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Rochester, IL

3,766 Population
2.7 square miles 1,403.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.8 ±6 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in the Springfield, IL Metro Area: 41.1 ±0.2
  • about the same as the figure in Illinois: 39 ±0.1
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$47,762 ±$5,195 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in the Springfield, IL Metro Area: $43,993 ±$903
  • a little higher than the amount in Illinois: $46,406 ±$212
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$117,118 ±$10,859 Median household income
  • about 1.5 times the amount in the Springfield, IL Metro Area: $75,895 ±$1,762
  • about 1.4 times the amount in Illinois: $83,390 ±$362
  • about 1.5 times the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

2.5% ±2.2% (94  ±84) Persons below poverty line
  • about one-fifth of the rate in the Springfield, IL Metro Area: 12.9% 26,292 (±1% / ±2,041)
  • about one-fifth of the rate in Illinois: 11.8% 1,464,937 (±0.2% / ±18,161)
  • about one-fifth of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

22.9 minutes ±1.6 (32,080  ±6,254) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in the Springfield, IL Metro Area: 20.1 1,657,135 (±0.5 / ±54,607)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Illinois: 27.8 143,793,920 (±0.1 / ±595,293)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

1,423 ±153 Number of households
  • the Springfield, IL Metro Area: 89,990 ±741
  • Illinois: 5,036,449 ±8,009
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.7 ±0.4 (3,766  ±359) Persons per household
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in the Springfield, IL Metro Area: 2.3 202,984 (±0 / ±157)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Illinois: 2.5 12,405,980
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

7.2% ±5.8% (61  ±50) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in the Springfield, IL Metro Area: 5.7% † 2,657 (±1% / ±448)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Illinois: 4.9% 147,208 (±0.1% / ±3,564)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

1,478 ±148 Number of housing units
  • the Springfield, IL Metro Area: 98,982 ±104
  • Illinois: 5,457,452 ±471
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$238,900 ±$14,884 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.4 times the amount in the Springfield, IL Metro Area: $177,300 ±$4,478
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Illinois: $263,300 ±$797
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

9.9% ±6.1% (363  ±226.6) Moved since previous year
  • a little less than the rate in the Springfield, IL Metro Area: 10.4% 21,167 (±0.7% / ±1,362.2)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Illinois: 11.1% 1,396,426 (±0.1% / ±14,640.6)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

98.6% ±5.7% (2,517  ±312.4) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in the Springfield, IL Metro Area: 94.2% 136,810 (±1.8% / ±2,568.9)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Illinois: 90.5% 7,931,250 (±0.3% / ±22,974.6)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
47.9% ±5.4% (1,224  ±191.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.3 times the rate in the Springfield, IL Metro Area: 36.1% 52,467 (±1.1% / ±1,524.7)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Illinois: 37.9% 3,318,149 (±0.2% / ±14,295.2)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

0.6% ±0.9% (22  ±35) Foreign-born population
  • about one-fifth of the rate in the Springfield, IL Metro Area: 3.4% 7,072
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in Illinois: 14.8% 1,872,449
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

8.1% ±4.8% (226  ±137) Population with veteran status
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Springfield, IL Metro Area: 6.7% 10,853 (±0.4% / ±708)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Illinois: 4.8% 478,196 (±0.1% / ±4,766)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
226 Total veterans ±137 217 Male ±136 9 Female ±16

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