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Rock Island is a city in Rock Island County, Illinois, United States. The population was 39,684 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Rock Island County and is one of the Quad Cities, along with neighboring Moline and the Iowa cities of Davenport and Bettendorf. The Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad was founded here in 1851 and was known as the Rock Island Line. The railroad was liquidated in bankruptcy in 1980. Rock Island is also home to the Rock Island Arsenal on Arsenal Island. It is an active factory producing ordnance and weapons components for the U.S. Army. The Arsenal provides six thousand civilian jobs for the local area. The south shore of Rock Island, on the Rock River, occupies the site of the former village of Saukenuk, where the warrior Black Hawk was born. The Black Hawk State Historic Site includes much, but not all, of the site of the original village of Saukenuk. The park includes a museum and a number of pleasant hiking trails along the Rock River...more

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Among the most common occupations in Rock Island are Sales and office occupations, 26%. Management, professional, and related occupations, 25%. and Service occupations, 17%. Approximately 74 percent of workers in Rock Island, Illinois work for companies, 12 percent work for the government and 4 percent are self-employed.

Currently, the most commonly listed Rock Island Jobs are for administrative assistant jobs, drivers jobs, physical therapist jobs, receptionist jobs, assistant manager jobs and sales jobs.

The leading industries in Rock Island, Illinois are Educational, health and social services, 21%; Manufacturing, 14%; and Retail trade, 11%. Simply Hired's Rock Island job listings indicate that the following industries in Rock Island are hiring the most workers: Agricultural Machinery Mfg, Architectural Metal Products Mfg, Clinics & Outpatient Services, Catering Services and Food Service Contractors.

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in Rock Island, Illinois is $28,096, and the median income of households in Rock Island was $34,729.

Rock Island has an unemployment rate of 8.6%, compared the national average of 5.8%.

According to our Rock Island Trends data, the number of Rock Island, Illinois jobs has increased by 68% since November 2006.

Population of Rock Island Total population 39,684 Male 47.24% Female 52.76% Median age 36.4     Rock Island Housing Owner-occupied homes 65.1% Median cost of a home $70,600 Median mortgage payment $452 Renter-occupied homes 34.9% Vacant housing 7.9% Median monthly rent $437     Average Income Median for all male full-time $32,815 Median for all female full-time $23,378     Household Income Less than $10,000 11% $10,000 to $14,999 8% $15,000 to $24,999 16% $25,000 to $34,999 15% $35,000 to $49,999 17% $50,000 to $74,999 18% $75,000 to $99,999 8% $100,000 to $149,999 4% $150,000 to $199,999 1% $200,000 or more 1%

Education Less than 9th grade 5% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 12% High school graduate 33% Some college, no degree 25% Associate's degree 7% Bachelor's degree 12% Graduate degree 6%     Marital Status Never married 31% Currently married 47% Separated 2% Widowed 9% Divorced 11%     Race White 79% Black or African American 18% Asian 1% Other 3%     Rock Island Commute Carpool 10.0% Public transportation 2.3% Average travel time 17 minutes

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