Rock Island County, IL

Comprehensive housing, income, and cost of living data for Rock Island County, Illinois. Population: 143.8K.

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Median Home Price

$190.2K

Based on 14 cities

Median Household Income

$66.8K

Annual household income

Price-to-Income Ratio

2.8x

Highly affordable

Salary Needed to Buy

$56.7K

30-yr mortgage, 6.5% rate, 20% down

Housing & Finance

Annual Property Tax

$3,372

Average annual amount

Effective Tax Rate

1.77%

Property tax / home value

Monthly Housing Costs

Mortgage (P&I)$962

Property Tax$281

Insurance$79.25

Total Monthly$1,322

Historical Home Prices

2015

$106.0K

2016

$106.1K

+0.0%%

2017

$108.0K

+1.8%%

2018

$111.6K

+3.4%%

2019

$116.2K

+4.1%%

2020

$121.8K

+4.9%%

2021

$130.4K

+7.1%%

2022

$133.7K

+2.5%%

2023

$139.3K

+4.2%%

2024

$141.6K

+1.7%%

2025

$149.3K

+5.4%%

Source: County price history data via Zillow ZHVI

Demographics & Economics

Unemployment Rate

5.6%%

Near national average

Population Density

336

People per square mile

Homicide Rate

10.4

Medium (per 100K residents)

Political Lean (2020)

Competitive

D+0

Racial Demographics

White

68.5%

Black

10.4%

Hispanic

14%

Asian

2.5%

Two or More Races

4.2%

Source: Census ACS 2023. Hispanic/Latino ethnicity counted separately from race.

Climate & Environment

Average Temperature

50°F

Annual average

Sunny Days

181

Days per year

Annual Rainfall

37.7"

Inches per year

Natural Disaster Risk

High Risk

Score: 84/100

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