Rockton vs Winnebago

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

Rockton and Winnebago 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 2,896 in Winnebago). Rockton has the higher median household income ($109,333 vs $82,813 in Winnebago). Rockton has the higher median home value ($222,100 vs $180,300 in Winnebago).

Population, income & housing

	Rockton	Winnebago
Population	8,238	2,896
Median age	40.1 yrs	43.0 yrs
Median household income	$109,333	$82,813
Median home value	$222,100	$180,300
Median gross rent	$864	$941
Housing units	3,054	1,238
Homeownership rate	80.7%	85.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	38.2%	26.9%
Unemployment rate	2.8%	2.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Rockton	Winnebago
Population	7,638 → 8,238 (+7.9%)	3,387 → 2,896 (-14.5%)
Median household income	$90,022 → $109,333 (+21.5%)	$83,005 → $82,813 (-0.2%)
Median home value	$172,100 → $222,100 (+29.1%)	$140,300 → $180,300 (+28.5%)
Median gross rent	$750 → $864 (+15.2%)	$821 → $941 (+14.6%)

Rockton

Population

7,6388,238

Median household income

$90,022$109,333

Median home value

$172,100$222,100

Median gross rent

$750$864

Winnebago

Population

3,3872,896

Median household income

$83,005$82,813

Median home value

$140,300$180,300

Median gross rent

$821$941

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Rockton	Winnebago
Under 5	4.2%	7.0%
5 to 17	21.4%	16.6%
18 to 24	10.2%	5.3%
25 to 34	7.5%	11.3%
35 to 44	16.4%	11.0%
45 to 54	15.2%	10.4%
55 to 64	11.9%	14.0%
65 to 74	7.6%	14.7%
75 and over	5.7%	9.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Rockton	Winnebago
White (non-Hispanic)	83.2%	91.0%
Black or African American	0.5%	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	1.6%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.3%
Two or more races	1.5%	4.4%
Hispanic or Latino	12.9%	3.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Rockton	Winnebago
No high school diploma	4.3%	8.0%
High school graduate	24.8%	25.3%
Some college or associate's	32.7%	39.9%
Bachelor's degree	20.6%	13.8%
Graduate or professional degree	17.7%	13.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Rockton	Winnebago
Drove alone	79.7%	80.4%
Carpooled	9.6%	7.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.0%	11.0%
Other means	0.7%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Rockton	Winnebago
1-unit, detached	75.7%	86.9%
1-unit, attached	9.5%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	6.0%	5.9%
5 to 19 units	3.6%	2.3%
20 or more units	5.2%	4.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Rockton	Winnebago
Poverty rate	6.3%	7.1%
Average household size	2.75	2.44
Mean commute (minutes)	24	26
Median year structure built	1996	1985