Rochester township, IL

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 5,511 ( 150 from 2010 )
Land area: 33.4 square miles
Population density: 165.1 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	5,204	94.43%	1.1%
Black:	32	0.58%	17.9%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	78	1.42%	200.0%
2+ races:	109	1.98%	47.3%
Hispanic:	88	1.60%	49.2%

Total non-White:	307	5.57%	42.8%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	58	1.3
Change in Non-White pop.:	92	2.1

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
5,361
5,146	95.99%
39	0.73%
5	0.09%
26	0.48%
74	1.38%
59	1.10%
215	4.01%

2000
4,423
4,281	96.79%
22	0.50%
5	0.11%
37	0.84%
48	1.09%
30	0.68%
142	3.21%

1990
4,546
4,491	98.79%
24	0.53%
0	0.00%
16	0.35%
n/a
15	0.33%
55	1.21%

1980
4,047
3,985	98.47%
26	0.64%
0	0.00%
32	0.79%
n/a
4	0.10%
62	1.53%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

865	19.6
73	1.7

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-210	-4.6
87	1.9

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

506	12.5
-7	-0.2

Age, Family & Household Data for Rochester township, IL

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
43.1
1,415	25.7%
4,096	74.3%
1,202	21.8%

2,087
2.64

1,600	76.7%
1,387	86.7%
47	2.9%
487	23.3%

2010
Number	Percent
42.3
1,481	27.6%
3,880	72.4%
673	12.6%

2,005
2.67

1,573	78.5%
1,369	87.0%
104	6.6%
432	21.5%

2000
Number	Percent
40.4
1,128	25.5%
3,295	74.5%
450	10.2%

1,631
2.71

1,322	81.1%
1,152	87.1%
80	6.1%
309	18.9%

1990
Number	Percent
36.6
1,414	31.1%
3,132	68.9%
453	10.0%

1,516
3.00

1,333	87.9%
1,282	96.2%
29	2.2%
183	12.1%

1980
Number	Percent
30.0
1,300	32.1%
2,747	67.9%
269	6.6%

1,353
2.99

1,174	86.8%
1,063	90.5%
53	4.5%
179	13.2%

2022 Housing Data for Rochester township, IL

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	31	1.5%
$10,000 to $14,999	8	0.4%
$15,000 to $19,999	62	3.0%
$20,000 to $24,999	47	2.3%
$25,000 to $29,999	16	0.8%
$30,000 to $34,999	16	0.8%
$35,000 to $39,999	17	0.8%
$40,000 to $44,999	71	3.4%
$45,000 to $49,999	103	4.9%
$50,000 to $59,999	102	4.9%
$60,000 to $74,999	144	6.9%
$75,000 to $99,999	362	17.3%
$100,000 to $124,999	388	18.6%
$125,000 to $149,999	159	7.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	249	11.9%
$200,000 or more	312	14.9%

Median Household Income	103,750
Per Capita Income	47,529

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	73	3.5%
Public Assistance	45	2.2%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	114	5.5%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	2,012	65.2%
Unemployed	61	2.0%
In Armed Forces	46	1.5%

Total Labor Force	2,119	68.7%
Not in Labor Force	965	31.3%

Real Unemployment Rate		33.3%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	698	556	55.7%
Non-Profit	113	185	37.9%
Self-Employed	70	31	69.3%

Local Government	58	51	53.2%
State Government	183	215	46.0%
Federal Government	8	10	44.4%

Total Private + Self	768	587	56.7%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	362	461	44.0%
Total	1,130	1,048	51.9%

Pct. Govt.	24.1%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	687	31.5%
Sales and Office Occupations	427	19.6%
Professional, Technical	627	28.8%
Service Occupations	209	9.6%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	15	0.7%
All others	228	10.5%

White Collar		79.9%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	402	18.5%
Public administration	338	15.5%
Educational services	292	13.4%
Finance and insurance	259	11.9%
Retail trade	168	7.7%
Accommodation and food services	120	5.5%
Professional, scientific, technical	103	4.7%
Construction	80	3.7%
Manufacturing	72	3.3%
Other services	71	3.3%
Wholesale trade	66	3.0%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	41	1.9%
Real estate and rental and leasing	37	1.7%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	35	1.6%
Transportation and warehousing	31	1.4%
Utilities	27	1.2%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	19	0.9%
Information	10	0.5%
Management	7	0.3%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	88	1.60%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	0	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	0	0.00%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Japanese	60	1.09%
Chinese	18	0.33%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	5,173	99.0%
French, Haitian, Cajun	23	0.4%
Spanish	18	0.3%
German, other Germanic	9	0.2%
Other Asian	3	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	1,435	26.0%
English	1,043	18.9%
Irish	719	13.0%
American	348	6.3%
Italian	289	5.2%
Polish	133	2.4%
Slovak	128	2.3%
European	124	2.3%
Scottish	122	2.2%
French	108	2.0%
Lithuanian	67	1.2%
Scotch-Irish	63	1.1%
Swedish	51	0.9%
Norwegian	47	0.9%
Swiss	47	0.9%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	5,511	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	5,493	99.7%
Foreign-born	18	0.3%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
18	0.5%	29	0.8%	910	24.1%	950	25.1%	1,195	31.6%	677	17.9%
Average years of education: 14.6

