Demographics of Moline city, Illinois

Moline city, Illinois had 42,362 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −502 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Moline city, in four figures

42,362
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 42,197 ±364.; −1.2%
Change since July 2020: −502 people.; 38.0 ±1.6
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $67,701 ±$4,406
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Moline city, Illinois's population shrank 1.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Moline city, Illinois's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Moline city, Illinois's population shrank 1.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Moline city, Illinois's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	42,864	100.0	100.0
2021	42,433	99.0	100.2
2022	42,025	98.0	100.7
2023	42,012	98.0	101.6
2024	42,232	98.5	102.5
2025	42,362	98.8	103.1

Population of Moline city, Illinois on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	42,864	—
2021	42,433	−431
2022	42,025	−408
2023	42,012	−13
2024	42,232	+220
2025	42,362	+130

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 38.0 ±1.6: for men 37.2 ±1.3 and for women 39.5 ±2.0. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Moline city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Illinois	United States
Under 5	2,265 ±337	5.4% ±0.8	5.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	7,895 ±638	18.7% ±1.5	16.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	2,944 ±392	7.0% ±0.9	9.1% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	11,354 ±689	26.9% ±1.6	26.9% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	9,838 ±638	23.3% ±1.5	25.2% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	7,901 ±566	18.7% ±1.3	17.0% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $67,701 ±$4,406, and income per person $36,476 ±$1,733, in 2024 dollars. The median is $83,390 ±$362 in Illinois and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Moline city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Illinois	United States
Under $25,000	3,002 ±441	16.4% ±2.4	14.6% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	4,108 ±457	22.5% ±2.4	16.0% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	2,852 ±362	15.6% ±1.9	14.8% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	2,558 ±356	14.0% ±1.9	12.6% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	3,089 ±427	16.9% ±2.3	18.0% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,579 ±277	8.6% ±1.5	10.1% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1,101 ±184	6.0% ±1.0	13.8% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Moline city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Illinois	United States
All ages	6,429 ±1,081	15.5% ±2.6	11.8% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	2,565 ±532	26.2% ±4.9	15.1% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	2,992 ±474	13.9% ±2.1	11.0% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	872 ±214	8.6% ±2.0	10.6% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Moline city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Moline city	Illinois	United States
Housing units	19,523 ±545	5,457,452 ±471	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	93.7% ±0.6	92.3% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	6.3% ±1.3	7.7% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	67.3% ±2.0	67.1% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	32.7% ±2.3	32.9% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$146,300 ±$5,669	$263,300 ±$797	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$900 ±$40	$1,274 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1956 ±2	1971 ±2	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Moline city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Illinois	United States
Hispanic or Latino	8,335 ±767	19.8% ±1.8	18.8% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	26,190 ±1,094	62.1% ±2.5	58.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	4,439 ±929	10.5% ±2.2	13.3% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	1,357 ±371	3.2% ±0.9	5.9% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	2 to 26	< 0.1% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 45	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 129	0% to 0.3%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,786 ±423	4.2% ±1.0	3.4% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Moline city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Illinois	United States
Born in the state	26,307 ±1,016	62.3% ±2.3	66.5% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	10,561 ±913	25.0% ±2.2	17.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	630 ±255	1.5% ±0.6	1.3% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	4,699 ±677	11.1% ±1.6	14.7% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	1,869 ±423	4.4% ±1.0	7.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	2,830 ±615	6.7% ±1.5	7.0% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Moline city among the places of Illinois

36th of 337 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Illinois page.

Places of Illinois near Moline city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Glenview village	47,752 ±260
Plainfield village	46,708 ±218
Elmhurst city	45,671 ±45
Lombard village	43,619 ±334
Buffalo Grove village	42,891 ±67
Moline city	42,197 ±364
Belleville city	41,370 ±45
Romeoville village	41,152 ±75
Crystal Lake city	40,579 ±208
Bartlett village	40,501 ±76
DeKalb city	40,443 ±215

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Moline city, Illinois

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026