East Moline vs Silvis

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

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

East Moline has the higher population (20,837 vs 7,939 in Silvis). Silvis has the higher median household income ($67,569 vs $63,328 in East Moline). Silvis has the higher median home value ($161,300 vs $135,300 in East Moline).

Population, income & housing

	East Moline	Silvis
Population	20,837	7,939
Median age	37.3 yrs	47.4 yrs
Median household income	$63,328	$67,569
Median home value	$135,300	$161,300
Median gross rent	$826	$975
Housing units	8,935	4,538
Homeownership rate	64.6%	54.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.0%	16.8%
Unemployment rate	3.7%	6.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Moline	Silvis
Population	20,916 → 20,837 (-0.4%)	7,497 → 7,939 (+5.9%)
Median household income	$53,660 → $63,328 (+18.0%)	$53,634 → $67,569 (+26.0%)
Median home value	$110,800 → $135,300 (+22.1%)	$117,600 → $161,300 (+37.2%)
Median gross rent	$658 → $826 (+25.5%)	$798 → $975 (+22.2%)

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

Silvis

Population

7,4977,939

Median household income

$53,634$67,569

Median home value

$117,600$161,300

Median gross rent

$798$975

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	East Moline	Silvis
Under 5	7.8%	4.8%
5 to 17	18.7%	12.4%
18 to 24	7.1%	6.2%
25 to 34	12.5%	14.1%
35 to 44	14.1%	11.0%
45 to 54	12.7%	10.1%
55 to 64	10.8%	14.8%
65 to 74	9.1%	13.5%
75 and over	7.2%	13.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Moline	Silvis
White (non-Hispanic)	52.2%	74.4%
Black or African American	19.7%	6.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	2.8%	2.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.4%
Some other race	0.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.9%	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino	19.2%	12.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East Moline	Silvis
No high school diploma	13.5%	4.4%
High school graduate	32.4%	39.7%
Some college or associate's	33.0%	39.1%
Bachelor's degree	14.2%	8.9%
Graduate or professional degree	6.8%	7.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Moline	Silvis
Drove alone	79.0%	81.7%
Carpooled	8.6%	13.4%
Public transit	1.2%	2.0%
Walked	5.8%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.4%	3.0%
Other means	1.7%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Moline	Silvis
1-unit, detached	63.4%	57.5%
1-unit, attached	4.7%	7.5%
2 to 4 units	8.0%	5.8%
5 to 19 units	10.5%	6.2%
20 or more units	11.1%	22.8%
Mobile home & other	2.3%	0.1%

Poverty & households

	East Moline	Silvis
Poverty rate	18.1%	16.2%
Average household size	2.39	1.95
Mean commute (minutes)	19	21
Median year structure built	1967	1974