Population

Population: 62,130
Households: 24,400
Population by Age Group: 18-24 years - 8.8%; 25-34 years - 14.6%; 35-49 years - 22.7%; 50+ years - 28.2%

Taxes

Property Tax - Real Estate: .0232217%
Property Tax - Personal: .0233251%
Rock County Sales Tax: 5.5%
Wisconsin Corporate Income Tax: 7.9%
Wisconsin Personal Income Tax: 4.77-6.77%

Housing

Total Single Family/Condo Units: 17,736
Total Two Family Units: 3,352
Total Apartment Units: 4,657
Total Mobile Home/Other Units: 532
Total Dwelling Units: 26,589

Transportation

Rock County covers 720 square miles and is located in the center of the industrial heartland where over 30% of all U.S. manufacturing takes place within a 500 mile radius.

• Highways: Interstate 90 / 39; U.S. Highway 14; U.S. Highway 51; State Highway 11; State Highway 26; State Highway 59
  
• Air: Rock County Airport
  
• Rail: Union Pacific (2 daily freight trains to/from Chicago, IL); Iowa-Chicago & Eastern Railroad (1 daily freight train to Rockford, IL); Wisconsin Southern (Serving Wisconsin & Chicago)
  
• Bus: Local - Janesville Transit System; Intercity - Greyhound Bus Lines and Van Galder Bus Lines
  
• Trucking: 45 truck companies serve Rock County; Janesville also is served by UPS and Federal Express terminals

Community Facts

• Parks: 4 regional, 8 community and 32 neighborhood parks representing over 2,300 acres of parkland
  
• Public Safety: 101 police officers, 86 firefighters / 5 stations
  
• Health Care: Mercy Health System, Dean Riverview Clinic, and Janesville Occupational Health and Medical Center
  
• Emergency Medical Units: 3 paramedic staffed ambulances
  
• Library: Hedberg Public Library
  
• Churches: Over 50 representing most faiths
  
• Media: 1 local daily newspaper (The Janesville Gazette); 1 bi-weekly newspaper (The Janesville Messenger); 5 local radio stations (WCLO AM, WJVL FM, WKPO FM, WSJY-FM, WTJK AM)
  
• Government: City Manager and 7-member City Council (elected at large)

Distance to Major Cities

• Chicago, IL (105 miles): 1 hour, 45 minutes
  
• Detroit, MI (384 miles): 6 hours, 30 minutes
  
• Madison, WI (40 miles): 45 minutes
  
• Milwaukee, WI (75 miles): 1 hour, 15 minutes
  
• Minneapolis, MN (320 miles): 5 hours, 15 minutes
  
• Rockford, IL (30 miles): 35 minutes