Rock Falls is a city located in Whiteside County Illinois. Rock Falls has a 2020 population of 8,693. Rock Falls is currently declining at a rate of -0.55% annually and its population has decreased by -1.09% since the most recent census, which recorded a population of 8,789 in 2010.
The average household income in Rock Falls is $61,855 with a poverty rate of 18.28%. The median rental costs in recent years comes to $658 per month, and the median house value is $71,600. The median age in Rock Falls is 40.5 years, 37.3 years for males, and 42.6 years for females.
According to the most recent ACS, the racial composition of Rock Fallswas:
Race | Population | Percentage |
---|---|---|
White | 7,942 | 89.10% |
Black or African American | 133 | 1.49% |
American Indian and Alaska Native | 16 | 0.18% |
Asian | 26 | 0.29% |
Some Other Race | 173 | 1.94% |
Two or More Races | 624 | 7.00% |
Type | Count | Average Size | Owned |
---|---|---|---|
All | 3,981 | 2.21 | 64.2 |
Married | 1,495 | 3.05 | 79.5 |
Male | 171 | 2.67 | 64.9 |
Female | 660 | 2.89 | 40.6 |
Non Family | 1,655 | 1.14 | 59.8 |
2.88
Average Family Size
2.21
Average Household Size
Education Attained | Count | Percentage |
---|---|---|
Less Than 9th Grade | 221 | 3.69% |
9th to 12th Grade | 419 | 6.99% |
High School Graduate | 2,723 | 45.44% |
Some College | 1,422 | 23.73% |
Associates Degree | 599 | 10.00% |
Bachelors Degree | 409 | 6.83% |
Graduate Degree | 199 | 3.32% |
Race | Total | High School | Bachelors |
---|---|---|---|
White | 4,855 | 4,411 | 588 |
Hispanic | 1,066 | 902 | 17 |
2+ Races | 300 | 288 | 3 |
Asian | 8 | 8 | |
Other Race | 163 | 102 | |
Black | 34 | 11 | |
Native American | 16 |
The highest rate of high school graduation is among asian people with a rate of 100.00%.
The highest rate of bachelors degrees is among white people with a rate of 12.11%.
$31,884
Average Earnings
$40,641
Average Male
$23,075
Average Female
88.93% of Rock Falls residents speak only English, while 11.07% speak other languages. The non-English language spoken by the largest group is Spanish, which is spoken by 10.13% of the population.
Name | Total | In Poverty | Poverty Rate |
---|---|---|---|
White | 6,623 | 1,051 | 15.87% |
Black | 48 | 3 | 6.25% |
Other | 3 | NaN% | |
Multiple | 624 | 478 | 76.60% |
Hispanic | 2,024 | 540 | 26.68% |
18.28%
Overall Poverty Rate
13.62%
Male Poverty Rate
22.93%
Female Poverty Rate
The race most likely to be in poverty in Rock Falls is White, with 15.87% below the poverty level.
The race least likely to be in poverty in Rock Falls is Hispanic, with 26.68% below the poverty level.
The poverty rate among those that worked full-time for the past 12 months was 8.08%. Among those working part-time, it was 15.94%, and for those that did not work, the poverty rate was 20.26%.
46.2%
Overall Marriage Rate
45.9%
Male Marriage Rate
46.6%
Female Marriage Rate
The age group where males are most likely to be married is Over 65, while the female age group most likely to be married is 45-54.
Name | Veterans | % of Total |
---|---|---|
White | 779 | 12.49% |
Native American | 8 | 50.00% |
Other Race | 54 | 33.13% |
2+ Races | 16 | 5.33% |
Hispanic | 116 | 9.80% |
0.95%
Veteran Poverty Rate
38.70%
Veteran Disability Rate
65.9%
Labor Force Participation
62.2%
Employment Rate
5.7%
Unemployment Rate
Non citizens include legal permanent residents (green card holders), international students, temporary workers, humanitarian migrants, and illegal immigrants.
81.42%
Born in Rock Falls
97.11%
Native Born
2.89%
Foreign Born
1.77%
Non Citizen
1.12%
Naturalized
97.11% of Rock Falls residents were born in the United States, with 81.42% having been born in Illinois. 1.77% of residents are not US citizens. Of those not born in the United States, the largest percentage are from Latin America.
Year | Population | Growth | Annual Growth Rate |
---|---|---|---|
1910 | 2,657 | 0.00% | |
1920 | 2,927 | 270 | 0.97% |
1930 | 3,893 | 966 | 2.89% |
1940 | 4,987 | 1,094 | 2.51% |
1950 | 7,983 | 2,996 | 4.82% |
1960 | 10,261 | 2,278 | 2.54% |
1970 | 10,287 | 26 | 0.03% |
1980 | 10,633 | 346 | 0.33% |
1990 | 9,654 | -979 | -0.96% |
2000 | 9,580 | -74 | -0.08% |
2010 | 9,266 | -314 | -0.33% |
2011 | 9,218 | -48 | -0.52% |
2012 | 9,170 | -48 | -0.52% |
2013 | 9,122 | -48 | -0.52% |
2014 | 9,074 | -48 | -0.53% |
2015 | 9,026 | -48 | -0.53% |
2016 | 8,978 | -48 | -0.53% |
2017 | 8,930 | -48 | -0.53% |
2018 | 8,882 | -48 | -0.54% |
2019 | 8,834 | -48 | -0.54% |
2020 | 8,789 | -45 | -0.51% |
2021 | 8,741 | -48 | -0.55% |
2022 | 8,693 | -48 | -0.55% |