Rockbridge, IL

Census Place

2024 Population

146

US Senator

Dick Durbin

Democratic Party

US Senator

Tammy Duckworth

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

46.5

0.641% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

6.85%

1.54% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$98,125

13.8% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$77,500

Economy

The economy of Rockbridge, IL employs 53 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Rockbridge, IL were Accommodation & Food Services (10 people), Manufacturing (10 people), and Retail Trade (9 people), and the highest paying industries were Manufacturing ($65,417), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($41,250), and Health Care & Social Assistance ($41,250).

Employment

Occupations

2024 Value

± 78

12.8%

1 Year growth

± 193%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Rockbridge, IL grew at a rate of 12.8%, from 47 employees to 53 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Rockbridge, IL, are Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (10 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (10 people), and Installation, Maintenance, & Repair Occupations (9 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Rockbridge, IL.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Illinois.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Illinois (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

2024 Value

± 78

12.8%

1 Year growth

± 193%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Rockbridge, IL grew at a rate of 12.8%, from 47 employees to 53 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Rockbridge, IL, are Accommodation & Food Services (10 people), Manufacturing (10 people), and Retail Trade (9 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Rockbridge, IL, though some of these residents may live in Rockbridge, IL and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$62,188

Median earning men ± $7,298

$31,875

Median earning women ± $13,379

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Manufacturing ($65,833).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($41,250).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Rockbridge, IL was $77,500 in 2024, which is 0.233 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $91,900 to $77,500, a 15.7% decrease. The homeownership rate in Rockbridge, IL is 90.9%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Rockbridge, IL have an average commute time of 26.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Rockbridge, IL is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$77,500

Median Property Value 2024

±$16,135

$30

Median Property Taxes

±$29

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Rockbridge, IL the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Rockbridge, IL compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

90.9%

Homeownership

2024

50%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 90.9% of the housing units in Rockbridge, IL were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 93.9%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Rockbridge, IL compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$98,125

Median Household Income

± $52,693

Number of Households

± 41

In 2024, the median household income of the 33 households in Rockbridge, IL grew to $98,125 from the previous year's value of $86,250.

The following chart displays the households in Rockbridge, IL distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $125k - $150k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Rockbridge, IL is from Illinois.

0.471

2024 Wage GINI in Illinois

0.474

2023 Wage GINI in Illinois

In 2024, the income inequality in Illinois was 0.471 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.55% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Illinois was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Illinois in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Illinois across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (85.4%)
Worked At Home (14.6%)

In 2024, 85.4% of workers in Rockbridge, IL drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (14.6%) and those who carpooled to work (0%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

26.5 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Rockbridge, IL have a longer commute time (26.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Rockbridge, IL have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Rockbridge, IL compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Rockbridge, IL distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Rockbridge, IL have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

6.85% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Rockbridge, IL (10 out of 146 people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 55 - 64, followed by Females 18 - 24 and then Females 16 - 17.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Rockbridge, IL is White, followed by Other and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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