Population

147,384

US Census estimate, July 2025

Median home value

$129,000

Owner-occupied units

Rockford, IL

Illinois · 42.259° N, 89.063° W · 65 sq mi

Rockford is a city in Illinois, with a population of 147,384 and about 2,254 residents per square mile. The median household earns $54,752 a year, and the median home is worth $129,000.

Conditions

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Local time

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Size & density

Land area

65 sq mi

Water excluded

Population density

2,254

People per square mile

Rank by population

#197

Of cities on this site

Rank by area

#163

Of cities on this site

Money & housing

Median household income

$54,752

US median ≈ $78,538

Median gross rent

$985

Per month

Homeownership

54.9%

US ≈ 65%

Average commute

21.9 min

One way

People

Median age

37.7

US median 39.1

Bachelor's degree +

23.5%

Age 25 and over

Foreign born

12.6%

Households

61,324

2.34 people each

What people here do for work

Education & health care 22.7^%

Manufacturing 18.3^%

Retail trade 12.8^%

Professional & business services 9.4^%

Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024

Wealthiest person in Illinois

Name

Lukas Walton

Forbes, Apr 2025

Net worth

$39B

As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live

Lives in

Chicago

Source of wealth

Walmart

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

Largest employer in Illinois · private sector

Employer

Advocate Health Care

Sector

Healthcare

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.

Largest public company in Illinois

Company

Archer Daniels Midland

Revenue

$85.5B

Fiscal year 2024

Headquarters

Chicago

Ticker

ADM

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

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State of Illinois

State bird

Northern Cardinal

State flower

Violet

State capital

Springfield

Nickname

The Prairie State

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