| Rockdale | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Motto: | "Harmony And Industry" |
| Mapsize: | 260px |
| Image Map1: | Illinois in United States (US48).svg |
| Map Caption1: | Location of Illinois in the United States |
| Coordinates: | 41.5075°N -88.1153°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Illinois |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Will |
| Subdivision Type3: | Township |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Title1: | Village president |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 3.65 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 1.41 |
| Area Land Km2: | 3.65 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 1.41 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 2012 |
| Population Density Km2: | 550.60 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 1425.94 |
| Timezone1: | CST |
| Utc Offset1: | -6 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | -5 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP Code(s) |
| Postal Code: | 60436 |
| Area Code: | 815 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 17-64902 |
| Blank2 Name Sec2: | Wikimedia Commons |
| Blank2 Info Sec2: | Rockdale, Illinois |
Rockdale is a village in Will County, Illinois, United States which had a population of 1,976 during the 2010 census.
Rockdale is located at 41.5075°N -88.1153°W (41.507480, -88.115233).[2] It is immediately south of the city of Joliet, and is about 36miles southwest of Chicago.
According to the 2010 census, Rockdale has a total area of 0.79sqmi, all land.[3] Rockdale was founded in 1894 by a group of local businessmen.
As of the census[4] of 2000, there were 1,888 people, 762 households, and 473 families residing in the village. The population density was 2377.4sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 826 housing units at an average density of 1040.1sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the village was 82.89% White, 0.85% African American, 0.48% Native American, 0.37% Asian, 10.86% from other races, and 4.56% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 21.98% of the population.
There were 762 households, out of which 30.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.0% were married couples living together, 10.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.8% were non-families. 31.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 3.11.
The median income for a household in the village was $39,954, and the median income for a family was $47,232. Males had a median income of $35,761 versus $24,375 for females. The per capita income for the village was $18,738. About 7.7% of families and 9.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.1% of those under age 18 and 4.5% of those age 65 or over.
The village's fire suppression services are operated by the Rockdale Fire Protection district. EMS is provided by Daley's Ambulance, and law enforcement by Rockdale Police.
Pace provides bus service on Route 505 connecting Rockdale to downtown Joliet and other destinations.[5]