Rock Island County, Illinois Demographics - Income, Housing, Race, Business

Statewide Claims to Fame

Rock Island County is 3rd in Illinois out of 102 other counties in Race - Two or More

Rock Island County is 8th in Illinois out of 102 other counties in Race - American Indian or Alaska Native

Rock Island County is 9th in Illinois out of 102 other counties in Race - Hispanic or Latino

Rock Island County is 11th in Illinois out of 102 other counties in Population density (people per sqmi)

Rock Island County is 11th in Illinois out of 102 other counties in Units inside multi-unit buildings

Rock Island County is 13th in Illinois out of 102 other counties in Foreign born residents

Rock Island County is 14th in Illinois out of 102 other counties in Current population (2012)

Rock Island County is 14th in Illinois out of 102 other counties in Households

Rock Island County is 14th in Illinois out of 102 other counties in Housing units

Rock Island County is 14th in Illinois out of 102 other counties in Non-farm private employees

Main Cities Within Rock Island County, Illinois

Rock Island County, Illinois Border Map - Phone Size

General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
	Rock Island County	Rank	Illinois	US
Current population (2012)	147,457	14th	12,875,255	313,914,040
Size in square miles	427.6	67th	55,518.9	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	345	11th	231.1	87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
	Rock Island County	Rank	Illinois	US
Residents younger than 5	6.4%	17th	6.3%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	22.4%	50th	23.8%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	16.8%	61st	13.2%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Rock Island County	Rank	Illinois	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	86.8%	60th	86.6%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	22.0%	24th	30.7%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Rock Island County	Rank	Illinois	US
Race - White	85.5%	85th	77.9%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	9.3%	18th	14.8%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.6%	8th	0.6%	1.2%
Race - Asian	2.1%	14th	5.0%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.0%	100th	0.1%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	2.5%	3rd	1.7%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	12.0%	9th	16.3%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	74.9%	88th	63.0%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Rock Island County	Rank	Illinois	US
Female residents	50.8%	33rd	50.9%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	6.9%	13th	13.7%	12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
	Rock Island County	Rank	Illinois	US
Housing units	65,758	14th	5,297,318	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	21.6%	11th	32.9%	25.9%
Households	60,527	14th	4,773,002	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	71.2%	83rd	68.7%	66.1%
Home median value	$113,100	31st	$198,500	$186,200
People per household	2.4	79th	2.6	2.6
Building permits (last year)	158	16th	13,797	829,658

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
	Rock Island County	Rank	Illinois	US
Income per capita	$25,609	28th	$29,376	$27,915
Income per household	$46,726	52nd	$56,576	$52,762
Income below poverty line	12.4%	55th	13.1%	14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
	Rock Island County	Rank	Illinois	US
Non-farm private establishments	3,308	14th	312,437	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	61,019	14th	5,038,462	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	9,360	15th	1,123,817	27,092,908
Retail sales	$1,711,386	16th	$165,450,520	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$11,636	23rd	$12,947	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$224,219	15th	$25,469,026	$613,795,732

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