Language Spoken At Home in Rock Island County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 137,966 | 100% |
English only | 122,632 | 88.9% |
Language other than English | 15,334 | 11.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 6,659 | 4.8% |
Spanish | 9,890 | 7.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 4,273 | 3.1% |
Other Indo-European languages | 2,962 | 2.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,063 | 0.8% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 1,441 | 1.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 633 | 0.5% |
Other languages | 1,041 | 0.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 690 | 0.5% |
Ancestry in Rock Island County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 147,504 | 100% |
American | 7,753 | 5.3% |
Arab | 441 | 0.3% |
Czech | 860 | 0.6% |
Danish | 693 | 0.5% |
Dutch | 2,793 | 1.9% |
English | 12,331 | 8.4% |
French (except Basque) | 3,592 | 2.4% |
French Canadian | 436 | 0.3% |
German | 35,921 | 24.4% |
Greek | 787 | 0.5% |
Hungarian | 153 | 0.1% |
Irish | 20,543 | 13.9% |
Italian | 5,024 | 3.4% |
Lithuanian | 409 | 0.3% |
Norwegian | 2,178 | 1.5% |
Polish | 3,278 | 2.2% |
Portuguese | 39 | 0.0% |
Russian | 544 | 0.4% |
Scotch-Irish | 1,427 | 1.0% |
Scottish | 2,223 | 1.5% |
Slovak | 202 | 0.1% |
Subsaharan African | 1,450 | 1.0% |
Swedish | 9,344 | 6.3% |
Swiss | 342 | 0.2% |
Ukrainian | 131 | 0.1% |
Welsh | 712 | 0.5% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 62 | 0.0% |
Households By Type in Rock Island County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 60,670 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 37,488 | 61.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 15,655 | 25.8% |
Married-couple family | 27,632 | 45.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 9,690 | 16.0% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 2,622 | 4.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,589 | 2.6% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 7,234 | 11.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 4,376 | 7.2% |
Nonfamily households | 23,182 | 38.2% |
Householder living alone | 20,358 | 33.6% |
65 years and over | 8,196 | 13.5% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 17,427 | 28.7% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 17,328 | 28.6% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Rock Island County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 143,026 | 100% |
Householder | 60,670 | 42.4% |
Spouse | 27,610 | 19.3% |
Child | 41,197 | 28.8% |
Other relatives | 6,980 | 4.9% |
Nonrelatives | 6,569 | 4.6% |
Unmarried partner | 3,492 | 2.4% |
Marital Status in Rock Island County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 58,199 | 100% |
Never married | 19,072 | 32.8% |
Now married, except separated | 29,540 | 50.8% |
Separated | 845 | 1.5% |
Widowed | 1,972 | 3.4% |
Divorced | 6,770 | 11.6% |
Females 15 years and over | 61,735 | 100% |
Never married | 15,669 | 25.4% |
Now married, except separated | 28,841 | 46.7% |
Separated | 1,215 | 2.0% |
Widowed | 7,239 | 11.7% |
Divorced | 8,771 | 14.2% |
Fertility in Rock Island County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 2,037 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 770 | 37.8% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 42 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 61 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 13 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 124 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 18 | 0% |
Grandparents in Rock Island County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 2,928 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 1,394 | 47.6% |
Less than 1 year | 313 | 10.7% |
1 or 2 years | 355 | 12.1% |
3 or 4 years | 156 | 5.3% |
5 or more years | 570 | 19.5% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,394 | 100% |
Who are female | 849 | 60.9% |
Who are married | 1,099 | 78.8% |
School Enrollment in Rock Island County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 36,521 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 2,436 | 6.7% |
Kindergarten | 1,791 | 4.9% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 14,489 | 39.7% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 8,058 | 22.1% |
College or graduate school | 9,747 | 26.7% |
Educational Attainment in Rock Island County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 100,759 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 4,759 | 4.7% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 8,205 | 8.1% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 32,142 | 31.9% |
Some college, no degree | 24,867 | 24.7% |
Associate's degree | 9,106 | 9.0% |
Bachelor's degree | 14,372 | 14.3% |
Graduate or professional degree | 7,308 | 7.3% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 87.1% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 21.5% |
Veteran Status in Rock Island County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 114,238 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 12,751 | 11.2% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Rock Island County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 145,079 | 100% |
With a disability | 18,043 | 12.4% |
Under 18 years | 33,044 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,399 | 4.2% |
18 to 64 years | 88,821 | 100% |
With a disability | 8,551 | 9.6% |
65 years and over | 23,214 | 100% |
With a disability | 8,093 | 34.9% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Rock Island County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 145,282 | 100% |
Same house | 125,372 | 86.3% |
Different house in the U.S. | 19,305 | 13.3% |
Same county | 12,661 | 8.7% |
Different county | 6,644 | 4.6% |
Same state | 3,051 | 2.1% |
Different state | 3,593 | 2.5% |
Abroad | 605 | 0.4% |
Place Of Birth in Rock Island County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 147,504 | 100% |
Native | 136,685 | 92.7% |
Born in United States | 136,078 | 92.3% |
State of residence | 94,980 | 64.4% |
Different state | 41,098 | 27.9% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 607 | 0.4% |
Foreign born | 10,819 | 7.3% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Rock Island County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 10,819 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 3,783 | 35.0% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 7,036 | 65.0% |
Year of Entry in Rock Island County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 11,426 | 100% |
Native | 607 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 35 | 5.8% |
Entered before 2010 | 572 | 94.2% |
Foreign born | 10,819 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 337 | 3.1% |
Entered before 2010 | 10,482 | 96.9% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Rock Island County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 10,819 | 100% |
Europe | 1,275 | 11.8% |
Asia | 2,411 | 22.3% |
Africa | 1,284 | 11.9% |
Oceania | 9 | 0.1% |
Latin America | 5,716 | 52.8% |
Northern America | 124 | 1.1% |