Rochester vs Springfield

A side-by-side comparison of Rochester and Springfield: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Springfield has the higher population (113,714 vs 3,784 in Rochester). Rochester has the higher median household income ($112,689 vs $65,537 in Springfield). Rochester has the higher median home value ($241,900 vs $155,200 in Springfield).

Population, income & housing

	Rochester	Springfield
Population	3,784	113,714
Median age	39.2 yrs	40.7 yrs
Median household income	$112,689	$65,537
Median home value	$241,900	$155,200
Median gross rent	$1,333	$945
Housing units	1,447	57,220
Homeownership rate	96.0%	63.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	49.9%	35.1%
Unemployment rate	3.6%	6.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Rochester	Springfield
Population	3,801 → 3,784 (-0.4%)	115,888 → 113,714 (-1.9%)
Median household income	$96,111 → $112,689 (+17.2%)	$54,648 → $65,537 (+19.9%)
Median home value	$193,600 → $241,900 (+24.9%)	$133,400 → $155,200 (+16.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,085 → $1,333 (+22.9%)	$805 → $945 (+17.4%)

Rochester

Population

3,8013,784

Median household income

$96,111$112,689

Median home value

$193,600$241,900

Median gross rent

$1,085$1,333

Springfield

Population

115,888113,714

Median household income

$54,648$65,537

Median home value

$133,400$155,200

Median gross rent

$805$945

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Rochester	Springfield
Under 5	5.0%	5.6%
5 to 17	19.6%	15.8%
18 to 24	8.1%	8.4%
25 to 34	10.0%	13.0%
35 to 44	13.3%	12.4%
45 to 54	12.8%	12.0%
55 to 64	11.1%	13.5%
65 to 74	13.2%	11.4%
75 and over	6.8%	7.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Rochester	Springfield
White (non-Hispanic)	93.3%	69.3%
Black or African American	0.4%	19.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	2.6%	2.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.6%
Two or more races	2.1%	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino	1.7%	3.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Rochester	Springfield
No high school diploma	1.7%	7.4%
High school graduate	23.3%	27.3%
Some college or associate's	25.1%	30.3%
Bachelor's degree	32.4%	20.1%
Graduate or professional degree	17.5%	14.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Rochester	Springfield
Drove alone	76.9%	76.3%
Carpooled	6.9%	6.4%
Public transit	0.0%	1.7%
Walked	0.6%	1.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.4%
Worked from home	15.7%	12.1%
Other means	0.0%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Rochester	Springfield
1-unit, detached	87.6%	65.2%
1-unit, attached	11.1%	6.5%
2 to 4 units	0.3%	7.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	10.1%
20 or more units	0.9%	7.2%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	3.4%

Poverty & households

	Rochester	Springfield
Poverty rate	2.1%	16.5%
Average household size	2.74	2.17
Mean commute (minutes)	19	18
Median year structure built	1985	1971