Rochelle

Population: 9,477
Median household income: $63,373
Median home value: $153,000

Rochelle is a community in Ogle County, Illinois, home to 9,477 residents. Its median household income of $63,373 runs below the Ogle County figure of $79,244.

From 2019 to 2023, Rochelle's population grew 3.5% from 9,160 to 9,477, while its median home value rose 33.6% from $114,500 to $153,000.

66.1% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1971.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 9,477
Median age: 37.1 yrs
Median household income: $63,373
Median home value: $153,000
Median gross rent: $962
Housing units: 4,148
Homeownership rate: 53.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.3%
Unemployment rate: 7.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

9,1609,477

Median household income

$49,295$63,373

Median home value

$114,500$153,000

Median gross rent

$782$962

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	9,160	$49,295	$114,500	$782
2020	9,083	$49,413	$115,900	$807
2021	9,380	$50,500	$128,200	$845
2022	9,417	$55,974	$138,800	$855
2023	9,477	$63,373	$153,000	$962

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 52.6%

5 to 1715.6%

18 to 2415.7%

25 to 3412.7%

35 to 4411.8%

45 to 5412.5%

55 to 6414.1%

65 to 746.7%

75 and over8.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	243	2.6%
5 to 17	1,474	15.6%
18 to 24	1,488	15.7%
25 to 34	1,206	12.7%
35 to 44	1,118	11.8%
45 to 54	1,185	12.5%
55 to 64	1,333	14.1%
65 to 74	633	6.7%
75 and over	797	8.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	6,422	67.8%
Black or African American	378	4.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	74	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	34	0.4%
Two or more races	273	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,296	24.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma15.0%

High school graduate32.0%

Some college or associate's33.7%

Bachelor's degree11.6%

Graduate or professional degree7.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	942	15.0%
High school graduate	2,010	32.0%
Some college or associate's	2,112	33.7%
Bachelor's degree	730	11.6%
Graduate or professional degree	478	7.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone83.7%

Carpooled6.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.0%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home6.0%

Other means3.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,260	83.7%
Carpooled	311	6.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	51	1.0%
Bicycle	12	0.2%
Worked from home	307	6.0%
Other means	151	3.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,962	41.0%
15 to 29 min	1,002	20.9%
30 to 44 min	1,213	25.4%
45 to 59 min	221	4.6%
60+ min	387	8.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.37
Poverty rate: 10.4% (970 of 9,364)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,180	55.1%
Nonfamily households	1,773	44.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1971

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,953	95.3%
Vacant	195	4.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,103	53.2%
Renter-occupied	1,850	46.8%

1-unit, detached66.1%

1-unit, attached4.1%

2 to 4 units7.8%

5 to 19 units15.3%

20 or more units6.5%

Mobile home & other0.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,741	66.1%
1-unit, attached	172	4.1%
2 to 4 units	324	7.8%
5 to 19 units	633	15.3%
20 or more units	268	6.5%
Mobile home & other	10	0.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1764746
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 14 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 41.9191, -89.0637