2022 population: 141,527 ( 6,019 from 2010 , 3,151 from 2020)
Land area: 427.5 square miles
Population density: 331.1 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	97,606	68.97%	12.7%
Black:	16,134	11.40%	25.0%
Indian:	287	0.20%	1.4%
Asian:	3,826	2.70%	57.6%
2+ races:	3,942	2.79%	35.6%
Hispanic:	19,732	13.94%	15.3%

Total non-White:	43,921	31.03%	22.7%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	3,515	12.1
Deaths:	4,217	14.6
Net Migration:	-2,954	-10.2
Net Immigration:	475	1.6

Change in White population:	-14,158	-9.6
Change in Non-White pop.:	8,139	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
147,546
111,764	75.75%
12,911	8.75%
283	0.19%
2,427	1.64%
2,908	1.97%
17,118	11.60%
35,782	24.25%

2000
149,374
121,705	81.48%
11,099	7.43%
288	0.19%
1,533	1.03%
1,849	1.24%
12,791	8.56%
27,669	18.52%

1990
148,723
129,249	86.91%
10,224	6.87%
444	0.30%
1,036	0.70%
n/a
7,770	5.22%
19,474	13.09%

1980
165,968
147,538	88.90%
9,509	5.73%
192	0.12%
1,026	0.62%
n/a
7,642	4.60%
18,430	11.10%

1970
166,734
154,304	92.55%
7,106	4.26%
142	0.09%
184	0.11%
n/a
4,642	2.78%
12,430	7.45%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
18,051	12.1
13,374	9.0
-8,528	-5.7
2,134	1.4

-9,941	-6.7
8,113	5.4

Number	Rate
1990's
19,997	13.4
15,327	10.3
-7,802	-5.2
1,439	1.0

-7,544	-5.1
8,195	5.5

Number	Rate
1980's
23,858	14.4
15,263	9.2
-25,216	-15.2
n/a

-18,289	-11.0
1,044	0.6

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-14,256	-8.6
n/a

-6,766	-4.1
6,000	3.6

Age, Family & Household Data for Rock Island 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
Number	Percent
40.2
32,089	22.7%
109,438	77.3%
28,436	20.1%

61,014
2.28

37,216	61.0%
26,832	72.1%
4,759	12.8%
23,798	39.0%

2010
Number	Percent
40.0
33,187	22.5%
114,359	77.5%
23,881	16.2%

61,303
2.34

38,384	62.6%
27,743	72.3%
4,806	12.5%
22,919	37.4%

2000
Number	Percent
37.6
35,526	23.8%
113,848	76.2%
22,464	15.0%

60,686
2.38

39,394	64.9%
30,276	76.9%
4,361	11.1%
21,292	35.1%

1990
Number	Percent
35.0
37,870	25.5%
110,853	74.5%
22,316	15.0%

59,137
2.45

39,939	67.5%
31,784	79.6%
4,217	10.6%
19,198	32.5%

1980
Number	Percent
30.3
47,181	28.4%
118,787	71.6%
19,246	11.6%

61,141
2.66

44,742	73.2%
37,924	84.8%
3,407	7.6%
16,399	26.8%

2022 Housing Data for Rock Island County, IL

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	3,828	6.3%
$10,000 to $14,999	2,516	4.1%
$15,000 to $19,999	1,966	3.2%
$20,000 to $24,999	2,484	4.1%
$25,000 to $29,999	3,036	5.0%
$30,000 to $34,999	2,616	4.3%
$35,000 to $39,999	2,783	4.6%
$40,000 to $44,999	2,627	4.3%
$45,000 to $49,999	2,230	3.7%
$50,000 to $59,999	4,560	7.5%
$60,000 to $74,999	6,092	10.0%
$75,000 to $99,999	8,637	14.2%
$100,000 to $124,999	6,459	10.6%
$125,000 to $149,999	4,278	7.0%
$150,000 to $199,999	3,839	6.3%
$200,000 or more	3,063	5.0%

Median Household Income	64,435
Per Capita Income	34,233

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	86
Compared to U.S.	84

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	2,523	4.1%
Public Assistance	1,651	2.7%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	9,791	16.0%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	54,315	72.4%
Unemployed	3,555	4.7%
In Armed Forces	168	0.2%

Total Labor Force	58,038	77.4%
Not in Labor Force	16,954	22.6%

Real Unemployment Rate		27.3%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	26,144	21,581	54.8%
Non-Profit	1,882	4,080	31.6%
Self-Employed	2,385	1,609	59.7%

Local Government	2,074	2,789	42.6%
State Government	732	1,320	35.7%
Federal Government	1,417	774	64.7%

Total Private + Self	28,529	23,190	55.2%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	6,105	8,963	40.5%
Total	34,634	32,153	51.9%

Pct. Govt.	13.6%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	9,128	13.6%
Sales and Office Occupations	13,888	20.8%
Professional, Technical	12,967	19.4%
Service Occupations	11,887	17.8%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	169	0.3%
All others	19,025	28.4%

