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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Rockford is $23,401, which is lower than the state average of $27,621 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Rockford median household income is $44,688, which has grown by 39.03% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is higher than the state average rate of 33.56% and is much higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Rockford residents spend 21.3 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 18.3 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #500

Rockford, IA	23,401 USD
Iowa	27,621 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Rockford, IA	26,667 USD
Iowa	30,246 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Rockford, IA	30,833 USD
Iowa	36,237 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Rockford, IA	22,500 USD
Iowa	24,406 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #520

Rockford, IA	44,688 USD
Iowa	52,716 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Rockford, IA	51,976 USD
Iowa	67,621 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #357

Rockford, IA	39.03%
Iowa	33.56%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Rockford, IA		Iowa		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	22.74%	$15,730, see rank	25.52%	$14,129	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	38.94%	$15,124, see rank	29.97%	$17,952	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.18%	$1,057, see rank	2.52%	$3,170	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	17.76%	$13,291, see rank	16.50%	$19,179	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Rockford, IA	54,286 USD
Iowa	66,829 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Rockford, IA	58,522 USD
Iowa	81,424 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Rockford, IA	Iowa	U.S.
White	$44,375, see rank	$53,780	$56,900

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Rockford, IA	Iowa	U.S.
less than 25	$15,625, see rank	$26,242	$25,788
25 to 44	$35,625, see rank	$60,276	$58,398
45 to 64	$54,167, see rank	$65,223	$65,027
65 or over	$34,583, see rank	$35,945	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Rockford, IA	Iowa	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	586, see rank	2,434,242	248,775,628
Male¹	283, 48.29%, see rank	49.16%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	193, 68.20%, see rank	72.48%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.13%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	193, 68.20%, see rank	72.35%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	186, 96.37%, see rank	94.10%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	7, 3.63%, see rank	5.90%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	90, 31.80%, see rank	27.52%	30.72%
Female¹	303, 51.71%, see rank	50.84%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	204, 67.33%, see rank	63.54%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.02%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	204, 67.33%, see rank	63.52%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	187, 91.67%, see rank	95.12%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	17, 8.33%, see rank	4.88%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	99, 32.67%, see rank	36.46%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Rockford, IA	Iowa	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	369, 100%	1,535,285	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	331, 89.70%, see rank	80.26%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	19, 5.15%, see rank	9.03%	9.59%
Public Transportation	5, 1.36%, see rank	1.07%	5.06%
Walked	5, 1.36%, see rank	3.51%	2.78%
Other Means	3, 0.81%, see rank	1.52%	1.79%
Worked at Home	6, 1.63%, see rank	4.61%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Rockford, IA	21.3 minutes
Iowa	18.3 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Rockford, IA	Iowa	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	373	1,562,492	143,435,233
Male¹	186, 49.87%, see rank	52.14%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	44, 23.66%, see rank	30.74%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	10, 5.38%, see rank	11.30%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	13, 6.99%, see rank	16.55%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	8, 4.30%, see rank	1.83%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	29, 15.59%, see rank	9.01%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	60, 32.26%, see rank	24.15%	17.94%
Female¹	187, 50.13%, see rank	47.86%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	69, 36.90%, see rank	38.28%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	58, 31.02%, see rank	22.21%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	32, 17.11%, see rank	31.38%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	2, 1.07%, see rank	0.39%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	4, 2.14%, see rank	0.27%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	22, 11.76%, see rank	7.19%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Rockford, IA	Iowa	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	373, 100%	1,562,492	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	34, 9.12%, see rank	3.99%	1.96%
Construction	28, 7.51%, see rank	6.14%	6.17%
Manufacturing	71, 19.03%, see rank	14.92%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	9, 2.41%, see rank	2.90%	2.75%
Retail Trade	25, 6.70%, see rank	11.67%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	8, 2.14%, see rank	4.60%	4.93%
Information	5, 1.34%, see rank	1.83%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	22, 5.90%, see rank	7.56%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	12, 3.22%, see rank	7.09%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	107, 28.69%, see rank	24.27%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	23, 6.17%, see rank	7.44%	9.49%
Public Administration	4, 1.07%, see rank	3.25%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	25, 6.70%, see rank	4.32%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Rockford, IA	%	Iowa	U.S.
Population in Poverty	99	13.52%, see rank	12.55%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	27	13.11%, see rank	8.17%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.