COMPARING TWO PLACES
Dover vs Rock Falls
PLACE A
Dover, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Rock Falls, Illinois
Dover is 77% smaller than Rock Falls. Dover earns more, with a median household income $25,747 higher.
DOVERROCK FALLSDIFFERENCE
Total population1,9598,521−77% vs Rock Falls
Population density3,6082,139+1,468
Population growth-2.6%-5.1%+2.5 pts
Median age40.937.7+3.2
Male54.2%49.5%+4.8 pts
Female45.8%50.5%−4.8 pts
Foreign-born10.2%4.9%+5.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic83.8%74.4%+9.3 pts
Black3.2%0.4%+2.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino5.6%21.7%−16.1 pts
Asian4.1%0.1%+4.1 pts
Other3.3%3.4%−0.1 pts
Median household income$75,347$49,600+$25,747
Per capita income$39,723$33,035+$6,688
Poverty rate6.0%25.6%−19.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3820.497−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher16.6%13.4%+3.2 pts
Graduate degree4.3%3.7%+0.6 pts
Unemployment rate7.1%6.6%+0.5 pts
Labor force participation77.2%63.1%+14.1 pts
Median home value$206,200$83,900+$122,300
Median gross rent$1,168$754+$414
Owner-occupied66.6%67.4%−0.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate4.2%13.0%−8.8 pts
Rent-burdened households58.0%43.7%+14.3 pts
Average commute24.115.7+8.5
Worked from home4.9%6.8%−1.9 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.1%−1.1 pts
Uninsured3.6%7.3%−3.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025