Rockford, IL Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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11%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

19%

Household income NAT. AVG.

25%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Rockford	Illinois	National
Income per capita	$26,500	$31,502	$29,829
Median household income	$44,771	$59,196	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$61,954	$75,354	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$29,715	$34,488	$35,192
Median earnings male	$32,099	$40,474	$36,919
Median earnings female	$23,699	$27,197	$26,250
Unemployment rate	5.8%	5.3%	4.7%
Poverty level	21.8%	14.0%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Rockford is 11% lower than the national average
The median household income in Rockford is 19% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Rockford is 25% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Rockford is 44% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$29,844 $44,771 $89,542

City

$39,460 $59,196 $118,392

State

$36,877 $55,322 $110,644

Nation

According to the PEW research center, the middle class is defined as a range from two thirds (2/3) of the median household income to a multiple of two (2) times the median household income. Displayed above are the city, state and national median household income averages. Simply enter your median household income to determine if your income falls into the middle class or if your household income is considered upper or lower class.

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Rockford median earnings by income bracket

Rockford employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	8.4%	8.4%
Manufacturing sector	29.9%	29.9%
Financial & insurance services	1.0%	1.0%
Wholesale & retail services	14.9%	14.9%
Public administration	1.4%	1.4%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	8.7%	8.7%
Education, health & social services	9.0%	9.0%
Other	25.6%	25.6%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Timberlane, IL	1,158	$170,875	208.9%
Roscoe, IL	10,632	$98,750	78.5%
Rockton, IL	7,710	$94,109	70.1%
Davis Junction, IL	2,574	$83,906	51.7%
Winnebago, IL	3,539	$83,611	51.1%
Rockford, IL	147,441	$44,771	19.1%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Joliet, IL	147,323	$72,871	31.7%
Naperville, IL	147,734	$127,648	130.7%
Guelph, ON	147,931	n/a
Killeen, TX	148,573	$50,335	9.0%
Bellevue, WA	146,145	$129,497	134.1%
Rockford, IL	147,441	$44,771	19.1%

Source: The Rockford, IL employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).