COMPARING TWO PLACES
Malden vs Rock Falls
PLACE A
Malden, Washington
VS
PLACE B
Rock Falls, Illinois
Malden is 97% smaller than Rock Falls. Rock Falls earns more, with a median household income $23,350 higher. Malden has grown faster since 2000 (6% vs -5%).
MALDENROCK FALLSDIFFERENCE
Total population2528,521−97% vs Rock Falls
Population density3832,139−1,756
Population growth6.4%-5.1%+11.6 pts
Median age57.537.7+19.8
Male54.0%49.5%+4.5 pts
Female46.0%50.5%−4.5 pts
Foreign-born0.0%4.9%−4.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic85.0%74.4%+10.6 pts
Black0.0%0.4%−0.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%21.7%−21.7 pts
Asian0.0%0.1%−0.1 pts
Other15.0%3.4%+11.6 pts
Median household income$26,250$49,600−$23,350
Per capita income$18,424$33,035−$14,611
Poverty rate24.0%25.6%−1.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4320.497−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher17.9%13.4%+4.5 pts
Graduate degree7.7%3.7%+4.0 pts
Unemployment rate28.6%6.6%+22.0 pts
Labor force participation42.2%63.1%−20.9 pts
Median home value$49,500$83,900−$34,400
Median gross rent$463$754−$291
Owner-occupied100.0%67.4%+32.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate2.1%13.0%−10.9 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%43.7%−43.7 pts
Average commute37.015.7+21.4
Worked from home0.0%6.8%−6.8 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.1%−1.1 pts
Uninsured2.0%7.3%−5.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025