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REAL ESTATE IN POPULAR Rock Island NEIGHBORHOODS City Center, Ginger Hill, U.S. Route 67 / 12th St, 12th Ave / 17th St, U.S. Route 67 / 31st Ave, 20th Ave / 45th St, 30th St / 9th Ave, Route 5 / 38th St, U.S. Route 67 / 7th Ave, 31st Ave / 30th St
POPULAR REAL ESTATE NEAR Rock Island, IL Bettendorf, IA, Coal Valley, Davenport, IA, East Moline, Eldridge, IA, Milan, Moline, Orion, Princeton, IA, Reynolds
POPULATION
39,723
| ROCK ISLAND INFORMATION | DETAILS |
|---|---|
| POPULATION | 39,723 |
| NUMBER OF HOMES AND APARTMENTS | 17,507 |
| ROCK ISLAND HOME OWNERSHIP | |
| % OWNER OCCUPIED | 59.96% |
| % RENTER OCCUPIED | 32.11% |
| % VACANT | 7.93% |
| TYPE OF ROCK ISLAND HOMES | |
| SINGLE FAMILY DETACHED | 68.31% |
| ROWHOUSES AND ATTACHED HOMES | 2.28% |
| SMALL APARTMENT BUILDINGS | 12.29% |
| COMPLEXES OR HIGH RISE APARTMENTS | 15.75% |
| MOBILE HOMES | 1.28% |
| OTHER | 0.09% |
| SIZE OF ROCK ISLAND HOMES | |
| NO BEDROOM | 1.47% |
| 1 BEDROOM | 16.45% |
| 2 BEDROOMS | 34.56% |
| 3 BEDROOMS | 33.89% |
| 4 BEDROOMS | 11.44% |
| 5 OR MORE BEDROOMS | 2.19% |
| AGE OF HOMES | |
| NEWER HOMES (1995 OR LATER) | 1.05% |
| ESTABLISHED, BUT NOT OLD HOMES (1970-1994) | 15.09% |
| WELL-ESTABLISHED, OLD HOMES (1940-1969) | 50.01% |
| HISTORIC (1939 OR BEFORE) | 33.85% |
| ROCK ISLAND REAL ESTATE INFORMATION | DETAILS |
|---|---|
| MEDIAN HOME VALUE | $110,282 |
| MEDIAN RENTAL PRICE | $496 |
| HOME VALUE RANGE | |
| $0-$80,000 | 26.97% |
| $80,001-$158,000 | 52.92% |
| $158,001-$317,000 | 17.46% |
| $317,001-$475,000 | 2.21% |
| $475,001-$632,000 | 0.36% |
| $632,001-$791,000 | 0.00% |
| $791,001-$1,186,000 | 0.00% |
| $1,186,001-$1,581,000 | 0.00% |
| > $1,581,000 | 0.08% |
| PEOPLE OF Rock Island | DETAILS |
|---|---|
| POPULATION DISTRIBUTION | |
| UNDER 5 YEARS | 6.39% |
| 5 TO 17 | 16.69% |
| 18 TO 24 | 13.58% |
| 25 TO 34 | 11.51% |
| 35 TO 54 | 26.95% |
| 55 TO 64 | 8.67% |
| 65 YEARS AND OVER | 16.21% |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT OF ADULTS | |
| HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES | 82.85% |
| COLLEGE GRADUATES | 18.66% |
| MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME | $34,729 |
| PER CAPITA INCOME | $19,202 |
| INDIVIDUALS BELOW POVERTY LEVEL | 14.53% |
| INDUSTRIES PEOPLE WORK IN | Manufacturing (14.90%), Retail (12.31%), Healthcare (11.76%), Education (11.24%), Accomodation (6.54%), Other (6.09%), Public Service (4.89%), Construction (4.74%), Transportation (4.10%), Finance (3.68%), Information Technology (3.63%), Administration (3.62%), Professional, scientific, and technical services (3.61%), Wholesale (3.20%), Arts (2.79%) |
| ATTENDING COLLEGE | 9.37% |
| RACIAL MAKEUP | |
| WHITE | 77.67% |
| BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN | 16.18% |
| AMERICAN INDIAN AND ALASKA NATIVE | 0.56% |
| ASIAN | 0.59% |
| NATIVE HAWAIIAN AND OTHER PACIFIC ISLANDER | 0.04% |
| SOME OTHER RACE ALONE | 2.53% |
| TWO OR MORE RACES | 2.43% |
| HISPANIC OR LATINO (OF ANY RACE) | 6.21% |
| ETHNICITIES PRESENT | Other Groups (22.32%), Unclassified (20.65%), German (17.51%), Irish (7.70%), United States or American (6.80%), English (5.01%), Swedish (3.96%), Belgian (2.65%), Italian (2.53%) |
| FOREIGN BORN | 3.23% |
| LANGUAGES SPOKEN | English (87.98%) , Spanish (3.52%) |
Rock Island is a medium-sized city located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 39,723 people and 15 constituent neighborhoods, Rock Island is the 42nd largest community in Illinois.
Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Rock Island is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Rock Island is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Rock Island who work in office and administrative support jobs (17.43%), sales jobs (11.03%), and management occupations (5.75%).
One of the benefits of Rock Island is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 17.27 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.
The education level of Rock Island citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 18.66% of adults in Rock Island have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Rock Island in 2000 was $19,202, which is middle income relative to Illinois, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $76,808 for a family of four.
Rock Island is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Rock Island home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Rock Island is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Rock Island include German, Irish, English, Swedish, Belgian, and Italian.
The most common language spoken in Rock Island is English. Some people also speak Spanish.
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