Moving to Rock Springs, Wisconsin

Population: 425. Estimated population in July 2024: 403 (-5.2% change)
Males: 210 (49.4%), Females: 215 (50.6%)

Sauk County

Zip code: 53961

Demographics

Median resident age: 35.7 years
Median household income: $41,500
Median house value: $74,800

Population by Race

Races in Rock Springs:

• White Non-Hispanic (98.1%)
• Hispanic (1.2%)

Ancestries: German (53.9%), Irish (17.4%), French (8.7%), United States (8.2%), English (7.5%), Norwegian (3.8%).

Elevation: 870 feet

Land area: 1.3 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Rock Springs

• High school or higher: 83.8%
• Bachelor’s degree or higher: 9.7%
• Graduate or professional degree: 4.3%
• Unemployed: 5.2%
• Mean travel time to work: 21.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Rock Springs village

• Never married: 27.1%
• Now married: 56.5%
• Separated: 2.0%
• Widowed: 6.5%
• Divorced: 7.9%

4.0% Foreign born (1.9% Asia, 1.4% Latin America, 0.7% North America).

Population change in the 1990s: -3 (-0.7%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Rock Springs:

• REEDSBURG AREA MEDICAL CTR 179 (about 7 miles; REEDSBURG, WI)
• ST CLARE HOSPITAL AND HEALTH SERVICES (about 12 miles; BARABOO, WI)
• SAUK PRAIRIE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; PRAIRIE DU SAC, WI)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Rock Springs:

• VOLK FIELD (about 39 miles; CAMP DOUGLAS, WI; Abbreviation: VOK)
• DANE COUNTY REGIONAL-TRUAX FIELD (about 47 miles; MADISON, WI; Abbreviation: MSN)
• ROCK CO (about 86 miles; JANESVILLE, WI; Abbreviation: JVL)

Other public-use airports nearest to Rock Springs:

• REEDSBURG MUNI (about 5 miles; REEDSBURG, WI; Abbreviation: C35)
• BARABOO WISCONSIN DELLS (about 11 miles; BARABOO, WI; Abbreviation: DLL)
• SAUK-PRAIRIE (about 18 miles; PRAIRIE DU SAC, WI; Abbreviation: 91C)

Amtrak station near Rock Springs:

• 15 miles: WISCONSIN DELLS (LACROSSE ST.). Services: partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, call for taxi service.

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Rock Springs:

• UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN COLLEGES (about 45 miles; MADISON, WI; Full-time enrollment: 8,737)
• UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON (about 45 miles; MADISON, WI; Full-time enrollment: 37,607)
• MADISON AREA TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 47 miles; MADISON, WI; Full-time enrollment: 7,914)
• UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-PLATTEVILLE (about 64 miles; PLATTEVILLE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 5,045)
• UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-STEVENS POINT (about 77 miles; STEVENS POINT, WI; Full-time enrollment: 8,083)
• WESTERN WISCONSIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 92 miles; LA CROSSE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,973)
• UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-LA CROSSE (about 93 miles; LA CROSSE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 8,669)

Public primary/middle school in Rock Springs:

• ROCK SPRINGS EL (Students: 101; Location: 306 ELM ST; Grades: KG – 05)

Libraries

Library in Rock Springs:

• ROCK SPRINGS PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $24,643; Location: 101 FIRST STREET; 3,197 books; 71 audio materials; 219 video materials; 21 serial subscriptions)