Davis Junction vs Rochelle

A side-by-side comparison of Davis Junction and Rochelle: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Rochelle has the higher population (9,477 vs 2,656 in Davis Junction). Davis Junction has the higher median household income ($103,615 vs $63,373 in Rochelle). Davis Junction has the higher median home value ($198,200 vs $153,000 in Rochelle).

Population, income & housing

	Davis Junction	Rochelle
Population	2,656	9,477
Median age	29.8 yrs	37.1 yrs
Median household income	$103,615	$63,373
Median home value	$198,200	$153,000
Median gross rent	$735	$962
Housing units	886	4,148
Homeownership rate	93.3%	53.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	29.6%	19.3%
Unemployment rate	5.5%	7.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Davis Junction	Rochelle
Population	2,479 → 2,656 (+7.1%)	9,160 → 9,477 (+3.5%)
Median household income	$72,031 → $103,615 (+43.8%)	$49,295 → $63,373 (+28.6%)
Median home value	$145,800 → $198,200 (+35.9%)	$114,500 → $153,000 (+33.6%)
Median gross rent	$996 → $735 (-26.2%)	$782 → $962 (+23.0%)

Davis Junction

Population

2,4792,656

Median household income

$72,031$103,615

Median home value

$145,800$198,200

Median gross rent

$996$735

Rochelle

Population

9,1609,477

Median household income

$49,295$63,373

Median home value

$114,500$153,000

Median gross rent

$782$962

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Davis Junction	Rochelle
Under 5	9.0%	2.6%
5 to 17	26.1%	15.6%
18 to 24	7.2%	15.7%
25 to 34	13.9%	12.7%
35 to 44	18.7%	11.8%
45 to 54	11.2%	12.5%
55 to 64	8.3%	14.1%
65 to 74	3.7%	6.7%
75 and over	2.0%	8.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Davis Junction	Rochelle
White (non-Hispanic)	79.3%	67.8%
Black or African American	0.6%	4.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	0.1%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.4%
Two or more races	1.2%	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino	18.3%	24.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Davis Junction	Rochelle
No high school diploma	5.7%	15.0%
High school graduate	26.2%	32.0%
Some college or associate's	38.5%	33.7%
Bachelor's degree	18.4%	11.6%
Graduate or professional degree	11.2%	7.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Davis Junction	Rochelle
Drove alone	82.9%	83.7%
Carpooled	8.6%	6.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.6%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.2%
Worked from home	7.9%	6.0%
Other means	0.0%	3.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Davis Junction	Rochelle
1-unit, detached	83.5%	66.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	4.1%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	7.8%
5 to 19 units	2.1%	15.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	6.5%
Mobile home & other	14.3%	0.2%

Poverty & households

	Davis Junction	Rochelle
Poverty rate	9.6%	10.4%
Average household size	3.09	2.37
Mean commute (minutes)	36	24
Median year structure built	2002	1971