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POPULAR REAL ESTATE NEAR Rockwell City, IA Fonda, IA, Lake City, IA, Lake View, IA, Lohrville, IA, Manson, IA, Newell, IA, Rockwell City, IA, Sac City, IA, Schaller, IA
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| MEDIAN HOUSE VALUE | $88,167 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| RENTAL PRICE | very low cost relative to IA, very low cost relative to the nation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| THE SETTING | Remote (based on population density), farms |
| TYPE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS | mostly Single-family homes, some Complexes/high rise apartments, some Small apartment buildings, some Mobile homes, a few Rowhouses & attached homes |
| SIZE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS | mostly Medium-sized dwellings (3 or 4 bedrooms), some Small dwellings (1, 2 or no bedrooms), a few Large dwellings (4, 5 or more bedrooms) |
| AGE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS | mostly Historic homes (Built 1939 or earlier), some Well established older homes (Built 1940 - 1969), some Established but not old (Built 1970 - 1994), a few Newer Homes (Built 1995 or later) |
| HOME OWNERSHIP | Mixed owners & renters |
| SPECIAL CHARACTER | mostly Quiet, Artsy/funky |
| THE NEIGHBORS | DETAILS |
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| AGE & LIFESTYLE | mostly Seniors (people 65 and over), some Mixed ages, some Families with children (family households with school-aged children), some College students (people currently attending college) |
| EDUCATION LEVEL | Rating: 5 (5 is average for the U.S., 10 is most educated) |
| INCOME | Lower middle income (somewhat below average income for America) |
| OCCUPATIONS | mostly Sales & Service workers, some Executive, managerial & professional, some Manufacturing & Laborers, some Clerical, assistants & technical support, some Government employees, some Farmers, foresters, or fishers |
| ETHNICITY/ANCESTRY | mostly White (non-Hispanic), some Irish ancestry |
| LANGUAGES | mostly English speaking, some Spanish speaking, some French speaking |
School Rating Information
ROCKWELL CITY-LYTTON COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT School District
542 Students enrolled in District
| DISTRICT RATING COMPARED TO STATE (10 is best) |
8 |
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| Better than: of IA school districts |
73.1% |
DISTRICT RATING COMPARED TO U.S. (10 is best) |
8 |
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| Better than: of US school districts |
75.3% |
STUDENTS PER CLASSROOM |
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| 11 |
| STATE AVERAGE 14 |
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Public School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind)
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| SCHOOLS IN THIS DISTRICT | GRADES |
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| ROCKWELL CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 330 BROWER STREET, ROCKWELL CITY, IA 50579 (712) 297-8621 |
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| ROCKWELL CITY-LYTTON HIGH SCHOOL 1000 TONAWANDA AVE, ROCKWELL CITY, IA 50579 (712) 297-8111 |
09-12 |
| ROCKWELL CITY-LYTTON MIDDLE SCHOOL 215 MAPLE AVE, LYTTON, IA 50561 (712) 466-2224 |
05-08 |
| ETHNIC/RACIAL GROUPS | THIS DISTRICT | THIS STATE |
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| WHITE (NON-HISPANIC) (%) | 97.1 | 86.6 |
| BLACK (%) | 1.4 | 5.1 |
| HISPANIC (%) | 0.8 | 5.8 |
| ASIAN OR PACIFIC ISLANDER (%) | 0.8 | 1.9 |
| AMERICAN INDIAN OR NATIVE OF ALASKA (%) | 0.0 | 0.6 |
| ECONOMIC GROUPS | THIS DISTRICT | THIS STATE |
| ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED (%) | 34.3 | 31.9 |
| FOR THIS DISTRICT | PER STUDENT | TOTAL | % OF TOTAL |
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| INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES | $4,600 | $2,493,000 | 56.4 |
| SUPPORT EXPENDITURES | |||
| STUDENT | $234 | $127,000 | 2.9 |
| STAFF | $240 | $130,000 | 2.9 |
| GENERAL ADMINISTRATION | $386 | $209,000 | 4.7 |
| SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION | $470 | $255,000 | 5.8 |
| OPERATION | $685 | $371,000 | 8.4 |
| TRANSPORTATION | $345 | $187,000 | 4.2 |
| OTHER | $113 | $61,000 | 1.4 |
| TOTAL SUPPORT | $2,472 | $1,340,000 | 30.3 |
| NON-INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES | $1,083 | $587,000 | 13.3 |
| TOTAL EXPENDITURES | $8,155 | $4,420,000 | 100.0 |
Rockwell City EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT  |
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| ADULTS IN Rockwell City WITH COLLEGE DEGREE OR HIGHER (%) | 15.6 |
| CHILDREN IN Rockwell City LIVING IN POVERTY (%) | 13.0 |
Rockwell City Appreciation Rates
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| PERIOD | TOTAL APPRECIATION | AVG. ANNUAL RATE | COMPARED TO IA* |
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| Since 1990 |  284.05%
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About Rockwell City
Rockwell City is a very small town located in the state of Iowa. With a population of 2,980 people and just one neighborhood, Rockwell City is the 133rd largest community in Iowa. Rockwell City has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic towns in the country.
Unlike some towns , Rockwell City isn't mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Rockwell City are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Rockwell City is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Rockwell City who work in office and administrative support jobs (13.61%), teaching (9.77%), and sales jobs (9.34%).
One of the benefits of Rockwell City is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 17.20 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.
Being a small town, Rockwell City does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
Rockwell City Information and Demographics
The citizens of Rockwell City are slightly less educated than the national average of 14.96% for the average city or town: 13.57% of adults in Rockwell City have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Rockwell City in 2000 was $19,077, which is upper middle income relative to Iowa and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $76,308 for a family of four.
The people who call Rockwell City home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Rockwell City is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Rockwell City include German, Irish, English, Norwegian, and Swedish.
The most common language spoken in Rockwell City is English. Some people also speak Spanish.
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