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Rockford township, IL map Land area: 111.0 sq. mi.
Water area: 1.7 sq. mi.
Population: 178,853 (98% urban, 2% rural)
Males: 86,347  (48.3%)
Females: 92,506  (51.7%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 174,436 (118,495 owner occupied, 55,941 renter occupied)
% of renters here:  32%
State:  33%


Races in Rockford township:

  • White Non-Hispanic: 72.4%
  • Black: 14.8%
  • American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.2%
  • Asian: 1.9%
  • Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0.0%
  • Hispanic or Latino: 8.9%
  • Two or more races: 1.6%
  • Some other race: 0.1%

Median age of males: 35.8
Median age of females: 37.4

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Average household size: 2.46

Rockford township:  2.5 people
Illinois:  2.6 people

Average family size: 3.06

Estimated median household income in 2008: $47,135 ($39,051 in 1999)
This township:  $47,135
Illinois:  $56,235

Median contract rent in 2008 for apartments: $556 (lower quartile is $426, upper quartile is $689)
Here:  $556
State:  $689

Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $137,646 (it was $81,300 in 2000)
Rockford township:  $137,646
Illinois:  $214,900
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $98,031 - $196,672

Mean price in 2008:
Detached houses: $157,059
Here:  $157,059
State:  $270,454

Townhouses or other attached units: $160,257
Here:  $160,257
State:  $256,242

In 2-unit structures: $151,087
Here:  $151,087
State:  $309,184

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $169,833
Here:  $169,833
State:  $307,695

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $235,406
Here:  $235,406
State:  $286,225

Mobile homes: $20,994
Here:  $20,994
State:  $35,670

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $12,500
Here:  $12,500
State:  $62,382
Population density: 1611 people per square mile 
 
 (very high).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2008:
This township:  12.6%
Whole state:  10.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2008:
This township:  6.2%
Whole state:  5.1%

Number of foreign born residents: 13,557 (34% naturalized citizens)

Rockford township:  7.6%
State:  12.3%

56% of Rockford township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 73% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 52% lived in Illinois.


Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 118021
  • Northeast: 3281
  • Midwest: 23824
  • South: 15368
  • West: 3738

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $67,200

Rockford township, Illinois satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 6.2%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

People in group quarters in Rockford township, Illinois
  • 2191 people in nursing homes
  • 655 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 407 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 345 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 341 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
  • 98 people in other nonhousehold living situations
  • 93 people in halfway houses
  • 88 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
  • 75 people in homes for the mentally ill
  • 30 people in religious group quarters
  • 28 people in hospitals or wards for drug/alcohol abuse
  • 24 people in schools, hospitals, or wards for the mentally retarded
  • 24 people in other group homes
  • 11 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
  • 7 people in residential treatment centers for emotionally disturbed children

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 48,827
  • One, attached: 2,207
  • Two: 7,694
  • 3 or 4: 5,352
  • 5 to 9: 3,037
  • 10 to 19: 2,425
  • 20 to 49: 1,734
  • 50 or more: 3,332
  • Mobile homes: 1,267
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 2

Median worth of mobile homes: $14,700


Housing units in Rockford township with a mortgage: 27,734 (2,829 second mortgage, 3,760 home equity loan, 87 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 12,961



Year house built:

  • 1999 to March 2000: 540
  • 1995 to 1998: 2,958
  • 1990 to 1994: 3,153
  • 1980 to 1989: 5,891
  • 1970 to 1979: 10,233
  • 1960 to 1969: 13,033
  • 1950 to 1959: 14,892
  • 1940 to 1949: 9,366
  • 1939 or earlier: 15,811


Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Rockford township, Illinois:
  • 1 room: 25
  • 2 rooms: 343
  • 3 rooms: 994
  • 4 rooms: 3,753
  • 5 rooms: 11,257
  • 6 rooms: 11,528
  • 7 rooms: 8,470
  • 8 rooms: 4,903
  • 9 or more rooms: 4,855



Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Rockford township, Illinois:
  • 1 room: 757
  • 2 rooms: 2,049
  • 3 rooms: 4,571
  • 4 rooms: 7,399
  • 5 rooms: 5,581
  • 6 rooms: 2,570
  • 7 rooms: 1,281
  • 8 rooms: 431
  • 9 or more rooms: 230



Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Rockford township:
  • no bedroom: 73
  • 1 bedroom: 1,291
  • 2 bedrooms: 11,624
  • 3 bedrooms: 23,494
  • 4 bedrooms: 8,229
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 1,417



Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Rockford township:
  • no bedroom: 1,016
  • 1 bedroom: 7,380
  • 2 bedrooms: 11,062
  • 3 bedrooms: 4,250
  • 4 bedrooms: 1,029
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 132



Cars and other vehicles available in Rockford township in owner-occupied houses/condos:
  • no vehicle: 1,978
  • 1 vehicle: 14,768
  • 2 vehicles: 20,583
  • 3 vehicles: 6,514
  • 4 vehicles: 1,731
  • 5 or more vehicles: 554



Cars and other vehicles available in Rockford township in n renter-occupied apartments
  • no vehicle: 5,407
  • 1 vehicle: 12,466
  • 2 vehicles: 5,643
  • 3 vehicles: 1,100
  • 4 vehicles: 200
  • 5 or more vehicles: 53



Owners and renters by unit type in %



Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Metal and metal products (11%)
  • Construction (8%)
  • Machinery (7%)
  • Transportation equipment (6%)
  • Accommodation and food services (4%)
  • Health care (4%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (18%)
  • Educational services (10%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)
  • Metal and metal products (4%)
  • Social assistance (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Metal workers and plastic workers (10%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
  • Registered nurses (4%)
  • Cashiers (3%)



Class of Workers


Most common first ancestries reported in Rockford township:
  • German (17.5%)
  • Swedish (9.6%)
  • Irish (8.2%)
  • Italian (7.1%)
  • English (6.2%)
  • United States or American (5.7%)
  • Norwegian (3.4%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
  • Mexico (49%)
  • Laos (5%)
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina (4%)
  • Italy (4%)
  • Poland (3%)
  • Vietnam (3%)
  • Germany (3%)

Means of transportation to work

  • Drove a car alone: 65,788 (82%)
  • Carpooled: 9,348 (12%)
  • Bus or trolley bus: 1,167 (1%)
  • Streetcar or trolley car: 33 (0%)
  • Subway or elevated: 10 (0%)
  • Railroad: 15 (0%)
  • Ferryboat: 7 (0%)
  • Taxi: 24 (0%)
  • Motorcycle: 24 (0%)
  • Bicycle: 229 (0%)
  • Walked: 1,391 (2%)
  • Other means: 411 (1%)
  • Worked at home: 2,007 (2%)


Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (90%)
  • Electricity (8%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)

People in group quarters in Rockford township, Illinois
  • 2191 people in nursing homes
  • 655 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 407 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 345 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 341 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
  • 98 people in other nonhousehold living situations
  • 93 people in halfway houses
  • 88 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
  • 75 people in homes for the mentally ill
  • 30 people in religious group quarters
  • 28 people in hospitals or wards for drug/alcohol abuse
  • 24 people in schools, hospitals, or wards for the mentally retarded
  • 24 people in other group homes
  • 11 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
  • 7 people in residential treatment centers for emotionally disturbed children

87.7% of residents of Rockford township speak English at home.
7.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (48% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 21% speak English not well, 9% don't speak English at all).
3.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (66% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
1.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (46% speak English very well, 31% speak English well, 22% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (64% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).

Household type by relationship


Households: 174,385
  • In family households: 144,512 (33,413 male householders, 12,425 female householders)
    33,697 spouses, 52,273 children (47,690 natural, 1,405 adopted, 3,178 stepchildren), 3,567 grandchildren, 1,628 brothers or sisters, 1,215 parents, 2,350 other relatives, 3,944 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 29,873 (10,936 male householders (8,774 living alone)), 14,178 female householders (12,473 living alone)), 4,759 nonrelatives
  • In group quarters: 4,400 (3,067 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 19,512 2-persons, 10,562 3-persons, 8,836 4-persons, 4,194 5-persons, 1,614 6-persons, 1,120 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 21,247 1-person, 3,319 2-persons, 370 3-persons, 115 4-persons, 47 5-persons, 10 6-persons, 6 7-or-more-persons.

26,651 married couples with children.
14,204 single-parent households (2,707 men, 11,497 women).


Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 4,133
Here:  19.7%
Illinois:  13.4%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 1,888
Here:  19.7%
Illinois:  11.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 1,651
Here:  24.9%
Illinois:  25.8%


Educational Attainment


School Enrollment by Level of School


Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)




Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Rockford township:

 

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