| | People QuickFacts | Rock Island | Illinois |
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Population, 2011 estimate | 39,020 | 12,859,752 |
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Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 39,018 | 12,830,632 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 | Z | 0.2% |
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Population, 2010 | 39,018 | 12,830,632 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 | 6.7% | 6.5% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 | 22.4% | 24.4% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 | 15.5% | 12.5% |
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Female persons, percent, 2010 | 52.0% | 51.0% |
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White persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 72.3% | 71.5% |
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Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 18.3% | 14.5% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.3% | 0.3% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 1.8% | 4.6% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) | Z | 0.0% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 | 3.7% | 2.3% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) | 9.4% | 15.8% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 | 67.8% | 63.7% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011 | 81.8% | 86.7% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011 | 5.4% | 13.7% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011 | 10.0% | 22.0% |
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High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 85.4% | 86.6% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 22.5% | 30.7% |
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Veterans, 2007-2011 | 3,178 | 770,388 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011 | 16.9 | 28.1 |
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Housing units, 2010 | 17,422 | 5,296,715 |
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Homeownership rate, 2007-2011 | 69.0% | 68.7% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011 | 25.5% | 32.9% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011 | $97,900 | $198,500 |
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Households, 2007-2011 | 15,660 | 4,773,002 |
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Persons per household, 2007-2011 | 2.32 | 2.62 |
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Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011 | $23,101 | $29,376 |
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Median household income, 2007-2011 | $41,915 | $56,576 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 | 16.9% | 13.1% |
| | Business QuickFacts | Rock Island | Illinois |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 2,536 | 1,123,817 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 13.4% | 9.5% |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.5% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 5.3% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.1% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 3.2% | 5.0% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 32.0% | 30.5% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 397,576 | 257,760,713 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 827,995 | 231,082,768 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 213,688 | 165,450,520 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $5,572 | $12,947 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 44,171 | 25,469,026 |