Hometown vs Rosemont

A side-by-side comparison of Hometown and Rosemont: population, income, housing, and more.

Hometown and Rosemont are places in Illinois. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Hometown has the higher population (4,244 vs 4,145 in Rosemont). Rosemont has the higher median household income ($69,153 vs $59,265 in Hometown). Rosemont has the higher median home value ($403,600 vs $152,000 in Hometown).

Population, income & housing

	Hometown	Rosemont
Population	4,244	4,145
Median age	40.9 yrs	43.9 yrs
Median household income	$59,265	$69,153
Median home value	$152,000	$403,600
Median gross rent	$812	$1,099
Housing units	1,916	1,810
Homeownership rate	72.7%	19.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.8%	21.4%
Unemployment rate	4.1%	4.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hometown	Rosemont
Population	4,272 → 4,244 (-0.7%)	4,255 → 4,145 (-2.6%)
Median household income	$50,548 → $59,265 (+17.2%)	$60,588 → $69,153 (+14.1%)
Median home value	$117,100 → $152,000 (+29.8%)	$371,500 → $403,600 (+8.6%)
Median gross rent	$451 → $812 (+80.0%)	$948 → $1,099 (+15.9%)

Hometown

Population

4,2724,244

Median household income

$50,548$59,265

Median home value

$117,100$152,000

Median gross rent

$451$812

Rosemont

Population

4,2554,145

Median household income

$60,588$69,153

Median home value

$371,500$403,600

Median gross rent

$948$1,099

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hometown	Rosemont
Under 5	3.6%	4.0%
5 to 17	15.6%	10.4%
18 to 24	7.8%	10.4%
25 to 34	13.6%	14.4%
35 to 44	13.3%	12.5%
45 to 54	11.9%	16.8%
55 to 64	17.2%	17.0%
65 to 74	11.4%	8.9%
75 and over	5.6%	5.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hometown	Rosemont
White (non-Hispanic)	62.5%	41.9%
Black or African American	0.7%	2.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.0%	5.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.8%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.6%	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino	32.3%	49.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hometown	Rosemont
No high school diploma	8.1%	21.6%
High school graduate	37.8%	36.3%
Some college or associate's	34.4%	20.7%
Bachelor's degree	12.9%	15.6%
Graduate or professional degree	6.9%	5.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hometown	Rosemont
Drove alone	76.0%	69.3%
Carpooled	6.5%	15.5%
Public transit	8.6%	2.8%
Walked	2.6%	6.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	2.0%
Worked from home	6.0%	2.8%
Other means	0.3%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hometown	Rosemont
1-unit, detached	11.8%	15.5%
1-unit, attached	65.4%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	11.1%	14.0%
5 to 19 units	11.6%	58.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	12.4%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Hometown	Rosemont
Poverty rate	8.2%	5.5%
Average household size	2.21	2.36
Mean commute (minutes)	29	21
Median year structure built	1955	1968