Rock Island, IL Demographic Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

SEX AND AGE
	Number	Percent

Total population	39,684	100.0

Male	18,745	47.2
Female	20,939	52.8

Under 5 years	2,554	6.4
5 to 9 years	2,488	6.3
10 to 14 years	2,573	6.5
15 to 19 years	3,308	8.3
20 to 24 years	3,413	8.6
25 to 34 years	4,766	12.0
35 to 44 years	5,424	13.7
45 to 54 years	5,282	13.3
55 to 59 years	1,834	4.6
60 to 64 years	1,572	4.0
65 to 74 years	3,011	7.6
75 to 84 years	2,417	6.1
85 years and over	1,042	2.6

Median age (years)	36.4	(X)

18 years and over	30,565	77.0
Male	14,145	35.6
Female	16,420	41.4
21 years and over	27,773	70.0
62 years and over	7,360	18.5
65 years and over	6,470	16.3
Male	2,485	6.3
Female	3,985	10.0

RACE
One race	38,816	97.8
White	30,609	77.1
Black or African American	6,814	17.2
American Indian and Alaska Native	113	0.3
Asian	299	0.8
Asian Indian	79	0.2
Chinese	37	0.1
Filipino	30	0.1
Japanese	23	0.1
Korean	40	0.1
Vietnamese	56	0.1
Other Asian ¹	34	0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	26	0.1
Native Hawaiian	3	0.0
Guamanian or Chamorro	1	0.0
Samoan	11	0.0
Other Pacific Islander ²	11	0.0
Some other race	955	2.4
Two or more races	868	2.2

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	31,382	79.1
Black or African American	7,328	18.5
American Indian and Alaska Native	279	0.7
Asian	412	1.0
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	33	0.1
Some other race	1,185	3.0

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	39,684	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	2,341	5.9
Mexican	1,998	5.0
Puerto Rican	55	0.1
Cuban	14	0.0
Other Hispanic or Latino	274	0.7
Not Hispanic or Latino	37,343	94.1
White alone	29,485	74.3

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	39,684	100.0
In households	37,249	93.9
Householder	16,148	40.7
Spouse	6,650	16.8
Child	10,486	26.4
Own child under 18 years	7,968	20.1
Other relatives	1,694	4.3
Under 18 years	860	2.2
Nonrelatives	2,271	5.7
Unmarried partner	944	2.4
In group quarters	2,435	6.1
Institutionalized population	632	1.6
Noninstitutionalized population	1,803	4.5

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	16,148	100.0
Family households (families)	9,547	59.1
With own children under 18 years	4,270	26.4
Married-couple family	6,650	41.2
With own children under 18 years	2,477	15.3
Female householder, no husband present	2,294	14.2
With own children under 18 years	1,467	9.1
Nonfamily households	6,601	40.9
Householder living alone	5,568	34.5
Householder 65 years and over	2,312	14.3

Households with individuals under 18 years	4,794	29.7
Households with individuals 65 years and over	4,574	28.3

Average household size	2.31	(X)
Average family size	2.97	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	17,542	100.0
Occupied housing units	16,148	92.1
Vacant housing units	1,394	7.9
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	41	0.2

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	1.8	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	9.8	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	16,148	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	10,519	65.1
Renter-occupied housing units	5,629	34.9

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.41	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.12	(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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