COMPARING TWO PLACES
Rapids City vs Moline
PLACE A
Rapids City, Illinois
VS
PLACE B
Moline, Illinois
Rapids City is 98% smaller than Moline. Rapids City earns more, with a median household income $15,424 higher.
RAPIDS CITYMOLINEDIFFERENCE
Total population93942,362−98% vs Moline
Population density5772,529−1,951
Population growth0.5%-1.1%+1.7 pts
Median age49.938.0+11.9
Male51.3%49.7%+1.6 pts
Female48.7%50.3%−1.6 pts
Foreign-born1.2%11.1%−9.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic87.6%62.1%+25.5 pts
Black0.1%10.5%−10.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino7.2%19.8%−12.5 pts
Asian0.4%3.2%−2.8 pts
Other4.7%4.4%+0.2 pts
Median household income$83,125$67,701+$15,424
Per capita income$42,954$36,476+$6,478
Poverty rate3.3%15.5%−12.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3800.427−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher23.2%28.8%−5.6 pts
Graduate degree8.5%10.4%−2.0 pts
Unemployment rate6.3%6.8%−0.6 pts
Labor force participation58.3%65.6%−7.3 pts
Median home value$203,700$146,300+$57,400
Median gross rent$1,193$900+$293
Owner-occupied96.1%67.3%+28.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate6.5%6.3%+0.2 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%43.7%−43.7 pts
Average commute21.118.0+3.2
Worked from home8.3%9.8%−1.5 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.8%−1.8 pts
Uninsured0.9%7.6%−6.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025