COMPARING TWO PLACES
Pecatonica vs Rockford
PLACE A
Pecatonica, Illinois
VS
PLACE B
Rockford, Minnesota
Pecatonica is 57% smaller than Rockford. Rockford earns more, with a median household income $21,000 higher. Rockford has grown faster since 2000 (4% vs -5%).
PECATONICAROCKFORDDIFFERENCE
Total population2,0524,827−57% vs Rockford
Population density1,5991,911−312
Population growth-4.8%4.3%−9.0 pts
Median age48.138.4+9.7
Male48.8%44.9%+3.8 pts
Female51.2%55.1%−3.8 pts
Foreign-born0.8%4.0%−3.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic93.3%88.2%+5.1 pts
Black0.7%0.0%+0.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.4%3.8%−2.4 pts
Asian0.5%4.2%−3.7 pts
Other4.1%3.9%+0.2 pts
Median household income$73,162$94,162−$21,000
Per capita income$41,666$42,996−$1,330
Poverty rate7.0%4.8%+2.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3890.365+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher23.3%38.1%−14.9 pts
Graduate degree5.2%13.2%−8.0 pts
Unemployment rate1.6%1.6%+0.0 pts
Labor force participation70.5%73.5%−3.0 pts
Median home value$143,900$329,200−$185,300
Median gross rent$1,038$1,046−$8
Owner-occupied80.4%79.7%+0.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate5.8%0.9%+4.9 pts
Rent-burdened households8.7%30.3%−21.6 pts
Average commute30.127.0+3.2
Worked from home9.7%12.5%−2.8 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured3.4%5.0%−1.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025