Rockford

Population: 147,649
Median household income: $53,328
Median home value: $120,900

Rockford, a community in Winnebago County, Illinois, has 147,649 residents. The median household income of $53,328 is below the Winnebago County median ($64,363).

From 2019 to 2023, Rockford's population held roughly steady from 147,070 to 147,649, while its median home value rose 32.0% from $91,600 to $120,900.

The median resident is 37.5 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 17.9% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 147,649
Median age: 37.5 yrs
Median household income: $53,328
Median home value: $120,900
Median gross rent: $954
Housing units: 68,027
Homeownership rate: 53.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.2%
Unemployment rate: 8.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

147,070147,649

Median household income

$44,252$53,328

Median home value

$91,600$120,900

Median gross rent

$772$954

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	147,070	$44,252	$91,600	$772
2020	147,441	$44,771	$95,200	$784
2021	148,942	$47,002	$97,500	$831
2022	148,173	$50,744	$114,100	$906
2023	147,649	$53,328	$120,900	$954

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.5%

5 to 1717.9%

18 to 248.8%

25 to 3413.6%

35 to 4411.6%

45 to 5412.0%

55 to 6412.4%

65 to 749.6%

75 and over7.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	9,571	6.5%
5 to 17	26,454	17.9%
18 to 24	13,015	8.8%
25 to 34	20,136	13.6%
35 to 44	17,145	11.6%
45 to 54	17,664	12.0%
55 to 64	18,253	12.4%
65 to 74	14,224	9.6%
75 and over	11,187	7.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	74,011	50.1%
Black or African American	31,227	21.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	68	0.0%
Asian	5,375	3.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	70	0.0%
Some other race	494	0.3%
Two or more races	6,017	4.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	30,387	20.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma15.1%

High school graduate30.1%

Some college or associate's31.6%

Bachelor's degree14.9%

Graduate or professional degree8.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	14,856	15.1%
High school graduate	29,658	30.1%
Some college or associate's	31,175	31.6%
Bachelor's degree	14,660	14.9%
Graduate or professional degree	8,260	8.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone77.2%

Carpooled11.0%

Public transit1.0%

Walked1.3%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home7.9%

Other means1.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	47,523	77.2%
Carpooled	6,792	11.0%
Public transit	615	1.0%
Walked	826	1.3%
Bicycle	101	0.2%
Worked from home	4,870	7.9%
Other means	855	1.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	20,787	36.7%
15 to 29 min	24,386	43.0%
30 to 44 min	6,069	10.7%
45 to 59 min	2,285	4.0%
60+ min	3,185	5.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.34
Poverty rate: 21.9% (31,571 of 144,358)

	Count	Share
Family households	35,572	57.9%
Nonfamily households	25,909	42.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1962

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	61,481	90.4%
Vacant	6,546	9.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	33,093	53.8%
Renter-occupied	28,388	46.2%

1-unit, detached60.2%

1-unit, attached4.3%

2 to 4 units17.8%

5 to 19 units9.6%

20 or more units7.3%

Mobile home & other0.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	40,985	60.2%
1-unit, attached	2,946	4.3%
2 to 4 units	12,126	17.8%
5 to 19 units	6,562	9.6%
20 or more units	4,978	7.3%
Mobile home & other	430	0.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1765000
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 65 sq mi
Water area: 1.01 sq mi
Center point: 42.2593, -89.0635