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Rockford, IL Metro Area


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2022 population: 335,342   ( 14,089 from 2010 , 3,454 from 2020)
Land area: 793.8 square miles
Population density: 422.5 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:221,491 66.05% 13.1%
Black:40,16311.98% 10.5%
Indian:6110.18% 3.2%
Asian:8,8442.64% 18.5%
2+ races:8,5412.55% 30.7%
Hispanic:55,69216.61% 29.1%
Total non-White:113,85133.95% 20.5%

2020-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:8,648 12.8
Deaths:8,69112.8
Net Migration: -4,300-6.3
Net Immigration: 8141.2
Change in White population:-33,462 -9.6
Change in Non-White pop.:19,373 5.5




Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:
Total population:
White:
Black:
Indian:
Asian:
2+ races:
Hispanic:
Total non-White:

2010
349,431
254,95372.96%
36,33410.40%
6310.18%
7,4652.14%
6,5361.87%
43,14412.35%
94,47827.04%

2000
320,204
256,35380.06%
29,3909.18%
6700.21%
5,0011.56%
4,1361.29%
24,4257.63%
63,85119.94%

1990
283,719
247,28987.16%
23,1168.15%
7720.27%
3,5221.24%
n/a
9,0203.18%
36,43012.84%

1980
279,514
249,80089.37%
20,8007.44%
6850.25%
1,7600.63%
n/a
6,3162.26%
29,71410.63%

1970
272,063
251,72192.52%
15,8235.82%
2540.09%
2900.11%
n/a
3,6791.35%
20,342 7.48%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:

2000's
NumberRate
43,905 13.7
26,1148.2
7,1572.2
6,7722.1
-1,400 -0.4
30,627 9.6
1990's
NumberRate
44,718 15.8
25,9159.1
1,9770.7
4,5711.6
9,064 3.2
27,421 9.7
1980's
NumberRate
43,628 15.6
23,134 8.3
-15,286 -5.5
n/a
-2,511 -0.9
6,716 2.4
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
-19,483 -7.2
n/a
-1,921 -0.7
9,372 3.4

Age, Family & Household Data for Rockford, IL Metro Area

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Year:
 
Median Age:
Under 18:
Voting Age Population:
Over 65:
Households:
Persons Per HH:
Families (%HH):
Married Couples (%Fams):
Single Mothers (%Fams):
Non-Family (%HH):

2022
NumberPercent
39.4
79,389 23.7%
255,953 76.3%
59,945 17.9%
134,238
2.49
86,630 64.5%
61,365 70.8%
10,733 12.4%
47,608 35.5%

2010
NumberPercent
38.1
89,264 25.5%
260,167 74.5%
47,079 13.5%
134,006
2.57
91,127 68.0%
66,027 72.5%
11,017 12.1%
42,879 32.0%

2000
NumberPercent
35.8
85,963 26.8%
234,241 73.2%
39,918 12.5%
122,597
2.57
85,407 69.7%
66,981 78.4%
8,853 10.4%
37,190 30.3%

1990
NumberPercent
33.4
74,762 26.4%
208,957 73.6%
35,665 12.6%
107,759
2.59
77,755 72.2%
63,458 81.6%
7,078 9.1%
30,004 27.8%

1980
NumberPercent
29.8
83,738 30.0%
195,776 70.0%
28,388 10.2%
98,913
2.78
74,927 75.8%
64,091 85.5%
5,539 7.4%
23,986 24.2%

2022 Housing Data for Rockford, IL Metro Area

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units145,222 
Median Value$151,650 
Occupied134,23892.4%
Vacant10,9847.6%
Owned91,61068.2%
Rented42,62831.8%
Median Rent$941 
Single-Family Units109,38775.3%
    Detached103,20371.1%
    Attached6,1844.3%
Buldings with 5+ Units15,43110.6%
Mobile Homes2,8622.0%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Rockford, IL Metro Area

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,0007,3315.5%
$10,000 to $14,9995,7964.3%
$15,000 to $19,9995,7564.3%
$20,000 to $24,9995,7344.3%
$25,000 to $29,9995,9924.5%
$30,000 to $34,9996,3674.7%
$35,000 to $39,9996,3264.7%
$40,000 to $44,9995,3324.0%
$45,000 to $49,9994,6733.5%
$50,000 to $59,99910,3447.7%
$60,000 to $74,99912,9799.7%
$75,000 to $99,99917,07612.7%
$100,000 to $124,99913,0069.7%
$125,000 to $149,9998,9556.7%
$150,000 to $199,99910,2327.6%
$200,000 or more8,3396.2%
Median Household Income64,397 
Per Capita Income33,981 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.87 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI7,4385.5%
Public Assistance4,5373.4%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps25,46019.0%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed122,99870.2%
Unemployed10,1395.8%
In Armed Forces650.0%
Total Labor Force133,20276.0%
Not in Labor Force41,96424.0%
Real Unemployment Rate 29.7%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector63,71950,95655.6%
Non-Profit4,5768,86434.0%
Self-Employed7,0334,23662.4%
Local Government3,9436,58337.5%
State Government1,5361,94444.1%
Federal Government1,0061,09447.9%
Total Private + Self70,75255,19256.2%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.11,06118,48537.4%
Total81,81373,67752.6%
Pct. Govt.10.4%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts20,63713.2%
Sales and Office Occupations31,52220.2%
Professional, Technical29,97119.2%
Service Occupations26,84817.2%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing4320.3%
All others46,84830.1%
White Collar 52.7%
Industry
 Number%
Manufacturing32,26820.7%
Health care and social assistance22,07614.2%
Retail trade17,67511.3%
Educational services11,6557.5%
Accommodation and food services10,7206.9%
Construction9,7826.3%
Transportation and warehousing9,3416.0%
Other services7,2354.6%
Professional, scientific, technical7,0194.5%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.6,3694.1%
Finance and insurance5,1863.3%
Public administration4,3562.8%
Wholesale trade4,1472.7%
Arts, entertainment, recreation2,4831.6%
Information2,0271.3%
Real estate and rental and leasing1,3730.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting1,0310.7%
Utilities8720.6%
Management1090.1%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction1020.1%

