COMPARING TWO PLACES
Moline vs Bettendorf
PLACE A
Moline, Illinois
VS
PLACE B
Bettendorf, Iowa
Moline and Bettendorf are close in size. Bettendorf earns more, with a median household income $32,794 higher. Bettendorf has grown faster since 2000 (18% vs -1%).
MOLINEBETTENDORFDIFFERENCE
Total population42,36240,710+4% vs Bettendorf
Population density2,5291,911+618
Population growth-1.1%17.7%−18.9 pts
Median age38.040.9−2.9
Male49.7%48.3%+1.4 pts
Female50.3%51.7%−1.4 pts
Foreign-born11.1%8.0%+3.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic62.1%80.4%−18.4 pts
Black10.5%2.5%+8.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino19.8%5.6%+14.1 pts
Asian3.2%7.0%−3.8 pts
Other4.4%4.4%+0.0 pts
Median household income$67,701$100,495−$32,794
Per capita income$36,476$56,237−$19,761
Poverty rate15.5%6.7%+8.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4270.461−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher28.8%50.7%−21.9 pts
Graduate degree10.4%22.4%−12.0 pts
Unemployment rate6.8%2.4%+4.5 pts
Labor force participation65.6%65.1%+0.5 pts
Median home value$146,300$306,500−$160,200
Median gross rent$900$1,187−$287
Owner-occupied67.3%75.0%−7.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate6.3%3.9%+2.5 pts
Rent-burdened households43.7%36.0%+7.7 pts
Average commute18.019.8−1.8
Worked from home9.8%11.0%−1.2 pts
Public transit to work1.8%0.3%+1.4 pts
Uninsured7.6%4.1%+3.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025