Delano vs Rockford

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

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

Delano has the higher population (6,712 vs 4,521 in Rockford). Delano has the higher median household income ($118,091 vs $82,228 in Rockford). Delano has the higher median home value ($347,500 vs $265,900 in Rockford).

Population, income & housing

	Delano	Rockford
Population	6,712	4,521
Median age	35.8 yrs	42.7 yrs
Median household income	$118,091	$82,228
Median home value	$347,500	$265,900
Median gross rent	$909	$1,254
Housing units	2,579	1,923
Homeownership rate	77.3%	81.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	44.7%	41.6%
Unemployment rate	1.1%	1.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Delano	Rockford
Population	6,085 → 6,712 (+10.3%)	4,551 → 4,521 (-0.7%)
Median household income	$101,798 → $118,091 (+16.0%)	$65,548 → $82,228 (+25.4%)
Median home value	$258,700 → $347,500 (+34.3%)	$181,900 → $265,900 (+46.2%)
Median gross rent	$851 → $909 (+6.8%)	$974 → $1,254 (+28.7%)

Delano

Population

6,0856,712

Median household income

$101,798$118,091

Median home value

$258,700$347,500

Median gross rent

$851$909

Rockford

Population

4,5514,521

Median household income

$65,548$82,228

Median home value

$181,900$265,900

Median gross rent

$974$1,254

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Delano	Rockford
Under 5	8.7%	4.2%
5 to 17	22.4%	16.0%
18 to 24	5.3%	7.4%
25 to 34	11.5%	15.1%
35 to 44	16.3%	9.6%
45 to 54	10.9%	15.9%
55 to 64	11.8%	15.9%
65 to 74	6.2%	12.4%
75 and over	6.9%	3.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Delano	Rockford
White (non-Hispanic)	94.5%	88.6%
Black or African American	0.3%	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	4.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.4%
Two or more races	3.4%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	1.9%	2.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Delano	Rockford
No high school diploma	2.4%	3.8%
High school graduate	23.4%	25.8%
Some college or associate's	29.4%	28.8%
Bachelor's degree	35.9%	26.3%
Graduate or professional degree	8.8%	15.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Delano	Rockford
Drove alone	76.6%	79.5%
Carpooled	5.3%	8.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	15.4%	12.0%
Other means	1.7%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Delano	Rockford
1-unit, detached	76.5%	57.4%
1-unit, attached	5.6%	5.8%
2 to 4 units	1.6%	2.2%
5 to 19 units	6.8%	8.8%
20 or more units	9.5%	3.8%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	21.8%

Poverty & households

	Delano	Rockford
Poverty rate	3.2%	6.7%
Average household size	2.64	2.35
Mean commute (minutes)	29	29
Median year structure built	1994	1996