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Illinois·Rock Island County
15 tracts·37K people·$126K median·2,171/mi²
White 63 · Black 16 · Hispanic 13 · Multiracial 4 · Asian 4 · Other 1
Living alone 40 · Married couple 34 · Other 26
Health 37 · Professional 19 · Retail 17 · Manufacturing 11 · Leisure 8 · Public admin 5 · Other 3
Management · business · science · arts 32 · Sales · office 22 · Production · transport 20 · Service 19 · Construction · maintenance 8
Drive alone 76 · Carpool 16 · Work from home 9 · Walk 4 · Transit 2 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Rock Island is $125,900 (Census ACS 2020–2024) — 0.3× the US median of $458,812.
Rock Island has 36,151 residents across 12 census tracts and 12 named neighborhoods (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median age is 37.4; the population is 62.5% White, 15.6% Black, 13.3% Hispanic or Latino, 4.3% Multiracial, 3.8% Asian and 0.6% Other; the average household has 2.2 people; 24.5% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 21.0% (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Eugene Field Elem School (33%), Earl H Hanson Elem School (29%) and Denkmann Elem School (24%) lead the elementary schools; Washington Jr High School (20%) and Edison Jr High School (13%) lead the middle schools; Rock Island High School is the high school with reported scores (9%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $842/month, 47% below the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median household income in Rock Island is $59,041 a year, 31% below the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
In Rock Island, median rent is $842/month and the median home value is $125,900 (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Rock Island reported 5.5 violent crimes and 25.3 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 84°F; winter lows average 18°F; there are 82 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 37 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Rock Island are cold wave (84), hail (79) and strong wind (77), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.07g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Rock Island, 4.1% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).