Rock Island

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Illinois

Rock Island is a mid-size county in Illinois with 17 ZIP codes, 148,756 people, and upper-quartile household income among US counties. All data is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2023 5-Year Estimates.

National county placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Rock Island, IL sits among US counties with an upper-quartile household income, on a mid-size county population base, across a multi-ZIP patchwork.

Top 24%
household income vs 3,210 US counties
148,756
combined ZIP population
17
USPS ZIP codes covered
$79,207
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this county's average ZIP median household income against 3,210 US counties with ACS income on at least one ZIP.

Rock Island lands in the national county income distribution as upper-quartile household income on mid-size county footing (FIPS 17161, 17 ZIPs, combined population 148,756). Sort the ZIP table by population before treating the county mean as uniform.

High-income counties with wide ZIP mosaics hide sharp internal gradients. The densest ZIP here is 61265 (Moline) with 45,099 residents - open it beside a thin rural code from the table before treating the county mean as uniform. HUD Fair Market Rents and FBI county tables attach to FIPS 17161, so scorecards stay county-keyed while household income stays ZIP-keyed.

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17

Total ZIPs

148,756

Total Population

ZIP Codes in Rock Island

Side-by-side: Compare 61265 vs 61201 →

ZIP Code City Population Density
61265 Moline 45,099 921
61201 Rock Island 39,116 844
61244 East Moline 24,053 355
61264 Milan 10,548 57
61282 Silvis 7,809 906
61240 Coal Valley 5,870 62
61275 Port Byron 4,347 50
61284 Taylor Ridge 2,292 20
61256 Hampton 1,822 533
61232 Andalusia 1,284 175
61259 Illinois City 1,276 6
61239 Carbon Cliff 1,219 280
61257 Hillsdale 1,210 11
61242 Cordova 1,145 14
61279 Reynolds 1,061 10
61278 Rapids City 412 158
61236 Barstow 193 52

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the population of Rock Island?

Rock Island has a total population of 148,756 across 17 ZIP codes, based on U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 data.

What ZIP codes are in Rock Island?

Rock Island includes 17 ZIP codes: 61265, 61201, 61244, 61264, 61282, 61240, 61275, 61284, 61256, 61232, and more.

Rock Island's figures come from Census ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023), mapped to ZIP codes via the HUD USPS Crosswalk. PlainZIP is not affiliated with the U.S. Census Bureau or any government agency. See our methodology for details.

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