COMPARING TWO PLACES
Walnut vs Rock Falls
PLACE A
Walnut, California
VS
PLACE B
Rock Falls, Illinois
Walnut is 221% larger than Rock Falls. Walnut earns more, with a median household income $79,849 higher.
WALNUTROCK FALLSDIFFERENCE
Total population27,3168,521+221% vs Rock Falls
Population density3,0392,139+899
Population growth-2.5%-5.1%+2.6 pts
Median age46.837.7+9.1
Male50.4%49.5%+0.9 pts
Female49.6%50.5%−0.9 pts
Foreign-born51.9%4.9%+47.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic9.1%74.4%−65.3 pts
Black1.9%0.4%+1.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino17.2%21.7%−4.4 pts
Asian68.7%0.1%+68.7 pts
Other3.0%3.4%−0.4 pts
Median household income$129,449$49,600+$79,849
Per capita income$52,304$33,035+$19,269
Poverty rate10.1%25.6%−15.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4420.497−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher57.3%13.4%+43.9 pts
Graduate degree19.8%3.7%+16.1 pts
Unemployment rate3.5%6.6%−3.1 pts
Labor force participation58.1%63.1%−4.9 pts
Median home value$1,014,000$83,900+$930,100
Median gross rent$3,202$754+$2,448
Owner-occupied83.8%67.4%+16.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate6.1%13.0%−6.8 pts
Rent-burdened households49.9%43.7%+6.2 pts
Average commute33.515.7+17.8
Worked from home19.7%6.8%+12.9 pts
Public transit to work1.8%1.1%+0.7 pts
Uninsured4.0%7.3%−3.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025