY, IA; ID: SUX)
- CHAN GURNEY MUNI (about 78 miles; YANKTON, SD; ID:
YKN)
Other public-use airports nearest to Rock Valley:
- SIOUX CENTER MUNI (about 10 miles; SIOUX CENTER, IA;
ID: SOY)
- HAWARDEN MUNI (about 18 miles; HAWARDEN, IA; ID:
2Y2)
- ROCK RAPIDS MUNI (about 20 miles; ROCK RAPIDS, IA;
ID: RRQ)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Rock Valley:
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA (about 53 miles;
VERMILLION, SD; Full-time enrollment: 6,014)
- WESTERN IOWA TECH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 58 miles;
SIOUX CITY, IA; FT enrollment: 2,639)
- WAYNE STATE COLLEGE (about 85 miles; WAYNE, NE; FT
enrollment: 3,026)
- BUENA VISTA UNIVERSITY (about 87 miles; STORM LAKE,
IA; FT enrollment: 2,524)
- SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 88 miles;
BROOKINGS, SD; FT enrollment: 7,353)
- SOUTHWEST STATE UNIVERSITY (about 93 miles;
MARSHALL, MN; FT enrollment: 3,405)
- NORTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 127 miles;
NORFOLK, NE; FT enrollment: 2,732)
Public high school in Rock Valley:
- ROCK VALLEY JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 256;
Location: 1712 20TH AVE; Grades: 07 - 12)
Private high school in Rock Valley:
- NETHERLANDS REFORMED CHRN SCH (Students: 312;
Location: 712 20TH AVE; Grades: KG - 12)
Public primary/middle school in Rock Valley:
- ROCK VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 332;
Location: 1910 15TH ST; Grades: PK - 06)
Private primary/middle school in Rock Valley:
- ROCK VALLEY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 283;
Location: 1405 17TH STREET; Grades: KG - 8)
Library in Rock Valley:
- ROCK VALLEY PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$116,961; Location: 1531 MAIN; 30,034 books; 1,935 audio
materials; 1,730 video materials; 112 serial
subscriptions)
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