Housing data for Rock Dell Township, MN

Rock Dell Township, MN has an estimated 772 residents and 310 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).

It is a township in Olmsted County.

14.1% of households rent.

The median gross rent is $1,347 a month.

Figures last updated on .

Residents
772 (±143)
Housing units
310 (±60)
Households that rent
14.1%
Median gross rent
$1,347
Residents since 2015–2019
+10.1%

What stands out in Rock Dell Township

Homes in buildings of 5 or more units: 0.0% (±12.1 points) in Rock Dell Township, lower than in Olmsted County (19.5%).

Median home value: $501,300 (±$98,412) in Rock Dell Township, higher than in Olmsted County ($331,700).

Households that moved in since 2020: 7.3% (±5.2 points) in Rock Dell Township, lower than in Olmsted County (26.3%).

Households that rent: 14.1% (±10.6 points) in Rock Dell Township, lower than in Olmsted County (29.4%).

Housing in Rock Dell Township at a glance

  • Median rent: $1,347 median gross rent a month (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Rent burden: 81.5% of renters pay 30% or more of income (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Renters and owners: 14.1% of households rent (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Income and affordability: $118,333 median household income
  • Home values: $501,300 median home value
  • Homeowner costs: $2,489 median monthly cost with a mortgage
  • Property taxes: $3,233 median real estate taxes a year
  • Types of homes: 0.0% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units
  • Bedrooms: 79.4% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Age of homes: 48.1% of homes were built before 1980
  • Vacancy rate: 0.0% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Heating fuel: 88.8% heat with propane
  • Commute and cars: 23.4 minutes average trip to work
  • Growth: +10.1% residents since 2015–2019 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • How long people stay: 7.3% moved in since 2020 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Crowding and facilities: 0.3% of homes have more than 1 person per room (Small sample: wide margin of error)

Rock Dell Township against Olmsted County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
Rock Dell TownshipOlmsted CountyMinnesotaUnited States
Residents772 (±143)164,498 (exact)5,739,445 (exact)334,922,499
Housing units310 (±60)71,151 (±77)2,545,030 (±1,535)143,775,355
Households that rent14.1% (±10.6 points)29.4% (±1.1 points)27.8% (±0.2 points)34.8%
Median gross rent$1,347 (±$91)$1,370 (±$37)$1,280 (±$7)$1,413
Median household income$118,333 (±$16,183)$95,406 (±$3,039)$89,062 (±$409)$80,734
Median home value$501,300 (±$98,412)$331,700 (±$5,623)$329,300 (±$903)$332,700
Median real estate taxes (a year)$3,233 (±$726)$3,525 (±$73)$3,357 (±$10)$3,119
Built before 198048.1% (±11.6 points)40.7% (±1.7 points)52.1% (±0.3 points)49.7%
Average commute23.4 minutes (±2.8)18.7 minutes (±0.9)22.7 minutes (±0.1)26.4 minutes
Households with broadband89.8% (±6.9 points)92.2% (±0.7 points)91.6% (±0.1 points)91.0%
Median age of residents44.4 years (±1.8)37.8 years (±0.3)38.8 years (±0.1)38.9 years

Rock Dell Township covers 35.9 square miles of land, about 22 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).

How Rock Dell Township has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
2015–20192020–2024Amount of changeVerdict
Residents701 (±81)772 (±143)+10.1%Not a measurable change
Housing units278 (±35)310 (±60)+11.5%Not a measurable change
Median gross rent$938 (±$350)$1,347 (±$91)+43.6%No measurable change after inflation
Median home value$347,000 (±$69,583)$501,300 (±$98,412)+44.5%No measurable change after inflation
Median household income$90,568 (±$9,489)$118,333 (±$16,183)+30.7%No measurable change after inflation
Median owner cost with a mortgage$2,136 (±$206)$2,489 (±$256)+16.5%No measurable change after inflation
Median real estate taxes$2,646 (±$548)$3,233 (±$726)+22.2%No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent10.4% (±6.4 points)14.1% (±10.6 points)+3.7 percentage pointsNot a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate0.0% (±41.1 points)0.0% (±36.7 points)0.0 percentage pointsNot a measurable change

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Crime reported to police in Olmsted County

Rock Dell Township has no police department of its own in the FBI’s figures, so this is the figure for Olmsted County as a whole.

