Rock Falls

Population: 8,683
Median household income: $48,733
Median home value: $82,400

Rock Falls, a community in Whiteside County, Illinois, has 8,683 residents. At $48,733, its median household income sits below Whiteside County's $64,536.

From 2019 to 2023, Rock Falls's population declined 3.0% from 8,952 to 8,683, while its median home value rose 5.6% from $78,000 to $82,400.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 74.9% of the population. 84.4% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 8,683
Median age: 39.9 yrs
Median household income: $48,733
Median home value: $82,400
Median gross rent: $745
Housing units: 4,471
Homeownership rate: 65.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.0%
Unemployment rate: 5.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

8,9528,683

Median household income

$49,191$48,733

Median home value

$78,000$82,400

Median gross rent

$695$745

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	8,952	$49,191	$78,000	$695
2020	8,914	$44,264	$71,600	$658
2021	8,807	$45,780	$70,000	$640
2022	8,904	$48,390	$83,300	$756
2023	8,683	$48,733	$82,400	$745

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

Age distribution

Under 56.8%

5 to 1715.9%

18 to 248.3%

25 to 3412.2%

35 to 4411.5%

45 to 5413.1%

55 to 6412.7%

65 to 7411.3%

75 and over8.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	590	6.8%
5 to 17	1,382	15.9%
18 to 24	717	8.3%
25 to 34	1,062	12.2%
35 to 44	996	11.5%
45 to 54	1,136	13.1%
55 to 64	1,106	12.7%
65 to 74	981	11.3%
75 and over	713	8.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	6,504	74.9%
Black or African American	37	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	23	0.3%
Asian	2	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	209	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,908	22.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma12.8%

High school graduate34.5%

Some college or associate's37.7%

Bachelor's degree10.8%

Graduate or professional degree4.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	766	12.8%
High school graduate	2,068	34.5%
Some college or associate's	2,262	37.7%
Bachelor's degree	645	10.8%
Graduate or professional degree	253	4.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 16 min

Drove alone84.4%

Carpooled9.3%

Public transit0.6%

Walked0.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.2%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,291	84.4%
Carpooled	362	9.3%
Public transit	22	0.6%
Walked	21	0.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	203	5.2%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,057	55.7%
15 to 29 min	1,107	30.0%
30 to 44 min	332	9.0%
45 to 59 min	155	4.2%
60+ min	45	1.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.19
Poverty rate: 22.7% (1,940 of 8,539)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,064	52.7%
Nonfamily households	1,849	47.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1959

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,913	87.5%
Vacant	558	12.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,568	65.6%
Renter-occupied	1,345	34.4%

1-unit, detached75.3%

1-unit, attached1.5%

2 to 4 units11.4%

5 to 19 units5.9%

20 or more units4.5%

Mobile home & other1.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,368	75.3%
1-unit, attached	66	1.5%
2 to 4 units	509	11.4%
5 to 19 units	264	5.9%
20 or more units	202	4.5%
Mobile home & other	62	1.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1764928
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 3.98 sq mi
Water area: 0.14 sq mi
Center point: 41.7721, -89.6942