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Pine Rock Township, IL 02
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Pine RockIL

A town of 696.

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Photo: Ben Jacobson (Kranar Drogin) · CC BY 2.5
Population
696
−3.9% since 2010
Median home value
$192K
Census ACS
Household income
$80K
median
Median age
52.9
years
Jobs based here
43
A commuter town
Small town

696 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

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Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Pine Rock

Most working residents leave Pine Rock for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Dixon (11%), Rockford (9%) and Rochelle (8%). Half commute less than 20 miles.

0%work in town

Where working residents work

In Pine Rock0%
Dixon11%
Rockford9%
Rochelle8%
Oregon8%
20 mi
median commute distance
43
jobs based in Pine Rock
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Climate

Four seasons, pleasant summers

Pine Rock has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 84°, a January night drops to 13°, and about 32 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

32″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter16–33°
Spring38–59°
Summer60–82°
Fall41–62°
Oct 13
typical first frost
Apr 26
typical last frost
+1.1°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health

How healthy Pine Rock is

Pine Rock beats the Illinois average on 8 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 6.

32 measures vs. Illinois
8 better18 too close to call6 worse
What stands outPine RockIL
Fewer adults facing food insecurity10.3%15.9%
Fewer adults facing housing insecurity8.6%13.2%
More adults who have had cancer10.8%7.6%
Rochelle Community Hospital
9.3 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: primary care, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Natural hazards

Moderate risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 58% of U.S. communities.

58risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
58Moderate riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingTornadoesCold waves
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Schools

Pine Rock’s public schools outperform 54% of Illinois districts

The public schools Pine Rock’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 54% of Illinois’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.

B−School Grade
SchoolGradesStudentsGrade
Chana Educ Center/Rock RiverK–12—Not graded
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IL on state tests and graduationAll 1 schools →
Outdoors

0.8% of Pine Rock is conserved land

1.7 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.

0.8%conserved
0.8%
conserved · 194 of 24,332 acres
1.7 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Pine Rock Nature Preserve—60
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Pine Rock for work

Where Pine Rock’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

11% → Dixon Dixon 11% 9% → Rockford Rockford 9% 8% → Rochelle Rochelle 8% 8% → Oregon Oregon 8% 5% → Chicago Chicago 5% 3% → Ashton Ashton 3% Pine Rock · 0% stay
43jobs based in Pine Rock
0%of working residents work in town
20 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Pine Rock

Township in Illinois, United States

Pine Rock Township is located in Ogle County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 985 and it contained 413 housing units.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Population
947
Area
38 sq mi
Elevation
778 ft

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