White Collar		53.8%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	10,616	15.9%
Health care and social assistance	8,330	12.5%
Retail trade	8,011	12.0%
Educational services	5,445	8.1%
Accommodation and food services	4,940	7.4%
Transportation and warehousing	4,174	6.2%
Construction	4,144	6.2%
Public administration	3,523	5.3%
Finance and insurance	2,948	4.4%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	2,923	4.4%
Other services	2,800	4.2%
Professional, scientific, technical	2,559	3.8%
Wholesale trade	1,509	2.3%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	1,254	1.9%
Real estate and rental and leasing	1,233	1.8%
Information	850	1.3%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	751	1.1%
Utilities	736	1.1%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	89	0.1%
Management	60	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	17,248	11.99%
Puerto Rican	572	0.40%
Cuban	168	0.12%
Dominican	10	0.01%

Total Central American	384	0.27%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	195	0.14%
Honduran	107	0.07%
Nicaraguan	14	0.01%
Panamanian	33	0.02%
Salvadoran	35	0.02%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	381	0.26%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	36	0.03%
Colombian	42	0.03%
Ecuadorian	73	0.05%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	154	0.11%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	76	0.05%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	714	0.50%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Burmese	1,312	0.91%
Indian	965	0.67%
Filipino	348	0.24%
Chinese	279	0.19%
Mongolian	155	0.11%
Korean	154	0.11%
Vietnamese	113	0.08%
Laotian	92	0.06%
Taiwanese	21	0.01%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	117,351	86.7%
Spanish	10,316	7.6%
Other	2,245	1.7%
Other Asian	1,740	1.3%
French, Haitian, Cajun	1,606	1.2%
Other Indo-European	894	0.7%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	268	0.2%
German, other Germanic	267	0.2%
Chinese	261	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	28,795	20.0%
Irish	15,898	11.1%
English	11,648	8.1%
Swedish	6,666	4.6%
American	4,401	3.1%
Belgian	4,293	3.0%
Italian	3,679	2.6%
French	2,499	1.7%
African	2,339	1.6%
Polish	2,162	1.5%
European	2,133	1.5%
Norwegian	1,959	1.4%
Dutch	1,955	1.4%
Scottish	1,656	1.2%
Scotch-Irish	945	0.7%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	137,367	95.5%
Not a citizen	6,452	4.5%

Native	132,314	92.0%
Foreign-born	11,505	8.0%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
3,755	3.8%	6,528	6.6%	29,595	30.0%	35,140	35.6%	15,122	15.3%	8,648	8.8%
Average years of education: 13.2

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	3,755	3.8%
9-12 Years	6,528	6.6%
H.S. Grad or GED	29,595	30.0%
Some College	35,140	35.6%
Bach. Degree	15,122	15.3%
Grad Degree	8,648	8.8%
Average years of education: 13.2

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	74,492	70,740	3,752	5.0%	6.3%
1991	75,229	70,516	4,713	6.3%	7.3%
1992	76,483	70,943	5,540	7.2%	7.9%
1993	75,248	70,373	4,875	6.5%	7.5%
1994	73,372	69,683	3,689	5.0%	5.8%
1995	72,943	69,542	3,401	4.7%	5.2%
1996	73,421	70,376	3,045	4.1%	5.3%
1997	75,314	72,703	2,611	3.5%	4.8%
1998	76,274	73,701	2,573	3.4%	4.5%
1999	77,142	73,161	3,981	5.2%	4.4%

2000	77,845	74,460	3,385	4.3%	4.4%
2001	76,312	72,788	3,524	4.6%	5.4%
2002	74,886	70,901	3,985	5.3%	6.6%
2003	74,733	70,258	4,475	6.0%	6.7%
2004	75,710	71,799	3,911	5.2%	6.2%
2005	78,402	74,855	3,547	4.5%	5.7%
2006	79,202	75,787	3,415	4.3%	4.6%
2007	80,045	76,394	3,651	4.6%	5.1%
2008	79,192	74,769	4,423	5.6%	6.5%
2009	77,625	70,410	7,215	9.3%	10.2%

2010	76,412	69,113	7,299	9.6%	10.5%
2011	76,237	69,763	6,474	8.5%	9.8%
2012	75,306	69,246	6,060	8.0%	9.0%
2013	73,808	67,713	6,095	8.3%	9.1%
2014	72,905	67,727	5,178	7.1%	7.2%
2015	72,708	68,066	4,642	6.4%	6.0%
2016	72,387	67,847	4,540	6.3%	5.9%
2017	71,323	67,679	3,644	5.1%	5.0%
2018	71,546	67,843	3,703	5.2%	4.4%
2019	71,037	67,654	3,383	4.8%	4.0%

2020	68,915	62,443	6,472	9.4%	9.5%
2021	67,977	64,119	3,858	5.7%	6.1%
2022	67,317	64,425	2,892	4.3%	4.6%
2023	67,181	63,749	3,432	5.1%	4.5%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	66,731
Median Value	$139,800

Occupied	61,014	91.4%
Vacant	5,717	8.6%

Owned	41,853	68.6%
Rented	19,161	31.4%
Median Rent	$846

Single-Family Units	49,779	74.6%
Detached	46,843	70.2%
Attached	2,936	4.4%
Buldings with 5+ Units	10,659	16.0%
Mobile Homes	1,601	2.4%

Rock Island County, IL

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Rock Island County, IL

2022 Housing Data for Rock Island County, IL

2022 Income & Employment Data for Rock Island County, IL

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Rock Island County, IL

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Rock Island County, IL

Historical Labor Force Data for Rock Island County, IL