Rockton township, Winnebago County, Illinois (IL)

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Rockton township, IL map Land area: 36.3 sq. mi.
Water area: 1.1 sq. mi.
Population: 13,534 (89% urban, 11% rural)

Males: 6,756	(49.9%)
Females: 6,778	(50.1%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 13,405 (10,781 owner occupied, 2,624 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	20%
State:	33%

Races in Rockton township:

White Non-Hispanic: 90.7%
Black: 2.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.4%
Asian: 0.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0.0%
Hispanic or Latino: 5.0%
Two or more races: 1.0%
Some other race: 0.0%

Median age of males: 36.5
Median age of females: 37.4

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Average household size: 2.61

Rockton township:	2.6 people
Illinois:	2.6 people

Average family size: 3.08

Estimated median household income in 2007: $52,136 ($47,568 in 1999)

This township:	$52,136
Illinois:	$54,123

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $555 (lower quartile is $383, upper quartile is $664)

Here:	$555
State:	$669

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $142,785 (it was $104,000 in 2000)

Rockton township:	$142,785
Illinois:	$208,800

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $105,033 - $193,951

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $163,352
Here: $163,352
State: $269,211

Townhouses or other attached units: $215,716
Here: $215,716
State: $258,887

In 2-unit structures: $205,234
Here: $205,234
State: $320,810

Mobile homes: $19,872
Here: $19,872
State: $35,670

Population density: 373 people per square mile

(high).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This township:	5.7%
Whole state:	10.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This township:	2.7%
Whole state:	5.1%

Cities in this township include: South Beloit, Rockton.

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Church in Rockton township: Saint Andrew Church.

Cemetery: Phillips Cemetery.

Creek: Dry Creek.

Parks in Rockton township include: Rockton Bog Nature Preserve, Blackhawk Prairie Park, American Legion Park.

Number of foreign born residents: 464 (27% naturalized citizens)

Rockton township:	3.4%
State:	12.3%

60% of Rockton township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 56% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 27% lived in Illinois.

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

This state: 6610
Northeast: 345
Midwest: 5106
South: 651
West: 356

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $147,300

Rockton township, Illinois satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.1%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
Gay men: 0.1% of all households

People in group quarters in Rockton township, Illinois

76 people in nursing homes
50 people in homes for abused, dependent, and neglected children
3 people in religious group quarters

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 4,145
One, attached: 124
Two: 354
3 or 4: 125
5 to 9: 129
10 to 19: 96
50 or more: 99
Mobile homes: 314

Median worth of mobile homes: $15,000

Housing units in Rockton township with a mortgage: 2,520 (311 second mortgage, 451 home equity loan, 7 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 960

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 70
1995 to 1998: 556
1990 to 1994: 738
1980 to 1989: 791
1970 to 1979: 758
1960 to 1969: 466
1950 to 1959: 591
1940 to 1949: 543
1939 or earlier: 873

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Rockton township, Illinois:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 9 3 rooms: 59 4 rooms: 387 5 rooms: 886 6 rooms: 972 7 rooms: 711 8 rooms: 481 9 or more rooms: 414

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Rockton township, Illinois:
	1 room: 40 2 rooms: 79 3 rooms: 180 4 rooms: 437 5 rooms: 251 6 rooms: 158 7 rooms: 48 8 rooms: 15 9 or more rooms: 9

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Rockton township:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 74 2 bedrooms: 756 3 bedrooms: 2,227 4 bedrooms: 771 5 or more bedrooms: 91

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Rockton township:
	no bedroom: 48 1 bedroom: 293 2 bedrooms: 571 3 bedrooms: 277 4 bedrooms: 26 5 or more bedrooms: 2

Cars and other vehicles available in Rockton township in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 111 1 vehicle: 927 2 vehicles: 1,854 3 vehicles: 764 4 vehicles: 193 5 or more vehicles: 70

Cars and other vehicles available in Rockton township in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 197 1 vehicle: 598 2 vehicles: 356 3 vehicles: 57 4 vehicles: 2 5 or more vehicles: 7

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Most common industries for males:

Machinery (14%)
Metal and metal products (12%)
Construction (10%)
Transportation equipment (8%)
Accommodation and food services (5%)
Educational services (3%)
Repair and maintenance (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (14%)
Health care (14%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Finance and insurance (6%)
Food and beverage stores (4%)
Metal and metal products (4%)
Machinery (3%)

Most common occupations for males

Metal workers and plastic workers (13%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
Assemblers and fabricators (5%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

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

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Rockton township:

German (27.0%)
English (8.5%)
Irish (8.5%)
Norwegian (7.3%)
Italian (6.2%)
United States or American (5.7%)
Swedish (5.4%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Mexico (53%)
Philippines (10%)
Poland (7%)
Jamaica (6%)
Germany (5%)
United Kingdom (4%)
Korea (4%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 5,507 (84%)
Carpooled: 671 (10%)
Bus or trolley bus: 21 (0%)
Motorcycle: 7 (0%)
Walked: 119 (2%)
Other means: 45 (1%)
Worked at home: 169 (3%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (86%) Electricity (8%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%) Wood (1%)

People in group quarters in Rockton township, Illinois

76 people in nursing homes
50 people in homes for abused, dependent, and neglected children
3 people in religious group quarters

94.3% of residents of Rockton township speak English at home.
4.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (55% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 25% speak English not well, 11% don't speak English at all).
1.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (56% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 23% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (46% speak English very well, 28% speak English well, 26% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 13,431

In family households: 11,865 (3,134 male householders, 664 female householders)
3,211 spouses, 4,319 children (3,949 natural, 98 adopted, 272 stepchildren), 124 grandchildren, 45 brothers or sisters, 50 parents, 101 other relatives, 217 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,566 (720 male householders (588 living alone)), 649 female householders (605 living alone)), 197 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 130 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 1,612 2-persons, 800 3-persons, 870 4-persons, 351 5-persons, 85 6-persons, 80 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,193 1-person, 154 2-persons, 22 3-persons.

2,738 married couples with children.
743 single-parent households (193 men, 550 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 207

Here:	11.0%
Illinois:	13.4%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 78

Here:	9.4%
Illinois:	11.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 71

Here:	14.9%
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 Rockton township:

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