Rankin vs Rossville

A side-by-side comparison of Rankin and Rossville: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Rossville has the higher population (1,246 vs 560 in Rankin). Rossville has the higher median household income ($62,708 vs $47,125 in Rankin). Rossville has the higher median home value ($97,800 vs $57,700 in Rankin).

Population, income & housing

	Rankin	Rossville
Population	560	1,246
Median age	32.7 yrs	38.1 yrs
Median household income	$47,125	$62,708
Median home value	$57,700	$97,800
Median gross rent	$718	$780
Housing units	265	542
Homeownership rate	68.0%	75.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.3%	19.0%
Unemployment rate	23.3%	3.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Rankin	Rossville
Population	543 → 560 (+3.1%)	1,320 → 1,246 (-5.6%)
Median household income	$49,375 → $47,125 (-4.6%)	$52,692 → $62,708 (+19.0%)
Median home value	$51,700 → $57,700 (+11.6%)	$77,800 → $97,800 (+25.7%)
Median gross rent	$658 → $718 (+9.1%)	$578 → $780 (+34.9%)

Rankin

Population

543560

Median household income

$49,375$47,125

Median home value

$51,700$57,700

Median gross rent

$658$718

Rossville

Population

1,3201,246

Median household income

$52,692$62,708

Median home value

$77,800$97,800

Median gross rent

$578$780

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Rankin	Rossville
Under 5	1.6%	6.9%
5 to 17	24.8%	25.4%
18 to 24	5.7%	6.3%
25 to 34	22.3%	8.3%
35 to 44	14.1%	11.7%
45 to 54	7.7%	8.6%
55 to 64	15.9%	14.1%
65 to 74	4.6%	8.9%
75 and over	3.2%	9.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Rankin	Rossville
White (non-Hispanic)	93.0%	78.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.3%	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino	5.7%	15.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Rankin	Rossville
No high school diploma	18.2%	9.8%
High school graduate	42.6%	38.3%
Some college or associate's	28.9%	32.9%
Bachelor's degree	7.9%	14.4%
Graduate or professional degree	2.4%	4.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Rankin	Rossville
Drove alone	75.5%	84.5%
Carpooled	14.5%	3.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	2.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.5%	8.6%
Other means	1.5%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Rankin	Rossville
1-unit, detached	84.2%	86.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.6%
2 to 4 units	0.8%	5.5%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	3.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	3.9%
Mobile home & other	15.1%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Rankin	Rossville
Poverty rate	39.0%	12.9%
Average household size	2.76	2.73
Mean commute (minutes)	29	25
Median year structure built	1938	1948