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Demographics

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Total Population

2,604

Median Household Income

66,473

Total Visible Minorities

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Median Age

39.0

Us Income Distribution

According to OECD, the gini coefficient measures how the distribution of income among households within an economy deviates from a perfectly equal distribution of incomes. Simply, it measures the extent of income inequality in an economy. Inequality on the Gini scale is measured between 0, where everyone's equal, and 1, where all the country's income is earned by one person. Rock Rapids, IA has a gini coefficient of 0.54 out of 1, while the 2015 national gini coefficient is 0.39.

Us Sex By Age

Overall, women outnumber men by 107. people. The 30 to 34 years old age cohort exhibits the largest discrepancy with a difference of 61 people between the sexes. Furthermore, majority of the population is between the ages 5 to 9 years old, comprising 8.99 per cent of the population. Meanwhile, 58.12 per cent are part of its working-age population, or those between the ages 15 to 64 years old, while 23.08 per cent make up the younger population that will also be part of the labour force in two decades or less. At the present, 483 people are expected to retire in the coming years.

Labor Force

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Real Estate

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Housing Occupied

83.85%

Housing Vacant

16.15%

No. of Families

690

No. of Non-Families

392

Transportation

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Residents Who
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Vehicle Drivers

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Car Ownership

Most households in Rock Rapids, IA have three vehicles for transportation. 627 people responding in Rock Rapids, IA feel that having three vehicles is sufficient. Moreover, 28.26% of households say they use four vehicles. Moreover, 193 households have two vehicles

Education

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Us Field Of Study

Most are in Education with 176 people practicing it in Rock Rapids, IA. Biological, Agricultural, & Environmental Sciences is another popular field of expertise, as 13.31% of inhabitants are involved in it. The third group are those who are in Business, with 66 people responding that it is their line of work. STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) is expected to be a growing industry, however, Pew Research Center confirms that there is still a huge need for labour in these industries. Rock Rapids, IA has 188 people or 35.74% of workers in STEM industries.

Utilities

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