Washington · Census place 59180
Rock Island city, WA
Quick answer
Rock Island city has 1,142 residents, ranking #380 of 639 places in Washington. Median household income is $55,114, the median home is worth $255,500 and median gross rent runs $1,094 a month.
- Population
- 1,142Rock Island city residents
- Median household income
- $55,114Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $255,500Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,094Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 36.4 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 84%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 23.8% 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 4.6× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 9.4% of residents and 84% 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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