Rockton vs South Beloit

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

Rockton and South Beloit 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 7,930 in South Beloit). Rockton has the higher median household income ($109,333 vs $81,836 in South Beloit). Rockton has the higher median home value ($222,100 vs $160,800 in South Beloit).

Population, income & housing

	Rockton	South Beloit
Population	8,238	7,930
Median age	40.1 yrs	35.7 yrs
Median household income	$109,333	$81,836
Median home value	$222,100	$160,800
Median gross rent	$864	$925
Housing units	3,054	3,256
Homeownership rate	80.7%	70.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	38.2%	24.6%
Unemployment rate	2.8%	6.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Rockton	South Beloit
Population	7,638 → 8,238 (+7.9%)	7,900 → 7,930 (+0.4%)
Median household income	$90,022 → $109,333 (+21.5%)	$60,822 → $81,836 (+34.5%)
Median home value	$172,100 → $222,100 (+29.1%)	$125,800 → $160,800 (+27.8%)
Median gross rent	$750 → $864 (+15.2%)	$784 → $925 (+18.0%)

Rockton

Population

7,6388,238

Median household income

$90,022$109,333

Median home value

$172,100$222,100

Median gross rent

$750$864

South Beloit

Population

7,9007,930

Median household income

$60,822$81,836

Median home value

$125,800$160,800

Median gross rent

$784$925

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Rockton	South Beloit
Under 5	4.2%	7.8%
5 to 17	21.4%	18.8%
18 to 24	10.2%	6.7%
25 to 34	7.5%	15.3%
35 to 44	16.4%	16.2%
45 to 54	15.2%	12.4%
55 to 64	11.9%	11.3%
65 to 74	7.6%	7.4%
75 and over	5.7%	4.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Rockton	South Beloit
White (non-Hispanic)	83.2%	78.2%
Black or African American	0.5%	3.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.6%	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.4%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.5%	6.5%
Hispanic or Latino	12.9%	10.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Rockton	South Beloit
No high school diploma	4.3%	6.7%
High school graduate	24.8%	33.7%
Some college or associate's	32.7%	35.0%
Bachelor's degree	20.6%	15.0%
Graduate or professional degree	17.7%	9.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Rockton	South Beloit
Drove alone	79.7%	72.2%
Carpooled	9.6%	21.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.6%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.4%
Worked from home	10.0%	2.2%
Other means	0.7%	1.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Rockton	South Beloit
1-unit, detached	75.7%	72.0%
1-unit, attached	9.5%	6.2%
2 to 4 units	6.0%	8.1%
5 to 19 units	3.6%	6.6%
20 or more units	5.2%	1.5%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	5.6%

Poverty & households

	Rockton	South Beloit
Poverty rate	6.3%	8.6%
Average household size	2.75	2.51
Mean commute (minutes)	24	26
Median year structure built	1996	1990