COMPARING TWO PLACES
Rochelle vs Sycamore
PLACE A
Rochelle, Illinois
VS
PLACE B
Sycamore, South Carolina
Rochelle is 6783% larger than Sycamore. Rochelle earns more, with a median household income $41,307 higher. Rochelle has grown faster since 2000 (-1% vs -18%).
ROCHELLESYCAMOREDIFFERENCE
Total population9,498138+6783% vs Sycamore
Population density69044+647
Population growth-1.3%-18.3%+17.0 pts
Median age36.057.0−21.0
Male50.7%63.2%−12.6 pts
Female49.3%36.8%+12.6 pts
Foreign-born9.9%0.0%+9.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic64.7%83.8%−19.1 pts
Black4.3%11.8%−7.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino26.9%0.0%+26.9 pts
Asian1.2%0.0%+1.2 pts
Other2.9%4.4%−1.5 pts
Median household income$66,307$25,000+$41,307
Per capita income$32,749$43,710−$10,961
Poverty rate7.9%27.9%−20.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3970.636−0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher18.6%18.2%+0.4 pts
Graduate degree6.3%7.3%−1.0 pts
Unemployment rate8.2%0.0%+8.2 pts
Labor force participation66.7%58.5%+8.3 pts
Median home value$164,300$98,300+$66,000
Median gross rent$985$422+$563
Owner-occupied53.1%56.4%−3.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate4.8%45.1%−40.3 pts
Rent-burdened households43.0%0.0%+43.0 pts
Average commute22.331.1−8.7
Worked from home5.6%0.0%+5.6 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured5.9%19.1%−13.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025