East Moline

Population: 20,837
Median household income: $63,328
Median home value: $135,300

Located in Rock Island County, Illinois, East Moline is a community with a population of 20,837. At $63,328, its median household income sits below Rock Island County's $66,768.

Between 2019 and 2023, East Moline's population held roughly steady from 20,916 to 20,837, while its median home value rose 22.1% from $110,800 to $135,300.

Owners occupy 64.6% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 37.3 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 20,837
Median age: 37.3 yrs
Median household income: $63,328
Median home value: $135,300
Median gross rent: $826
Housing units: 8,935
Homeownership rate: 64.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.0%
Unemployment rate: 3.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

20,91620,837

Median household income

$53,660$63,328

Median home value

$110,800$135,300

Median gross rent

$658$826

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	20,916	$53,660	$110,800	$658
2020	20,683	$51,388	$113,600	$690
2021	21,181	$55,529	$117,600	$741
2022	20,937	$60,032	$130,800	$776
2023	20,837	$63,328	$135,300	$826

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 57.8%

5 to 1718.7%

18 to 247.1%

25 to 3412.5%

35 to 4414.1%

45 to 5412.7%

55 to 6410.8%

65 to 749.1%

75 and over7.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,621	7.8%
5 to 17	3,897	18.7%
18 to 24	1,489	7.1%
25 to 34	2,599	12.5%
35 to 44	2,940	14.1%
45 to 54	2,651	12.7%
55 to 64	2,247	10.8%
65 to 74	1,899	9.1%
75 and over	1,494	7.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	10,871	52.2%
Black or African American	4,112	19.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	13	0.1%
Asian	585	2.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	30	0.1%
Two or more races	1,221	5.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4,005	19.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.5%

High school graduate32.4%

Some college or associate's33.0%

Bachelor's degree14.2%

Graduate or professional degree6.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,864	13.5%
High school graduate	4,486	32.4%
Some college or associate's	4,570	33.0%
Bachelor's degree	1,969	14.2%
Graduate or professional degree	941	6.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone79.0%

Carpooled8.6%

Public transit1.2%

Walked5.8%

Bicycle0.3%

Worked from home3.4%

Other means1.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	6,912	79.0%
Carpooled	756	8.6%
Public transit	105	1.2%
Walked	510	5.8%
Bicycle	23	0.3%
Worked from home	296	3.4%
Other means	152	1.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,382	28.2%
15 to 29 min	4,657	55.1%
30 to 44 min	1,090	12.9%
45 to 59 min	192	2.3%
60+ min	137	1.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.39
Poverty rate: 18.1% (3,513 of 19,406)

	Count	Share
Family households	5,119	63.2%
Nonfamily households	2,986	36.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1967

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	8,105	90.7%
Vacant	830	9.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	5,236	64.6%
Renter-occupied	2,869	35.4%

1-unit, detached63.4%

1-unit, attached4.7%

2 to 4 units8.0%

5 to 19 units10.5%

20 or more units11.1%

Mobile home & other2.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	5,664	63.4%
1-unit, attached	417	4.7%
2 to 4 units	712	8.0%
5 to 19 units	940	10.5%
20 or more units	996	11.1%
Mobile home & other	206	2.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1722073
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 15 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 41.5199, -90.3879