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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Rockford Area is $24,981, which is lower than the state average of $30,019 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Rockford Area median household income is $49,511. On average Rockford Area residents spend 22.5 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 28.6 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, #314

Rockford Area	24,981 USD
Illinois	30,019 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

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

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Rockford Area	29,064 USD
Illinois	32,198 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 Area	35,891 USD
Illinois	39,039 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 Area	22,638 USD
Illinois	26,489 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

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

Household Income

Median Household Income, #281

Rockford Area	49,511 USD
Illinois	57,166 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Rockford Area	63,763 USD
Illinois	78,521 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Rockford Area	2.02%
Illinois	22.70%
U.S.	27.36%

*The Rockford Area median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The Illinois and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.

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 Area		Illinois		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	19.66%	$11,611, see rank	22.23%	$15,728	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	30.42%	$18,271, see rank	27.05%	$17,893	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.99%	$3,864, see rank	2.51%	$3,672	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	17.18%	$21,943, see rank	16.75%	$26,034	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 Area	59,698 USD
Illinois	70,967 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Rockford Area	73,974 USD
Illinois	92,664 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 Area	Illinois	U.S.
White	$52,677, see rank	$62,152	$56,900
Black	$24,203, see rank	$34,174	$35,600
Hispanic	$39,291, see rank	$46,782	$42,396
Asian	$75,885, see rank	$75,890	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$44,453, see rank	$41,567	$37,170
Hawaiian Native	$48,911, see rank	$73,264	$53,370
One Race, Other	$36,024, see rank	$44,842	$40,300
Two or More Races	$38,924, see rank	$48,716	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Rockford Area	Illinois	U.S.
less than 25	$21,126, see rank	$24,207	$25,788
25 to 44	$51,840, see rank	$62,340	$58,398
45 to 64	$61,191, see rank	$70,284	$65,027
65 or over	$35,237, see rank	$38,325	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Rockford Area	Illinois	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	270,187, see rank	10,170,489	248,775,628
Male¹	130,985, 48.48%, see rank	48.53%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	92,148, 70.35%, see rank	71.38%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	39, 0.03%, see rank	0.30%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	92,109, 70.32%, see rank	71.09%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	80,145, 87.01%, see rank	89.58%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	11,964, 12.99%, see rank	10.42%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	38,837, 29.65%, see rank	28.62%	30.72%
Female¹	139,202, 51.52%, see rank	51.47%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	84,556, 60.74%, see rank	61.04%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	9, 0.01%, see rank	0.05%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	84,547, 60.74%, see rank	60.99%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	74,852, 88.53%, see rank	90.48%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	9,695, 11.47%, see rank	9.52%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	54,646, 39.26%, see rank	38.96%	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 Area	Illinois	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	152,095, 100%	5,928,078	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	127,921, 84.11%, see rank	73.48%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	13,731, 9.03%, see rank	8.63%	9.59%
Public Transportation	1,638, 1.08%, see rank	8.92%	5.06%
Walked	1,782, 1.17%, see rank	3.14%	2.78%
Other Means	1,597, 1.05%, see rank	1.63%	1.79%
Worked at Home	5,426, 3.57%, see rank	4.19%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Rockford Area	22.5 minutes
Illinois	28.6 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 Area	Illinois	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	154,997	6,032,031	143,435,233
Male¹	80,145, 51.71%, see rank	52.11%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	21,167, 26.41%, see rank	33.29%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	9,714, 12.12%, see rank	14.62%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	13,464, 16.80%, see rank	18.01%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	400, 0.50%, see rank	0.47%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	5,953, 7.43%, see rank	7.74%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	23,547, 29.38%, see rank	20.51%	17.94%
Female¹	74,852, 48.29%, see rank	47.89%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	25,513, 34.08%, see rank	40.09%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	16,394, 21.90%, see rank	20.39%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	25,122, 33.56%, see rank	32.33%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	158, 0.21%, see rank	0.11%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	123, 0.16%, see rank	0.21%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	7,337, 9.80%, see rank	6.66%	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 Area	Illinois	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	154,997, 100%	6,032,031	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	1,387, 0.89%, see rank	1.05%	1.96%
Construction	7,690, 4.96%, see rank	5.12%	6.17%
Manufacturing	34,044, 21.96%, see rank	12.55%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	4,099, 2.64%, see rank	3.01%	2.75%
Retail Trade	17,377, 11.21%, see rank	11.00%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	9,053, 5.84%, see rank	5.85%	4.93%
Information	2,531, 1.63%, see rank	2.07%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	7,421, 4.79%, see rank	7.33%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	12,011, 7.75%, see rank	11.29%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	34,890, 22.51%, see rank	23.07%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	12,155, 7.84%, see rank	9.02%	9.49%
Public Administration	4,568, 2.95%, see rank	3.85%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	7,771, 5.01%, see rank	4.78%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Rockford Area	%	Illinois	U.S.
Population in Poverty	56,526	16.61%, see rank	14.41%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	11,533	12.99%, see rank	10.54%	11.47%

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