COMPARING TWO PLACES
Byron vs Rochelle
PLACE A
Byron, Georgia
VS
PLACE B
Rochelle, Illinois
Byron is 31% smaller than Rochelle. Byron earns more, with a median household income $19,289 higher. Byron has grown faster since 2000 (26% vs -1%).
BYRONROCHELLEDIFFERENCE
Total population6,5679,498−31% vs Rochelle
Population density747690+57
Population growth26.4%-1.3%+27.7 pts
Median age34.436.0−1.6
Male54.3%50.7%+3.7 pts
Female45.7%49.3%−3.7 pts
Foreign-born3.0%9.9%−6.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic48.5%64.7%−16.2 pts
Black39.1%4.3%+34.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino4.8%26.9%−22.1 pts
Asian0.3%1.2%−0.9 pts
Other7.4%2.9%+4.5 pts
Median household income$85,596$66,307+$19,289
Per capita income$39,919$32,749+$7,170
Poverty rate10.1%7.9%+2.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3960.397Even
Bachelor's degree or higher30.9%18.6%+12.2 pts
Graduate degree19.3%6.3%+13.0 pts
Unemployment rate9.4%8.2%+1.2 pts
Labor force participation75.3%66.7%+8.5 pts
Median home value$253,200$164,300+$88,900
Median gross rent$1,020$985+$35
Owner-occupied91.5%53.1%+38.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate2.2%4.8%−2.6 pts
Rent-burdened households43.0%43.0%−0.0 pts
Average commute22.322.3−0.1
Worked from home26.9%5.6%+21.3 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured5.0%5.9%−0.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025