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Population (year 2000): 989. Estimated
population in July 2005: 973 (-1.6% change)
Males: 479 (48.4%), Females: 510 (51.6%)
Cerro Gordo County
Zip code:
50469
Median resident age: 41.0 years
Median household income: $39,219 (year 2000)
Median house value: $62,500 (year 2000)
Races in Rockwell:
- White Non-Hispanic (96.9%)
- Hispanic (1.6%)
- Two or more races (1.4%)
- American Indian (0.7%)
Ancestries: German (48.7%), Irish (15.3%),
Norwegian (15.0%), English (7.5%), Danish (5.1%), United States
(4.1%).
Elevation: 1119 feet
Land area: 3.0 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Rockwell
- High school or higher: 88.8%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.9%
- Unemployed: 2.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 18.9 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Rockwell city
- Never married: 17.9%
- Now married: 63.2%
- Separated: 0.1%
- Widowed: 11.4%
- Divorced: 7.3%
0.5% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +188 (+23.5%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Rockwell:
- MERCY MEDICAL CENTER-NORTH IOWA (about 12 miles;
MASON CITY, IA)
- FRANKLIN GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; HAMPTON,
IA)
- BELMOND MEDICAL CENTER (about 32 miles; BELMOND, IA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Rockwell:
- MASON CITY MUNI (about 15 miles; MASON CITY, IA; ID:
MCW)
- WATERLOO MUNI (about 63 miles; WATERLOO, IA; ID:
ALO)
- FORT DODGE REGIONAL (about 75 miles; FORT DODGE, IA;
ID: FOD)
Other public-use airports nearest to Rockwell:
- HAMPTON MUNI (about 19 miles; HAMPTON, IA; ID: HPT)
- BELMOND MUNI (about 29 miles; BELMOND, IA; ID: Y48)
- NORTHWOOD MUNI (about 31 miles; NORTHWOOD, IA; ID:
5D2)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Rockwell:
- NORTH IOWA AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 12 miles;
MASON CITY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,161)
- HAWKEYE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 68 miles; WATERLOO,
IA; FT enrollment: 3,292)
- IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 68 miles; AMES, IA; FT
enrollment: 24,473)
- UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA (about 71 miles; CEDAR
FALLS, IA; FT enrollment: 12,524)
- IOWA CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 77 miles; FT
DODGE, IA; FT enrollment: 2,807)
- ROCHESTER COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 87
miles; ROCHESTER, MN; FT enrollment: 3,368)
- NORTHEAST IOWA COMMUNITY COLLEGE-CALMAR (about 91
miles; CALMAR, IA; FT enrollment: 2,393)
Public high school in Rockwell:
- ROCKWELL-SWALEDALE MIDDLE SCH/HIGH SCH
(Students: 185; Location: 210 S 2ND ST; Grades: 07 - 12)
Public primary/middle school in Rockwell:
- ROCKWELL-SWALEDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
(Students: 224; Location: 210 S 2ND ST; Grades: PK - 06)
Library in Rockwell:
- ROCKWELL PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$40,604; Location: PO BOX 419; 11,233 books; 213 audio
materials; 500 video materials; 67 serial subscriptions)
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