Rock Island, IL: Marketing for Dental & Medical Practices
Public data on Rock Island, and what we would do first for a practice there because of it.
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Local healthcare landscape in Rock Island
UnityPoint Health Trinity Rock Island is at 2701 17th Street in Rock Island and lists an Emergency Department, imaging, surgery and an outpatient lab, and its page shows it open 24 hours. UnityPoint Health Trinity describes itself as a regional integrated health care delivery system with hospitals in Rock Island and Moline, Illinois and Bettendorf and Muscatine, Iowa. The city's Community Plans page says long standing neighborhood areas are found throughout the city, especially north of 18th Avenue, and lists neighborhood plans for Broadway, Douglas Park, Greenbush, Keystone, Longview and Old Chicago. It also lists a College Hill District plan. The city's Historic Neighborhoods Stroll page points to the Victorian period in Broadway and the cottages of World War II in Westlawn.
Neighborhoods and areas
- Broadway
- Douglas Park
- Greenbush
- Keystone
- Longview
- Old Chicago
- College Hill
- Westlawn
Sources for this section
Rock Island at a glance
Furthest from the US: share of residents who speak Spanish at home (6.6% against 13.6%), then share with a bachelor's degree or higher (24.5% against 35.7%).
- Residents, July 2025 estimate36,225Down 2.3% from the April 2020 base of 37,096
- Median household income$59,041Well below both Illinois ($83,390) and the US ($80,734)
- Median age37.4Below both Illinois (39.0) and the US (38.9)
- Residents 65 and older18.8%Above both Illinois (17.0%) and the US (17.2%)
- Bachelor's degree or higher (residents 25+)24.5%Well below both Illinois (37.9%) and the US (35.7%)
- Speak Spanish at home (residents 5+)6.6%Well below both Illinois (14.0%) and the US (13.6%)
The share who speak Spanish at home is where Rock Island and Moline (5 miles apart) differ most: 6.6% against 11.1%, then the share with a bachelor's degree or higher (24.5% against 28.8%).
Who practices in Rock Island
People, not offices: each row counts NPI-registered providers whose practice address is in Rock Island, by primary specialty. Per resident, Rock Island is furthest above the US among optometrists (2.0 times the US rate) and lowest among plastic surgeons (none registered).
| Specialty | In Rock Island | Residents per provider | US | Against the US |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dentists | 16 | 1 per 2,264 | 1 per 1,340 | Well below |
| Chiropractors | 21 | 1 per 1,725 | 1 per 3,311 | Well above |
| Dermatologists | 0 | – | 1 per 17,857 | Well below |
| Physical therapists | 19 | 1 per 1,907 | 1 per 1,181 | Well below |
| Optometrists | 14 | 1 per 2,588 | 1 per 5,291 | Well above |
| Podiatrists | 3 | 1 per 12,075 | 1 per 14,706 | Well above |
| Plastic surgeons | 0 | – | 1 per 58,824 | Well below |
Private-sector health care employers in Rock Island County, 2024
Annual averages for 2024, county-wide. Offices of physicians are 38.6% of them, above the US share of 32.6%.
- Ambulatory health care establishments233Average employment 3,279
- Offices of physicians90
- Offices of dentists44
- Offices of other health practitioners72
What we'd prioritize for a Rock Island practice
Chosen by fixed rules from the figures above.
Room to stand out for dermatologists
No NPI-registered dermatologists list a practice address in Rock Island (nationally there is one for every 17,857 residents). That leaves fewer local competitors for a dermatologist in search; see our marketing for dermatologists.
Hold on to existing patients
Between April 2020 and July 2025, Rock Island lost 871 residents (−2.3%). With fewer new residents arriving, we would set up patient texting first, to keep existing patients coming back.
Stand out among the optometrists already here
Rock Island has 2.0 times the US number of NPI-registered optometrists per resident, one for every 2,588 residents. A clear focus and real reviews matter for a optometrist here; see our marketing for optometrists.
Put insurance and payment options up front
The median household income in Rock Island is $59,041, against $80,734 for the US. We would list plans accepted and financing options on every page of the website.
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Sources
- Census Bureau population estimates, July 1, 2025 estimates; April 1, 2020 estimates base
- Census Gazetteer files, 2025
- American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020-2024 5-year
- CMS NPI Registry, live registry as of 2026-11-01
- Census ZIP code relationship files, 2020
- 2020 Census block populations, April 1, 2020
- BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (private sector), 2024 annual averages
Provider counts use each NPI record’s practice ZIP code, split between places by where the ZIP’s 2020 census residents live.
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