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Rockford, IL
Demographic Data




Rockford Population Statistics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2023 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated February 2025.

Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

Rockford Population & Age Distribution

Total Population

146,120

Age

Under 5 Years:
6.5%
5 - 17:
17.9%
18 - 24:
8.8%
25 - 34:
13.6%
35 - 54:
23.6%
55 - 64:
12.4%
Over 65 Years:
17.2%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
3.9%
3.9%
84.9%
84.9%
23.2%
23.2%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Rockford
USA
$30,409
$30,409
$43,289
$43,289

Median household income

Rockford
USA
$53,328
$53,328
$78,538
$78,538
Individuals Below Poverty Level

21.9%

Employment Industries

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Manufacturing
Healthcare
Retail
Education
Transportation
Accommodation
Construction
Administration
Other
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Finance
Wholesale
Public Service
18.7%
18.7%
16.4%
16.4%
12.7%
12.7%
7.3%
7.3%
7.3%
7.3%
6.4%
6.4%
5.1%
5.1%
5.0%
5.0%
4.6%
4.6%
4.4%
4.4%
2.6%
2.6%
2.4%
2.4%
2.3%
2.3%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

White
Black or African American
Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
Other Race / Two or More Races
Asian
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
American Indian and Alaska Native
50.1%
50.1%
21.1%
21.1%
20.6%
20.6%
4.4%
4.4%
3.6%
3.6%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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German
Irish
English
Italian
Swedish
Polish
Norwegian
Scottish
French
Dutch
European
Danish
Other Subsaharan African
Scots-Irish
African
Iraqi
Russian
Czech
Swiss
Lithuanian
16.3%
16.3%
9.3%
9.3%
6.3%
6.3%
5.6%
5.6%
5.4%
5.4%
3.3%
3.3%
2.2%
2.2%
1.3%
1.3%
1.2%
1.2%
1.1%
1.1%
0.9%
0.9%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.5%
0.5%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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English
Spanish
Arabic
African languages
Other Asian languages
Serbo-Croatian
Tagalog
Langs. of India
Laotian
Polish
Chinese
German/Yiddish
French
Slavic languages
Native American languages
Other Indo-European
Urdu
Russian
Vietnamese
Italian
78.6%
78.6%
15.0%
15.0%
0.9%
0.9%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.5%
0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born Rockford Residents

12.3%


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