Cherry Valley vs Rockton

A side-by-side comparison of Cherry Valley and Rockton: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Rockton has the higher population (8,238 vs 3,268 in Cherry Valley). Rockton has the higher median household income ($109,333 vs $74,766 in Cherry Valley). Cherry Valley has the higher median home value ($222,400 vs $222,100 in Rockton).

Population, income & housing

	Cherry Valley	Rockton
Population	3,268	8,238
Median age	45.2 yrs	40.1 yrs
Median household income	$74,766	$109,333
Median home value	$222,400	$222,100
Median gross rent	$871	$864
Housing units	1,339	3,054
Homeownership rate	81.6%	80.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	30.7%	38.2%
Unemployment rate	5.1%	2.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cherry Valley	Rockton
Population	2,614 → 3,268 (+25.0%)	7,638 → 8,238 (+7.9%)
Median household income	$63,603 → $74,766 (+17.6%)	$90,022 → $109,333 (+21.5%)
Median home value	$170,100 → $222,400 (+30.7%)	$172,100 → $222,100 (+29.1%)
Median gross rent	$739 → $871 (+17.9%)	$750 → $864 (+15.2%)

Cherry Valley

Population

2,6143,268

Median household income

$63,603$74,766

Median home value

$170,100$222,400

Median gross rent

$739$871

Rockton

Population

7,6388,238

Median household income

$90,022$109,333

Median home value

$172,100$222,100

Median gross rent

$750$864

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cherry Valley	Rockton
Under 5	9.1%	4.2%
5 to 17	10.9%	21.4%
18 to 24	7.1%	10.2%
25 to 34	18.5%	7.5%
35 to 44	3.8%	16.4%
45 to 54	17.0%	15.2%
55 to 64	15.6%	11.9%
65 to 74	9.0%	7.6%
75 and over	8.9%	5.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cherry Valley	Rockton
White (non-Hispanic)	63.2%	83.2%
Black or African American	11.1%	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.3%	1.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.4%
Two or more races	7.8%	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino	16.6%	12.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cherry Valley	Rockton
No high school diploma	6.6%	4.3%
High school graduate	34.1%	24.8%
Some college or associate's	28.6%	32.7%
Bachelor's degree	21.5%	20.6%
Graduate or professional degree	9.2%	17.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cherry Valley	Rockton
Drove alone	87.4%	79.7%
Carpooled	1.8%	9.6%
Public transit	1.6%	0.0%
Walked	0.9%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.5%	10.0%
Other means	0.7%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cherry Valley	Rockton
1-unit, detached	63.6%	75.7%
1-unit, attached	13.5%	9.5%
2 to 4 units	9.5%	6.0%
5 to 19 units	6.1%	3.6%
20 or more units	7.3%	5.2%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Cherry Valley	Rockton
Poverty rate	7.1%	6.3%
Average household size	2.45	2.75
Mean commute (minutes)	26	24
Median year structure built	1996	1996