Ridott vs Rock City

A side-by-side comparison of Ridott and Rock City: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Rock City has the higher population (378 vs 130 in Ridott). Rock City has the higher median household income ($70,000 vs $65,417 in Ridott). Ridott has the higher median home value ($127,400 vs $124,000 in Rock City).

Population, income & housing

	Ridott	Rock City
Population	130	378
Median age	59.7 yrs	32.2 yrs
Median household income	$65,417	$70,000
Median home value	$127,400	$124,000
Median gross rent	$775	$845
Housing units	81	134
Homeownership rate	75.4%	79.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.9%	12.9%
Unemployment rate	6.2%	3.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ridott	Rock City
Population	164 → 130 (-20.7%)	323 → 378 (+17.0%)
Median household income	$39,250 → $65,417 (+66.7%)	$55,000 → $70,000 (+27.3%)
Median home value	$49,400 → $127,400 (+157.9%)	$99,100 → $124,000 (+25.1%)
Median gross rent	$725 → $775 (+6.9%)	$725 → $845 (+16.6%)

Ridott

Population

164130

Median household income

$39,250$65,417

Median home value

$49,400$127,400

Median gross rent

$725$775

Rock City

Population

323378

Median household income

$55,000$70,000

Median home value

$99,100$124,000

Median gross rent

$725$845

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ridott	Rock City
Under 5	1.5%	3.4%
5 to 17	14.6%	29.9%
18 to 24	2.3%	11.4%
25 to 34	11.5%	6.9%
35 to 44	8.5%	12.2%
45 to 54	4.6%	11.6%
55 to 64	46.2%	11.1%
65 to 74	7.7%	8.5%
75 and over	3.1%	5.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ridott	Rock City
White (non-Hispanic)	96.9%	74.9%
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	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.1%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	22.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ridott	Rock City
No high school diploma	9.4%	6.2%
High school graduate	21.7%	39.7%
Some college or associate's	50.9%	41.1%
Bachelor's degree	13.2%	8.1%
Graduate or professional degree	4.7%	4.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ridott	Rock City
Drove alone	57.4%	78.5%
Carpooled	9.8%	12.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	2.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.6%	6.1%
Other means	26.2%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ridott	Rock City
1-unit, detached	77.8%	82.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	12.3%	6.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	7.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	9.9%	3.0%

Poverty & households

	Ridott	Rock City
Poverty rate	12.5%	4.5%
Average household size	2.00	2.91
Mean commute (minutes)	21	30
Median year structure built	1946	1957