USA.com / Illinois / Rockford Area / Housing

Rockford Metro Area Housing

Basic InfoPopulation/RacesIncome/CareersHousingEducationOthers

As of 2010-2014, median price of a house in Rockford Area is $123,500, which is lower than the state average of $175,700 and is lower than the national average of $175,700. The median year that a house in Rockford Area was built is 1970, which is newer than the median year for a house built in the state which is 1967 and is older than the median year for a house built in the USA which is 1976.

Topics:House Value Housing Occupancy Year Structure Built Mortgage Status Mortgage Owner's Costs None-Mortgage Owner's Costs Units in Structure Rooms Bedrooms House Heating Fuel Gross Rent Vehicle Available

House Value

Median Value of a Total of 90,524 Owner Occupied Houses in Rockford Area, #439

Rockford Area	123,500 USD
Illinois	175,700 USD
U.S.	175,700 USD

Median House Price Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Rockford Area		-5.22%
Illinois		34.33%
U.S.		46.91%

*The Rockford Area median house price growth rate is since 2005-2009. The Illinois and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.

Ranks: $50K or Less, $50-100K, $100-150K, $150-200K, $200-300K, $300-500K, $500-1M, $1M or More

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical house value data.

Housing Occupancy

	Rockford Area	Illinois	U.S.
Total Housing Units	145,789, see rank, 100%	5,299,433	132,741,033
Occupied Housing Units	131,715, 90.35%, see rank	90.17%	87.55%
Owner Occupied	90,524, 62.09%, see rank	60.28%	56.34%
Renter Occupied	41,191, 28.25%, see rank	29.89%	31.21%
Vacant Housing Units	14,074, 9.65%, see rank	9.83%	12.45%
For Rent	2,652, 1.82%, see rank	2.18%	2.34%
For Sale Only	1,643, 1.13%, see rank	1.36%	1.20%
Rented or Sold, Not Occupied	681, 0.47%, see rank	0.87%	0.92%
For Seasonal, Recreational, or Occasional Use	816, 0.56%, see rank	0.95%	3.97%
For Migrant Workers	11, 0.01%, see rank	0.01%	0.03%
Other Vacant	8,271, 5.67%, see rank	4.46%	4.00%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical housing occupancy data.

Year Structure Built

Median Built Year, #621

Rockford Area	Illinois	U.S.
1970	1967	1976

Ranks: 1995 or earlier, 1960-1969, 1970-1979, 1980-1989, 1990-2000, 2000-2010

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical year structure built data.

Mortgage Status

	Rockford Area	%	Illinois	U.S.
Owner-Occupied Units	90,524	100%	3,194,707	74,787,460
With a Mortgage	62,327	68.85%, see rank	67.18%	65.58%
Without a Mortgage	28,197	31.15%, see rank	32.82%	34.42%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical mortgage status data.

Monthly Owner Costs for Housing Units with a Mortgage

Median Owner Costs, see rank

Rockford Area	1,291 USD
Illinois	1,676 USD
U.S.	1,522 USD

Owner Costs Distribution

Monthly Owner Costs	Rockford Area	%	Illinois	U.S.
$299 or Less	94	0.15%, see rank	0.14%	0.20%
$300 to $499	829	1.33%, see rank	1.21%	1.59%
$500 to $699	3,092	4.96%, see rank	4.05%	5.01%
$700 to $999	11,215	17.99%, see rank	11.52%	14.32%
$1,000 to $1,499	24,949	40.03%, see rank	24.62%	27.90%
$1,500 to $1,999	13,209	21.19%, see rank	22.62%	20.35%
$2,000 to $2,999	7,286	11.69%, see rank	24.08%	19.52%
$3,000 or More	1,653	2.65%, see rank	11.76%	11.12%

Owner Cost as a Percentage of the Total Income, Median Percentage, see rank

Rockford Area	23.20% of the Total Income
Illinois	24.20% of the Total Income
U.S.	23.70% of the Total Income

Owner Cost as a Percentage of the Total Income, Distribution

	Rockford Area	%	Illinois	U.S.
10% or Less	2,994	4.80%, see rank	5.20%	5.86%
10% to 20%	20,819	33.40%, see rank	31.00%	31.95%
20% to 30%	17,340	27.82%, see rank	27.90%	27.64%
30% to 40%	8,362	13.42%, see rank	14.28%	13.74%
40% or More	12,242	19.64%, see rank	21.15%	20.29%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical monthly owner costs for housing units with a mortgage data.

Monthly Owner Costs for Housing Units without a Mortgage

Median Owner Costs, see rank

Rockford Area	511 USD
Illinois	572 USD
U.S.	457 USD

Owner Costs Distribution

Monthly Owner Costs	Rockford Area	%	Illinois	U.S.
$199 or Less	1,244	4.41%, see rank	4.12%	7.76%
$200 to $299	2,514	8.92%, see rank	8.95%	14.70%
$300 to $499	9,765	34.63%, see rank	27.30%	34.63%
$500 to $699	8,952	31.75%, see rank	25.34%	21.16%
$700 or More	5,722	20.29%, see rank	34.29%	21.75%

Owner Cost as a Percentage of the Total Income, Median Percentage, see rank

Rockford Area	13.30% of the Total Income
Illinois	13.50% of the Total Income
U.S.	12.30% of the Total Income

Owner Cost as a Percentage of the Total Income, Distribution

	Rockford Area	%	Illinois	U.S.
10% or Less	9,667	34.28%, see rank	34.64%	40.19%
10% to 20%	10,201	36.18%, see rank	34.00%	31.47%
20% to 30%	4,000	14.19%, see rank	13.55%	12.24%
30% to 40%	1,668	5.92%, see rank	6.36%	5.64%
40% or More	2,325	8.25%, see rank	10.25%	9.16%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical monthly owner costs for housing units without a mortgage data.

