Rockford metropolitan area, Illinois
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The Rockford metropolitan area is a metropolitan area consisting of two counties in north-central Illinois anchored by the city of Rockford, as defined by the United States Census Bureau. The population was 338,798 at the 2020 census. The Rockford MSA abuts the Janesville-Beloit metropolitan area to the north and Chicago metropolitan area to the east. It forms the main part of the larger Rockford–Freeport–Rochelle combined statistical area, a four-county region with 435,216 residents in 2020.
Counties
- Boone
- Ogle (combined statistical area)
- Stephenson (combined statistical area)
- Winnebago
Communities
- Places with more than 100,000 inhabitants Rockford (Principal City)
- Places with 20,000 to 30,000 inhabitants Belvidere Freeport Loves Park Machesney Park
- Places with 5,000 to 20,000 inhabitants Candlewick Lake (census designated place) Rochelle Rockton Roscoe South Beloit Poplar Grove
- Places with 1,000 to 5,000 inhabitants Byron Cherry Valley Davis Junction Durand Forreston Hillcrest Lake Summerset (census-designated place; partial) Lena Mount Morris Oregon Pecatonica Polo Capron Stillman Valley Westlake Village (census designated place) Willow Lake (census designated place) Winnebago
- Places with less than 1,000 inhabitants Adeline Baileyville (census designated place) Caledonia Cedarville Creston Dakota Davis Garden Prairie (census designated place) German Valley Grand Detour (census designated place) Holcomb (census designated place) Kings (census designated place) Leaf River Lost Nation (census designated place) Monroe Center New Milford Orangeville Pearl City Ridott Rock City Timberlane Winslow
- Unincorporated places Afolkey Alworth Argyle Beaverton Crossroads Blaine Bolton Brookville Buckhorn Corners Buena Vista Chana Damascus Daysville Egan Eleroy Evarts Flagg Florence Haldane Harlem Harper Harrison Hazelhurst Herbert Hunter Irene Kent Kishwaukee Latham Park Lindenwood Loran McConnell Oneco Paynes Point Red Oak Rock Grove Russellville Scioto Mills Seward Shirland Stratford Waddams Grove Wempletown Westfield Corners White Rock Winneshiek Woosung Yellow Creek
Townships
| Belvidere Bonus Boone Burritt Caledonia Cherry Valley Durand Flora Harlem Harrison Laona Leroy | Manchester Owen Pecatonica Poplar Grove Rockford Rockton Roscoe Seward Shirland Spring Winnebago |
Demographics
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 47,845 | — | |
| 1910 | 63,153 | 32.0% | |
| 1920 | 90,929 | 44.0% | |
| 1930 | 117,373 | 29.1% | |
| 1940 | 121,178 | 3.2% | |
| 1950 | 152,385 | 25.8% | |
| 1960 | 230,091 | 51.0% | |
| 1970 | 272,063 | 18.2% | |
| 1980 | 279,514 | 2.7% | |
| 1990 | 283,719 | 1.5% | |
| 2000 | 320,204 | 12.9% | |
| 2010 | 349,431 | 9.1% | |
| 2020 | 338,798 | −3.0% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census |
As of the census of 2000, there were 320,204 people, 122,577 households, and 84,896 families residing within the MSA. The racial makeup of the MSA was 83.46% White, 9.27% African American, 0.29% Native American, 1.56% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 3.57% from other races, and 1.82% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 7.63% of the population.
The median income for a household in the MSA was $48,142, and the median income for a family was $55,881. Males had a median income of $41,141 versus $25,819 for females. The per capita income for the MSA was $21,392.
Combined statistical area
The Rockford–Freeport–Rochelle combined statistical area is made up of four counties in north-central Illinois. The statistical area includes one metropolitan area and two micropolitan areas. It had a population of at the 2020 census.
- Metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs) Rockford (Winnebago and Boone counties)
- Micropolitan statistical areas (μSAs) Freeport (Stephenson County) Rochelle (Ogle County)