COMPARING TWO PLACES
Leaf River vs Rochelle
PLACE A
Leaf River, Illinois
VS
PLACE B
Rochelle, Illinois
Leaf River is 96% smaller than Rochelle. Leaf River earns more, with a median household income $13,193 higher.
LEAF RIVERROCHELLEDIFFERENCE
Total population4179,498−96% vs Rochelle
Population density480690−210
Population growth-2.5%-1.3%−1.1 pts
Median age43.436.0+7.4
Male54.1%50.7%+3.4 pts
Female45.9%49.3%−3.4 pts
Foreign-born0.6%9.9%−9.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic93.9%64.7%+29.2 pts
Black0.2%4.3%−4.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.8%26.9%−26.1 pts
Asian0.0%1.2%−1.2 pts
Other5.0%2.9%+2.1 pts
Median household income$79,500$66,307+$13,193
Per capita income$45,556$32,749+$12,807
Poverty rate12.8%7.9%+4.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4430.397+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher17.0%18.6%−1.6 pts
Graduate degree2.5%6.3%−3.8 pts
Unemployment rate1.1%8.2%−7.1 pts
Labor force participation71.2%66.7%+4.5 pts
Median home value$94,000$164,300−$70,300
Median gross rent$917$985−$68
Owner-occupied84.1%53.1%+30.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate9.2%4.8%+4.5 pts
Rent-burdened households41.7%43.0%−1.4 pts
Average commute28.522.3+6.1
Worked from home3.0%5.6%−2.6 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured5.1%5.9%−0.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025