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Illinois · Census place 65078

Rock Island city, IL

Quick answer

Rock Island city has 36,758 residents, ranking #50 of 1462 places in Illinois. Median household income is $57,292, the median home is worth $118,400 and median gross rent runs $819 a month.

Population
36,758Rock Island city residents
Median household income
$57,292Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$118,400Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$819Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
37.1 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
63.5%Owner-occupied households

What the numbers mean in Rock Island city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Rock Island city median would spend about 17.2% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.1× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 20.9% of residents and 63.5% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

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