COMPARING TWO PLACES
Mineral vs Rock Falls
PLACE A
Mineral, Virginia
VS
PLACE B
Rock Falls, Illinois
Mineral is 94% smaller than Rock Falls. Mineral earns more, with a median household income $21,442 higher. Mineral has grown faster since 2000 (1% vs -5%).
MINERALROCK FALLSDIFFERENCE
Total population5328,521−94% vs Rock Falls
Population density5992,139−1,540
Population growth0.6%-5.1%+5.8 pts
Median age34.637.7−3.1
Male52.4%49.5%+3.0 pts
Female47.6%50.5%−3.0 pts
Foreign-born1.8%4.9%−3.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic78.2%74.4%+3.8 pts
Black4.9%0.4%+4.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino5.9%21.7%−15.7 pts
Asian0.0%0.1%−0.1 pts
Other11.0%3.4%+7.6 pts
Median household income$71,042$49,600+$21,442
Per capita income$35,719$33,035+$2,684
Poverty rate16.0%25.6%−9.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3530.497−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher18.1%13.4%+4.6 pts
Graduate degree8.9%3.7%+5.2 pts
Unemployment rate2.8%6.6%−3.8 pts
Labor force participation65.5%63.1%+2.5 pts
Median home value$266,700$83,900+$182,800
Median gross rent$1,267$754+$513
Owner-occupied73.6%67.4%+6.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate0.0%13.0%−13.0 pts
Rent-burdened households39.2%43.7%−4.5 pts
Average commute30.315.7+14.6
Worked from home13.7%6.8%+7.0 pts
Public transit to work1.4%1.1%+0.4 pts
Uninsured7.4%7.3%+0.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025