East Moline vs Rock Island

A side-by-side comparison of East Moline and Rock Island: population, income, housing, and more.

East Moline and Rock Island are places in Illinois. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Rock Island has the higher population (36,758 vs 20,837 in East Moline). East Moline has the higher median household income ($63,328 vs $57,292 in Rock Island). East Moline has the higher median home value ($135,300 vs $118,400 in Rock Island).

Population, income & housing

	East Moline	Rock Island
Population	20,837	36,758
Median age	37.3 yrs	37.1 yrs
Median household income	$63,328	$57,292
Median home value	$135,300	$118,400
Median gross rent	$826	$819
Housing units	8,935	17,262
Homeownership rate	64.6%	63.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.0%	22.4%
Unemployment rate	3.7%	6.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Moline	Rock Island
Population	20,916 → 20,837 (-0.4%)	38,111 → 36,758 (-3.6%)
Median household income	$53,660 → $63,328 (+18.0%)	$48,680 → $57,292 (+17.7%)
Median home value	$110,800 → $135,300 (+22.1%)	$104,600 → $118,400 (+13.2%)
Median gross rent	$658 → $826 (+25.5%)	$729 → $819 (+12.3%)

East Moline

Population

20,91620,837

Median household income

$53,660$63,328

Median home value

$110,800$135,300

Median gross rent

$658$826

Rock Island

Population

38,11136,758

Median household income

$48,680$57,292

Median home value

$104,600$118,400

Median gross rent

$729$819

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	East Moline	Rock Island
Under 5	7.8%	5.7%
5 to 17	18.7%	15.2%
18 to 24	7.1%	14.9%
25 to 34	12.5%	12.3%
35 to 44	14.1%	11.1%
45 to 54	12.7%	9.6%
55 to 64	10.8%	13.0%
65 to 74	9.1%	11.0%
75 and over	7.2%	7.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Moline	Rock Island
White (non-Hispanic)	52.2%	63.7%
Black or African American	19.7%	15.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	2.8%	3.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.2%
Two or more races	5.9%	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino	19.2%	13.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East Moline	Rock Island
No high school diploma	13.5%	10.1%
High school graduate	32.4%	30.9%
Some college or associate's	33.0%	36.6%
Bachelor's degree	14.2%	12.7%
Graduate or professional degree	6.8%	9.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Moline	Rock Island
Drove alone	79.0%	76.4%
Carpooled	8.6%	6.9%
Public transit	1.2%	2.4%
Walked	5.8%	4.3%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.1%
Worked from home	3.4%	8.8%
Other means	1.7%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Moline	Rock Island
1-unit, detached	63.4%	66.3%
1-unit, attached	4.7%	4.1%
2 to 4 units	8.0%	9.1%
5 to 19 units	10.5%	11.0%
20 or more units	11.1%	8.4%
Mobile home & other	2.3%	1.0%

Poverty & households

	East Moline	Rock Island
Poverty rate	18.1%	20.9%
Average household size	2.39	2.15
Mean commute (minutes)	19	20
Median year structure built	1967	1952