COMPARING TWO PLACES
Galt vs Rock Falls
PLACE A
Galt, Illinois
VS
PLACE B
Rock Falls, Illinois
Galt is 98% smaller than Rock Falls. Galt earns more, with a median household income $62,969 higher.
GALTROCK FALLSDIFFERENCE
Total population2138,521−98% vs Rock Falls
Population density7292,139−1,410
Population growth–-5.1%–
Median age69.037.7+31.3
Male47.4%49.5%−2.1 pts
Female52.6%50.5%+2.1 pts
Foreign-born18.3%4.9%+13.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic64.3%74.4%−10.1 pts
Black0.0%0.4%−0.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino35.7%21.7%+14.0 pts
Asian0.0%0.1%−0.1 pts
Other0.0%3.4%−3.4 pts
Median household income$112,569$49,600+$62,969
Per capita income$116,258$33,035+$83,223
Poverty rate4.2%25.6%−21.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.6270.497+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher37.0%13.4%+23.5 pts
Graduate degree0.0%3.7%−3.7 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%6.6%−6.6 pts
Labor force participation67.1%63.1%+4.1 pts
Median home value$187,500$83,900+$103,600
Median gross rent–$754–
Owner-occupied100.0%67.4%+32.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate21.3%13.0%+8.3 pts
Rent-burdened households–43.7%–
Average commute30.015.7+14.3
Worked from home0.0%6.8%−6.8 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.1%−1.1 pts
Uninsured4.2%7.3%−3.1 pts
Population, 2020 – 2024