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Rapids City, Illinois: commercial real estate data.
Rapids City is a Census village of 980 people across 1.63 square miles of land, in Rock Island County. Median household income is $83,125, 96.1 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Rapids City
What Rapids City is
- Census place typevillage
- Land area1.63 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land603
- County holding the largest share of its areaRock Island County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Rapids City
- Population980
- Median age49.9
- Population under 18172 plus or minus 48
- Share under 1817.6 percent plus or minus 4.1
- Population 65 and over280 plus or minus 72
- Share 65 and over28.6 percent plus or minus 6.0
- Households414
- Family households310
- Share of households that are families74.9 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Rapids City
- Median household income$83,125
- Per capita income$42,954
- Civilian labor force479
- Employed449 plus or minus 95
- Unemployed30 plus or minus 20
- Unemployment rate6.3 percent plus or minus 4.0
- Adults 25 and over710
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher92.3 percent plus or minus 19.7
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher23.2 percent plus or minus 6.2
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree8.5 percent plus or minus 3.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Rapids City
- Housing units443
- Occupied units414
- Vacant units29 plus or minus 17
- Vacancy rate6.5 percent plus or minus 3.7
- Owner occupied398
- Renter occupied16 plus or minus 14
- Ownership rate96.1 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$203,700
- Single family units443
- Share single family100.0 percent plus or minus 22.1
- Units in buildings of two or more0
- Share in buildings of two or more0.0 percent
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1972
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Rapids City gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute396 plus or minus 88
- Commuting under 15 minutes101 plus or minus 40
- Share commuting under 15 minutes25.5 percent plus or minus 8.4
- Commuting 30 minutes or more65 plus or minus 29
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more16.4 percent plus or minus 6.5
- Drove alone87.5 percent
- Carpooled3.0 percent plus or minus 2.2
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home8.3 percent plus or minus 5.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Flood risk in Rapids City
- NFIP communityVillage of Rapids City
- NFIP community number170593
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date04/05/10
The Village of Rapids City participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 170593 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Rock Island County, not Rapids City
Rock Island County context, not Rapids City figures
- Establishments in Rock Island County2,992
- Covered employment, Rock Island County70,119
- Average annual pay, Rock Island County$72,332
- Housing units permitted, Rock Island County140
Every figure in this section is published for Rock Island County as a whole and is not a measurement of Rapids City.
All Rock Island County figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Rapids City questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Rapids City, Illinois?
980, in 414 households. Rapids City village covers 1.63 square miles of land, which is 603 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Rapids City in?
Rock Island County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Rapids City?
$83,125. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $203,700. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Rapids City in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Rapids City appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Rapids City, village of, community 170593, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Rapids City figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Rock Island County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Rapids City.
Is zoning published for Rapids City?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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