Mount Morris vs Rochelle

A side-by-side comparison of Mount Morris and Rochelle: population, income, housing, and more.

Mount Morris 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 2,679 in Mount Morris). Rochelle has the higher median household income ($63,373 vs $38,162 in Mount Morris). Rochelle has the higher median home value ($153,000 vs $117,600 in Mount Morris).

Population, income & housing

	Mount Morris	Rochelle
Population	2,679	9,477
Median age	48.6 yrs	37.1 yrs
Median household income	$38,162	$63,373
Median home value	$117,600	$153,000
Median gross rent	$487	$962
Housing units	1,385	4,148
Homeownership rate	68.9%	53.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.9%	19.3%
Unemployment rate	4.7%	7.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Mount Morris	Rochelle
Population	3,172 → 2,679 (-15.5%)	9,160 → 9,477 (+3.5%)
Median household income	$44,601 → $38,162 (-14.4%)	$49,295 → $63,373 (+28.6%)
Median home value	$94,900 → $117,600 (+23.9%)	$114,500 → $153,000 (+33.6%)
Median gross rent	$646 → $487 (-24.6%)	$782 → $962 (+23.0%)

Mount Morris

Population

3,1722,679

Median household income

$44,601$38,162

Median home value

$94,900$117,600

Median gross rent

$646$487

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)

	Mount Morris	Rochelle
Under 5	13.1%	2.6%
5 to 17	8.1%	15.6%
18 to 24	6.1%	15.7%
25 to 34	10.7%	12.7%
35 to 44	9.0%	11.8%
45 to 54	10.9%	12.5%
55 to 64	9.2%	14.1%
65 to 74	14.7%	6.7%
75 and over	18.3%	8.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Mount Morris	Rochelle
White (non-Hispanic)	93.8%	67.8%
Black or African American	2.1%	4.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.3%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.4%
Two or more races	0.8%	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino	2.9%	24.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Mount Morris	Rochelle
No high school diploma	18.7%	15.0%
High school graduate	28.3%	32.0%
Some college or associate's	29.1%	33.7%
Bachelor's degree	12.7%	11.6%
Graduate or professional degree	11.1%	7.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Mount Morris	Rochelle
Drove alone	70.2%	83.7%
Carpooled	15.6%	6.1%
Public transit	0.7%	0.0%
Walked	7.8%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.2%
Worked from home	5.7%	6.0%
Other means	0.0%	3.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Mount Morris	Rochelle
1-unit, detached	72.8%	66.1%
1-unit, attached	3.8%	4.1%
2 to 4 units	4.5%	7.8%
5 to 19 units	1.4%	15.3%
20 or more units	17.5%	6.5%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.2%

Poverty & households

	Mount Morris	Rochelle
Poverty rate	20.6%	10.4%
Average household size	1.91	2.37
Mean commute (minutes)	24	24
Median year structure built	1957	1971