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General Objective Data Criteria for the Community-at-Large
1.
Demographics
:
Total population; age distribution; gender distribution; family
characteristics (single parent, multi-family, etc.). Remember
compare
objective
data for your community with
local (city), state, and national data
. Remember
to cite sources as appropriate.
All census date obtained from
Local Data:
Total population as of 7/1/2016:
147,651 people
Age Distribution:
Persons under 5:7.2%
Persons under 18: 25.5%
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Persons 65 and over: 15%
Gender distribution:
51.3% or 75,745 females, 48.7% or 71,906 males
Family Characteristic:
58,789 households with persons per household of 2.48 people.
Mostly single family homes.
Comparison to State Averages:
Total population for IL as of 7/1/2017:
12,802,023
Age Distribution:
Persons under 5: 6.0%
Persons under 18: 22.9%
Persons 65 and over: 14.6%
Gender Distribution:
50.9% female, 49.1% male
Family Characteristics:
4,802,124 households with persons per household of 2.61
people. Mostly single family homes.
Comparison to National Averages:
Total population for US as of 7/1/2017:
325,719,178
Age Distribution:
Persons under 5: 6.2%
Persons under 18: 22.8%
Persons 65 and over: 15.2%
Gender Distribution:
50.8% female, 49.2% male
Family Characteristic:
117,716,237 households with persons per household of 2.64
people. Mostly single family homes
Rockford is about average with the state and national numbers. It does rank a bit
lower in persons per household, but is higher with female population that both. During the
windshield survey, the majority of people viewed were female. The estimated split was
70% female, 30% male. The time of day survey was witnessed was on a Thursday at one
in the afternoon until four in the afternoon.
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2.
Racial/Ethnic Characteristics: Remember
compare
objective data for your
community with local (city), state, and national data
. Remember to cite
sources as appropriate.
All census date obtained from
Local Data:
White Alone: 66.4%
Hispanic Alone: 17.9%
Black Alone: 21.2%
Asian Alone: 3.2%
American Indian or Native Alaskan: 0.4%
Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 0.0%
Compared to State Data:
White Alone: 77.2%
Hispanic Alone: 17.0%
Black Alone: 14.7%
Asian Alone: 5.5%
American Indian or Native Alaskan: 0.6%
Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 0.1%
Compared to National Data:
White Alone: 76.9%
Hispanic Alone: 17.8%
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Black Alone: 13.3%
Asian Alone: 5.7%
American Indian or Native Alaskan: 1.3%
Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 0.2%
When comparing the state and national date, Rockford has a higher number of black
and Hispanic populations and a lower population of whites. During the windshield survey,
the majority of race noticed was white. This distribution on the observation noted during
survey had a higher percentage of white race that the local statistics state. It was about an
80% white observation for this area. The time of day survey was witnessed was on a


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