East Moline, Illinois demographics

East Moline, IL demographics: median age 38.9; 21.2% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · East Moline city, Illinois · Incorporated city · GEOID 1722073. The survey estimates a population of 20,904 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in East Moline is 38.9 years, with a 90% margin of error of 2.9 years. There are 8,617 households (±426). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	38.9 ±2.9	39.0 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 20,904
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Illinois	U.S.
Under 18	5,201 ±612	24.9% ±2.9 pp	21.8%	22.0%
18–34	4,099 ±483	19.6% ±2.3 pp	22.7%	22.8%
35–64	7,889 ±686	37.7% ±3.2 pp	38.5%	38.0%
65 and older	3,715 ±479	17.8% ±2.3 pp	17.0%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 20,904
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Illinois	U.S.
Male	9,797 ±487	46.9% ±2.1 pp	49.4%	49.5%
Female	11,107 ±544	53.1% ±2.4 pp	50.6%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 20,904
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Illinois	U.S.
White alone	12,274 ±864	58.7% ±4.0 pp	61.0%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	4,384 ±779	21.0% ±3.7 pp	13.6%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	96 ±123 · low precision	0.5% ±0.6 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.9%
Asian alone	601 ±375 · low precision	2.9% ±1.8 pp · low precision	6.0%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±24 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race alone	1,170 ±408	5.6% ±1.9 pp	7.9%	7.1%
Two or more races	2,379 ±538	11.4% ±2.6 pp	10.9%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 20,904
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Illinois	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	17,256 ±578	82.5% ±2.2 pp	81.2%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	3,648 ±508	17.5% ±2.4 pp	18.8%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 8,617
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Illinois	U.S.
Married-couple family	3,143 ±328	36.5% ±3.4 pp	45.3%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	453 ±163	5.3% ±1.9 pp	4.9%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	1,589 ±360	18.4% ±4.1 pp	11.9%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	2,914 ±422	33.8% ±4.6 pp	31.2%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	518 ±204	6.0% ±2.3 pp	6.7%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 8,617
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Illinois	U.S.
Households with people under 18	2,730 ±343	31.7% ±3.7 pp	28.6%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	5,887 ±553	68.3% ±5.5 pp	71.4%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 8,617
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Illinois	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	2,914 ±422	33.8% ±4.6 pp	31.2%	28.7%
Two-person households	2,786 ±426	32.3% ±4.7 pp	32.3%	33.8%
Three-person households	1,170 ±310	13.6% ±3.5 pp	14.7%	15.3%
Four-person households	898 ±252	10.4% ±2.9 pp	12.6%	12.6%
Five-person households	461 ±182	5.3% ±2.1 pp	5.8%	5.9%
Six-person households	246 ±152 · low precision	2.9% ±1.8 pp · low precision	2.1%	2.2%
Seven or more people	142 ±99 · low precision	1.6% ±1.1 pp · low precision	1.3%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 20,904
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Illinois	U.S.
Native	17,672 ±683	84.5% ±2.8 pp	85.3%	85.9%
Foreign born	3,232 ±520	15.5% ±2.5 pp	14.7%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 19,378
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Illinois	U.S.
English only	14,560 ±782	75.1% ±3.5 pp	76.0%	77.7%
Spanish	1,971 ±494	10.2% ±2.5 pp	14.0%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	712 ±245	3.7% ±1.3 pp	0.3%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	22 ±37 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	72 ±74 · low precision	0.4% ±0.4 pp · low precision	2.5%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	293 ±269 · low precision	1.5% ±1.4 pp · low precision	2.6%	2.0%
Korean	0 ±24 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	51 ±85 · low precision	0.3% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.9%	1.1%
Vietnamese	0 ±24 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	0 ±24 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	282 ±254 · low precision	1.5% ±1.3 pp · low precision	1.0%	1.1%
Arabic	139 ±133 · low precision	0.7% ±0.7 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	1,276 ±413	6.6% ±2.1 pp	0.6%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 14,065
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Illinois	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	1,978 ±391	14.1% ±2.7 pp	9.5%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	4,611 ±540	32.8% ±3.6 pp	25.1%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	3,227 ±493	22.9% ±3.4 pp	19.2%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	1,266 ±307	9.0% ±2.1 pp	8.3%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	2,067 ±464	14.7% ±3.2 pp	22.6%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	916 ±201	6.5% ±1.4 pp	15.3%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 20,839
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Illinois	U.S.
Same house	18,586 ±732	89.2% ±3.0 pp	88.9%	87.7%
Moved within same county	1,021 ±401	4.9% ±1.9 pp	6.4%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	799 ±284	3.8% ±1.4 pp	2.4%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	312 ±177 · low precision	1.5% ±0.8 pp · low precision	1.6%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	121 ±72 · low precision	0.6% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

4.9% of East Moline residents (±1.3 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 6.9% in Illinois and 8.4% nationally. 91.3% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	East Moline	Illinois	U.S.	Compared with Illinois
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	4.9% ±1.3 pp	6.9%	8.4%	Lower
Households with a broadband subscription Households	91.3% ±1.7 pp	90.8%	91.0%	Not statistically different
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	5.7% ±1.3 pp	4.8%	6.2%	Not statistically different

Reading and reusing the estimates

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