Ellis Grove vs Rockwood

A side-by-side comparison of Ellis Grove and Rockwood: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Ellis Grove has the higher population (330 vs 15 in Rockwood). Ellis Grove has the higher median household income ($68,750 vs $56,250 in Rockwood). Since 2019, Ellis Grove's population has grown faster (+34.7% vs -44.4%).

Population, income & housing

	Ellis Grove	Rockwood
Population	330	15
Median age	36.8 yrs	62.5 yrs
Median household income	$68,750	$56,250
Median home value	$79,500	—
Median gross rent	$725	—
Housing units	164	8
Homeownership rate	78.0%	87.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	5.7%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	7.9%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ellis Grove	Rockwood
Population	245 → 330 (+34.7%)	27 → 15 (-44.4%)
Median household income	$41,250 → $68,750 (+66.7%)	$49,375 → $56,250 (+13.9%)
Median home value	$76,300 → $79,500 (+4.2%)	$61,700 → $77,500 (+25.6%)
Median gross rent	$683 → $725 (+6.1%)	—

Ellis Grove

Population

245330

Median household income

$41,250$68,750

Median home value

$76,300$79,500

Median gross rent

$683$725

Rockwood

Population

2715

Median household income

$49,375$56,250

Median home value

$61,700$77,500

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ellis Grove	Rockwood
Under 5	5.5%	0.0%
5 to 17	22.1%	6.7%
18 to 24	8.5%	6.7%
25 to 34	10.9%	0.0%
35 to 44	9.4%	0.0%
45 to 54	12.1%	6.7%
55 to 64	14.2%	53.3%
65 to 74	11.2%	20.0%
75 and over	6.1%	6.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ellis Grove	Rockwood
White (non-Hispanic)	94.8%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.9%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ellis Grove	Rockwood
No high school diploma	7.6%	23.1%
High school graduate	48.3%	30.8%
Some college or associate's	38.4%	46.2%
Bachelor's degree	3.3%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	2.4%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ellis Grove	Rockwood
Drove alone	95.3%	80.0%
Carpooled	0.7%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.7%	20.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	1.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ellis Grove	Rockwood
1-unit, detached	59.1%	37.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	5.5%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	3.7%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.6%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	31.1%	62.5%

Poverty & households

	Ellis Grove	Rockwood
Poverty rate	7.3%	6.7%
Average household size	2.50	1.88
Mean commute (minutes)	21	—
Median year structure built	1980	1994