Rockford vs Rockton

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

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

Rockford has the higher population (147,649 vs 8,238 in Rockton). Rockton has the higher median household income ($109,333 vs $53,328 in Rockford). Rockton has the higher median home value ($222,100 vs $120,900 in Rockford).

Population, income & housing

	Rockford	Rockton
Population	147,649	8,238
Median age	37.5 yrs	40.1 yrs
Median household income	$53,328	$109,333
Median home value	$120,900	$222,100
Median gross rent	$954	$864
Housing units	68,027	3,054
Homeownership rate	53.8%	80.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.2%	38.2%
Unemployment rate	8.6%	2.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Rockford	Rockton
Population	147,070 → 147,649 (+0.4%)	7,638 → 8,238 (+7.9%)
Median household income	$44,252 → $53,328 (+20.5%)	$90,022 → $109,333 (+21.5%)
Median home value	$91,600 → $120,900 (+32.0%)	$172,100 → $222,100 (+29.1%)
Median gross rent	$772 → $954 (+23.6%)	$750 → $864 (+15.2%)

Rockford

Population

147,070147,649

Median household income

$44,252$53,328

Median home value

$91,600$120,900

Median gross rent

$772$954

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)

	Rockford	Rockton
Under 5	6.5%	4.2%
5 to 17	17.9%	21.4%
18 to 24	8.8%	10.2%
25 to 34	13.6%	7.5%
35 to 44	11.6%	16.4%
45 to 54	12.0%	15.2%
55 to 64	12.4%	11.9%
65 to 74	9.6%	7.6%
75 and over	7.6%	5.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Rockford	Rockton
White (non-Hispanic)	50.1%	83.2%
Black or African American	21.1%	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	3.6%	1.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.4%
Two or more races	4.1%	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino	20.6%	12.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Rockford	Rockton
No high school diploma	15.1%	4.3%
High school graduate	30.1%	24.8%
Some college or associate's	31.6%	32.7%
Bachelor's degree	14.9%	20.6%
Graduate or professional degree	8.4%	17.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Rockford	Rockton
Drove alone	77.2%	79.7%
Carpooled	11.0%	9.6%
Public transit	1.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.3%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.9%	10.0%
Other means	1.4%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Rockford	Rockton
1-unit, detached	60.2%	75.7%
1-unit, attached	4.3%	9.5%
2 to 4 units	17.8%	6.0%
5 to 19 units	9.6%	3.6%
20 or more units	7.3%	5.2%
Mobile home & other	0.6%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Rockford	Rockton
Poverty rate	21.9%	6.3%
Average household size	2.34	2.75
Mean commute (minutes)	21	24
Median year structure built	1962	1996