Rockford, IL Demographic Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

SEX AND AGE
	Number	Percent

Total population	150,115	100.0

Male	72,384	48.2
Female	77,731	51.8

Under 5 years	11,620	7.7
5 to 9 years	11,313	7.5
10 to 14 years	10,938	7.3
15 to 19 years	10,138	6.8
20 to 24 years	9,834	6.6
25 to 34 years	22,414	14.9
35 to 44 years	22,200	14.8
45 to 54 years	18,717	12.5
55 to 59 years	6,637	4.4
60 to 64 years	5,195	3.5
65 to 74 years	9,993	6.7
75 to 84 years	8,035	5.4
85 years and over	3,081	2.1

Median age (years)	34.4	(X)

18 years and over	110,093	73.3
Male	51,823	34.5
Female	58,270	38.8
21 years and over	104,101	69.3
62 years and over	24,152	16.1
65 years and over	21,109	14.1
Male	8,162	5.4
Female	12,947	8.6

RACE
One race	146,417	97.5
White	109,303	72.8
Black or African American	26,072	17.4
American Indian and Alaska Native	474	0.3
Asian	3,301	2.2
Asian Indian	507	0.3
Chinese	261	0.2
Filipino	433	0.3
Japanese	120	0.1
Korean	233	0.2
Vietnamese	460	0.3
Other Asian ¹	1,287	0.9
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	67	0.0
Native Hawaiian	15	0.0
Guamanian or Chamorro	4	0.0
Samoan	32	0.0
Other Pacific Islander ²	16	0.0
Some other race	7,200	4.8
Two or more races	3,698	2.5

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	112,487	74.9
Black or African American	27,596	18.4
American Indian and Alaska Native	1,245	0.8
Asian	3,844	2.6
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	130	0.1
Some other race	8,670	5.8

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	150,115	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	15,278	10.2
Mexican	12,508	8.3
Puerto Rican	451	0.3
Cuban	310	0.2
Other Hispanic or Latino	2,009	1.3
Not Hispanic or Latino	134,837	89.8
White alone	102,678	68.4

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	150,115	100.0
In households	145,789	97.1
Householder	59,158	39.4
Spouse	25,929	17.3
Child	44,344	29.5
Own child under 18 years	35,172	23.4
Other relatives	7,952	5.3
Under 18 years	3,522	2.3
Nonrelatives	8,406	5.6
Unmarried partner	3,811	2.5
In group quarters	4,326	2.9
Institutionalized population	2,945	2.0
Noninstitutionalized population	1,381	0.9

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	59,158	100.0
Family households (families)	37,348	63.1
With own children under 18 years	18,632	31.5
Married-couple family	25,929	43.8
With own children under 18 years	11,358	19.2
Female householder, no husband present	8,779	14.8
With own children under 18 years	5,803	9.8
Nonfamily households	21,810	36.9
Householder living alone	18,166	30.7
Householder 65 years and over	6,709	11.3

Households with individuals under 18 years	20,600	34.8
Households with individuals 65 years and over	14,476	24.5

Average household size	2.46	(X)
Average family size	3.09	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	63,570	100.0
Occupied housing units	59,158	93.1
Vacant housing units	4,412	6.9
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	149	0.2

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	1.7	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	8.4	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	59,158	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	36,144	61.1
Renter-occupied housing units	23,014	38.9

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.59	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.26	(X)

(X) Not applicable
¹ Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
² Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
³ In combination with one or more other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P1, P3, P4, P8, P9, P12, P13, P,17, P18, P19, P20, P23, P27, P28, P33, PCT5, PCT8, PCT11, PCT15, H1, H3, H4, H5, H11, and H12.

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