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Rock Island, IL

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Rock Island, IL: 1 USPS ZIP, population 39,116. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet ROCK-ISLAND-IL · Rock Island, IL 1 ZIPs · 39,116 pop · #18127/25278 · Rock Island County

INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-LOW · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $59,396
  • RANK-LOWER #18127/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under East Moline
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-LOW 65% owners
  • POP-SMALL 39,116
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $125,600

Nearest income peer: East Moline, IL (+ $4,423 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Rock Island

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Rock Island on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Rock Island, IL sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a small-city population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

28th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
39,116
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$59,396
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Below-median income with few delivery areas (1): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $59,396 and poverty 20.6% concentrate in 61201.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (64.5%) for this income tier, rent $847 may matter more than the home-value average.

Within Illinois, Indianola is the closest lower-income city and Bismarck the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Rock Island.

Population concentration

Rock Island's single ZIP 61201 carries the town

Rock Island is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 61201 is the entire residential footprint (39,116 ACS residents), so the city page and the ZIP page tell the same household story, open that ZIP for income, tenure, and commute detail.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Mid-pack ZBP load on Rock Island's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 705 establishments, 16,775 employees , annual payroll $899,939k (~18 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 61201 (705 units) ; leading NAICS Health care and social assistance (105) · also Other services (except public administration) · Accommodation and food services .

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ZIP Codes in Rock Island, IL

These ZIP codes sit in Rock Island County, which covers 17 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Rock Island. See the Rock Island County roll-up →

Rock Island sits in the lower half of Rock Island County on income: Moline, East Moline and Milan report more, and only Carbon Cliff reports less. Coal Valley marks the far end of that range at $113,220, 91% above Rock Island.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
61201 39,116 $59,396 705 844
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Rock Island roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Rock Island, .