What percentage of people rent in Rock Falls, IL?

Name: Renters and owners in Rock Falls, IL, 2020–2024
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32.6% (±5.6 points) of the occupied homes in Rock Falls, IL are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 1,237 renting households against 2,560 that own their home.

In Rock Falls, the share of households that rent went from 36.6% in 2015–2019 to 32.6% in 2020–2024 (−4.0 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 32.6% (±5.6 points)
Renting households: 1,237 (±219)
Median renter income: $24,813 (±$14,353)

Who rents and who owns in Rock Falls

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Rock Falls	Whiteside County	Illinois	United States
Renter-occupied share	32.6% (±5.6 points)	23.1% (±1.8 points)	32.9% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	1,237 (±219)	5,334 (±448)	1,657,539 (±10,322)	45,017,354
Owning households	2,560 (±301)	17,786 (±452)	3,378,910 (±14,728)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.3 (±0.2)	2.1 (±0.1)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.2 (±0.2)	2.4 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$24,813 (±$14,353)	$36,779 (±$4,046)	$50,420 (±$471)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$54,250 (±$14,774)	$80,000 (±$3,818)	$103,505 (±$377)	$100,009

In Rock Falls, the renter share is higher than in Whiteside County (23.1%).

It is not measurably different from Illinois (32.9%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (34.8%).

In Whiteside County, Rock Falls ranks 2 of 33 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 390 of 2,751.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How renting in Rock Falls has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Households that rent	36.6% (±4.9 points)	32.6% (±5.6 points)	−4.0 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$695 (±$83)	$754 (±$77)	+8.5%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$49,191 (±$2,895)	$49,600 (±$3,360)	+0.8%	Down after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Households that rent in places near Rock Falls

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Rock Falls
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Rock Falls	—	32.6% (±5.6 points)	—
Coloma Township	0.2 mi	28.5% (±4.6 points)	Not measurably different
Sterling	1.9 mi	34.9% (±4.0 points)	Not measurably different
Sterling Township	2.9 mi	31.6% (±3.6 points)	Not measurably different
Montmorency Township	4.5 mi	5.5% (±3.8 points)	Lower
Nelson	4.8 mi	10.5% (±10.6 points)	Lower
Hopkins Township	6.2 mi	3.5% (±4.3 points)	Lower
Nelson Township	6.4 mi	14.2% (±10.8 points)	Lower
Hume Township	7.3 mi	6.2% (±6.6 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Montmorency Township, IL (5.5%), Nelson, IL (10.5%), Hopkins Township, IL (3.5%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Households that rent across Whiteside County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Sterling	34.9% (±4.0 points)
2	Rock Falls	32.6% (±5.6 points)
3	Sterling Township	31.6% (±3.6 points)
4	Coloma Township	28.5% (±4.6 points)
5	Prophetstown	25.3% (±7.4 points)
6	Prophetstown Township	25.1% (±6.8 points)
7	Erie Township	24.9% (±11.9 points)
8	Erie	24.4% (±13.6 points)

Showing 8 of 33 places in Whiteside County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Rock Falls

How many renters are there in Rock Falls?

Rock Falls has an estimated 1,237 (±219) renting households, 32.6% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Rock Falls?

In Rock Falls, the share of households that rent went from 36.6% in 2015–2019 to 32.6% in 2020–2024 (−4.0 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Rock Falls?

A renting household in Rock Falls has 2.3 people on average, against 2.2 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Rock Falls?

The median renting household in Rock Falls, IL has an income of $24,813 (±$14,353) a year, against $54,250 for households that own their home.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Rock Falls city, Illinois (place:64928, in state:17).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B19013_001E, B19013_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0047E, DP04_0047M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0049E, DP04_0049M, DP04_0048E, DP04_0048M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.