Medora vs Rockford

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

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

Medora has the higher population (993 vs 761 in Rockford). Rockford has the higher median household income ($236,339 vs $60,625 in Medora). Rockford has the higher median home value ($273,200 vs $76,400 in Medora).

Population, income & housing

	Medora	Rockford
Population	993	761
Median age	28.4 yrs	40.4 yrs
Median household income	$60,625	$236,339
Median home value	$76,400	$273,200
Median gross rent	$960	—
Housing units	367	270
Homeownership rate	82.0%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	6.4%	40.8%
Unemployment rate	1.2%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Medora	Rockford
Population	618 → 993 (+60.7%)	703 → 761 (+8.3%)
Median household income	$39,038 → $60,625 (+55.3%)	$174,010 → $236,339 (+35.8%)
Median home value	$51,700 → $76,400 (+47.8%)	$242,800 → $273,200 (+12.5%)
Median gross rent	$770 → $960 (+24.7%)	—

Medora

Population

618993

Median household income

$39,038$60,625

Median home value

$51,700$76,400

Median gross rent

$770$960

Rockford

Population

703761

Median household income

$174,010$236,339

Median home value

$242,800$273,200

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Medora	Rockford
Under 5	3.5%	9.2%
5 to 17	19.2%	8.0%
18 to 24	22.1%	9.3%
25 to 34	8.3%	15.2%
35 to 44	6.0%	12.2%
45 to 54	15.7%	23.3%
55 to 64	10.8%	10.9%
65 to 74	8.5%	5.7%
75 and over	5.9%	6.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Medora	Rockford
White (non-Hispanic)	99.4%	94.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.2%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.2%	5.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Medora	Rockford
No high school diploma	9.3%	1.6%
High school graduate	60.8%	17.5%
Some college or associate's	23.5%	40.1%
Bachelor's degree	3.3%	32.9%
Graduate or professional degree	3.1%	7.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Medora	Rockford
Drove alone	73.5%	71.1%
Carpooled	9.9%	15.6%
Public transit	0.5%	0.0%
Walked	1.3%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	13.4%	9.5%
Other means	1.3%	3.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Medora	Rockford
1-unit, detached	70.0%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	30.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Medora	Rockford
Poverty rate	5.6%	0.0%
Average household size	3.19	2.82
Mean commute (minutes)	25	13
Median year structure built	1956	1991