Units in Structure

	Rockford Area	Illinois	U.S.
Total Housing Units	145,789, 100%	5,299,433	132,741,033
1-unit, Detached	102,170, 70.08%, see rank	58.58%	61.65%
1-unit, Attached	5,839, 4.01%, see rank	5.85%	5.82%
2 Units	8,636, 5.92%, see rank	5.71%	3.75%
3 or 4 Units	9,032, 6.20%, see rank	6.80%	4.43%
5 to 9 Units	5,931, 4.07%, see rank	6.22%	4.78%
10 or More Units	10,483, 7.19%, see rank	14.23%	13.08%
Mobile Home, Boat, RV, Van, etc.	3,698, 2.54%, see rank	2.61%	6.49%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical units in structure data.

Rooms

	Rockford Area	Illinois	U.S.
Total Housing Units	145,789, 100%	5,299,433	132,741,033
1 Room	1,371, 0.94%, see rank	2.20%	1.95%
2 Rooms	2,179, 1.49%, see rank	2.22%	2.48%
3 Rooms	8,907, 6.11%, see rank	8.27%	9.13%
4 Rooms	22,748, 15.60%, see rank	16.08%	16.60%
5 Rooms	32,177, 22.07%, see rank	20.31%	20.41%
6 Rooms	28,766, 19.73%, see rank	18.17%	18.06%
7 Rooms	18,659, 12.80%, see rank	12.12%	12.27%
8 Rooms	13,470, 9.24%, see rank	8.93%	8.48%
9 Rooms or More	17,512, 12.01%, see rank	11.70%	10.60%
Median Rooms	5.70, see rank	5.60	5.50

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical rooms data.

Bedrooms

	Rockford Area	Illinois	U.S.
Total Housing Units	145,789, 100%	5,299,433	132,741,033
No Bedroom	1,506, 1.03%, see rank	2.50%	2.17%
1 Bedroom	12,591, 8.64%, see rank	11.67%	11.16%
2 Bedrooms	40,628, 27.87%, see rank	29.01%	26.69%
3 Bedrooms	63,597, 43.62%, see rank	36.76%	39.70%
4 Bedrooms	22,564, 15.48%, see rank	15.97%	16.05%
5 or More Bedrooms	4,903, 3.36%, see rank	4.10%	4.22%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical bedrooms data.

House Heating Fuel

	Rockford Area	Illinois	U.S.
Total Housing Units	131,715, 100%	4,778,633	116,211,092
Utility Gas	112,869, 85.69%, see rank	79.46%	48.85%
Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas	3,647, 2.77%, see rank	4.08%	4.86%
Electricity	13,812, 10.49%, see rank	14.82%	36.68%
Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc.	218, 0.17%, see rank	0.20%	5.86%
Coal or Coke	9, 0.01%, see rank	0.02%	0.12%
Wood	429, 0.33%, see rank	0.50%	2.12%
Solar Energy	10, 0.01%, see rank	0.02%	0.05%
Other Fuel	287, 0.22%, see rank	0.45%	0.47%
No Fuel Used	434, 0.33%, see rank	0.46%	1.00%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical house heating fuel data.

Gross Rent

Monthly Rental	Rockford Area	Illinois	U.S.
Occupied Units Paying Rent	39,505, 100%	1,513,617	39,201,928
$199 or Less	1,072, 2.71%, see rank	1.84%	1.50%
$200 to $299	1,539, 3.90%, see rank	3.23%	3.18%
$300 to $499	4,074, 10.31%, see rank	7.28%	7.37%
$500 to $699	10,509, 26.60%, see rank	15.00%	16.01%
$700 to $999	13,767, 34.85%, see rank	33.11%	29.17%
$1,000 to $1,499	7,145, 18.09%, see rank	26.04%	26.88%
$1,500 to $1,999	921, 2.33%, see rank	8.81%	9.79%
$2,000 or More	478, 1.21%, see rank	4.70%	6.10%
Median	$748, see rank	$903	$920

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical gross rent data.

Vehicle Available

	Rockford Area	Illinois	U.S.
Occupied Housing Units	131,715, 100%	4,778,633	116,211,092
No Vehicles Available	9,954, 7.56%, see rank	10.79%	9.12%
1 Vehicles Available	44,850, 34.05%, see rank	35.14%	33.80%
2 Vehicles Available	51,302, 38.95%, see rank	36.99%	37.48%
3 or More Vehicles Available	25,609, 19.44%, see rank	17.09%	19.61%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical vehicle available data.