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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:   2021 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated May 2023.

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

6,175

Age

Under 5 Years:
6.3%
5 - 17:
17.8%
18 - 24:
6.7%
25 - 34:
15.3%
35 - 54:
27.6%
55 - 64:
15.3%
Over 65 Years:
11.1%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
3.7%
3.7%
94.2%
94.2%
48.4%
48.4%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Rockford
USA
$42,657
$42,657
$37,638
$37,638

Median household income

Rockford
USA
$93,397
$93,397
$69,021
$69,021
Individuals Below Poverty Level

8.2%

Employment Industries

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Manufacturing
Healthcare
Education
Retail
Finance
Other
Administration
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Information Technology
Wholesale
Accommodation
Construction
Transportation
21.5%
21.5%
13.1%
13.1%
11.1%
11.1%
9.7%
9.7%
7.0%
7.0%
6.2%
6.2%
6.1%
6.1%
4.4%
4.4%
4.0%
4.0%
3.7%
3.7%
3.4%
3.4%
3.0%
3.0%
2.9%
2.9%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

White
Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
Other Race / Two or More Races
Black or African American
Asian
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
American Indian and Alaska Native
91.6%
91.6%
3.2%
3.2%
2.6%
2.6%
2.4%
2.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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German
Dutch
Polish
Irish
English
Italian
French
Swedish
European
Welsh
Syrian
Eastern European
Russian
Scottish
Lithuanian
Scots-Irish
Danish
British
Finnish
Croatian
24.0%
24.0%
14.6%
14.6%
11.7%
11.7%
10.2%
10.2%
10.0%
10.0%
6.0%
6.0%
3.4%
3.4%
2.9%
2.9%
2.4%
2.4%
1.8%
1.8%
1.7%
1.7%
1.5%
1.5%
1.0%
1.0%
1.0%
1.0%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0.4%
0.4%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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English
Polish
Italian
Other Indo-European
Spanish
Greek
West Germanic languages
African languages
Arabic
Hungarian
Native American languages
Navajo
Pacific Island languages
Tagalog
Other Asian languages
Vietnamese
Laotian
Thai
Miao/Hmong
Mon-Khmer (Cambodian)
99.0%
99.0%
5.6%
5.6%
2.7%
2.7%
1.1%
1.1%
0.8%
0.8%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born Rockford Residents

0.6%