East Moline, Illinois

East Moline, Illinois
City
East Moline in 1991
Flag
Interactive map of East Moline, Illinois
East Moline Show map of Illinois East Moline Show map of the United States
Coordinates: 41°30′40″N 90°23′10″W / 41.51111°N 90.38611°W / 41.51111; -90.38611[2]
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Rock Island County
Incorporated	1903
Area [1]
• City	14.59 sq mi (37.80 km2)
• Land	14.59 sq mi (37.80 km2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation [2]	577 ft (176 m)
Population  (2020)
• City	21,374
• Density	1,464.3/sq mi (565.38/km2)
• Metro	381,342 (134th)
• CSA	474,019 (US: 90th)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	61244[3]
Area codes	309, 861
FIPS code	17-22073
GNIS feature ID	2394602[2]
Interstates	I-74, I-80, I-88, and I-280
Website	www.eastmoline.com

East Moline is a city in Rock Island County, Illinois, United States. The population was 21,374 at the 2020 census.^[4] East Moline was incorporated in April 1907.^[5] It is one of the five Quad Cities at the confluence of the Rock and Mississippi rivers, along with neighboring Moline and Rock Island in Illinois and Davenport and Bettendorf in Iowa.

According to the 2010 census, East Moline has a total area of 14.76 square miles (38.23 km²), all land.^[6]

The population listed in the 2000 U.S. census mistakenly excluded the population of the East Moline Correctional Center and listed it as within the village of Oak Grove apparently mistaking Hillcrest Road in Oak Grove as the road of the same name where the prison is located in East Moline.^[11] The actual count for 2000 increased from 20,333^[12] to 21,431^[11] after including the prison population of 1,098. The U.S. Census Bureau did not adjust the racial and ethnic figures for the 2000 Census listed below.

As of the 2020 census, East Moline had a population of 21,374. The median age was 40.2 years. 22.5% of residents were under the age of 18 and 19.8% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 104.3 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 103.4 males age 18 and over.^[13][14]

99.4% of residents lived in urban areas, while 0.6% lived in rural areas.^[15]

There were 8,500 households in East Moline, of which 28.2% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 38.5% were married-couple households, 20.8% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 34.0% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 36.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.^[13]

There were 9,276 housing units, of which 8.4% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.9% and the rental vacancy rate was 10.1%.^[13]

As of the United States census taken in 2000,^[16] there were 20,333 people, 8,510 households, and 5,369 families living in the city. The population density was 2,254.9 inhabitants per square mile (870.6/km²). There were 8,988 housing units at an average density of 996.7 per square mile (384.8/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 80.04% White, 7.34% African American, 0.35% Native American, 2.25% Asian, 7.47% from other races, and 2.54% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 15.15% of the population.

Of the 8,510 households 29.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.1% were married couples living together, 13.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.9% were non-families. 32.1% of households were one person and 14.4% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.97.

The age distribution was 24.7% under the age of 18, 9.4% from 18 to 24, 26.5% from 25 to 44, 22.4% from 45 to 64, and 17.0% 65 or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.9 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $35,836, and the median family income was $44,695. Males had a median income of $35,263 versus $23,607 for females. The per capita income for the city was $18,245. About 11.6% of families and 13.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 20.3% of those under age 18 and 7.0% of those age 65 or over.

According to the city's 2021 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report,^[17] the top employers in the city are:

Portions of East Moline are divided between three elementary school districts: East Moline School District 37, Carbon Cliff-Barstow School District 36, and Silvis School District 34. Areas in these three districts are also in the United Township High School District 30. A small portion of East Moline to the East is in a K-12 school district, Riverdale Community Unit School District 100.^[18]

East Moline district schools include:

Elementary schools

• Hillcrest Elementary
• Ridgewood Elementary
• Wells Elementary
• Bowlesburg Elementary

Middle schools

• Glenview Middle School

Most of East Moline is zoned to United Township High School.^[18]

Special Education schools

• Black Hawk Area Special Education District (BHASED)

Quad Cities MetroLINK provides bus service on numerous routes connecting East Moline to destinations across the Quad Cities.^[19]

• Mike Butcher, MLB pitcher, pitching coach
• Charles F. Carpentier, businessman who served as mayor of East Moline^[20]
• Max Hodge, television writer
• Spike O'Dell, radio talk show host for WGN
• Laurdine Patrick, jazz musician who was born in East Moline

• City of East Moline
• East Moline School District