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Rockford, IL Metro Area

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican43,90612.99%
Puerto Rican3,2670.97%
Cuban9540.28%
Dominican3540.10%
Total Central American1,4500.43%
Costa Rican00.00%
Guatemalan6410.19%
Honduran1660.05%
Nicaraguan550.02%
Panamanian00.00%
Salvadoran5880.17%
Other Central American00.00%
Total South American1,0900.32%
Argentinean1680.05%
Bolivian270.01%
Chilean00.00%
Colombian2210.07%
Ecuadorian3380.10%
Paraguayan00.00%
Peruvian1190.04%
Uruguayan00.00%
Venezuelan2170.06%
Other South American00.00%
Other Hispanic1,5940.47%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Indian1,8820.56%
Filipino1,5630.46%
Laotian1,1060.33%
Chinese1,0670.32%
Vietnamese5920.18%
Burmese4590.14%
Korean3930.12%
Mongolian2020.06%
Thai1040.03%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English268,50084.5%
Spanish34,54410.9%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic2,7790.9%
Other Indo-European2,5480.8%
Other Asian2,0620.6%
Other1,9490.6%
Arabic1,6660.5%
Tagalog1,0930.3%
Chinese8750.3%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
German73,85621.8%
Irish39,13011.6%
English28,1708.3%
Italian23,9007.1%
Swedish23,6007.0%
Polish14,1404.2%
Norwegian10,2253.0%
American9,9502.9%
French5,2961.6%
Scottish4,8071.4%
European4,0671.2%
Dutch3,7791.1%
Danish1,9810.6%
Scotch-Irish1,7750.5%
Russian1,7320.5%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen322,06895.3%
Not a citizen15,9824.7%
Native308,00391.1%
Foreign-born30,0478.9%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Rockford, IL Metro Area

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
9,399 4.1%17,524 7.7%71,704 31.3%75,148 32.8%35,009 15.3%20,227 8.8%
  Average years of education: 13.1
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 9,399 4.1%
9-12 Years 17,524 7.7%
H.S. Grad or GED 71,704 31.3%
Some College 75,148 32.8%
Bach. Degree 35,009 15.3%
Grad Degree 20,227 8.8%
Average years of education: 13.1

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (5 year-estimates)


Historical Labor Force Data for Rockford, IL Metro Area

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force
EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate
State
Avg.
1990 319,420 301,566 17,854 5.6%
1991 320,774 296,892 23,882 7.4%
1992 325,840 298,986 26,854 8.2%
1993 326,920 300,524 26,396 8.1%
1994 328,354 311,244 17,110 5.2%
1995 333,210 320,696 12,514 3.8%
1996 338,690 323,990 14,700 4.3%
1997 345,082 331,082 14,000 4.1%
1998 342,882 329,530 13,352 3.9%
1999 345,942 331,580 14,362 4.2%
2000 338,030 323,116 14,914 4.4%
2001 331,036 311,584 19,452 5.9%
2002 325,958 302,994 22,964 7.0%
2003 325,146 299,034 26,112 8.0%
2004 327,536 303,864 23,672 7.2%
2005 331,972 310,980 20,992 6.3%
2006 341,110 323,024 18,086 5.3%
2007 350,636 329,094 21,542 6.1%
2008 348,630 318,152 30,478 8.7%
2009 341,460 289,462 51,998 15.2%
2010 353,862 303,926 49,936 14.1%
2011 348,692 307,216 41,476 11.9%
2012 344,032 307,586 36,446 10.6%
2013 338,464 303,222 35,242 10.4%
2014 336,228 308,358 27,870 8.3%
2015 337,084 313,654 23,430 7.0%
2016 336,694 314,402 22,292 6.6%
2017 330,864 309,414 21,450 6.5%
2018 336,712 317,708 19,004 5.6%
2019 332,390 314,458 17,932 5.4%
2020 322,678 285,946 36,732 11.4%
2021 317,318 290,172 27,146 8.6%
2022 316,588 297,922 18,666 5.9%
2023 313,896 294,094 19,802 6.3%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com