Rochelle.
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Illinois·Ogle County
3 tracts·3K people·$164K median·231/mi²
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Rochelle is $164,300 (Census ACS 2020–2024) — 0.4× the US median of $458,812.
Rochelle has 9,529 residents across 1 census tracts and 3 named neighborhoods (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median age is 36.0; the population is 64.7% White, 26.9% Hispanic or Latino, 4.3% Black, 2.6% Multiracial, 1.1% Asian and 0.4% Other; the average household has 2.5 people; 18.6% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 7.9% (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Tilton Elem School (12%) and Central Elem School (10%) lead the elementary schools; Rochelle Middle School is the middle school with reported scores (27%); Rochelle Twp High School is the high school with reported scores (22%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $985/month, 38% below the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median household income in Rochelle is $66,307 a year, 23% below the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
In Rochelle, median rent is $985/month and the median home value is $164,300 (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Rochelle reported 2.4 violent crimes and 11.1 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2020).
Summer highs average 82°F; winter lows average 16°F; there are 82 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 36 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Rochelle are drought (86), hail (84) and cold wave (82), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.12g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Rochelle, 1.3% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).