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Population (year 2000): 1,522. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,800 (+18.3% change)
Males: 761 (50.0%), Females: 761 (50.0%)
La Crosse County
Zip code:
54653
Median resident age: 35.4 years
Median household income: $69,583 (year 2000)
Median house value: $184,200 (year 2000)
Races in Rockland:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.4%)
- Hispanic (0.8%)
- American Indian (0.6%)
- Two or more races (0.6%)
Ancestries: German (45.7%), Dutch (18.3%),
United States (8.7%), Polish (8.1%), Irish (7.3%), English
(5.1%).
Elevation: 752 feet
Land area: 0.5 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Rockland
- High school or higher: 92.3%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 28.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 7.9%
- Unemployed: 2.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 19.5 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Rockland town
- Never married: 22.3%
- Now married: 72.2%
- Separated: 0.3%
- Widowed: 2.3%
- Divorced: 2.9%
1.2% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +548 (+56.3%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Rockland:
- FRANCISCAN SKEMP MED CTR SPARTA HOSP (about 9 miles;
SPARTA, WI)
- FRANCISCAN SKEMP MED CTR LACROSSE (about 22 miles;
LA CROSSE, WI)
- LA CROSSE LUTHERAN HOSPITAL (about 22 miles; LA
CROSSE, WI)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Rockland:
- LA CROSSE MUNI (about 24 miles; LA CROSSE, WI; ID:
LSE)
- VOLK FIELD (about 47 miles; CAMP DOUGLAS, WI; ID:
VOK)
- CHIPPEWA VALLEY REGIONAL (about 76 miles; EAU
CLAIRE, WI; ID: EAU)
Other public-use airports nearest to Rockland:
- SPARTA/FORT MC COY (about 14 miles; SPARTA, WI; ID:
CMY)
- VIROQUA MUNI (about 24 miles; VIROQUA, WI; ID: Y51)
- BLACK RIVER FALLS AREA (about 25 miles; BLACK RIVER
FALLS, WI; ID: BCK)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Rockland:
- WESTERN WISCONSIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 18 miles;
LA CROSSE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,973)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-LA CROSSE (about 22 miles;
LA CROSSE, WI; FT enrollment: 8,669)
- WINONA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 52 miles; WINONA, MN;
FT enrollment: 6,568)
- SAINT MARY'S UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA (about 52
miles; WINONA, MN; FT enrollment: 2,969)
- LUTHER COLLEGE (about 71 miles; DECORAH, IA; FT
enrollment: 2,566)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-EAU CLAIRE (about 72 miles;
EAU CLAIRE, WI; FT enrollment: 9,866)
- CHIPPEWA VALLEY TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 72 miles;
EAU CLAIRE, WI; FT enrollment: 2,601)
Private primary/middle school in Rockland:
- HYLANDALE CHURCH SCHOOL (Students: 10;
Location: 3200 COUNTY RD J; Grades: 4 - 8)
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