Rockdale

Population: 2,598
Median household income: $56,799
Median home value: $183,500

Located in Will County, Illinois, Rockdale is a community with a population of 2,598. At $56,799, its median household income sits below Will County's $107,799.

From 2019 to 2023, Rockdale's population grew 31.3% from 1,979 to 2,598, while its median home value rose 38.4% from $132,600 to $183,500.

Owners occupy 47.9% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 29.6 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,598
Median age: 29.6 yrs
Median household income: $56,799
Median home value: $183,500
Median gross rent: $1,219
Housing units: 952
Homeownership rate: 47.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.1%
Unemployment rate: 8.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,9792,598

Median household income

$52,727$56,799

Median home value

$132,600$183,500

Median gross rent

$975$1,219

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,979	$52,727	$132,600	$975
2020	2,416	$44,406	$135,200	$1,034
2021	2,476	$44,915	$140,200	$1,073
2022	2,446	$49,246	$164,400	$1,158
2023	2,598	$56,799	$183,500	$1,219

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

Age distribution

Under 58.8%

5 to 1715.1%

18 to 2416.0%

25 to 3414.5%

35 to 449.6%

45 to 5414.0%

55 to 6413.5%

65 to 745.2%

75 and over3.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	229	8.8%
5 to 17	392	15.1%
18 to 24	416	16.0%
25 to 34	377	14.5%
35 to 44	249	9.6%
45 to 54	364	14.0%
55 to 64	350	13.5%
65 to 74	134	5.2%
75 and over	87	3.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,062	40.9%
Black or African American	140	5.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	44	1.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	177	6.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,175	45.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma18.7%

High school graduate42.8%

Some college or associate's26.4%

Bachelor's degree8.6%

Graduate or professional degree3.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	292	18.7%
High school graduate	668	42.8%
Some college or associate's	412	26.4%
Bachelor's degree	135	8.6%
Graduate or professional degree	54	3.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone67.9%

Carpooled14.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked12.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.6%

Other means0.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	921	67.9%
Carpooled	191	14.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	171	12.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	63	4.6%
Other means	11	0.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	429	33.2%
15 to 29 min	382	29.5%
30 to 44 min	338	26.1%
45 to 59 min	40	3.1%
60+ min	105	8.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.95
Poverty rate: 26.9% (698 of 2,598)

	Count	Share
Family households	650	73.8%
Nonfamily households	231	26.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1953

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	881	92.5%
Vacant	71	7.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	422	47.9%
Renter-occupied	459	52.1%

1-unit, detached73.8%

1-unit, attached0.9%

2 to 4 units20.2%

5 to 19 units4.6%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	703	73.8%
1-unit, attached	9	0.9%
2 to 4 units	192	20.2%
5 to 19 units	44	4.6%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4	0.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1764902
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 1.41 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 41.5049, -88.1248