Illinois · Census place 65000
Rockford city, IL
Quick answer
Rockford city has 147,649 residents, ranking #5 of 1462 places in Illinois. Median household income is $53,328, the median home is worth $120,900 and median gross rent runs $954 a month.
- Population
- 147,649Rockford city residents
- Median household income
- $53,328Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $120,900Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $954Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 37.5 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 53.8%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Rockford city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Rockford city median would spend about 21.5% 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 2.3× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 21.9% of residents and 53.8% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Illinois.
- Aurora city 179,867
- Joliet city 149,785
- Naperville city 149,424
- Elgin city 114,106
- Springfield city 113,714
- Peoria city 112,126
- Waukegan city 88,919
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