Rapids City is a village in Rock Island County,

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. The population was 964 at the time of the 2020 census; up from 959 at the 2010 census.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, Rapids City has a total area of , all land.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 953 people, 352 households, and 280 families residing in the village. The population density was . There were 367 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 98.53%

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, 0.10% Asian, 0.10%

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, 0.52% from other races, and 0.73% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 2.10% of the population. There were 352 households, out of which 34.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.2% were married couples living together, 5.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.2% were non-families. 16.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.71 and the average family size was 3.05. In the village, the population was spread out, with 25.1% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 28.3% from 25 to 44, 29.5% from 45 to 64, and 9.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.2 males. The median income for a household in the village was $44,474, and the median income for a family was $50,893. Males had a median income of $43,125 versus $24,808 for females. The

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for the village was $24,499. About 0.8% of families and 3.0% of the population were below the

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, including 4.8% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

Education

It is in the Riverdale Community Unit School District 100.
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{{authority control Villages in Rock Island County, Illinois Illinois populated places on the Mississippi River Cities in the Quad Cities Villages in Illinois