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	18	0.5%
9-12 Years	29	0.8%
H.S. Grad or GED	910	24.1%
Some College	950	25.1%
Bach. Degree	1,195	31.6%
Grad Degree	677	17.9%
Average years of education: 14.6

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +172	D +128	D + 7.8%
D +300
2020 vs. 2012	R +59	D +203	D + 8.7%
D +262
2020 vs. 2008	R +297	R +341	R + 8.9%
D -44

2016 vs. 2008	R +125	R +469	R + 16.7%
D -344
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	83%	Donald Trump* (R)	2,101	59.4%	Joe Biden (D)	1,349	38.2%	86	2.4%	3,536	19	13	0.06%
2016	80%	Donald Trump (R)	1,929	58.9%	Hillary Clinton (D)	1,049	32.1%	295	9.0%	3,273	21	13	0.06%
2012	81%	Mitt Romney (R)	2,042	63.9%	Barack Obama* (D)	1,087	34.0%	67	2.1%	3,196	23	17	0.06%
2008	87%	John McCain (R)	1,804	55.4%	Barack Obama (D)	1,393	42.8%	59	1.8%	3,256	19	10	0.06%
2004	84%	George W. Bush* (R)	1,979	66.8%	John Kerry (D)	957	32.3%	25	0.8%	2,961	22	16	0.06%
2000	85%	George W. Bush (R)	1,709	61.1%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	1,001	35.8%	85	3.0%	2,795	19	13	0.06%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Rochester township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

1,349

38.2%

Donald Trump* (R)

2,101

59.4%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.4%

Other

1.0%

TOTAL

3,536

Turnout: 83%	Diff (St): 19	Diff (US): 13

2016 President, Rochester township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

1,049

32.1%

Donald Trump (R)

1,929

58.9%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

183

5.6%

Other

112

3.4%

TOTAL

3,273

Turnout: 80%	Diff (St): 21	Diff (US): 13

2012 President, Rochester township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

1,087

34.0%

Mitt Romney (R)

2,042

63.9%

Other

2.1%

TOTAL

3,196

Turnout: 81%	Diff (St): 23	Diff (US): 17

2008 President, Rochester township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

1,393

42.8%

John McCain (R)

1,804

55.4%

Other

1.8%

TOTAL

3,256

Turnout: 87%	Diff (St): 19	Diff (US): 10

2004 President, Rochester township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

1,979

66.8%

John Kerry (D)

957

32.3%

Other

0.8%

TOTAL

2,961

Turnout: 84%	Diff (St): 22	Diff (US): 16

2000 President, Rochester township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

1,709

61.1%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

1,001

35.8%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

2.3%

Other

0.7%

TOTAL

2,795

Turnout: 85%	Diff (St): 19	Diff (US): 13

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Rochester township, IL

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	67%	Kathy Salvi (R)	1,627	57.0%	Tammy Duckworth* (D)	1,149	40.3%	78 [+]	2.7%	2,854	16	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: William Redpath (Libertarian) 78 (2.7%);
2022	G	67%	Darren Bailey (R)	1,602	56.2%	J.B. Pritzker* (D)	1,170	41.1%	77 [+]	2.7%	2,849	14	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Scott Schluter (Libertarian) 77 (2.7%);
2020	S2	83%	Mark Curran (R)	2,099	59.5%	Richard Durbin* (D)	1,338	37.9%	90 [+]	2.6%	3,527	21	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Danny Malouf (Libertarian) 43 (1.2%); Willie Wilson (I) 26 (0.7%); Other (Write-in) 21 (0.6%);
2018	G	71%	Bruce Rauner* (R)	1,651	55.6%	J.B. Pritzker (D)	974	32.8%	342 [+]	11.5%	2,967	17	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Sam McCann (Conservative) 260 (8.8%); Grayson Jackson (Libertarian) 82 (2.8%);
2016	S3	79%	Mark Kirk* (R)	2,036	62.5%	Tammy Duckworth (D)	1,039	31.9%	181 [+]	5.6%	3,256	23	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Ken McMillen (Libertarian) 115 (3.5%); Scott Summers (Green) 57 (1.8%); Other (Write-in) 9 (0.3%);
2014	S2	65%	Jim Oberweis (R)	1,608	61.0%	Richard Durbin* (D)	928	35.2%	98 [+]	3.7%	2,634	18	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Sharon Hansen (Libertarian) 98 (3.7%);
2014	G	65%	Bruce Rauner (R)	1,700	65.3%	Pat Quinn* (D)	765	29.4%	140 [+]	5.4%	2,605	15	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Chad Grimm (Libertarian) 140 (5.4%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	2,197
Median Value	$236,300

Occupied	2,087	95.0%
Vacant	110	5.0%

Owned	1,978	94.8%
Rented	109	5.2%
Median Rent	$1,262

Single-Family Units	2,174	99.0%
Detached	1,981	90.2%
Attached	193	8.8%
Buldings with 5+ Units	8	0.4%
Mobile Homes	15	0.7%

Rochester township, IL

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Rochester township, IL

2022 Housing Data for Rochester township, IL

2022 Income & Employment Data for Rochester township, IL

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Rochester township, IL

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Rochester township, IL

Historical Presidential Election Results for Rochester township, IL

Historical Statewide Election Results for Rochester township, IL