place

Rockford, IL

Demographic and economic profile of Rockford, IL, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

Population

147,649

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$54,752

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

37.7 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-0.2% since 2018

Rockford lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone77,558 (52.6%)
  • Black or African American Alone29,408 (19.9%)
  • Some Other Race Alone13,461 (9.1%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race11,950 (8.1%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races8,087 (5.5%)
  • Asian Alone5,436 (3.7%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish20,667
  2. 2.Other Asian and Pacific Island1,818
  3. 3.Arabic1,298
  4. 4.Other Indo-European995
  5. 5.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic949

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

24.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

58.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

17.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

12.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Veterans

6,884

Census ACS · as of 2023

Economy

GDP per Capita

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Per Capita Income

$30,409

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

8.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

21.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services & Health Care15,000
  2. 2.Manufacturing11,868
  3. 3.Retail Trade8,055
  4. 4.Professional, Scientific, & Management5,992
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation5,330

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations18,990
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations15,272
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations12,767
  4. 4.Service Occupations11,448
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations4,662

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Manufacturing (LQ 1.88×)11,868
  2. 2.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.30×)4,830
  3. 3.Retail Trade (LQ 1.17×)8,055
  4. 4.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.04×)1,513
  5. 5.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.01×)15,000

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$120,900

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$954/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

53.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Home Value Distribution

  • $100,000 to $124,9995,305 (16.0%)
  • $150,000 to $174,9993,477 (10.5%)
  • $125,000 to $149,9993,396 (10.3%)
  • $200,000 to $249,9992,910 (8.8%)
  • $175,000 to $199,9992,325 (7.0%)
  • $80,000 to $89,9992,296 (6.9%)

Census ACS · as of 2023

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

23.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

84.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

60.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$33,519

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

21.2 min

Census ACS · as of 2023

Households Without a Vehicle

12.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone47,523 (77.2%)
  • Carpooled6,792 (11.0%)
  • Worked at Home4,870 (7.9%)
  • Taxi, Motorcycle, or Other855 (1.4%)
  • Walked826 (1.3%)
  • Public Transit615 (1.0%)

Census ACS · as of 2023

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.