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South Moline township, Rock Island County, Illinois (IL)



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South Moline township, IL map Land area: 15.9 sq. mi.
Water area: 1.0 sq. mi.
Population: 36,586 (all urban)

Males: 17,399  (47.6%)
Females: 19,187  (52.4%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 36,152 (26,191 owner occupied, 9,961 renter occupied)
% of renters here:  28%
State:  33%


Races in South Moline township:

  • White Non-Hispanic: 85.2%
  • Black: 3.4%
  • American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.1%
  • Asian: 2.6%
  • Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0.0%
  • Hispanic or Latino: 7.4%
  • Two or more races: 1.3%
  • Some other race: 0.1%

Median age of males: 40.8
Median age of females: 42.8

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Average household size: 2.25

South Moline township:  2.3 people
Illinois:  2.6 people

Average family size: 2.85

Estimated median household income in 2007: $46,656 ($40,002 in 1999)
This township:  $46,656
Illinois:  $54,123

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $509 (lower quartile is $337, upper quartile is $587)
Here:  $509
State:  $669

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $116,877 (it was $86,600 in 2000)
South Moline township:  $116,877
Illinois:  $208,800
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $89,091 - $170,439

Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $144,305
Here:  $144,305
State:  $269,211

Townhouses or other attached units: $202,418
Here:  $202,418
State:  $258,887

In 2-unit structures: $289,238
Here:  $289,238
State:  $320,810

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $278,946
Here:  $278,946
State:  $330,214

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $117,988
Here:  $117,988
State:  $275,408

Mobile homes: $14,562
Here:  $14,562
State:  $35,670
Population density: 2296 people per square mile 
 
 (very high).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This township:  9.2%
Whole state:  10.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This township:  3.7%
Whole state:  5.1%

Cities in this township include: Moline, East Moline.

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Number of foreign born residents: 1,998 (39% naturalized citizens)

South Moline township:  5.5%
State:  12.3%

60% of South Moline township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 68% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 40% lived in Illinois.


Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 23886
  • Northeast: 527
  • Midwest: 7261
  • South: 1863
  • West: 855

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $69,600

South Moline township, Illinois satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.9%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

People in group quarters in South Moline township, Illinois
  • 328 people in nursing homes
  • 63 people in schools, hospitals, or wards for the mentally retarded
  • 16 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 15 people in homes for the mentally ill
  • 6 people in religious group quarters
  • 5 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
  • 5 people in hospices or homes for chronically ill

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 11,019
  • One, attached: 616
  • Two: 360
  • 3 or 4: 586
  • 5 to 9: 959
  • 10 to 19: 1,021
  • 20 to 49: 837
  • 50 or more: 882
  • Mobile homes: 637

Median worth of mobile homes: $9,999


Housing units in South Moline township with a mortgage: 5,972 (656 second mortgage, 574 home equity loan, 21 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 3,819



Year house built:

  • 1999 to March 2000: 181
  • 1995 to 1998: 377
  • 1990 to 1994: 501
  • 1980 to 1989: 1,533
  • 1970 to 1979: 3,476
  • 1960 to 1969: 4,192
  • 1950 to 1959: 2,676
  • 1940 to 1949: 1,976
  • 1939 or earlier: 2,005


Rooms in owner-occupied houses in South Moline township, Illinois:
  • 1 room: 14
  • 2 rooms: 63
  • 3 rooms: 238
  • 4 rooms: 1,271
  • 5 rooms: 2,946
  • 6 rooms: 2,439
  • 7 rooms: 1,536
  • 8 rooms: 1,367
  • 9 or more rooms: 1,056



Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in South Moline township, Illinois:
  • 1 room: 130
  • 2 rooms: 457
  • 3 rooms: 1,493
  • 4 rooms: 1,700
  • 5 rooms: 962
  • 6 rooms: 257
  • 7 rooms: 111
  • 8 rooms: 54
  • 9 or more rooms: 38



Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in South Moline township:
  • no bedroom: 26
  • 1 bedroom: 358
  • 2 bedrooms: 3,031
  • 3 bedrooms: 5,681
  • 4 bedrooms: 1,603
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 231



Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in South Moline township:
  • no bedroom: 209
  • 1 bedroom: 2,095
  • 2 bedrooms: 2,233
  • 3 bedrooms: 575
  • 4 bedrooms: 63
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 27



Cars and other vehicles available in South Moline township in owner-occupied houses/condos:
  • no vehicle: 386
  • 1 vehicle: 3,352
  • 2 vehicles: 5,090
  • 3 vehicles: 1,611
  • 4 vehicles: 380
  • 5 or more vehicles: 111



Cars and other vehicles available in South Moline township in n renter-occupied apartments
  • no vehicle: 964
  • 1 vehicle: 2,874
  • 2 vehicles: 1,182
  • 3 vehicles: 111
  • 4 vehicles: 56
  • 5 or more vehicles: 15



Owners and renters by unit type in %



Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders



Most common industries for males:



  • Machinery (12%)
  • Construction (8%)
  • Metal and metal products (6%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
  • Educational services (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (14%)
  • Educational services (11%)
  • Accommodation and food services (9%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)
  • Machinery (6%)
  • Public administration (4%)
  • Social assistance (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Computer specialists (4%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
  • Registered nurses (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)


Class of Workers


Most common first ancestries reported in South Moline township:
  • German (22.7%)
  • Irish (10.0%)
  • English (8.4%)
  • Swedish (8.1%)
  • United States or American (7.8%)
  • Belgian (7.6%)
  • Italian (2.3%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
  • Mexico (36%)
  • India (22%)
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina (5%)
  • Germany (4%)
  • China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (3%)
  • Other Western Europe (2%)
  • United Kingdom (2%)

Means of transportation to work

  • Drove a car alone: 14,988 (86%)
  • Carpooled: 1,604 (9%)
  • Bus or trolley bus: 193 (1%)
  • Taxi: 9 (0%)
  • Bicycle: 29 (0%)
  • Walked: 248 (1%)
  • Other means: 69 (0%)
  • Worked at home: 314 (2%)


Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (88%)
  • Electricity (10%)
  • Other fuel (1%)

People in group quarters in South Moline township, Illinois
  • 328 people in nursing homes
  • 63 people in schools, hospitals, or wards for the mentally retarded
  • 16 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 15 people in homes for the mentally ill
  • 6 people in religious group quarters
  • 5 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
  • 5 people in hospices or homes for chronically ill

91.0% of residents of South Moline township speak English at home.
4.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (53% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
2.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (67% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
1.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (71% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (80% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 9% speak English not well).

Household type by relationship


Households: 36,140
  • In family households: 29,532 (7,728 male householders, 2,445 female householders)
    8,085 spouses, 9,849 children (9,092 natural, 307 adopted, 450 stepchildren), 268 grandchildren, 175 brothers or sisters, 182 parents, 310 other relatives, 490 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 6,608 (2,394 male householders (2,019 living alone)), 3,460 female householders (3,151 living alone)), 754 nonrelatives
  • In group quarters: 433 (392 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 5,240 2-persons, 2,213 3-persons, 1,742 4-persons, 738 5-persons, 185 6-persons, 55 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 5,170 1-person, 629 2-persons, 36 3-persons, 19 4-persons.

5,308 married couples with children.
2,211 single-parent households (398 men, 1,813 women).


Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 420
Here:  11.7%
Illinois:  13.4%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 192
Here:  9.8%
Illinois:  11.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 137
Here:  8.9%
Illinois:  25.8%


Educational Attainment


School Enrollment by Level of School



Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)


Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)



Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)


Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)



Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)


Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)



Year Householders Moved Into Unit in South Moline township:

 

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