Rockdale, Illinois

Back to Rockdale, IL housing info, Will County, Illinois, IL smaller cities, IL small cities, All Cities. We are giving away $1000 in prizes - enter simply by sending us your own city pictures! General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map Please wait while loading the map... Current weather forecast for Rockdale, IL Will County Population in July 2007: 1,994. Population change since 2000: +5.6%   Males: 1,004   (50.4%) Females: 990   (49.6%) Median resident age:   34.5 years Illinois median age:   34.7 years Zip codes: 60436. Estimated median household income in 2007: $45,825 (it was $39,954 in 2000) Rockdale:   $45,825 Illinois:   $54,124 Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $152,397 (it was $95,100 in 2000) Rockdale:   $152,397 Illinois:   $208,800 Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $166,841; Detached houses: $170,813; Townhouses or other attached units: $106,255; In 2-unit structures: $176,463; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $103,923 Rockdale, IL residents, houses, and apartments details Add your B&M business listing here for free. Over a million visitors/week. Get a huge advantage over your competition Races in Rockdale: White Non-Hispanic (74.8%) Hispanic (22.0%) Other race (10.9%) Two or more races (4.6%) American Indian (1.1%) Black (0.8%) (Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races) 2008 cost of living index in Rockdale: 100.6 (near average, U.S. average is 100) Recent posts about Rockdale, Illinois on our local forum with over 600,000 registered users: Suburb count  (55 replies) Joliet almost 150,000 people  (30 replies) Latest news from Rockdale, IL collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations Ancestries: German (18.9%), Irish (15.0%), Italian (12.8%), Polish (9.3%), English (4.9%), United States (2.5%). Current Local Time: CST time zone Incorporated on 03/19/1903 Elevation: 550 feet Land area: 0.79 square miles. Population density: 2511 people per square mile   (average).

Latitude: 41.51 N, Longitude: 88.12 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 815

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	2.01
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Rockdale, Illinois

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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Rockdale-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Illinois state average. It is 128% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/28/1990, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 1.2 miles away from the Rockdale village center killed 29 people and injured 350 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 6/13/1976, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 12.7 miles away from the village center killed 2 people and injured 23 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Political contributions by individuals in Rockdale, IL

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Church in Rockdale: Saint Joseph's Catholic Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Average household size:

This village:	2.5 people
Illinois:	2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

This village:	62.2%
Whole state:	67.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This village:	7.2%
Whole state:	4.8%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
• Gay men: 0.1% of all households

This village:	9.3%
Whole state:	10.7%

This village:	5.7%
Whole state:	5.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Rockdale, IL

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9.19% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($56,797 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	9.19%
Illinois average:	5.66%

0.04% of residents moved from foreign countries ($149 average AGI)

Will County:	0.04%
Illinois average:	0.19%

from Cook County, IL	4.61% ($54,095 average AGI)
from DuPage County, IL	1.88% ($59,479)
from Kane County, IL	0.19% ($48,488)

6.78% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($54,132 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.78%
Illinois average:	5.99%

0.03% of residents moved to foreign countries ($193 average AGI)

Will County:	0.03%
Illinois average:	0.07%

to Cook County, IL	2.01% ($42,313 average AGI)
to DuPage County, IL	0.98% ($51,466)
to Grundy County, IL	0.39% ($49,596)

• Property Management, 22 Graham Drive, Type: Tower, Structure height: 46.9 m, Overall height: 46.9 m
  Registrant: Wireless Applications Corporation, 111 108th Ave Ne, Suite 160, Bellevue, WA 98004, Phone: (425) 643-5000, Email:

