Rockton

Population: 8,238
Median household income: $109,333
Median home value: $222,100

Rockton is a community in Winnebago County, Illinois, home to 8,238 residents. At $109,333, its median household income sits above Winnebago County's $64,363.

From 2019 to 2023, Rockton's population grew 7.9% from 7,638 to 8,238, while its median home value rose 29.1% from $172,100 to $222,100.

Households average 2.75 people. The median gross rent is $864.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 8,238
Median age: 40.1 yrs
Median household income: $109,333
Median home value: $222,100
Median gross rent: $864
Housing units: 3,054
Homeownership rate: 80.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 38.2%
Unemployment rate: 2.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

7,6388,238

Median household income

$90,022$109,333

Median home value

$172,100$222,100

Median gross rent

$750$864

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	7,638	$90,022	$172,100	$750
2020	7,710	$94,109	$176,500	$730
2021	8,051	$103,397	$189,900	$717
2022	8,241	$111,065	$217,400	$800
2023	8,238	$109,333	$222,100	$864

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

Age distribution

Under 54.2%

5 to 1721.4%

18 to 2410.2%

25 to 347.5%

35 to 4416.4%

45 to 5415.2%

55 to 6411.9%

65 to 747.6%

75 and over5.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	343	4.2%
5 to 17	1,761	21.4%
18 to 24	842	10.2%
25 to 34	614	7.5%
35 to 44	1,348	16.4%
45 to 54	1,255	15.2%
55 to 64	977	11.9%
65 to 74	625	7.6%
75 and over	473	5.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	6,851	83.2%
Black or African American	39	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	134	1.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	31	0.4%
Two or more races	124	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,059	12.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.3%

High school graduate24.8%

Some college or associate's32.7%

Bachelor's degree20.6%

Graduate or professional degree17.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	227	4.3%
High school graduate	1,310	24.8%
Some college or associate's	1,731	32.7%
Bachelor's degree	1,089	20.6%
Graduate or professional degree	935	17.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone79.7%

Carpooled9.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home10.0%

Other means0.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,426	79.7%
Carpooled	411	9.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	430	10.0%
Other means	31	0.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	941	24.3%
15 to 29 min	1,681	43.5%
30 to 44 min	999	25.8%
45 to 59 min	88	2.3%
60+ min	159	4.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.75
Poverty rate: 6.3% (517 of 8,229)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,350	78.4%
Nonfamily households	646	21.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1996

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,996	98.1%
Vacant	58	1.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,417	80.7%
Renter-occupied	579	19.3%

1-unit, detached75.7%

1-unit, attached9.5%

2 to 4 units6.0%

5 to 19 units3.6%

20 or more units5.2%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,313	75.7%
1-unit, attached	290	9.5%
2 to 4 units	182	6.0%
5 to 19 units	110	3.6%
20 or more units	159	5.2%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1765156
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 6.86 sq mi
Water area: 0.21 sq mi
Center point: 42.4471, -89.0631