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Moline is one of the Quad Cities, along with neighboring Rock Island and the Iowa cities of Davenport and Bettendorf. The corporate headquarters of John Deere and the Quad City International Airport are located here.

1 Geography

Moline is located at 41°29'27" North, 90°30'7" West (41.490966, -90.502006) ¹.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 41.0 km² (15.8 mi²). 40.4 km² (15.6 mi²) of it is land and 0.6 km² (0.2 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 1.39% water.

2 Demographics

As of the census ² of 2000, there are 43,768 people, 18,492 households, and 11,594 families residing in the city. The population density is 1,083.3/km² (2,805.7/mi²). There are 19,487 housing units at an average density of 482.3/km² (1,249.2/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 88.38% White, 3.09% African American, 0.20% Native American, 1.39% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 5.08% from other racesThe United States Census Bureau uses the federal government's definitions of race when performing a census. These definitions have and may change between each census. The racial categories are officially described as follows:¹ The categories represent a s, and 1.85% from two or more races. 11.91% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There are 18,492 households out of which 28.8% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.8% are married couples living together, 10.4% have a female householder with no husband present, and 37.3% are non-families. 31.9% of all households are made up of individuals and 12.6% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.35 and the average family size is 2.97.

In the city the population is spread out with 24.0% under the age of 18, 9.2% from 18 to 24, 27.8% from 25 to 44, 23.6% from 45 to 64, and 15.4% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 38 years. For every 100 females there are 91.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 88.9 males.

The median income for a household in the city is $39,363, and the median income for a family is $48,207. Males have a median income of $36,586 versus $24,711 for females. The per capita income for the city is $21,557. 9.5% of the population and 7.1% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 14.1% of those under the age of 18 and 5.1% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.