CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Rochelle

Illinois · 8,769 residents · 13.8 sq mi

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Rochelle is home to 8,769 people in Illinois. 10% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Median home value sits at $54,600. 57% of homes are owner-occupied. Households here earn about 15% less than in Illinois as a whole. Renters pay $332 a month at the median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 31.4

US median: 33.0

Less educated

10% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 25%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

8,769

−7%vs 2000

vs 9,424 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

31.4

−8%vs 2000

vs 34.0 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

13.8 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202410K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.9%(689)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.1%(626)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.5%(741)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.2%(627)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.1%(619)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3417.1%(1,496)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413%(1,138)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.4%(823)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.1%(709)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.3%(725)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845%(439)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.6%(137)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$27,465

−5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $37,984 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,759

−35%vs 2000

vs $18,139 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

10.7%

+0.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.4% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$54,600

−25%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $96,400 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$332

−8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $476 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

56.5%

−1.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 57.9% in 2000

43.5% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic77.7%(7,324)

Black1%(92)

Hispanic / Latino19.2%(1,806)

Asian0.9%(83)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic90.5%(7,933)

Black0.2%(17)

Hispanic / Latino10.1%(886)

Asian1.8%(159)

Other7.5%(660)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican25.1%(2,390)

Cuban0.8%(79)

Puerto Rican0.1%(9)

Central American0.1%(6)

Guatemalan0.1%(6)

Asian origin

Filipino0.6%(57)

Chinese0.3%(29)

Laotian0.1%(11)

Japanese0.1%(9)

Asian Indian0%(4)

Pacific Islander origin

Guamanian0.9%(90)

Ancestry

German20%(1,909)

Irish13.5%(1,282)

English5.7%(545)

Polish5.3%(504)

Italian4.4%(423)

American3.1%(299)

Swedish2.8%(263)

Norwegian2.2%(208)

Dutch1.7%(158)

French Canadian1.5%(142)

Scottish1.2%(116)

French0.8%(78)

+ 11 more ancestry groups with data

Danish0.7%(63)

Scotch-Irish0.3%(25)

Brazilian0.2%(22)

Belgian0.2%(18)

Ukrainian0.2%(17)

Lithuanian0.2%(16)

Austrian0.1%(9)

Hungarian0.1%(9)

Serbian0.1%(9)

Swiss0.1%(9)

Czech0.1%(6)

RANKED:Largest Mexican population · Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest Polish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

9.7%

−6.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 15.7% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

73.9%

+1.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 72.7% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.0%

−2.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.2% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

17.5 min

+19%vs 2000

vs 14.8 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married43.8%(1,762)

Married38.2%(1,535)

Widowed3.2%(129)

Divorced14.8%(593)

Women 15+

Never married35.7%(1,461)

Married35.4%(1,449)

Widowed12.1%(495)

Divorced16.9%(692)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

5.9%

−8.8 ptssince 2013

from 14.7% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

54.4%

−1.7 ptssince 2020

from 56.1% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

13.2%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 13.5% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

16.8%

−0.8 ptssince 2020

from 17.6% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

21.7%

+4.8 ptssince 2020

from 16.9% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.7%

+0.7 ptssince 2020

from 2.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

70.3%

−4.0 ptssince 2020

from 74.3% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

37.2%

+4.9 ptssince 2020

from 32.3% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)47.3%(259)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)32.7%(179)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era11.9%(65)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War1.6%(9)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II6.4%(35)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 548 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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