East Moline is home to 20,904 people in Illinois. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 21% of adults. The typical home is worth $134,600, having risen by half since 2000. That trails the Illinois median by roughly 26%. 19.8% of locals live below the federal poverty line. Renters pay $868 a month at the median.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $61,779, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 38.9
US median: 38.9
Less educated
21% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about East Moline
What changed most since 1990
Black share9.9% → 20.6%(+10.8 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$114,483 → $134,600(+18%)US over the same years: +67%
White share80.4% → 52.9%(−27.5 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
East Moline's population equals 15% of Rock Island County's. Its number of people who work from home equals 8.1% of the county's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 26% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)23.4%(207)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)20.4%(180)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era28.5%(252)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War7%(62)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.2%(11)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 884 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
East Moline, decade by decade
East Moline population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
20,147
$59,392
$114,483
13.1%
42.1
2000
20,333
$65,281
$139,357
15.5%
53.6
2010
21,302
$56,819
$157,524
17.9%
66.9
2020
21,374
$62,284
$137,688
19.3%
78.7
2024
20,904
$61,779
$134,600
21.2%
80.3
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
