ZIP 51246 · Rock Rapids
Who lives in ZIP code 51246 (Rock Rapids, IA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Rock Rapids, IA · Lyon County
uszips 2026
People4,041
Median age38.0
Household income$72,400
Home value$248,788
Median rent$812/mo
Poverty4.2%
College degree+22.7%
Commute13 min
Place
- Metro area
- Outside any metro
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 10 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 1,330
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
17.1% are 65 or older; 68.3% are adults.
Household income
32.4% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $38,887.
Education (adults 25+)
48.2% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
5.5% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 58.3%
- Never married
- 26.4%
- Divorced
- 8.6%
- Widowed
- 6.8%
- Family size
- 3.57
- Dual-income families
- 64.1%
Housing
- Own their home
- 78.8%
- Rent burden
- 24.9%
- Men / women
- 50% / 50%
Work
- In labor force
- 67.0%
- Unemployment
- 2.4%
- Self-employed
- 23.1%
- Farmers
- 15.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 27.5%
- Veterans
- 3.7%
- With a disability
- 10.9%
- No health insurance
- 3.4%
- Limited English
- 0.9%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.