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Rock Island, Illinois Economy Profile

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 Rock Island, Illinois United States
StateIllinois
CityRock Island
Total population39,684 281,421,906
Male18,745138,053,563
Female20,939143,368,343
Median age (years)36.435.3
Total households16,148105,480,101
Median household income (dollars)34,72941,994

Rock Island, Illinois Economy

15.18% Rock Island, Illinois households have a household income of between $25,000 and $34,999.17.2% Rock Island, Illinois households have a household income of between $35,000 to $49,999. Median household income in a Rock Island, Illinois household is thirty-four thousand, seven hundred and twenty-nine dollars. Rock Island, Illinois households with supplemental security income account for 2.27% of Rock Island, Illinois households. There are 2.06% households with public assistance income in Rock Island, Illinois.

81.38% of workers comprise private wage and salary workers in Rock Island, Illinois. Government workers account for thirteen point four six percent of Rock Island, Illinois workers. The earnings of male full-time, year-round workers, in Rock Island, Illinois are thirty-two thousand, eight hundred and fifteen dollars. The amount of earnings of female full-time, year-round workers reaches $23,378.

63.11% of population 16 years and over is in the active work force in Rock Island, Illinois. Among them 31.69% are females aged 16 and over. 23.0% of workers provide educational, health and social services. 9.33% of people provide Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services in Rock Island, Illinois.

 Rock Island, Illinois %, Rock Island, Illinois United States
Population 16 years and over31,657  217,168,077
In labor force19,978 63.11%63.92%
- Civilian labor force19,970 63.08%63.39%
- - Employed18,255 57.66%59.73%
- - Unemployed1,715 5.42%3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force8.6  5.8
- Armed Forces8 0.03%0.53%
Not in labor force11,679 36.89%36.08%
 
Females 16 years and over16,923 53.46%51.66%
In labor force10,031 31.69%29.72%
- Civilian labor force10,031 31.69%29.65%
- - Employed9,179 29.0%27.92%
 
Own children under 6 years2,804 8.86%10.05%
All parents in family in labor force2,003  12,787,501
 
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over17,897  128,279,228
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone14,174 79.2%75.7%
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled1,793 10.02%12.19%
Public transportation (including taxicab)407 2.27%4.73%
Walked1,020 5.7%2.93%
Other means200 1.12%1.19%
Worked at home303 1.69%3.26%
Mean travel time to work (minutes)17.3 0.1%25.5
 
Employed civilian population 16 years and over18,255  129,721,512
 
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations4,992 27.35%33.65%
Service occupations3,369 18.46%14.86%
Sales and office occupations5,195 28.46%26.69%
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations67 0.37%0.73%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations1,386 7.59%9.45%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations3,246 17.78%14.62%
 
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining77 0.42%1.87%
Construction865 4.74%6.78%
Manufacturing2,720 14.9%14.1%
Wholesale trade584 3.2%3.6%
Retail trade2,247 12.31%11.73%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities951 5.21%5.2%
Information662 3.63%3.08%
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing918 5.03%6.89%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services1,326 7.26%9.3%
Educational, health and social services4,198 23.0%19.92%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services1,703 9.33%7.87%
Other services (except public administration)1,112 6.09%4.87%
Public administration892 4.89%4.79%
 
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers14,856 81.38%78.47%
Government workers2,458 13.46%14.59%
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business848 4.65%6.63%
Unpaid family workers93 0.51%0.31%
 Rock Island, Illinois %, Rock Island, Illinois United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households16,122  105,539,122
Less than $10,0001,748 10.84%9.54%
$10,000 to $14,9991,264 7.84%6.31%
$15,000 to $24,9992,648 16.42%12.83%
$25,000 to $34,9992,448 15.18%12.81%
$35,000 to $49,9992,773 17.2%16.53%
$50,000 to $74,9992,879 17.86%19.46%
$75,000 to $99,9991,327 8.23%10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999705 4.37%7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999143 0.89%2.2%
$200,000 or more187 1.16%2.37%
Median household income (dollars)34,729  41,994
With earnings11,922 37.66%39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)44,208  56,604
With Social Security income4,970 15.7%12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)11,296  11,320
With Supplemental Security Income720 2.27%2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)5,600  6,320
With public assistance income653 2.06%1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)2,253  3,032
With retirement income3,868 12.22%8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)22,344  17,376
 
Families9,539  72,261,780
Less than $10,000658 6.9%5.75%
$10,000 to $14,999469 4.92%4.31%
$15,000 to $24,9991,121 11.75%10.74%
$25,000 to $34,9991,269 13.3%12.02%
$35,000 to $49,9991,804 18.91%17.13%
$50,000 to $74,9992,265 23.74%22.32%
$75,000 to $99,9991,094 11.47%12.47%
$100,000 to $149,999588 6.16%9.6%
$150,000 to $199,999130 1.36%2.75%
$200,000 or more141 1.48%2.92%
Median family income (dollars)45,127  50,046
 
Per capita income (dollars)19,202  21,587
Median earnings (dollars):
Male full-time, year-round workers32,815  37,057
Female full-time, year-round workers23,378  27,194
 
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999 (below poverty level)
Families1,035  6,620,945
With related children under 18 years890 85.99%77.87%
- With related children under 5 years595 57.49%38.7%
 
Families with female householder, no husband present757  3,315,916
With related children under 18 years718 94.85%88.68%
- With related children under 5 years496 65.52%42.27%
 
Individuals5,423  33,899,812
18 years and over3,373 62.2%65.35%
- 65 years and over512 9.44%9.7%
Related children under 18 years1,994 36.77%33.59%
- Related children 5 to 17 years1,237 22.81%23.52%
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over1,863 34.35%31.63%
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The data is taken from www.census.gov reports.