Census Data (2010)

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The section below is designed to provide a statistical snapshot of our community.  It contains information on the demographic, housing, educational, and other aspects from years 1970 – 2010.  This data has been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Population Trends (1970 – 2010)

Area Name	1970	1980	1990	2000	2010
Machesney Park	15,679	15,806	19,044	20,759	23,499
Winnebago County	246,623	250,884	252,913	278,418	295,266
Rockford MSA*	314,930	325,852	329,676	371,236	402,928
State of Illinois	11,427,409	11,446,801	11,430,602	12,419,293	128,306,632

* The Rockford Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) consists of Winnebago, Boone, and Ogle counties.

Population Density (2010)

Area Name	Total Population	Land Area (Square Miles)	Density (Persons per Square Mile)
Machesney Park	23,499	9.0	2,611
Winnebago County	295,266	519.0	568.9
Rockford MSA*	402,928	1,560.0	258.3
State of Illinois	12,830,632	55,748.0	230.2

* The Rockford Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) consists of Winnebago, Boone, and Ogle counties.

Population Age Structure (2010)

Machesney Park	Number	Percent
Total population	23,499	100.0
Under 5 years	1,469	6.3
5 to 9 years	1,540	6.6
10 to 14 years	1,648	7.0
15 to 19 years	1,707	7.3
20 to 24 years	1,283	5.5
25 to 29 years	1,485	6.3
30 to 34 years	1,431	6.1
35 to 39 years	1,700	7.2
40 to 44 years	1,750	7.4
45 to 49 years	1,915	8.1
Median Age		38.6 years

 

Household Characteristics (2010)

Machesney Park	Number	Percent
Total households	8,893	100.0
Family households (families)	6,510	73.2
– With own children under 18 years	2,788	31.4
Married-couple family	4,827	54.3
– With own children under 18 years	1,834	20.6
Female householder, no husband present	1,093	12.3
– With own children under 18 years	627	7.1
Non-family households	2,383	26.8
Householder living alone	1,842	20.7
Householder 65 years and over	680	7.7
Average household size		2.67
Average family size		3.03

Housing Characteristics (2010)

Machesney Park	Number	Percent
Total housing units	9,351	100.0
Occupied housing units	8,893	95.1
– Owner-occupied units	7,248	81.5
– Renter-occupied units	1,645	18.5
Vacant housing units	458	4.9
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)		2.1
Rental vacancy rate (percent)		6.6
Average household size (owner-occupied units)		2.67
Average household size (renter occupied units)		2.53

Income Characteristics (2010)

Machesney Park	Number/Percent
Total Households	8,893
Homeownerhip Rate	81.2%
Housing Units in Multi-Units Structures	8.9%
Persons Per Household	2.61
Per Capita Income 2011	$24,541
Median Household Income 2007-2011	$52,346
Persons Below Poverty Level	9.6%

 

Education – Language Characteristics (2010)

Machesney Park – Education – Language Char	Number
Living in the Same House One Year and Over	91.2%
Foreign Born Persons, Percent 2007-2011	3.8%
Language Other than English Spoken at Home	6.2%
High School Graduates Age 25+	86.1%
Bachelor’s Degree or Higher Age 25+	12.5%
Veterans 2007-2011	12.5%
Mean Travel Time to Work (Minutes) Ages 16+	23.2 Min