People QuickFacts Rock Island Illinois Population, 2011 estimate 39,020 12,869,257 Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 39,018 12,830,632 Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 0.0% 0.3% Population, 2010 39,018 12,830,632 Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 6.7% 6.5% Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 22.4% 24.4% Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 15.5% 12.5% Female persons, percent, 2010 52.0% 51.0%  White persons, percent, 2010 (a) 72.3% 71.5% Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) 18.3% 14.5% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) 0.3% 0.3% Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) 1.8% 4.6% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) Z 0.0% Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 3.7% 2.3% Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) 9.4% 15.8% White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 67.8% 63.7%  Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 81.8% 86.1% Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 5.5% 13.6% Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 10.0% 21.7% High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 84.7% 86.2% Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 21.3% 30.3% Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 16.8 28.1  Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 68.9% 69.2% Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 25.2% 33.0% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 $98,200 $202,500 Households, 2006-2010 15,536 4,769,951 Persons per household, 2006-2010 2.36 2.61 Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 $22,751 $28,782 Median household income 2006-2010 $41,475 $55,735 Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 15.7% 12.6%     Business QuickFacts Rock Island Illinois Total number of firms, 2007 2,536 1,123,817 Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 13.4% 9.5% American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.5% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 S 5.3% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.1% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 3.2% 5.0% Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 32.0% 30.5%  Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) 397,576 257,760,713 Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) 827,995 231,082,768 Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) 213,688 165,450,520 Retail sales per capita, 2007 $5,572 $12,947 Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) 44,171 25,469,026     Geography QuickFacts Rock Island Illinois Land area in square miles, 2010 16.85 55,518.93 Persons per square mile, 2010 2,316.2 231.1 FIPS Code 65078 17 Counties Rock Island County (a) Includes persons reporting only one race. (b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories. FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data NA: Not available D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information X: Not applicable S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown F: Fewer than 100 firms Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts