COMPARING TWO PLACES
Moline vs Rock Island
PLACE A
Moline, Illinois
VS
PLACE B
Rock Island, Oklahoma
Moline is 5496% larger than Rock Island. Moline earns more, with a median household income $22,587 higher. Rock Island has grown faster since 2000 (11% vs -1%).
MOLINEROCK ISLANDDIFFERENCE
Total population42,362757+5496% vs Rock Island
Population density2,52962+2,466
Population growth-1.1%11.0%−12.1 pts
Median age38.042.9−4.9
Male49.7%48.5%+1.2 pts
Female50.3%51.5%−1.2 pts
Foreign-born11.1%1.5%+9.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic62.1%77.9%−15.9 pts
Black10.5%0.0%+10.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino19.8%3.2%+16.5 pts
Asian3.2%0.0%+3.2 pts
Other4.4%18.9%−14.4 pts
Median household income$67,701$45,114+$22,587
Per capita income$36,476$26,317+$10,159
Poverty rate15.5%28.1%−12.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4270.509−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher28.8%13.1%+15.7 pts
Graduate degree10.4%3.0%+7.5 pts
Unemployment rate6.8%5.5%+1.4 pts
Labor force participation65.6%49.0%+16.6 pts
Median home value$146,300$134,700+$11,600
Median gross rent$900$772+$128
Owner-occupied67.3%73.3%−6.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate6.3%12.3%−6.0 pts
Rent-burdened households43.7%32.9%+10.8 pts
Average commute18.032.2−14.2
Worked from home9.8%6.2%+3.7 pts
Public transit to work1.8%0.0%+1.8 pts
Uninsured7.6%15.5%−7.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025