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Rockford, IL

148,173 Population
65.1 square miles 2,276.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2022 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.5 ±0.9 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in the Rockford, IL Metro Area: 39.4 ±0.3
  • a little less than the figure in Illinois: 38.7 ±0.1

Economics

$29,187 ±$781 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the Rockford, IL Metro Area: $34,040 ±$515
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Illinois: $43,198 ±$199
$50,744 ±$1,827 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in the Rockford, IL Metro Area: $63,834 ±$1,323
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Illinois: $78,433 ±$297

22.2% ±1.4% (32,156  ±2,060) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.5 times the rate in the Rockford, IL Metro Area: 15.1% 50,207 (±0.8% / ±2,602)
  • nearly double the rate in Illinois: 11.8% 1,467,893 (±0.1% / ±16,574)

21.4 minutes ±0.8 (1,225,765  ±58,548) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Rockford, IL Metro Area: 23.5 3,324,870 (±0.5 / ±83,420)
  • about three-quarters of the figure in Illinois: 28.4 154,142,480 (±0.1 / ±641,806)

Families

61,242 ±728 Number of households
  • the Rockford, IL Metro Area: 134,238 ±714
  • Illinois: 4,968,761 ±7,953
2.4 ±0 (144,514  ±255) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in the Rockford, IL Metro Area: 2.5 333,639 (±0 / ±48)
  • a little less than the figure in Illinois: 2.5 12,480,854

6.7% ±0.9% (2,260  ±302) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Rockford, IL Metro Area: 5.8% † 4,402 (±0.6% / ±451)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Illinois: 5.1% 152,825 (±0.1% / ±3,352)

Housing

67,890 ±649 Number of housing units
  • the Rockford, IL Metro Area: 145,222 ±97
  • Illinois: 5,427,357 ±1,016

$114,100 ±$3,135 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-quarters of the amount in the Rockford, IL Metro Area: $152,800 ±$2,228
  • about half the amount in Illinois: $239,100 ±$749

15.2% ±1.2% (22,232  ±1,715.8) Moved since previous year
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in the Rockford, IL Metro Area: 12.3% 41,076 (±0.8% / ±2,506.3)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Illinois: 11.8% 1,494,528 (±0.1% / ±15,496.9)

Social

85.4% ±1.9% (84,353  ±2,056.8) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in the Rockford, IL Metro Area: 88.2% 202,088 (±1.4% / ±3,214.6)
  • a little less than the rate in Illinois: 90.1% 7,883,680 (±0.3% / ±22,258.1)
23.1% ±1% (22,792  ±1,041.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • a little less than the rate in the Rockford, IL Metro Area: 24.1% 55,236 (±0.8% / ±1,767.6)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Illinois: 36.7% 3,207,450 (±0.2% / ±14,003.2)

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

12% ±1% (17,701  ±1,459) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.3 times the rate in the Rockford, IL Metro Area: 8.9% 30,047
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Illinois: 14.2% 1,804,681

6.7% ±0.6% (7,468  ±654) Population with veteran status
  • about the same as the rate in the Rockford, IL Metro Area: 6.8% 17,595 (±0.4% / ±1,042)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Illinois: 5.2% 518,426 (±0.1% / ±6,053)
7,468 Total veterans ±654 6,679 Male ±551 789 Female ±220

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