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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Rockford is $26,094, which is about the same as the state average of $26,143 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Rockford median household income is $48,641, which has shrunk by 3.80% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 9.90% and is much lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Rockford residents spend 23.8 minutes per day commuting to work, which is about the same as the state average of 23.9 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, #169

Rockford, MI	26,094 USD
Michigan	26,143 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

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

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Rockford, MI	33,971 USD
Michigan	27,763 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, MI	48,629 USD
Michigan	34,444 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, MI	24,719 USD
Michigan	22,340 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

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

Household Income

Median Household Income, #201

Rockford, MI	48,641 USD
Michigan	49,087 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Rockford, MI	65,908 USD
Michigan	65,790 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #480

Rockford, MI		-3.80%
Michigan		9.90%
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, MI		Michigan		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	24.42%	$11,780, see rank	21.26%	$11,860	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	25.41%	$16,055, see rank	33.02%	$18,606	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.37%	$2,933, see rank	3.69%	$3,227	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	18.69%	$19,316, see rank	22.77%	$21,940	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, MI	79,779 USD
Michigan	61,684 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Rockford, MI	82,844 USD
Michigan	78,408 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, MI	Michigan	U.S.
White	$49,973, see rank	$52,395	$56,900
Hispanic	$69,167, see rank	$38,757	$42,396

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Rockford, MI	Michigan	U.S.
less than 25	$7,148, see rank	$21,580	$25,788
25 to 44	$68,403, see rank	$53,327	$58,398
45 to 64	$78,036, see rank	$59,969	$65,027
65 or over	$19,984, see rank	$36,782	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Rockford, MI	Michigan	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	4,171, see rank	7,893,971	248,775,628
Male¹	1,842, 44.16%, see rank	48.56%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	1,496, 81.22%, see rank	65.69%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.08%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	1,496, 81.22%, see rank	65.61%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	1,382, 92.38%, see rank	87.67%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	114, 7.62%, see rank	12.33%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	346, 18.78%, see rank	34.31%	30.72%
Female¹	2,329, 55.84%, see rank	51.44%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	1,485, 63.76%, see rank	57.48%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.02%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	1,485, 63.76%, see rank	57.47%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	1,452, 97.78%, see rank	89.51%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	33, 2.22%, see rank	10.49%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	844, 36.24%, see rank	42.52%	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, MI	Michigan	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	2,766, 100%	4,199,791	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	2,570, 92.91%, see rank	82.68%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	65, 2.35%, see rank	8.85%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.41%	5.06%
Walked	94, 3.40%, see rank	2.17%	2.78%
Other Means	22, 0.80%, see rank	1.24%	1.79%
Worked at Home	15, 0.54%, see rank	3.64%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Rockford, MI	23.8 minutes
Michigan	23.9 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, MI	Michigan	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	2,834	4,293,574	143,435,233
Male¹	1,382, 48.76%, see rank	51.35%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	631, 45.66%, see rank	32.41%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	120, 8.68%, see rank	14.22%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	95, 6.87%, see rank	16.58%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.94%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	76, 5.50%, see rank	7.30%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	283, 20.48%, see rank	22.48%	17.94%
Female¹	1,452, 51.24%, see rank	48.65%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	550, 37.88%, see rank	37.15%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	360, 24.79%, see rank	22.79%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	434, 29.89%, see rank	31.96%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.31%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.24%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	108, 7.44%, see rank	7.30%	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, MI	Michigan	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	2,834, 100%	4,293,574	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	18, 0.64%, see rank	1.32%	1.96%
Construction	89, 3.14%, see rank	4.76%	6.17%
Manufacturing	453, 15.98%, see rank	17.38%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	144, 5.08%, see rank	2.46%	2.75%
Retail Trade	225, 7.94%, see rank	11.44%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	95, 3.35%, see rank	4.12%	4.93%
Information	36, 1.27%, see rank	1.60%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	103, 3.63%, see rank	5.51%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	181, 6.39%, see rank	9.28%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	810, 28.58%, see rank	24.13%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	291, 10.27%, see rank	9.47%	9.49%
Public Administration	64, 2.26%, see rank	3.73%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	325, 11.47%, see rank	4.81%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Rockford, MI	%	Michigan	U.S.
Population in Poverty	787	13.39%, see rank	16.90%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	181	11.72%, see rank	12.08%	11.47%

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