In 2025, the police departments that report for Olmsted County recorded 162 violent and 1,191 property crimes per 100,000 residents.

A county-wide figure describes the whole county, not this place; crime varies from one community to the next.

ZIP codes in Rock Dell Township

ZIP Code Tabulation Areas that cover this place (2020–2024 estimates)
ZIP codeShare of the ZIP’s land in this placeResidentsMedian gross rentMedian home valueMedian household income
5597622%8,509$1,086$280,200$87,330

A ZIP code is a mail route rather than a boundary, so the Census Bureau publishes figures for ZIP Code Tabulation Areas built from census blocks; the share column says how much of each one’s land lies in this place.

Places near Rock Dell Township

Nearest places with Census figures, by straight-line distance
PlaceDistanceMedian gross rentMedian home valueHouseholds that rent
High Forest Township5.0 mi$1,800$396,0008.2%
Salem Township (Olmsted County)5.9 mi—$417,1003.2%
Vernon Township6.0 mi$884$370,80012.3%
Pleasant Valley Township6.5 mi$933$300,00013.1%
Stewartville6.7 mi$1,070$265,30018.2%
Rochester Township7.2 mi—$724,2003.1%
Canisteo Township8.5 mi—$424,3004.5%
Sargeant Township8.8 mi$700$325,00016.5%

Places in Minnesota most like Rock Dell Township

PlaceMedian gross rentMedian home valueMedian household incomeHouseholds that rent
Welch Township$1,150$426,700$125,00013.5%
Zumbrota Township$1,356$398,900$106,25019.2%
Lakeland Shores$1,375$455,400$134,3756.7%
Minnewaska Township$1,250$450,000$120,8335.9%
Bergen Township$1,344$389,200$106,1258.2%
Plainview Township$1,281$393,800$97,85715.5%

Matched on rent, home value, income, the share who rent, the age of the homes, the share in apartment buildings and the commute, each measured against the spread across Minnesota.

HUD Fair Market Rent for Rock Dell Township, fiscal year 2027

Rochester, MN HUD Metro FMR Area, dollars a month
Studio1 bedroom2 bedrooms3 bedrooms4 bedrooms
$1,183$1,226$1,422$1,969$2,377

HUD income limits for Rock Dell Township, fiscal year 2026

Rochester, MN HUD Metro FMR Area, annual household income
Household sizeExtremely low (30%)Very low (50%)Low (80%)
1 person$28,550$47,550$74,800
2 people$32,600$54,350$85,450
3 people$36,700$61,150$96,150
4 people$40,750$67,900$106,800
5 people$44,050$73,350$115,350
6 people$47,300$78,800$123,900
7 people$50,550$84,200$132,450
8 people$55,720$89,650$141,000

These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Rochester, MN HUD Metro FMR Area, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $135,800.

A program can use its own limits; tax-credit and local programs often do.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Rock Dell Township

What is the median household income in Rock Dell Township?

The median household income in Rock Dell Township is $118,333 (±$16,183) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the average home value in Rock Dell Township, MN?

The Census Bureau publishes the median: $501,300 (±$98,412) for owner-occupied homes in Rock Dell Township (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the average mortgage payment in Rock Dell Township?

The Census Bureau publishes total owner costs rather than the mortgage alone: the median for owners with a mortgage in Rock Dell Township, MN is $2,489 (±$256) a month, including taxes, insurance and utilities.

How much are property taxes in Rock Dell Township?

The median real estate tax paid by homeowners in Rock Dell Township, MN is $3,233 (±$726) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes are in Rock Dell Township?

Rock Dell Township, MN has an estimated 310 (±60) housing units, occupied and vacant (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How old are most homes in Rock Dell Township?

48.1% of homes in Rock Dell Township, MN were built before 1980 (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is Rock Dell Township growing?

In Rock Dell Township, the number of residents went from 701 in 2015–2019 to 772 in 2020–2024 (+10.1%), not a measurable change.

What ZIP codes are in Rock Dell Township?

The ZIP code that covers Rock Dell Township is 55976.

What is the median rent in ZIP code 55976?

The median gross rent in ZIP Code Tabulation Area 55976 is $1,086 (±$220) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Rock Dell township, Olmsted County, Minnesota (county subdivision:54988, in state:27 county:109).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B01003_001E, B01003_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.

Figures last updated on .

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