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- 2004IAMap-doton-Rolfe
- 2018Rolfe, Iowa 001
RolfeIA
A town of 626. A typical home worth about $69K.
Photo: Brandonrush · CC BY-SA 4.0
Population
626
−12.8% since 2010
Typical home
$69K
−12.7% in a year
Household income
$51K
median
Median age
38.6
years
Jobs based here
66
A commuter town
What makes Rolfe stand out
The thing Rolfe does most differently from other towns.
Small town
626 people, and everyone knows the way
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The data
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Housing
A typical Rolfe home is worth about $69K
The typical Rolfe home is worth about $69,000, down 12.7% in a year, 71% below the Iowa typical home.
$69KZillow home value
Typical home value
Rolfe$69K
Iowa$240K
−12.7%
value change, 1 year
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
Work & commute
Most working residents commute out of Rolfe
Most working residents leave Rolfe for work: only 3% work in town. The top destinations are Pocahontas (30%), Humboldt (7%) and Fort Dodge (6%). Half commute less than 16 miles.
3%work in town
Where working residents work
In Rolfe3%
Pocahontas30%
Humboldt7%
Fort Dodge6%
Laurens5%
16 mi
median commute distance
66
jobs based in Rolfe
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Climate
Four seasons, pleasant summers
Rolfe has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 83°, a January night drops to 8°, and about 39 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
39″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter12–29°
Spring36–58°
Summer60–82°
Fall38–60°
Oct 7
typical first frost
Apr 26
typical last frost
+0.5°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health
How healthy Rolfe is
Rolfe beats the Iowa average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 4.
32 measures vs. Iowa
0 better28 too close to call4 worse
| What stands out | Rolfe | IA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 8.7% | 6.9% |
| More adults who have had a stroke | 4% | 3.3% |
| More adults with heart disease | 7.9% | 6.6% |
Pocahontas Community Hospital
8.9 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Natural hazards
Moderate risk, with drought at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 47% of U.S. communities.
47risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
DroughtInland floodingTornadoes
4
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Outdoors
0.1% of Rolfe is conserved land
0.0 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.
0.1%conserved
0.1%
conserved · 1 of 673 acres
0.0 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Feldman Park | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
A commuter town
97% of working residents leave Rolfe for work
Where Rolfe’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
66jobs based in Rolfe
3%of working residents work in town
16 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
About Rolfe
City in Iowa, United States
Rolfe is a city in Pocahontas County, Iowa, United States. The population was 509 at the time of the 2020 census. This city was named after the Englishman John Rolfe, who married Pocahontas in Jamestown, Virginia.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Population
- 509
- Area
- 1.1 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,184 ft
- ZIP code
- 50581
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