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Rockford township, Winnebago County, IL

169,126 Population
111 square miles 1,523.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.2 ±1.4 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in Winnebago County: 39.4 ±0.5
  • a little less than the figure in Illinois: 39.4 ±0.1
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$31,576 ±$1,741 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Winnebago County: $36,061 ±$1,720
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Illinois: $46,937 ±$406
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$55,196 ±$5,364 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Winnebago County: $66,702 ±$3,122
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Illinois: $83,211 ±$898
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

20.6% ±3% (34,098  ±4,984) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Winnebago County: 15.4% † 43,095 (±2.1% / ±5,922)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Illinois: 11.6% 1,438,470 (±0.3% / ±31,443)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

23.7 minutes ±1.4 (1,596,890  ±131,913) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in Winnebago County: 23.4 2,804,715 (±1 / ±157,357)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Illinois: 28.3 154,658,770 (±0.2 / ±1,330,777)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

70,199 ±2,073 Number of households
  • Winnebago County: 118,061 ±1,571
  • Illinois: 5,105,448 ±12,305
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.4 ±0.1 (165,466  ±128) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Winnebago County: 2.4 279,527 (±0 / ±111)
  • a little less than the figure in Illinois: 2.4 12,417,746
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

6.9% ±2.2% (2,775  ±904) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Winnebago County: 5.8% † 3,670 (±1.7% / ±1,105)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Illinois: 4.6% 138,998 (±0.2% / ±6,570)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

74,988 ±1,976 Number of housing units
  • Winnebago County: 125,011 ±87
  • Illinois: 5,482,133 ±1,080
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$155,900 ±$6,859 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Winnebago County: $181,300 ±$7,077
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Illinois: $280,700 ±$1,768
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

12.2% ±3.1% (20,465  ±5,179.2) Moved since previous year
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Winnebago County: 9.7% † 27,068 (±2% / ±5,486.8)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Illinois: 10.2% 1,289,197 (±0.3% / ±31,884.1)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

86.4% ±3.9% (96,762  ±4,778.5) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Winnebago County: 89.7% 174,064 (±3.2% / ±6,214.5)
  • a little less than the rate in Illinois: 90.7% 8,028,089 (±0.5% / ±45,818.4)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
26.8% ±2.3% (30,053  ±2,657.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Winnebago County: 27.6% 53,541 (±1.8% / ±3,520.5)
  • 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

10.7% ±1.5% (18,119  ±2,589) Foreign-born population
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Winnebago County: 8.9% 25,154
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Illinois: 15.4% 1,957,482
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

5.1% ±0.9% (6,471  ±1,214) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Winnebago County: 6% † 12,948 (±0.7% / ±1,430)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Illinois: 4.5% 452,391 (±0.1% / ±11,018)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
6,471 Total veterans ±1,214 5,875 Male ±1,156 596 Female ±388

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