Census tract · Rock County

Census Tract 12.01, Rock County, Wisconsin

Census Tract 12.01, GEOID 55105001201, in Rock County, Wisconsin, partly within Janesville, Rock (town), Rock County and Janesville (town). 6,423 residents in the ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (±745); the 2020 Census counted 5,709.

Residents, 2020-2024

6,423

±745 (90% margin)
2020 Census count: 5,709

Median household income

$90,597

±$6,107 (90% margin)
Rock County: $75,673

Median home value

$271,300

±$37,359 (90% margin)
Rock County: $231,600

Median gross rent

$1,270

±$531 (90% margin)
Rock County: $1,037

Where is Census Tract 12.01?

Census Tract 12.01 is one of 41 census tracts in Rock County, Wisconsin. It covers 30.20 square miles of land, 189 residents per square mile in 2020. Its GEOID, 55105001201, names it uniquely (how tract numbers and GEOIDs work).

Places Census Tract 12.01 lies in (share of its 2020 census blocks)
PlaceShare of the tract
Janesville47%
Rock (town), Rock County37%
Janesville (town)15%
Census Tract 12.01 (marked with a dot) in Rock County, Wisconsin. Boundaries: Census Bureau 2024.
12.0214222728 12.01 5 mi
Census Tract 12.01 (shaded) and the tracts that border it, numbered. Boundaries: Census Bureau 2024 cartographic boundary file, 1:500,000.

8 census tracts border Census Tract 12.01: Tract 4 ($65,876), Tract 5 ($73,311), Tract 11 ($66,600), Tract 12.02 ($89,012), Tract 14 ($87,091), Tract 22 ($86,750), Tract 27 ($92,391) and Tract 28 ($81,129). The figure in brackets is each tract's median household income.

Whether a tract counts as low- or moderate-income for bank lending (the Community Reinvestment Act) is set by the FFIEC against its metro area's family income: look it up in the FFIEC census geocoder.

Source: 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 block assignment files, U.S. Census Bureau · Census reference files

How many people live in Census Tract 12.01?

The 2020-2024 American Community Survey puts Census Tract 12.01's population at 6,423 (±745) in 2,718 households; the 2020 Census counted 5,709 residents and 2,290 housing units.

Counts, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Measure Tract 12.01Rock CountyWisconsin
Total population 6,423 ±745 164,350 5,914,872
Households 2,718 ±411 67,201 2,479,480
Average household size 2.34 ±0.19 2.41 2.33
Housing units 2,743 ±418 71,109 2,778,572

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); 2020 Census P.L. 94-171 · Check it at data.census.gov

Who lives in Census Tract 12.01?

The median resident of Census Tract 12.01 is 48.1 years old; 15.6% are under 18 and 21.9% are 65 or older. The largest group is non-Hispanic white residents at 86.8%, then Hispanic or Latino residents (of any race) at 7.5%.

Age, origin, education, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Race groups are non-Hispanic; Hispanic includes any race.
Measure Tract 12.01Rock CountyWisconsin
Median age 48.1 ±5.3 40.3 40.2
Under 18 years 15.6% ±3.5 pts 22.4% 21.4%
65 years and over 21.9% ±5.3 pts 17.8% 18.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 7.5% ±6.3 pts 10.1% 8.0%
White alone, not Hispanic 86.8% ±6.8 pts 79.6% 78.6%
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic 0.3% ±0.5 pts 4.6% 5.9%
Asian alone, not Hispanic 2.1% ±2.6 pts 1.1% 2.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic 0.2% ±0.5 pts 0.0% 0.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic 0.0% ±0.3 pts 0.0% 0.0%
Two or more races, not Hispanic 3.1% ±2.3 pts 4.2% 3.7%
Some other race alone, not Hispanic 0.0% ±0.3 pts 0.3% 0.3%
Born outside the United States 3.4% ±3.3 pts 4.6% 5.2%
Speak a language other than English at home (age 5+) 4.9% ±5.5 pts 8.8% 9.0%
Civilian veterans (age 18+) 5.6% ±3.0 pts 6.9% 6.2%
With a disability 14.2% ±4.6 pts 12.8% 12.3%
No health insurance coverage 5.5% ±5.1 pts 5.5% 5.2%
High school graduate or higher (age 25+) 97.1% ±1.6 pts 92.6% 93.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+) 30.7% ±8.4 pts 25.8% 33.4%
Graduate or professional degree (age 25+) 15.0% ±6.6 pts 8.1% 11.4%
Lived in the same house a year earlier 91.5% ±4.4 pts 90.6% 88.2%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profiles DP02, DP05) · Check it at data.census.gov

What do households in Census Tract 12.01 earn?

Half of the 2,718 households in Census Tract 12.01 earn less than $90,597 a year (±$6,107), against $75,673 across Rock County: 7th highest of the county's 41 tracts with a reliable estimate. 4.5% of residents live below the poverty line.

