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Winnebago County, IL


Metropolitan Statistical Area: Rockford, IL
Designated Market Area: Rockford, IL
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Middle Suburbs

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2024 population: 283,790   ( 1,581 from 2020)
Land area: 513.0 square miles
Population density: 553.1 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:179,620 63.29% 5.5%
Black:39,50613.92% 2.1%
Indian:5430.19% 1.7%
Asian:9,0043.17% 13.4%
2+ races:8,0112.82% 10.1%
Hispanic:47,10616.60% 15.1%
Total non-White:104,17036.71% 9.3%

2020-2024 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:13,821 12.1
Deaths:14,54312.7
Net Migration: -5,159-4.5
Net Immigration: 4,2363.7
Change in White population:-10,404 -3.6
Change in Non-White pop.:8,823 3.1




Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change
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Year:
Total population:
White:
Black:
Indian:
Asian:
2+ races:
Hispanic:
Total non-White:

2020
285,371
190,02466.59%
38,67713.55%
5340.19%
7,9392.78%
7,2742.55%
40,92314.34%
95,34733.41%

2010
295,266
214,19672.54%
35,35811.97%
5630.19%
6,7832.30%
5,8701.99%
32,17710.90%
81,07027.46%

2000
278,418
220,81779.31%
29,03810.43%
5840.21%
4,7951.72%
3,7621.35%
19,2066.90%
57,60120.69%

1990
252,913
218,85186.53%
22,9419.07%
7130.28%
3,3581.33%
n/a
7,0502.79%
34,06213.47%

1980
250,884
222,79588.80%
20,7008.25%
6310.25%
1,5560.62%
n/a
5,0732.02%
28,08911.20%

1970
246,623
226,90892.01%
15,7626.39%
2370.10%
2630.11%
n/a
3,1691.28%
19,715 7.99%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:
2010's
NumberRate
33,257 11.3
26,4989.0
-23,220-7.9
3,5871.2
-24,172 -8.2
14,277 4.8
2000's
NumberRate
37,436 13.4
23,0958.3
-889-0.3
5,8312.1
-6,621 -2.4
23,469 8.4
1990's
NumberRate
39,522 15.6
23,2279.2
-4,740-1.9
3,9931.6
1,966 0.8
23,539 9.3
1980's
NumberRate
39,324 15.7
20,787 8.3
-15,576 -6.2
n/a
-3,944 -1.6
5,973 2.4
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
-19,892 -8.1
n/a
-4,113 -1.7
8,374 3.4

Age, Family & Household Data for Winnebago County, IL
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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
39.5
66,483 23.4%
217,307 76.6%
51,253 18.1%
115,214
2.43
73,115 63.5%
50,977 69.7%
9,712 13.3%
42,099 36.5%

2010
NumberPercent
38.3
73,580 24.9%
221,686 75.1%
40,715 13.8%
115,501
2.52
76,854 66.5%
54,632 71.1%
9,821 12.8%
38,647 33.5%

2000
NumberPercent
36.0
73,506 26.4%
204,912 73.6%
35,453 12.7%
107,966
2.53
73,999 68.5%
57,462 77.7%
8,021 10.8%
33,967 31.5%

1990
NumberPercent
33.5
66,160 26.2%
186,753 73.8%
32,081 12.7%
96,818
2.57
69,256 71.5%
56,122 81.0%
6,510 9.4%
27,562 28.5%

1980
NumberPercent
29.9
74,614 29.7%
176,270 70.3%
25,458 10.1%
89,180
2.77
67,241 75.4%
57,349 85.3%
5,070 7.5%
21,939 24.6%

2022 Housing Data for Winnebago County, IL

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units125,039 
Median Value$146,800 
Occupied115,21492.1%
Vacant9,8257.9%
Owned75,64265.7%
Rented39,57234.3%
Median Rent$941 
Single-Family Units92,54574.0%
    Detached87,43669.9%
    Attached5,1094.1%
Buldings with 5+ Units14,70411.8%
Mobile Homes1,5651.3%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Winnebago County, IL

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,0006,6005.7%
$10,000 to $14,9995,3004.6%
$15,000 to $19,9995,3054.6%
$20,000 to $24,9995,1424.5%
$25,000 to $29,9995,1714.5%
$30,000 to $34,9995,7285.0%
$35,000 to $39,9995,2834.6%
$40,000 to $44,9994,6324.0%
$45,000 to $49,9994,1853.6%
$50,000 to $59,9998,9017.7%
$60,000 to $74,99911,62710.1%
$75,000 to $99,99914,61712.7%
$100,000 to $124,99910,7839.4%
$125,000 to $149,9997,0466.1%
$150,000 to $199,9998,3057.2%
$200,000 or more6,5895.7%
Median Household Income61,738 
Per Capita Income33,474 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to state87 
Compared to U.S.86 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI6,3825.5%
Public Assistance3,8033.3%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps22,91219.9%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed105,01570.2%
Unemployed8,5625.7%
In Armed Forces600.0%
Total Labor Force113,63775.9%
Not in Labor Force36,02824.1%
Real Unemployment Rate 29.8%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector52,79341,89455.8%
Non-Profit3,9327,98533.0%
Self-Employed5,7873,73860.8%
Local Government3,1275,50236.2%
State Government1,1551,80639.0%
Federal Government9151,00047.8%
Total Private + Self58,58045,63256.2%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.9,12916,29335.9%
Total67,70961,92552.2%
Pct. Govt.10.4%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts16,15012.4%
Sales and Office Occupations26,54720.4%
Professional, Technical26,18420.1%
Service Occupations21,96616.9%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing2410.2%
All others39,10530.1%
White Collar 53.0%
Industry
 Number%
Manufacturing26,49320.4%
Health care and social assistance18,99314.6%
Retail trade15,21111.7%
Educational services9,7897.5%
Accommodation and food services8,5596.6%
Transportation and warehousing7,9326.1%
Construction7,6685.9%
Other services6,1464.7%
Professional, scientific, technical6,0274.6%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.5,0543.9%
Finance and insurance4,4593.4%
Public administration3,6522.8%
Wholesale trade3,5332.7%
Arts, entertainment, recreation2,1841.7%
Information1,6921.3%
Real estate and rental and leasing1,0920.8%
Utilities7700.6%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting5430.4%
Management1060.1%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction490.0%

