Editing Rockford, Illinois (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| 1860 = 6979
| 1870 = 11049
| 1880 = 13120
| 1890 = 23584
| 1900 = 31051
| 1910 = 45401
| 1920 = 64651
| 1930 = 85864
| 1940 = 84637
| 1950 = 92927
| 1960 = 126706
| 1970 = 147370
| 1980 = 139712
| 1990 = 139426
| 2000 = 150115
| 2010 = 152871
| 2020 = 148655
| estyear = 2022
| estimate = 146713
| align-fn = center
| footnote = U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.html|title=Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades|publisher=[[US Census Bureau]]|access-date=}}</ref><br> 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2/> 2020<ref name=2020CensusP2/>
}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Rockford city, Illinois – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Rockford city, Illinois|url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=160XX00US1765000&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=January 26, 2024}}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Rockford city, Illinois|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=1600000US1765000&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=January 26, 2024}}</ref>
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Rockford city, Illinois|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=1600000US1765000&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=January 26, 2024}}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|102,678
|89,349
|style='background: #ffffe6; |72,440
|68.40%
|58.45%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |48.73%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|25,822
|30,695
|style='background: #ffffe6; |33,466
|17.20%
|20.08%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |22.51%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|315
|308
|style='background: #ffffe6; |308
|0.21%
|0.20%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.21%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|3,256
|4,390
|style='background: #ffffe6; |5,145
|2.17%
|2.87%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3.46%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|45
|36
|style='background: #ffffe6; |30
|0.03%
|0.02%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.02%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH)
|171
|218
|style='background: #ffffe6; |715
|0.11%
|0.14%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.48%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|2,550
|3,790
|style='background: #ffffe6; |6,968
|1.70%
|2.48%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4.69%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|15,278
|24,085
|style='background: #ffffe6; |29,583
|10.18%
|15.76%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |19.90%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''150,115'''
|'''152,871'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''148,655'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

===2010 census===
{{Update section|date=April 2024|reason=needs information from more recent 2020 census|inaccurate=yes}}
As of the 2010 [[census]],<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> there were 152,871 people and 66,700 households. Rockford is in the center of its [[Rockford metropolitan area|namesake metropolitan area]]. The racial makeup of the city was 65.1% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (58.4% [[Non-Hispanic white]]), 20.5% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.4% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 2.9% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.01% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 7.5% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 3.6% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] residents of any race were 15.8% of the population.<ref>{{cite web|title=Race, Hispanic or Latino, Age, and Housing Occupancy: 2010 |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |access-date=October 1, 2011 }}</ref>

The median income for a household in the city was $55,667, and the median income for a family was $65,465. Males had a median income of $37,098 versus $25,421 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $19,781. 14.0% of the population and 10.5% of families were below the [[poverty line]]. 19.6% of those under the age of 18 and 8.0% of those 65 and older were living below the [[poverty]] line.

In the late 1950s, Rockford surpassed [[Peoria, Illinois|Peoria]] as the second largest city in Illinois by population, holding onto that position into the 21st century. In 2003, the status was changed as it was overtaken by [[Aurora, Illinois|Aurora]] after the results of a special census held by the latter city (as the two cities were not counted together, a direct comparison was not possible until the national census in 2010).

===Religion===
[[File:Cathedral of St. Peter - Rockford 02.jpg|thumb|[[Cathedral of Saint Peter (Rockford, Illinois)|Cathedral of Saint Peter]], the mother church of the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Rockford]]]]

According to 2010 figures, 20% of Winnebago County residents were Catholic, 19% Evangelical, 10% Mainline Protestant and 48% belonged to another faith or had no religion.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Association of Religious Data Archives|url=http://www.thearda.com/rcms2010/r/c/17/rcms2010_17201_county_name_2010.asp|website=thearda.com|access-date=June 29, 2014}}</ref> The [[Roman Catholic]] [[Diocese of Rockford]], several large evangelical and non-denominational churches, and several [[Lutheran]] and other [[Mainline Protestant]] congregations serve Rockford's Christian community. Rockford's [[Jewish]] community is served by a synagogue, the Muslim community by a mosque, the Sikhs by a temple, and its [[Buddhist]] community is served by two houses of worship.<ref>{{cite web|title=Community Directory|url=http://jewishrockford.org/directory.html|website=Jewish Federation of Greater Rockford|access-date=June 29, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141113010832/http://jewishrockford.org/directory.html|archive-date=November 13, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Vela|first1=Susan|title=Rock River Valley's Laotians Celebrate New Year|url=http://www.rrstar.com/article/20140517/News/140519399|website=RRstar.com|publisher=Rockford Register Star|access-date=June 29, 2014}}</ref>