Lowell vs Rockford

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

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

Rockford has the higher population (6,162 vs 4,133 in Lowell). Rockford has the higher median household income ($100,156 vs $71,406 in Lowell). Rockford has the higher median home value ($294,800 vs $231,100 in Lowell).

Population, income & housing

	Lowell	Rockford
Population	4,133	6,162
Median age	36.5 yrs	40.9 yrs
Median household income	$71,406	$100,156
Median home value	$231,100	$294,800
Median gross rent	$788	$1,088
Housing units	1,795	2,761
Homeownership rate	71.1%	72.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.2%	46.9%
Unemployment rate	2.5%	8.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lowell	Rockford
Population	4,096 → 4,133 (+0.9%)	6,254 → 6,162 (-1.5%)
Median household income	$62,278 → $71,406 (+14.7%)	$64,920 → $100,156 (+54.3%)
Median home value	$148,300 → $231,100 (+55.8%)	$187,600 → $294,800 (+57.1%)
Median gross rent	$829 → $788 (-4.9%)	$837 → $1,088 (+30.0%)

Lowell

Population

4,0964,133

Median household income

$62,278$71,406

Median home value

$148,300$231,100

Median gross rent

$829$788

Rockford

Population

6,2546,162

Median household income

$64,920$100,156

Median home value

$187,600$294,800

Median gross rent

$837$1,088

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lowell	Rockford
Under 5	5.1%	5.6%
5 to 17	23.4%	18.3%
18 to 24	6.6%	7.2%
25 to 34	9.9%	10.8%
35 to 44	17.9%	15.6%
45 to 54	11.4%	13.6%
55 to 64	10.3%	14.2%
65 to 74	8.2%	10.5%
75 and over	7.3%	4.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lowell	Rockford
White (non-Hispanic)	90.0%	89.5%
Black or African American	0.5%	2.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.8%	4.8%
Hispanic or Latino	7.5%	3.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lowell	Rockford
No high school diploma	7.7%	6.3%
High school graduate	26.5%	18.5%
Some college or associate's	38.6%	28.3%
Bachelor's degree	20.7%	31.3%
Graduate or professional degree	6.6%	15.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lowell	Rockford
Drove alone	77.6%	72.7%
Carpooled	5.9%	5.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	6.0%	0.6%
Bicycle	2.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.1%	20.5%
Other means	1.3%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lowell	Rockford
1-unit, detached	69.3%	68.1%
1-unit, attached	2.1%	11.0%
2 to 4 units	3.4%	7.2%
5 to 19 units	18.4%	9.1%
20 or more units	1.3%	4.6%
Mobile home & other	5.5%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Lowell	Rockford
Poverty rate	9.1%	4.9%
Average household size	2.42	2.30
Mean commute (minutes)	22	22
Median year structure built	1968	1991