COMPARING TWO PLACES
Leaf River vs Rockford
PLACE A
Leaf River, Illinois
VS
PLACE B
Rockford, Minnesota
Leaf River is 91% smaller than Rockford. Rockford earns more, with a median household income $14,662 higher. Rockford has grown faster since 2000 (4% vs -2%).
LEAF RIVERROCKFORDDIFFERENCE
Total population4174,827−91% vs Rockford
Population density4801,911−1,431
Population growth-2.5%4.3%−6.7 pts
Median age43.438.4+5.0
Male54.1%44.9%+9.1 pts
Female45.9%55.1%−9.1 pts
Foreign-born0.6%4.0%−3.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic93.9%88.2%+5.8 pts
Black0.2%0.0%+0.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.8%3.8%−2.9 pts
Asian0.0%4.2%−4.2 pts
Other5.0%3.9%+1.2 pts
Median household income$79,500$94,162−$14,662
Per capita income$45,556$42,996+$2,560
Poverty rate12.8%4.8%+8.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4430.365+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher17.0%38.1%−21.1 pts
Graduate degree2.5%13.2%−10.6 pts
Unemployment rate1.1%1.6%−0.5 pts
Labor force participation71.2%73.5%−2.3 pts
Median home value$94,000$329,200−$235,200
Median gross rent$917$1,046−$129
Owner-occupied84.1%79.7%+4.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate9.2%0.9%+8.3 pts
Rent-burdened households41.7%30.3%+11.4 pts
Average commute28.527.0+1.5
Worked from home3.0%12.5%−9.5 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured5.1%5.0%+0.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025