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Compare Mount Prospect to Rock Island

This post compares Mount Prospect, Illinois to Rock Island, Illinois across various dimensions, including population, median income, median age, percentage of housing that is rental, percent of households with kids, and other demographics.

Dimension Mount Prospect (village) Rock Island (city)
Population 54,493 38,560
Income (median) $55,303 $41,366
Home Value (median) $306,800 $100,500
White 76% 69%
Black 2% 20%
Asian 12% 3%
With Kids 34% 28%
Age (median) 39 37
Rentals 30% 34%

Questions and Answers:

Q: Which is more populated, Mount Prospect or Rock Island?
A: Mount Prospect has a larger population count than Rock Island: 54493 compared with 38560 total people.

Q: Do incomes tend to be higher in Mount Prospect or in Rock Island?
A: Incomes are on average much higher in Mount Prospect.

Q: Are homes more expensive in Mount Prospect or Rock Island?
A: Homes tend to be much more expensive in Mount Prospect.

Q: Which has a higher percentage of housing rental units?
A: Rock Island does. The percentage of rentals is quite similar: 30% for Mount Prospect versus 34% for Rock Island.

Somewhat similar in-state cities, towns, and CDPs to Mount Prospect may include: Palatine, Gurnee, and Woodridge.

The statistics and analyses on this page are based on data from the U.S. Census American Community Survey.

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