• 79 Moen St, Call Sign: KTA717
  Assigned Frequencies : 471.387 MHz
  Grant Date: 03/21/1996, Expiration Date: 10/16/2000, Cancelation Date: 12/17/2000
  Registrant: Meade Electric Company Inc, 1825 Summer St, Hammond, IN 46320, Phone: (219) 932-2100
• Lat: 41.519722 Lon: -88.130833, Call Sign: WPWH831, Licensee ID: L00568762
  Assigned Frequencies : 467.900 MHz, 467.762 MHz, 467.812 MHz, 467.875 MHz, 467.850 MHz
  Grant Date: 11/19/2002, Expiration Date: 11/19/2012, Certifier: Scott A Walsh
  Registrant: Rockdale Automotive, Inc., 22 Graham Drive, Rockdale, IL 60436, Phone: (815) 725-5039, Fax: (815) 725-8654, Email:
• Lat: 41.506139 Lon: -88.114500, Call Sign: WPXH911
  Assigned Frequencies : 466.237 MHz, 461.237 MHz, 461.287 MHz, 461.312 MHz, 467.762 MHz
  Grant Date: 04/08/2003, Expiration Date: 04/08/2013, Certifier: Joseph F Dionne
  Registrant: Lourdes A Ilagan-Cox, 2151 W Channahon Road, Rockdale, IL 60436, Phone: (815) 741-6137, Fax: (815) 741-6147, Email:
• Lat: 41.506417 Lon: -88.128861, Call Sign: WQAW765
  Assigned Frequencies : 451.337 MHz, 452.087 MHz
  Grant Date: 08/19/2004, Expiration Date: 08/19/2014, Certifier: Jimmie L Pfannenstiel
  Registrant: United Parcel Service, 911 Grade Lane Bldg. 1 Rm. 203, Louisville, KY 40213, Phone: (502) 359-1402, Fax: (502) 359-1700, Email:

• CH01YC893, 1545 Mound Rd, Type: Tower, Structure height: 41.1 m, Call Sign: WQJV214
  19475.0 MHz, 19375.0 MHz, 19475.0 MHz, 19375.0 MHz, 19475.0 MHz, 19375.0 MHz, 19475.0 MHz, 19375.0 MHz, 19475.0 MHz, 19375.0 MHz... (+14 more)
  Grant Date: 01/09/2009, Expiration Date: 01/09/2019, Certifier: Kyle B Entz
  Registrant: Clearwire Corporation, 815 Connecticut Avenue, Nw, Suite 610, Washington, DC 20006, Phone: (202) 330-4011, Fax: (202) 330-4008, Email:

• Call Sign: KA9LMW, Previous Call Sign:
  Grant Date: 03/01/1988, Expiration Date: 03/01/1998, Cancelation Date: 03/02/2000
  Registrant: Joseph F Zupancic Sr, 616 Meadow Ave, Rockdale, IL 60436
• Call Sign: KC5JOQ, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00925836
  Grant Date: 10/08/2004, Expiration Date: 10/08/2014
  Registrant: Marie L Mc Mahel, 702 Howard Street, Rockdale, IL 60436
• Call Sign: N9MMD, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00224718
  Grant Date: 06/07/2001, Expiration Date: 08/27/2011
  Registrant: Dennis A Gladkowski, 121 Stillwell Ave, Rockdale, IL 60436-2659
• Call Sign: W9JMN, Previous Call Sign: WA9JMN
  Grant Date: 03/03/1998, Expiration Date: 03/03/2008
  Registrant: Paul A Wittosch, 1329 Belleview Ave, Rockdale, IL 60436
• Call Sign: KC9JTQ, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01169503
  Grant Date: 07/05/2006, Expiration Date: 07/05/2016, Cancelation Date: 02/08/2007, Certifier: William J Leib Jr
  Registrant: William J Leib Jr, 634 Howard St, Rockdale, IL 60436
• Call Sign: K9WJL, Previous Call Sign: KC9JTQ, Licensee ID: L01169503
  Grant Date: 02/08/2007, Expiration Date: 02/08/2017, Certifier: William J Leib Jr
  Registrant: William J Leib Jr, 634 Howard St, Rockdale, IL 60436

• Fire: 5
• Hazardous Condition: 2