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Rock Island County, IL

142,731 Population
427.5 square miles 333.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.3 ±1.1 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Illinois: 39.4 ±0.1
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$36,815 ±$1,835 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Illinois: $46,937 ±$406
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$67,098 ±$4,104 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Illinois: $83,211 ±$898
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

12.1% ±2.8% (16,646  ±3,830) Persons below poverty line
  • a little higher than the rate in Illinois: 11.6% 1,438,470 (±0.3% / ±31,443)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

19.7 minutes ±0.5 (1,159,445  ±39,897) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about two-thirds of the figure in Illinois: 27.8 143,793,920 (±0.1 / ±595,293)
  • about three-quarters of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

63,635 ±1,011 Number of households
  • Illinois: 5,105,448 ±12,305
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.2 ±0 (137,635  ±675) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Illinois: 2.4 12,417,746
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

4.2% ±1.9% (1,349  ±606) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Illinois: 4.6% 138,998 (±0.2% / ±6,570)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

66,738 ±305 Number of housing units
  • Illinois: 5,482,133 ±1,080
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$151,600 ±$7,730 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about half the amount in Illinois: $280,700 ±$1,768
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

9.8% ±1.8% (13,891  ±2,540) Moved since previous year
  • a little less than the rate in Illinois: 10.2% 1,289,197 (±0.3% / ±31,884.1)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

89.7% ±4.5% (88,167  ±4,471.7) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Illinois: 90.7% 8,028,089 (±0.5% / ±45,818.4)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
26.5% ±2.6% (25,987  ±2,552.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Illinois: 39.2% 3,471,705 (±0.3% / ±28,867)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

11.3% (16,151  ±2,626) Foreign-born population
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Illinois: 15.4% 1,957,482
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

7.6% ±1.3% (8,421  ±1,461) Population with veteran status
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Illinois: 4.5% 452,391 (±0.1% / ±11,018)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
8,421 Total veterans ±1,461 7,369 Male ±1,103 1,052 Female ±644

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