Cities / Illinois / Rock Island

Rock Island, IL

37,264 people

Right Now

Air Quality (PM2.5, Rock Island-Moline)

Good

Nearest reporting area, 14.4 mi away. Preliminary and may be revised. Source: EPA AirNow.

Active Weather Alerts

Nearest Major Airport

ORD

142 mi — Chicago O'Hare International Airport

Population & People

Population

37,264

Median age

37.4

Median household income

$59,041

Poverty rate

21.0%

Unemployment rate

6.3%

Bachelor's degree+

24.5%

Avg. commute

17 min

Hispanic or Latino

13.3%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Housing & Rent

Median home value

$125,900

Median gross rent

$842/mo

Homeownership rate

64.85%

HUD FMR — 2 bedroom

$1,063

HUD Fair Market Rent (Illinois statewide average across 102 areas — not specific to Rock Island), 2026. Efficiency $774, 1BR $854, 2BR $1063, 3BR $1370, 4BR $1561. This is a different official figure from Census median gross rent above.

Energy

Illinois commercial electricity

13.07¢/kWh

Illinois industrial electricity

10.14¢/kWh

Illinois residential electricity

17.69¢/kWh

Economy

Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

1201996.1

Real Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

913681.4

All-Transactions House Price Index for Illinois

565.87

Unemployment Rate

4.9%

Source: FRED, Illinois-specific series.

Nearby Airports

ORD

Chicago O'Hare International Airport

142 mi away

MDW

Chicago Midway International Airport

147 mi away

DSM

Des Moines International Airport

159 mi away

Sources & Data: National Weather Service (weather, alerts), EPA AirNow (air quality), U.S. Census Bureau (population, housing), HUD (Fair Market Rent), U.S. Energy Information Administration (Illinois energy prices), Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (Illinois economic indicators), OurAirports (airport directory).