Income and poverty in 2024 dollars, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Measure Tract 12.01Rock CountyWisconsin
Median household income $90,597 ±$6,107 $75,673 $77,485
Mean household income $101,218 ±$8,724 $91,984 $101,466
Per capita income $43,903 ±$5,319 $38,536 $43,373
People below the poverty line 4.5% ±2.5 pts 9.3% 10.6%
Children under 18 below the poverty line 2.4% ±3.9 pts 12.9% 12.8%
Households receiving SNAP 12.7% ±6.3 pts 12.9% 11.1%
Households with a computer 97.7% ±2.3 pts 95.5% 94.7%
Households with a broadband subscription 92.1% ±6.2 pts 90.3% 90.3%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What does housing cost in Census Tract 12.01?

Owners occupy 81.9% of Census Tract 12.01's occupied homes and renters 18.1%. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $271,300 by its owner (±$37,359). The median renter pays $1,270 a month including utilities.

Housing, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Measure Tract 12.01Rock CountyWisconsin
Median home value (owner-occupied) $271,300 ±$37,359 $231,600 $266,500
Median gross rent $1,270 ±$531 $1,037 $1,087
Renters paying 35% or more of income on rent 12.6% ±13.6 pts 35.0% 35.0%
Median monthly owner costs, with a mortgage $1,725 ±$140 $1,538 $1,689
Owner-occupied homes 81.9% ±9.2 pts 71.2% 67.8%
Renter-occupied homes 18.1% ±9.2 pts 28.8% 32.2%
Housing units 2,743 ±418 71,109 2,778,572
Single-family detached homes 89.1% ±4.4 pts 74.4% 66.2%
Mobile homes 4.8% ±3.6 pts 2.6% 3.1%
Built 2020 or later 4.4% ±4.2 pts 1.2% 1.4%
Built 2010 to 2019 2.9% ±2.1 pts 4.3% 7.1%
Built 1939 or earlier 9.3% ±4.9 pts 19.2% 17.8%
Households with no vehicle 1.3% ±1.5 pts 6.0% 6.4%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP04) · Check it at data.census.gov

How do people in Census Tract 12.01 get to work?

79.0% of Census Tract 12.01's workers drive alone and 14.0% work from home. The average trip to work takes 24.3 minutes.

Work and commuting, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Measure Tract 12.01Rock CountyWisconsin
In the labor force (age 16+) 63.1% ±6.5 pts 65.2% 65.3%
Unemployment rate 4.6% ±4.3 pts 3.8% 3.2%
Drove alone to work 79.0% ±7.4 pts 80.1% 74.4%
Carpooled 6.2% ±4.0 pts 7.2% 7.3%
Public transportation 0.0% ±0.7 pts 0.5% 1.1%
Walked 0.4% ±0.8 pts 1.7% 2.6%
Worked from home 14.0% ±6.2 pts 9.2% 13.1%
Mean travel time to work 24.3 min ±5.1 23.8 min 22.2 min

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

How does Census Tract 12.01 compare with the other tracts in Rock County?

Among Rock County's tracts with a reliable estimate, Census Tract 12.01 ranks as shown below (1 = highest).

Census Tract 12.01's rank among the tracts of Rock County
MeasureIn Rock County
Population1st of 41
Residents per square mile31st of 41
Median household income7th of 41
Per capita income11th of 41
Median home value11th of 41
Median gross rent5th of 41
Poverty rate30th of 35
Bachelor's degree or higher12th of 39
Median age4th of 41
Owner-occupied share10th of 41

The tracts next to it on Rock County's income ladder

Median household income, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
TractRankMedian household incomeResidents
Tract 26.024th$92,750±$9,635 · within the margin of this tract4,530
Tract 275th$92,391±$4,254 · within the margin of this tract2,359
Tract 96th$91,175±$1,974 · within the margin of this tract3,258
Tract 12.017th$90,597±$6,1076,423
Tract 12.028th$89,012±$4,663 · within the margin of this tract5,774
Tract 29.019th$87,500±$29,812 · within the margin of this tract3,866
Tract 1410th$87,091±$11,088 · within the margin of this tract5,760

"Within the margin": the two incomes differ by less than their combined 90% margins, so the survey cannot say which is higher and the ranks between them are not firm.

Source: PlainCities ranks computed from the American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) · How ranks are computed

How reliable are the figures for Census Tract 12.01?

3 of the 18 figures for Census Tract 12.01 on this page carry a coefficient of variation over 40% and are marked with a ring: they come from a small sample, so read them as rough.

A census tract's figures rest on a few hundred sampled households over five years, so its margins are wider than a city's. Two tracts differ only when the gap between them is larger than their combined 90% margin (the square root of the sum of the two squared margins). How to read a margin of error.

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026): margins of error as published · Check it at data.census.gov

How these figures are made: methodology and release checks · reading a margin of error · every state · corrections