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People QuickFactsRock CountyWisconsin
Population, 2003 estimate 154,794 5,472,299
Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2003 1.6% 2.0%
Population, 2000 152,307 5,363,675
Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000 9.2% 9.6%
High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 83.9% 85.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 16.7% 22.4%
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 20.3 20.8 
Housing units, 2002 63,688 2,386,848
Homeownership rate, 2000 71.1% 68.4%
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 21.0% 26.2%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 $98,200 $112,200 
Households, 2000 58,617 2,084,544
Persons per household, 2000 2.54 2.50
Median household income, 1999 $45,517 $43,791
Per capita money income, 1999 $20,895 $21,271

Business QuickFactsRock CountyWisconsin
Private nonfarm establishments with paid employees, 2001 3,346 140,540
Private nonfarm employment, 2001 58,409 2,400,575
Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2001 -3.9% -0.6%
Nonemployer establishments, 2000 6,515 268,268
Manufacturers shipments, 1997 ($1000) 10,105,609 117,382,992
Retail sales, 1997 ($1000) 1,599,727 50,520,463
Retail sales per capita, 1997 $10,654 $9,715
Housing units authorized by building permits, 2002 972 38,208
Federal funds and grants, 2002 ($1000) 712,746 28,843,652

Geography QuickFactsRock CountyWisconsin
Land area, 2000 (square miles) 720 54,310
Persons per square mile, 2000 211.4 98.8
Metropolitan Area Janesville-Beloit, WI MSA  
FIPS Code 105 55

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