Mendon vs Rockford

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

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

Rockford has the higher population (893 vs 600 in Mendon). Mendon has the higher median household income ($59,583 vs $56,625 in Rockford). Rockford has the higher median home value ($120,400 vs $100,400 in Mendon).

Population, income & housing

	Mendon	Rockford
Population	600	893
Median age	32.0 yrs	40.2 yrs
Median household income	$59,583	$56,625
Median home value	$100,400	$120,400
Median gross rent	$785	$806
Housing units	244	425
Homeownership rate	79.2%	73.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.8%	19.9%
Unemployment rate	7.4%	3.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Mendon	Rockford
Population	666 → 600 (-9.9%)	917 → 893 (-2.6%)
Median household income	$44,833 → $59,583 (+32.9%)	$50,700 → $56,625 (+11.7%)
Median home value	$77,200 → $100,400 (+30.1%)	$91,600 → $120,400 (+31.4%)
Median gross rent	$820 → $785 (-4.3%)	$675 → $806 (+19.4%)

Mendon

Population

666600

Median household income

$44,833$59,583

Median home value

$77,200$100,400

Median gross rent

$820$785

Rockford

Population

917893

Median household income

$50,700$56,625

Median home value

$91,600$120,400

Median gross rent

$675$806

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Mendon	Rockford
Under 5	13.2%	5.5%
5 to 17	17.8%	17.4%
18 to 24	8.0%	9.2%
25 to 34	17.0%	13.5%
35 to 44	6.0%	9.5%
45 to 54	12.5%	9.5%
55 to 64	13.0%	14.1%
65 to 74	8.8%	12.2%
75 and over	3.7%	9.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Mendon	Rockford
White (non-Hispanic)	90.3%	86.3%
Black or African American	2.5%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	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	3.5%	8.5%
Hispanic or Latino	3.3%	4.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Mendon	Rockford
No high school diploma	9.0%	12.0%
High school graduate	50.5%	38.7%
Some college or associate's	27.6%	29.3%
Bachelor's degree	7.9%	9.9%
Graduate or professional degree	4.9%	10.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Mendon	Rockford
Drove alone	81.2%	77.9%
Carpooled	12.5%	8.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	5.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.5%
Worked from home	3.8%	7.0%
Other means	2.4%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Mendon	Rockford
1-unit, detached	87.3%	79.3%
1-unit, attached	2.5%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	7.8%	8.5%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	7.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.2%
Mobile home & other	2.5%	4.0%

Poverty & households

	Mendon	Rockford
Poverty rate	6.1%	11.7%
Average household size	2.71	2.24
Mean commute (minutes)	26	21
Median year structure built	1954	1963