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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:   2024 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated February 2026.

    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

    147,486

    Age

    Under 5 Years:
    6.2%
    5 - 17:
    18.0%
    18 - 24:
    9.0%
    25 - 34:
    13.6%
    35 - 54:
    23.2%
    55 - 64:
    12.3%
    Over 65 Years:
    17.8%

    Educational Attainment of Adults

    Attending College
    High School Graduates
    College Graduated
    4.0%
    4.0%
    84.9%
    84.9%
    23.5%
    23.5%
    0% 100.0%
    % of Residents

    Income

    Per capita Income

    Rockford
    USA
    $31,263
    $31,263
    $44,673
    $44,673

    Median household income

    Rockford
    USA
    $54,752
    $54,752
    $80,734
    $80,734
    Individuals Below Poverty Level

    21.3%

    Employment Industries

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    Manufacturing
    Healthcare
    Retail
    Transportation
    Education
    Accommodation
    Construction
    Administration
    Other
    Professional, scientific, and technical services
    Finance
    Public Service
    Arts
    Wholesale
    18.3%
    18.3%
    15.5%
    15.5%
    12.8%
    12.8%
    7.3%
    7.3%
    7.3%
    7.3%
    7.0%
    7.0%
    5.5%
    5.5%
    5.1%
    5.1%
    4.4%
    4.4%
    4.3%
    4.3%
    2.8%
    2.8%
    2.3%
    2.3%
    2.2%
    2.2%
    2.0%
    2.0%
    0% 100%
    % of Residents

    Race & Ethnic Diversity

    White
    Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
    Black or African American
    Other Race / Two or More Races
    Asian
    American Indian and Alaska Native
    Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
    49.6%
    49.6%
    21.6%
    21.6%
    19.2%
    19.2%
    5.8%
    5.8%
    3.7%
    3.7%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0% 100.0%
    % of Residents

    Ancestry

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    German
    Irish
    English
    Italian
    Swedish
    Polish
    Norwegian
    Scottish
    French
    Dutch
    Other Subsaharan African
    Danish
    European
    Scots-Irish
    Russian
    Iraqi
    African
    Nigerian
    Swiss
    Czech
    16.8%
    16.8%
    9.7%
    9.7%
    6.6%
    6.6%
    5.6%
    5.6%
    5.1%
    5.1%
    3.5%
    3.5%
    2.3%
    2.3%
    1.3%
    1.3%
    1.0%
    1.0%
    0.9%
    0.9%
    0.8%
    0.8%
    0.6%
    0.6%
    0.6%
    0.6%
    0.6%
    0.6%
    0.5%
    0.5%
    0.5%
    0.5%
    0.5%
    0.5%
    0.4%
    0.4%
    0.3%
    0.3%
    0.3%
    0.3%
    0% 100%
    % of Residents

    Languages Spoken

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    English
    Spanish
    Arabic
    African languages
    Other Asian languages
    Serbo-Croatian
    Laotian
    Langs. of India
    Polish
    Chinese
    German/Yiddish
    Tagalog
    Slavic languages
    Native American languages
    Other Indo-European
    Vietnamese
    Urdu
    Russian
    French
    Italian
    77.9%
    77.9%
    15.6%
    15.6%
    0.9%
    0.9%
    0.6%
    0.6%
    0.6%
    0.6%
    0.5%
    0.5%
    0.5%
    0.5%
    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%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0% 100%
    % of Residents
    Foreign Born Rockford Residents

    12.6%

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    Zip Codes in Rockford, IL