Demographics


The Rockford Region is strong because of its diverse demographics and connected location — central in the Midwest and right next to the expanding Chicagoland market. And it is strong because of the cooperative, attractive cities and villages of all sizes across north-central Illinois.

There are more than 800,000 people within 45 miles of Rockford and 13 million within 120 miles.

The RAEDC understands your decisions are often based upon data that can not be obtained from any other source than the regional economic development organization.  The RAEDC invests annually in tools that allow us to gather the information you require and organize it the way you need it.  We have the capability of generating customized reports for your specific needs and welcome your inquiries. To begin, download the Northern Stateline Economy and Jobs Report.

2020 Winnebago County Population Characteristics by Gender 

Female144,51251.1%
Male138,06048.9%

Source: US Census Bureau*

2020 MSA Level Population Characteristics by Age

AgePercent
0-56.2
5-96.5
10-146.5
15-196.4
20-246.2
25-3412.2
35-4412.1
45-5412.3
55-597.2
60-646.6
65-7411
75-845.3
85+2.1

Source: US Census Bureau*

2020 MSA Level Population Characteristics by Race

RacePopulation
American Indian and Alaska Native alone1,276
Asian alone9,241
Black or African American alone40,813
Hispanic or Latino52,755
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone126
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino257,858
Two or more races12,131

Source: US Census Bureau*

2019 MSA Level Spoken Language

LanguagePopulation
English Only267,749
Spanish & English35,720
Indo-European & English6,334
Asian-Pacific Island & English4,758
Other Language & English2,804

Source: Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI)

*The U.S. Census Bureau announced they would not release the standard 2020 1-year American Community Survey (ACS) data products and instead would release a set of 1-year estimates using experimental weights. They have released an analytical report, An Assessment of the COVID-19 Pandemic’s Impact on the 2020 ACS 1-year Data, detailing that decision, documenting how the challenges in collecting responses significantly impaired the quality of the resulting estimates, which were often inconsistent with benchmarks and administrative data, or changed in unexpected magnitudes. These inconsistencies signaled a serious quality issue in the 2020 ACS 1-year data. Learn more at Census.gov.

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