| Official Name: | Rock Island, Florida |
| Settlement Type: | neighborhood |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Total Km2: | 1.6 |
| Area Land Km2: | 1.6 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.0 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.6 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.6 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.0 |
| Population As Of: | 2000 |
| Population Total: | 3076 |
| Population Density Km2: | 1935.0 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 5011.6 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation M: | 1 |
| Elevation Ft: | 3 |
| Coordinates: | 26.1536°N -80.18°W |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 12-61412[1] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1853282[2] |
Rock Island was a census-designated place (CDP) in Broward County, Florida, United States. The population was 3,076 at the 2000 census. It is now a neighborhood of Fort Lauderdale.
Rock Island is located at 26.1536°N -80.18°W (26.153712, -80.180014).[3]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 1.6km2, all land.
As of the 2000 census, there were 3,076 people, 961 households, and 750 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 1947/km2. There were 1,015 housing units at an average density of 642.4/km2. The racial makeup of the CDP was 1.69% White (1.3% were Non-Hispanic White,)[4] 96.52% African American, 0.16% Native American, 0.23% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 0.20% from other races, and 1.14% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.88% of the population.
There were 961 households, out of which 29.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 37.5% were married couples living together, 34.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.9% were non-families. 19.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.17 and the average family size was 3.61.
In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 30.3% under the age of 18, 9.0% from 18 to 24, 27.0% from 25 to 44, 23.6% from 45 to 64, and 10.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 84.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 79.5 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $29,766, and the median income for a family was $37,200. Males had a median income of $28,547 versus $22,409 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $12,145. About 18.2% of families and 21.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 29.1% of those under age 18 and 34.0% of those age 65 or over.
As of 2000, English was spoken by 100% of the population.[5]