City profile · Mid-size City
Rockford, Illinois
Reviewed Oct 17, 2026Who leads Rockford, with the evidence behind the record.
City leadership
- Leader
- Janessa Neal
- Role
- Mayor
- Form of government
- Mayor
- Population
- 150,115
- Census Bureau estimate
- Last verified
- Oct 17, 2026
- Confirmed by a reviewer against a source
- Last checked
- Oct 17, 2026
- The check matched the published record
Source & verification
- Verification sourcerockfordil.gov/176/Mayors-Office ↗
- Official leadership pagerockfordil.gov/176/Mayors-Office ↗
- City websiterockfordil.gov ↗
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Record history
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Leaders on record
- Janessa Neal CurrentMayor · added Oct 17, 2026 · verified Oct 17, 2026
- Thomas McNamara FormerMayor · added May 4, 2026
Reviewed changes
No reviewer-published changes yet.
Demographics
Census Bureau data for the city
- Population
- 150,115
- Median household income
- $50,744
- Median age
- 37.5
- Land area
- 65.31 sq mi
- Population density
- 2,298.5 per sq mi
- County
- Winnebago County
- Metro area
- Rockford, IL
City government
Budget and contact
- Annual budget
- ~$525M
- City hall phone
- (779) 348-7300
- Official website
- rockfordil.gov ↗
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