Rochelle is a metro area of 51,495 people. That puts it in the top 3% of US metro areas for household income. 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $189,200. 75% of homes are owner-occupied. The foreign-born share is 5%.
At a glance
Average income
median household income $82,132, near the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 42.2
US median: 38.9
Less educated
24% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Rochelle
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$136,804 → $189,200(+38%)US over the same years: +67%
Among the 28 metro and micro areas based in Illinois
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)27.4%(952)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)24.2%(841)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era32%(1,109)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3.3%(115)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.8%(61)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 3,471 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Rochelle, decade by decade
Rochelle population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
45,957
$74,301
$136,804
12.1%
10.1
2000
51,032
$82,791
$189,634
17.0%
18.2
2010
53,497
$80,176
$219,238
17.8%
25.7
2020
51,788
$77,138
$182,291
21.8%
36.7
2024
51,495
$82,132
$189,200
24.3%
36.9
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
