ZIP 61071 · Rock Falls
Who lives in ZIP code 61071 (Rock Falls, IL): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Rock Falls, IL · Whiteside County
uszips 2026
People13,581
Median age40.5
Household income$60,508
Home value$103,100
Median rent$797/mo
Poverty18.1%
College degree+15.9%
Commute18 min
Place
- Metro area
- Sterling, IL (micro)
- Wider region
- Dixon-Sterling, IL
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 72 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 5,810
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
20.1% are 65 or older; 77.8% are adults.
Household income
28.2% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $35,616.
Education (adults 25+)
38.8% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
16.2% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 45.3%
- Never married
- 30.9%
- Divorced
- 16.1%
- Widowed
- 7.6%
- Family size
- 2.92
- Dual-income families
- 50.7%
Housing
- Own their home
- 75.8%
- Rent burden
- 34.3%
- Men / women
- 50% / 50%
Work
- In labor force
- 63.3%
- Unemployment
- 5.2%
- Self-employed
- 7.9%
- Farmers
- 1.2%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 9.3%
- Veterans
- 8.7%
- With a disability
- 18.1%
- No health insurance
- 5.5%
- Limited English
- 0.7%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.