Rock Falls, Illinois Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

Population: 9,580. Estimated population in July 2024: 9,470 (-1.1% change)
Males: 4,560 (47.6%), Females: 5,020 (52.4%)

Whiteside County

Zip code: 61071

Demographics

Median resident age: 36.1 years
Median household income: $34,442
Median house value: $62,800

Population by Race

Races in Rock Falls:

• White Non-Hispanic (86.2%)
• Hispanic (11.5%)
• Other race (4.7%)
• Two or more races (1.9%)
• Black (0.9%)
• American Indian (0.8%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: German (28.1%), Irish (15.4%), English (9.1%), United States (7.6%), Italian (4.2%), Dutch (3.3%).

Elevation: 641 feet

Land area: 3.3 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Rock Falls

• High school or higher: 72.5%
• Bachelor’s degree or higher: 5.9%
• Graduate or professional degree: 2.2%
• Unemployed: 6.2%
• Mean travel time to work: 17.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Rock Falls city

• Never married: 22.9%
• Now married: 51.4%
• Separated: 2.1%
• Widowed: 8.4%
• Divorced: 15.2%

3.3% Foreign born (2.4% Latin America, 0.6% Europe).

Population change in the 1990s: -89 (-0.9%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Rock Falls:

• CGH MEDICAL CENTER (about 3 miles; STERLING, IL)
• KATHERINE SHAW BETHEA HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; DIXON, IL)
• MORRISON COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; MORRISON, IL)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Rock Falls:

• WHITESIDE CO ARPT-JOS H BITTORF FLD (about 4 miles; STERLING/ROCKFALLS, IL; Abbreviation: SQI)
• CLINTON MUNI (about 44 miles; CLINTON, IA; Abbreviation: CWI)
• GREATER ROCKFORD (about 51 miles; ROCKFORD, IL; Abbreviation: RFD)

Other public-use airports nearest to Rock Falls:

• DIXON MUNI-CHARLES R. WALGREEN FIELD (about 19 miles; DIXON, IL; Abbreviation: C73)
• ERIE AIR PARK (about 28 miles; ERIE, IL; Abbreviation: 3H5)
• BARNETT MEMORIAL (about 28 miles; MOUNT MORRIS, IL; Abbreviation: C55)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Rock Falls:

• ILLINOIS VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 55 miles; OGLESBY, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,272)
• KISHWAUKEE COLLEGE (about 57 miles; MALTA, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,289)
• BLACK HAWK COLLEGE (about 60 miles; MOLINE, IL; Full-time enrollment: 3,891)
• ROCK VALLEY COLLEGE (about 60 miles; ROCKFORD, IL; Full-time enrollment: 4,200)
• SAINT AMBROSE UNIVERSITY (about 63 miles; DAVENPORT, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,310)
• EASTERN IOWA COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT (about 64 miles; DAVENPORT, IA; Full-time enrollment: 4,180)
• AUGUSTANA COLLEGE (about 64 miles; ROCK ISLAND, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,220)

Public high school in Rock Falls:

• ROCK FALLS TOWNSHIP HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 741; Location: 101 12TH AVE; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Rock Falls:

• DILLON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 365; Location: 1901 8TH AVE; Grades: PK – 02)
• MERRILL ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 339; Location: 600 4TH AVE; Grades: 03 – 05)
• ROCK FALLS MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 322; Location: 1701 12TH AVE; Grades: 06 – 08)
• MONTMORENCY ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 302; Location: 9415 HOOVER RD; Grades: KG – 08)
• EAST COLOMA ELEM SCH DIST 12 (Students: 279; Location: 1602 DIXON RD; Grades: PK – 08)
• RIVERDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 89; Location: 3505 PROPHET RD; Grades: KG – 08)

Private primary/middle school in Rock Falls:

• ST ANDREW CATHOLIC ELEMENTARY (Students: 102; Location: 701 11TH AVENUE; Grades: PK – 6)

Libraries

Library in Rock Falls:

• ROCK FALLS P.L.D. (Operating income: $357,767; Location: 1007 7TH AVENUE; 36,397 books; 1,279 audio materials; 304 video materials; 148 serial subscriptions)