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Census Tract 229, Rock Island, IL

2,807 Population
0.5 square miles 5,543.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.9 ±5.1 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Rock Island: 37.4 ±1.5
  • about the same as the figure in Rock Island County: 40.3 ±0.3

Economics

$34,964 ±$5,700 Per capita income
  • a little higher than the amount in Rock Island: $34,053 ±$2,368
  • a little less than the amount in Rock Island County: $36,842 ±$864
$68,200 ±$16,711 Median household income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Rock Island: $59,041 ±$5,320
  • about the same as the amount in Rock Island County: $67,159 ±$1,869

7% ±5.3% (196  ±152) Persons below poverty line
  • about one-third of the rate in Rock Island: 21% † 6,943 (±2.9% / ±973)
  • about half the rate in Rock Island County: 15.5% 21,292 (±1.1% / ±1,471)

20.3 minutes ±5.5 (27,980  ±8,692) Mean travel time to work
  • a little higher than the figure in Rock Island: 19.3 278,735 (±0.9 / ±20,151)
  • a little higher than the figure in Rock Island County: 19.7 1,159,445 (±0.5 / ±39,897)

Families

1,286 ±136 Number of households
  • Rock Island: 15,285 ±450
  • Rock Island County: 61,733 ±532
2.2 ±0.3 (2,807  ±434) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Rock Island: 2.2 32,951 (±0.1 / ±436)
  • about the same as the figure in Rock Island County: 2.2 137,663 (±0 / ±265)

8.6% ±9.6% (68  ±77) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Rock Island: 5.9% † 506 (±2.1% / ±181)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Rock Island County: 5% † 1,549 (±1% / ±313)

Housing

1,325 ±127 Number of housing units
  • Rock Island: 16,533 ±484
  • Rock Island County: 66,759 ±130

$116,900 ±$8,045 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Rock Island: $125,900 ±$5,376
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Rock Island County: $150,400 ±$3,354

16.7% ±8.8% (458  ±253.3) Moved since previous year
  • a little higher than the rate in Rock Island: 15.9% † 5,694 (±2% / ±714)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Rock Island County: 11.7% 16,571 (±0.9% / ±1,304.7)

Social

98.1% ±9.8% (1,920  ±265.6) High school grad or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Rock Island: 90.4% 20,913 (±3.5% / ±946.3)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Rock Island County: 90.7% 88,890 (±2% / ±1,942.1)
24.9% ±7.5% (488  ±154.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Rock Island: 24.5% 5,676 (±2.1% / ±510.6)
  • about the same as the rate in Rock Island County: 24.7% 24,233 (±1.1% / ±1,072.1)

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

4.8% ±3.1% (135  ±89) Foreign-born population
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Rock Island: 8% † 2,905 (±1.2% / ±448)
  • about half the rate in Rock Island County: 8.7% 12,394

8.1% ±3.9% (170  ±82) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Rock Island: 6.2% † 1,768 (±1% / ±292)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Rock Island County: 7.1% 7,839 (±0.5% / ±595)
170 Total veterans ±82 163 Male ±80 7 Female ±11

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