Editing Quad Cities (section)

==Demographics==
According to the [[2010 United States Census]] Count, the metropolitan area grew to 471,551.<ref name=2010pop>{{cite web|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=DEC_10_PL_GCTPL2.ST05&prodType=table|title=American FactFinder|publisher=United States Census Bureau|year=2010|access-date=2011-05-26}} {{dead link|bot=medic|date=April 2020}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}'''Note''': Quad City population is equivalent to adding up the populations of [[Scott County, Iowa]] and [[Rock Island County, IL|Rock Island]], [[Mercer County, IL|Mercer]], and [[Henry County, IL|Henry]] Counties in Illinois.</ref> As of the 2000 census, a total of 96,495 households and 60,535 families resided in the area.

===Race and ethnicity===
The [[Race (United States Census)|racial makeup]] of the area is 90.6% White (410,861), 3.7% Black or African American (27,757), 0.6% American Indian and Alaskan Native (1,255), 1.0% Asian (6,624), 0.03% Pacific Islander (156), and 2.0% from two or more races (11,929). 7.1% of the population is Hispanic or Latino of any race (37,070).<ref name="Quad Cities Chamber">https://www.quadcitieschamber.com/Quad{{Dead link|date=March 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Cities Chamber-Quad Cities Demographics.pdf</ref> The predominant ethnicities in the Quad Cities are of northern European descent, including [[German Americans|German]], [[Irish Americans|Irish]], and [[English Americans|English]], as well [[Scandinavian Americans|Scandinavian]] (Mostly [[Swedish Americans|Swedish]] and [[Norwegian Americans|Norwegian]]) and [[Dutch Americans|Dutch]]. The primary [[minority groups]] in the area are [[African Americans in Davenport, Iowa|African-Americans]], which in Davenport make up the third largest black population in the state of Iowa, a community [[African Americans in Davenport, Iowa|dating back to the 1830s]] when Iowa was a [[Slave states and free states|free territory]]. Many of the city's African-American residents have roots in the Southern/Border states of the U.S., including Mississippi, Arkansas, Alabama, and Missouri. The most significant Asian-American populations are [[South Asian]] and [[Vietnamese American]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://davenport.areaconnect.com/statistics.htm|title=Davenport Population and Demographics (Davenport, IA)|website=davenport.areaconnect.com|access-date=June 3, 2022|archive-date=March 29, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220329014510/https://davenport.areaconnect.com/statistics.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bettendorf.areaconnect.com/statistics.htm|title=Bettendorf Population and Demographics (Bettendorf, IA)|website=bettendorf.areaconnect.com|access-date=June 3, 2022|archive-date=March 17, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220317144400/https://bettendorf.areaconnect.com/statistics.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://rockisland.areaconnect.com/statistics.htm|title=Rock Island Population and Demographics (Rock Island, IL)|website=rockisland.areaconnect.com|access-date=June 3, 2022|archive-date=January 28, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220128224426/https://rockisland.areaconnect.com/statistics.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://molineil.areaconnect.com/statistics.htm|title=Moline Population and Demographics (Moline, IL)|website=molineil.areaconnect.com|access-date=June 3, 2022|archive-date=March 30, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220330072155/https://molineil.areaconnect.com/statistics.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Religion===
According to resources, [[Christianity]] is the largest religion practiced in the area. However, the two states have a different population of Christian groups. In Davenport and Bettendorf, [[Catholics]] make up an 18.5% plurality, but [[Protestants]] with 15.1% [[Mainline Protestant|Mainline]] and 11.6% [[Evangelical]] make up large minorities as well. The [[Black church|Black Protestants]] on the Iowa side comes in at 1.2%. On the Illinois side, between Rock Island, Moline, and East Moline, Catholicism is less prevalent at 12.4%, and at 12.5% Evangelical and 11.0% Mainline have smaller declines.{{cn|date=February 2023}}

The [[Jewish]] population is about 500–600, which is down from about 1,800–2,000 in the 1950s and 1960s.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://qctimes.com/jews-in-the-quad-cities/article|title=Jews in the Quad Cities|work=Quad City Times}}{{Dead link|date=December 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>