Eldred vs Rockbridge

A side-by-side comparison of Eldred and Rockbridge: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Eldred has the higher population (184 vs 115 in Rockbridge). Rockbridge has the higher median household income ($86,250 vs $67,500 in Eldred). Rockbridge has the higher median home value ($91,900 vs $82,800 in Eldred).

Population, income & housing

	Eldred	Rockbridge
Population	184	115
Median age	51.7 yrs	46.8 yrs
Median household income	$67,500	$86,250
Median home value	$82,800	$91,900
Median gross rent	$542	—
Housing units	113	68
Homeownership rate	84.4%	93.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	4.9%	10.3%
Unemployment rate	0.9%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Eldred	Rockbridge
Population	186 → 184 (-1.1%)	159 → 115 (-27.7%)
Median household income	$25,682 → $67,500 (+162.8%)	$56,250 → $86,250 (+53.3%)
Median home value	$60,000 → $82,800 (+38.0%)	$75,000 → $91,900 (+22.5%)

Eldred

Population

186184

Median household income

$25,682$67,500

Median home value

$60,000$82,800

Rockbridge

Population

159115

Median household income

$56,250$86,250

Median home value

$75,000$91,900

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Eldred	Rockbridge
Under 5	3.8%	0.0%
5 to 17	3.3%	12.2%
18 to 24	3.8%	3.5%
25 to 34	10.3%	3.5%
35 to 44	6.0%	1.7%
45 to 54	34.8%	40.9%
55 to 64	8.7%	14.8%
65 to 74	18.5%	22.6%
75 and over	10.9%	0.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Eldred	Rockbridge
White (non-Hispanic)	95.1%	85.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	10.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.6%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.7%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino	0.5%	1.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Eldred	Rockbridge
No high school diploma	4.9%	0.0%
High school graduate	67.7%	35.1%
Some college or associate's	22.6%	54.6%
Bachelor's degree	4.9%	10.3%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Eldred	Rockbridge
Drove alone	94.4%	92.9%
Carpooled	4.6%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	4.8%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.9%	2.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Eldred	Rockbridge
1-unit, detached	86.7%	86.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	5.3%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.9%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	7.1%	13.2%

Poverty & households

	Eldred	Rockbridge
Poverty rate	7.1%	7.0%
Average household size	1.92	3.48
Mean commute (minutes)	44	27
Median year structure built	1938	1967