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Winnebago County, IL

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican32,72711.50%
Puerto Rican2,6920.95%
Cuban8260.29%
Dominican3540.12%
Total Central American1,2490.44%
Costa Rican00.00%
Guatemalan4680.16%
Honduran1640.06%
Nicaraguan550.02%
Panamanian00.00%
Salvadoran5620.20%
Other Central American00.00%
Total South American8660.30%
Argentinean580.02%
Bolivian00.00%
Chilean00.00%
Colombian2210.08%
Ecuadorian3190.11%
Paraguayan00.00%
Peruvian510.02%
Uruguayan00.00%
Venezuelan2170.08%
Other South American00.00%
Other Hispanic1,3380.47%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Indian1,8530.65%
Filipino1,3950.49%
Laotian1,0320.36%
Chinese9850.35%
Vietnamese5720.20%
Burmese4590.16%
Korean3410.12%
Mongolian2020.07%
Thai1040.04%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English227,41285.1%
Spanish25,9419.7%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic2,5671.0%
Other Indo-European2,3720.9%
Other Asian1,9880.7%
Other1,9290.7%
Arabic1,4930.6%
Tagalog1,0360.4%
Chinese8520.3%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
German60,55521.3%
Irish32,22511.3%
English23,8918.4%
Italian19,8387.0%
Swedish19,6416.9%
Polish10,5153.7%
American8,7843.1%
Norwegian7,8432.8%
French4,0661.4%
Scottish4,0251.4%
Dutch3,5031.2%
European3,2771.2%
Danish1,8120.6%
Scotch-Irish1,6520.6%
Russian1,4590.5%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen271,42095.4%
Not a citizen13,1714.6%
Native259,81391.3%
Foreign-born24,7788.7%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Winnebago County, IL

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
6,945 3.6%15,257 7.9%60,308 31.1%64,451 33.3%29,684 15.3%17,082 8.8%
  Average years of education: 13.2
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 6,945 3.6%
9-12 Years 15,257 7.9%
H.S. Grad or GED 60,308 31.1%
Some College 64,451 33.3%
Bach. Degree 29,684 15.3%
Grad Degree 17,082 8.8%
Average years of education: 13.2

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


Historical Labor Force Data for Winnebago County, IL

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force		EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate		State
Avg.
1990 142,052 134,364 7,688 5.4% 6.3%
1991 142,280 132,125 10,155 7.1% 7.3%
1992 144,170 132,727 11,443 7.9% 7.9%
1993 144,120 133,112 11,008 7.6% 7.5%
1994 144,904 137,384 7,520 5.2% 5.8%
1995 146,339 140,938 5,401 3.7% 5.2%
1996 148,406 142,091 6,315 4.3% 5.3%
1997 150,895 144,932 5,963 4.0% 4.8%
1998 149,749 143,915 5,834 3.9% 4.5%
1999 150,752 144,460 6,292 4.2% 4.4%
2000 146,905 140,479 6,426 4.4% 4.4%
2001 143,365 135,013 8,352 5.8% 5.4%
2002 140,663 130,825 9,838 7.0% 6.6%
2003 139,815 128,573 11,242 8.0% 6.7%
2004 140,140 130,031 10,109 7.2% 6.2%
2005 141,325 132,449 8,876 6.3% 5.7%
2006 144,827 137,216 7,611 5.3% 4.6%
2007 148,651 139,654 8,997 6.1% 5.1%
2008 147,583 134,880 12,703 8.6% 6.5%
2009 144,667 122,725 21,942 15.2% 10.2%
2010 149,585 128,423 21,162 14.1% 10.5%
2011 147,218 129,684 17,534 11.9% 9.8%
2012 145,295 129,872 15,423 10.6% 9.0%
2013 142,881 127,922 14,959 10.5% 9.1%
2014 141,833 129,969 11,864 8.4% 7.2%
2015 142,199 132,206 9,993 7.0% 6.0%
2016 141,910 132,448 9,462 6.7% 5.9%
2017 139,230 130,261 8,969 6.4% 5.0%
2018 141,687 133,700 7,987 5.6% 4.4%
2019 139,782 132,234 7,548 5.4% 4.0%
2020 135,759 120,253 15,506 11.4% 9.5%
2021 133,619 122,225 11,394 8.5% 6.1%
2022 133,220 125,490 7,730 5.8% 4.6%
2023 132,003 123,860 8,143 6.2% 4.5%
2024 133,768 126,324 7,444 5.6% 5.0%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com