COMPARING TWO PLACES
Neponset vs Rock Falls
PLACE A
Neponset, Illinois
VS
PLACE B
Rock Falls, Illinois
Neponset is 95% smaller than Rock Falls. Neponset earns more, with a median household income $11,650 higher.
NEPONSETROCK FALLSDIFFERENCE
Total population4038,521−95% vs Rock Falls
Population density4022,139−1,737
Population growth-9.7%-5.1%−4.6 pts
Median age37.037.7−0.7
Male55.4%49.5%+5.9 pts
Female44.6%50.5%−5.9 pts
Foreign-born2.7%4.9%−2.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic85.9%74.4%+11.4 pts
Black0.0%0.4%−0.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino9.6%21.7%−12.1 pts
Asian2.5%0.1%+2.4 pts
Other2.0%3.4%−1.4 pts
Median household income$61,250$49,600+$11,650
Per capita income$27,049$33,035−$5,986
Poverty rate20.8%25.6%−4.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3730.497−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher20.3%13.4%+6.9 pts
Graduate degree4.5%3.7%+0.8 pts
Unemployment rate6.2%6.6%−0.3 pts
Labor force participation68.7%63.1%+5.6 pts
Median home value$67,800$83,900−$16,100
Median gross rent$850$754+$96
Owner-occupied90.1%67.4%+22.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate17.3%13.0%+4.4 pts
Rent-burdened households12.5%43.7%−31.2 pts
Average commute26.015.7+10.3
Worked from home5.3%6.8%−1.4 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.1%−1.1 pts
Uninsured7.8%7.3%+0.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025