Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 17.54 minutes getting to work every day.
The percentage of adults in Rock Falls with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 14.35% of adults in Rock Falls have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Rock Falls in 2018 was $31,733, which is lower middle income relative to Illinois, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $126,932 for a family of four. However, Rock Falls contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Rock Falls is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Rock Falls home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Rock Falls residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Rock Falls also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 22.14% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Rock Falls include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Dutch.
The most common language spoken in Rock Falls is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
