Rock Creek, Minnesota Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

Population: 1,119. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,265 (+13.0% change)
Males: 586 (52.4%), Females: 533 (47.6%)

Pine County

Demographics

Median resident age: 36.5 years
Median household income: $45,000
Median house value: $91,400

Population by Race

Races in Rock Creek:

• White Non-Hispanic (97.9%)
• American Indian (1.2%)

Ancestries: German (40.1%), Swedish (24.8%), Norwegian (13.4%), Irish (9.7%), English (7.3%), Czech (7.1%).

Elevation: 938 feet

Land area: 43.0 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Rock Creek

• High school or higher: 82.5%
• Bachelor’s degree or higher: 8.2%
• Graduate or professional degree: 2.2%
• Unemployed: 3.8%
• Mean travel time to work: 30.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Rock Creek city

• Never married: 21.6%
• Now married: 61.4%
• Separated: 0.7%
• Widowed: 5.8%
• Divorced: 10.5%

1.7% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +76 (+7.3%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Rock Creek:

• LAKESIDE MEDICAL CENTER, INC (about 5 miles; PINE CITY, MN)
• BURNETT MEDICAL CENTER INC 205 (about 18 miles; GRANTSBURG, WI)
• CAMBRIDGE MEDICAL CENTER (about 26 miles; CAMBRIDGE, MN)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Rock Creek:

• MINNEAPOLIS-ST PAUL INTL/WOLD-CHAMBERLAIN/ (about 65 miles; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Abbreviation: MSP)
• ST CLOUD REGIONAL (about 80 miles; ST CLOUD, MN; Abbreviation: STC)
• DULUTH INTL (about 91 miles; DULUTH, MN; Abbreviation: DLH)

Other public-use airports nearest to Rock Creek:

• RUSH CITY RGNL (about 6 miles; RUSH CITY, MN; Abbreviation: ROS)
• GRANTSBURG MUNI (about 20 miles; GRANTSBURG, WI; Abbreviation: GTG)
• MORA MUNI (about 25 miles; MORA, MN; Abbreviation: JMR)

Colleges and Universities

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

• CENTURY COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 47 miles; WHITE BEAR LAKE, MN; Full-time enrollment: 4,381)
• ANOKA-RAMSEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 49 miles; COON RAPIDS, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,627)
• BETHEL COLLEGE (about 51 miles; ST PAUL, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,787)
• HENNEPIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 55 miles; BROOKLYN PARK, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,138)
• NORTH HENNEPIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 55 miles; BROOKLYN PARK, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,097)
• METROPOLITAN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 55 miles; ST PAUL, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,171)
• HAMLINE UNIVERSITY (about 58 miles; ST PAUL, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,847)