COMPARING TWO PLACES
Rochelle vs DeKalb
PLACE A
Rochelle, Illinois
VS
PLACE B
DeKalb, Illinois
Rochelle is 77% smaller than DeKalb. Rochelle earns more, with a median household income $19,826 higher. Rochelle has grown faster since 2000 (-1% vs -8%).
ROCHELLEDEKALBDIFFERENCE
Total population9,49840,467−77% vs DeKalb
Population density6902,335−1,645
Population growth-1.3%-8.1%+6.8 pts
Median age36.026.1+9.9
Male50.7%49.1%+1.6 pts
Female49.3%50.9%−1.6 pts
Foreign-born9.9%9.1%+0.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic64.7%56.4%+8.3 pts
Black4.3%13.8%−9.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino26.9%19.9%+7.0 pts
Asian1.2%4.0%−2.9 pts
Other2.9%5.9%−2.9 pts
Median household income$66,307$46,481+$19,826
Per capita income$32,749$27,086+$5,663
Poverty rate7.9%24.9%−17.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3970.498−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher18.6%33.7%−15.1 pts
Graduate degree6.3%14.1%−7.8 pts
Unemployment rate8.2%10.2%−2.1 pts
Labor force participation66.7%68.0%−1.2 pts
Median home value$164,300$204,700−$40,400
Median gross rent$985$1,029−$44
Owner-occupied53.1%42.1%+11.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate4.8%5.8%−1.0 pts
Rent-burdened households43.0%62.0%−19.0 pts
Average commute22.323.8−1.4
Worked from home5.6%6.3%−0.8 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.1%−1.1 pts
Uninsured5.9%7.2%−1.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025