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People QuickFacts |
Rock Island |
Illinois |
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Population, 2006 estimate |
38,442 | 12,831,970 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 |
-3.2% | 3.3% |
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Population, 2000 |
39,684 | 12,419,293 |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 |
6.4% | 7.1% |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 |
23.0% | 26.1% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 |
16.3% | 12.1% |
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Female persons, percent, 2000 |
52.8% | 51.0% |
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White persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
77.1% | 73.5% |
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Black persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
17.2% | 15.1% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
0.3% | 0.3% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
0.8% | 3.4% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a) |
0.1% | Z |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 |
2.2% | 1.9% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b) |
5.9% | 12.3% |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
57.1% | 56.8% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
3.2% | 12.3% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
6.0% | 19.2% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
82.9% | 81.4% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
18.7% | 26.1% |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
17.3 | 28.0 |
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Housing units, 2000 |
17,542 | 4,885,615 |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
65.1% | 67.3% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$70,600 | $130,800 |
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Households, 2000 |
16,148 | 4,591,779 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
2.31 | 2.63 |
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Median household income, 1999 |
$34,729 | $46,590 |
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Per capita money income, 1999 |
$19,202 | $23,104 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 1999 |
14.5% | 10.7% |
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Business QuickFacts |
Rock Island |
Illinois |
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Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) |
454,651 | 317,467,059 |
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Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) |
171,755 | 131,469,518 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2002 |
$4,377 | $10,445 |
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Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) |
35,185 | 19,072,168 |
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Total number of firms, 2002 |
2,303 | 958,120 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
7.2% | 7.2% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.4% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 4.6% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 4.1% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.1% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
30.6% | 29.7% |
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