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Rockford, Illinois QuickFacts

	Rockford, Illinois	United States
Total population	150,115	281,421,906
State	Illinois
City	rockford

Rockford, Illinois Population

	Rockford, Illinois	%, Rockford, Illinois	United States
Male	72,384	48.22%	49.06%
Female	77,731	51.78%	50.94%
Median age (years)	34.4		35.3

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	Rockford, Illinois	%, Rockford, Illinois	United States
18 years and over	110,093	73.34%	74.31%
21 years and over	104,101	69.35%	69.97%
62 years and over	24,152	16.09%	14.66%
65 years and over	21,109	14.06%	12.43%

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	Rockford, Illinois	%, Rockford, Illinois	United States
White	109,303	72.81%	75.14%
Black or African American	26,072	17.37%	12.32%
Asian	3,301	2.2%	3.64%
Some other race	7,741	5.16%	5.46%
Two or more races	3,698	2.46%	2.43%

Rockford, Illinois Housing

	Rockford, Illinois	%, Rockford, Illinois	United States
Total households	59,158		105,480,101
Family households (families)	37,348	63.13%	68.06%
Nonfamily households	21,810	36.87%	31.94%

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	Rockford, Illinois	%, Rockford, Illinois	United States
Total housing units	63,607		115,904,641
- Vacant housing units	4,412	6.94%	8.99%
- Occupied housing units	59,158	93.01%	91.01%
- - Owner-occupied housing units	36,144	56.82%	60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units	23,014	36.18%	30.77%

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	Rockford, Illinois	United States
VALUE
Less than $50,000	4,469	9.89%
$50,000 to $99,999	18,877	30.39%
$100,000 to $149,999	5,939	23.75%
$150,000 to $199,999	1,708	14.63%
$200,000 to $299,999	797	11.92%
$300,000 to $499,999	258	6.49%
$500,000 to $999,999	65	2.37%
$1,000,000 or more	8	0.57%
Median (dollars)	79,900	119,600

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	Rockford, Illinois	%, Rockford, Illinois	United States
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	12,178	20.59%	19.95%
1995 to 1998	17,418	29.44%	28.9%
1990 to 1994	9,231	15.6%	16.07%
1980 to 1989	8,945	15.12%	15.58%
1970 to 1979	5,193	8.78%	9.86%
1969 or earlier	6,236	10.54%	9.65%

Rockford, Illinois Education

	Rockford, Illinois	%, Rockford, Illinois	United States
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	38,215		76,632,927
Nursery school, preschool	3,332	8.72%	6.47%
Kindergarten	2,296	6.01%	5.43%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	17,849	46.71%	43.92%
High school (grades 9-12)	8,320	21.77%	21.38%
College or graduate school	6,418	16.79%	22.81%

Rockford, Illinois Economy

	Rockford, Illinois	%, Rockford, Illinois	United States
Population 16 years and over	113,996		217,168,077
In labor force	73,283	64.29%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	73,248	64.25%	63.39%
- - Employed	67,868	59.54%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	5,380	4.72%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	7.3		5.8
- Armed Forces	35	0.03%	0.53%
Not in labor force	40,713	35.71%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	60,247	52.85%	51.66%
In labor force	35,216	30.89%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	35,198	30.88%	29.65%
- - Employed	32,907	28.87%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	12,875	11.29%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	9,112		12,787,501

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	Rockford, Illinois	%, Rockford, Illinois	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	59,114		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	6,352	10.75%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	4,221	7.14%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	8,329	14.09%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	8,344	14.12%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	10,572	17.88%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	11,117	18.81%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	5,051	8.54%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	3,187	5.39%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	893	1.51%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	1,048	1.77%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	37,667		41,994

	Rockford, Illinois	%, Rockford, Illinois	United States
With earnings	46,313	40.63%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	49,624		56,604
With Social Security income	16,018	14.05%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	11,905		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	2,852	2.5%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	6,687		6,320
With public assistance income	2,669	2.34%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	2,283		3,032
With retirement income	8,999	7.89%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	13,758		17,376

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