COMPARING TWO PLACES
Rock Island vs Moline
PLACE A
Rock Island, Oklahoma
VS
PLACE B
Moline, Illinois
Rock Island is 98% smaller than Moline. Moline earns more, with a median household income $22,587 higher. Rock Island has grown faster since 2000 (11% vs -1%).
ROCK ISLANDMOLINEDIFFERENCE
Total population75742,362−98% vs Moline
Population density622,529−2,466
Population growth11.0%-1.1%+12.1 pts
Median age42.938.0+4.9
Male48.5%49.7%−1.2 pts
Female51.5%50.3%+1.2 pts
Foreign-born1.5%11.1%−9.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic77.9%62.1%+15.9 pts
Black0.0%10.5%−10.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino3.2%19.8%−16.5 pts
Asian0.0%3.2%−3.2 pts
Other18.9%4.4%+14.4 pts
Median household income$45,114$67,701−$22,587
Per capita income$26,317$36,476−$10,159
Poverty rate28.1%15.5%+12.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5090.427+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher13.1%28.8%−15.7 pts
Graduate degree3.0%10.4%−7.5 pts
Unemployment rate5.5%6.8%−1.4 pts
Labor force participation49.0%65.6%−16.6 pts
Median home value$134,700$146,300−$11,600
Median gross rent$772$900−$128
Owner-occupied73.3%67.3%+6.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate12.3%6.3%+6.0 pts
Rent-burdened households32.9%43.7%−10.8 pts
Average commute32.218.0+14.2
Worked from home6.2%9.8%−3.7 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.8%−1.8 pts
Uninsured15.5%7.6%+7.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025