People QuickFacts Rock Island Illinois Population, 2006 estimate 38,442 12,831,970 Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 -3.2% 3.3% Population, 2000 39,684 12,419,293 Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 6.4% 7.1% Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 23.0% 26.1% Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 16.3% 12.1% Female persons, percent, 2000 52.8% 51.0%  White persons, percent, 2000 (a) 77.1% 73.5% Black persons, percent, 2000 (a) 17.2% 15.1% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) 0.3% 0.3% Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) 0.8% 3.4% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a) 0.1% Z Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 2.2% 1.9% Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b) 5.9% 12.3%  Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over 57.1% 56.8% Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 3.2% 12.3% Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 6.0% 19.2% High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 82.9% 81.4% Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 18.7% 26.1% Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 17.3 28.0  Housing units, 2000 17,542 4,885,615 Homeownership rate, 2000 65.1% 67.3% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 $70,600 $130,800  Households, 2000 16,148 4,591,779 Persons per household, 2000 2.31 2.63 Median household income, 1999 $34,729 $46,590 Per capita money income, 1999 $19,202 $23,104 Persons below poverty, percent, 1999 14.5% 10.7%     Business QuickFacts Rock Island Illinois Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) 454,651 317,467,059 Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) 171,755 131,469,518 Retail sales per capita, 2002 $4,377 $10,445 Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) 35,185 19,072,168 Total number of firms, 2002 2,303 958,120 Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 7.2% 7.2% American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 F 0.4% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 F 4.6% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 F 4.1% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 F 0.1% Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 30.6% 29.7%      Geography QuickFacts Rock Island Illinois Land area, 2000 (square miles) 15 55,583 Persons per square mile, 2000 2,492.7 223.4 FIPS Code 65078 17 Counties Rock Island County (a) Includes persons reporting only one race. (b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories. FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data NA: Not available D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information X: Not applicable S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown F: Fewer than 100 firms Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts