East Moline, Illinois

Geography

According to the 2010 census, East Moline has a total area of 14.76 sqmi, all land.{{cite web |access-date=December 27, 2015 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213071715/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1722073 |archive-date=February 13, 2020 |url-status=dead

Demographics

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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. The actual count for 2000 increased from 20,333 to 21,431 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.

2020 census

2000 census

As of the United States census taken in 2000, there were 20,333 people, 8,510 households, and 5,369 families living in the city. The population density was 2,254.9 PD/sqmi. There were 8,988 housing units at an average density of 996.7 /sqmi. 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.

Economy

Top employers

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

Education

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.

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.

;Special Education schools:

• Black Hawk Area Special Education District (BHASED)

Transportation

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

Notable people

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

References

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