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Compare Rock Island to Wheeling

This post compares Rock Island, Illinois to Wheeling, 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 Rock Island (city) Wheeling (village)
Population 38,560 38,264
Income (median) $41,366 $45,083
Home Value (median) $100,500 $181,800
White 69% 63%
Black 20% 3%
Asian 3% 15%
With Kids 28% 30%
Age (median) 37 37
Rentals 34% 38%

Questions and Answers:

Q: Which is more populated, Rock Island or Wheeling?
A: Rock Island has a similar population count than Wheeling: 38560 compared with 38264 total people.

Q: Do incomes tend to be higher in Rock Island or in Wheeling?
A: Incomes are on average similar in Rock Island.

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

Q: Which has a higher percentage of housing rental units?
A: Wheeling does. The percentage of rentals is quite similar: 34% for Rock Island versus 38% for Wheeling.

Somewhat similar in-state cities, towns, and CDPs to Rock Island may include: Crest-Hill, Decatur, and Springfield.

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

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