Photo: Alan Light · CC BY 2.0How is East Moline run?
East Moline’s city government spent $20.6 million on day-to-day services in the year to April 30, 2024, about $987 per resident. Water and other utilities ($8.7 million) are counted separately.
What stands out about how East Moline is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $987 per resident a year, or $2.70 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 30%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
No comparison or trend for East Moline yet
The fair comparison uses 2022, the last year the Census Bureau counted every government (later years are a sample), and East Moline’s 2022 figures are a Census estimate (it reported none of its 2022 dollars). It reported 2024 only (2022 is an estimate), so there is no trend yet either. The next full count is 2027.
How Town Hall compares budgets →The typical homeowner pays $3,576 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 2.66% of the home’s value, vs 2.01% across Illinois.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at East Moline’s rate.
Can I afford it? →The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate.
Tax bills are one input to East Moline’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in East Moline →
Who’s in charge in East Moline
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
East Moline’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on eastmoline.com ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 164 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (a Census estimate). Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (20,874).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2022
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
United Township High School District 30
East Moline’s high school district, shared with Carbon Cliff, Colona, Colona Township, Hampton Township, Hampton and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $15,130 per pupil, $8,783 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.
Illinois districts overall: 52% local, 38% state, 10% federal.
East Moline School District 37 · $20,740 per pupil
Silvis School District 34 · $16,425 per pupil
Riverdale Community Unit School District 100 · $14,727 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
East Moline’s votes are counted by county
Illinois reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for East Moline alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Rock Island County’s results.
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat53.4%34,126 votes
Donald J TrumpRepublican43.9%28,061 votesOthers: 2.6% (1,683 votes).
Most votes in Rock Island County: Kamala D Harris
Illinois: Harris 54.4%, Trump 43.5%
100% of East Moline lies in Rock Island County. Every 2024 race in Rock Island County is on the county’s page.
Rock Island County’s 2024 results →Official 2024 general election returns, as certified (MIT Election Data + Science Lab). Percentages are of votes for candidates; blank and spoiled ballots aren’t counted. Candidates are listed by votes, and party colors are neutral on purpose.
Portraits: Kamala D Harris: official vice-presidential portrait, Lawrence Jackson, The White House, 2021; Donald J Trump: official portrait, Shealah Craighead, The White House, 2017. All are U.S. government works in the public domain. A race shows photos only when every candidate has an official portrait; otherwise every candidate in it gets initials.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for East Moline.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: eastmoline.com ↗
- 2Illinois HouseEast Moline is split between 3 districts
- 3Illinois SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Illinois
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
How East Moline compares with the towns next door
East Moline’s 2022 figures are a Census estimate, so it isn’t placed among them. Neighbors that reported 2022 spent $26 to $3,464 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| South Moline Township | $26 | $3,814 |
| Moline Township | $35 | $2,780 |
| Hampton Township | $43 | $3,413 |
| Hampton | $1,062 | $3,848 |
| Silvis | $1,255 | $3,509 |
| Moline | $3,464 | $3,272 |
| East Moline | estimate | $3,576 |
Day-to-day spending in 2022, the last year every government was counted, for governments that reported it; hospital and utilities left out. Tax bill: the typical homeowner’s bill (Census ACS, 2020–24).
Reach East Moline’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about East Moline’s government
How much does East Moline spend per resident?
About $987 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to April 30, 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau.
What is the property tax rate in East Moline?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $3,576 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 2.66% of the typical home’s value, vs 2.01% across Illinois. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see eastmoline.com.
Who runs East Moline’s government?
See eastmoline.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for East Moline yet.
How did East Moline vote in 2024?
Illinois counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for East Moline alone. Rock Island County, where 100% of East Moline lies, voted Harris 53.4%, Trump 43.9% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for East Moline?
127 full-time and 24 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $874,267 (about $10.5M a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents East Moline in the state legislature?
East Moline is split among 3 State House districts and 2 State Senate districts, so your address decides. The Illinois Legislature’s lookup finds yours. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about East Moline’s government
Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.
Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments (2022, every government) and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances (2023–24, a sample) and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll; day-to-day spending is current operations, with hospitals, utilities and airports apart. School district: Census school finance survey, 2023–24. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 2020–24. Elections: official 2024 returns via the MIT Election Data + Science Lab; turnout uses Census citizen voting-age population (CVAP, 2020–24). Officials: Open States, names shown only with a current term (checked October 9, 2026). Districts: Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); legislators: Open States and congress-legislators. How Town Hall works →