Dixon, IL

Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)

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2024 Population
33,869
US Senator
Dick Durbin
Democratic Party
US Senator
Tammy Duckworth
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
43.1
0.233% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
11.8%
0.891% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$70,292
2.68% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$154,600
0.322% 1-year decline
2024 Employed Population
14,873
2.49% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Dixon, IL reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

98.6% of the residents in Dixon, IL are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Dixon, IL are Sauk Valley Community College (666 degrees awarded in 2023).

In 2024, the median property value in Dixon, IL was $154,600, and the homeownership rate was 73.6%.

Most people in Dixon, IL drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 24.6 minutes. The average car ownership in Dixon, IL was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Dixon, IL is home to a population of 33.9k people, from which 98.6% are citizens. As of 2024, 2.23% of Dixon, IL residents were born outside of the country (756 people).

In 2024, there were 15.7 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (28.3k people) in Dixon, IL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.8k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 975 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.6%
2024 Citizenship
98.6%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 98.6% of Dixon, IL residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Dixon, IL was 98.6%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Dixon, IL
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    28.3k ± 144
  2. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    1.8k ± 121
  3. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    975 ± 231
7.57%
Hispanic Population
2.56k people

In 2024, there were 15.7 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (28.3k people) in Dixon, IL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.8k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 975 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

7.57% of the people in Dixon, IL are hispanic (2.56k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Dixon, IL as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the MSA level, so we are showing data for Illinois.
Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    633,244 ± 19,044 people
  2. India
    161,770 ± 9,812 people
  3. Poland
    119,556 ± 8,449 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Illinois was Mexico, the natal country of 633,244 Illinois residents, followed by India with 161,770 and Poland with 119,556.

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Foreign-Born Population

2.23%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
756 people
2.3%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
784 people

As of 2024, 2.23% of Dixon, IL residents (756 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Dixon, IL was 2.3%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    579 ± 132
  2. Gulf War (1990s)
    318 ± 111
  3. Gulf War (2001-)
    213 ± 83

Dixon, IL has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.82 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Dixon, IL employs 14.9k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Dixon, IL were Manufacturing (2,482 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (2,418 people), and Retail Trade (1,561 people), and the highest paying industries were Public Administration ($82,375), Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($75,313), and Utilities ($69,625).

Employment

Occupations

14.9k
2024 Value
± 790
−2.49%
1 Year decline
± 7.62%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Dixon, IL declined at a rate of −2.49%, from 15.3k employees to 14.9k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Dixon, IL, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,526 people), Production Occupations (1,419 people), and Management Occupations (1,340 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Dixon, IL.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

14.9k
2024 Value
± 790
−2.49%
1 Year decline
± 7.62%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Dixon, IL declined at a rate of −2.49%, from 15.3k employees to 14.9k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Dixon, IL, are Manufacturing (2,482 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (2,418 people), and Retail Trade (1,561 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Dixon, IL, though some of these residents may live in Dixon, IL and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$52,705
Median earning men ± $2,624
$37,253
Median earning women ± $3,471

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($85,768), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($84,167), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($76,208).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($58,965), Public Administration ($56,750), and Manufacturing ($54,677).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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2.47%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 6.03M people employed in Illinois. This represents a 2.47% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 13%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Illinois.

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Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments
  1. 64
    Other Services (except Public Administration)
  2. 59
    Construction
  3. 38
    Health Care and Social Assistance

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The visualization shows the number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

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Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll
  1. $199k
    Manufacturing
  2. $105k
    Health Care and Social Assistance
  3. $47.5k
    Retail Trade

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Illinois went to Kamala Harris with 54.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (43.5%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.43%).

Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth are the senators currently representing the state of Illinois. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Illinois is currently represented by 17 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

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2024 Election Results
  1. Kamala Harris (54.4%)
    Democratic Party
  2. Donald J. Trump (43.5%)
    Republican Party
  3. Robert Kennedy (1.43%)
    Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Illinois went to Kamala Harris with 54.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (43.5%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.43%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Illinois for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Illinois

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Dick Durbin
Senator from Illinois2
Assumed office on January 3, 1997
Tammy Duckworth
Senator from Illinois3
Assumed office on January 3, 2017

Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth are the senators currently representing Illinois.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Illinois over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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Education

In 2023, universities in Dixon, IL awarded 666 degrees. The student population of Dixon, IL in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 553 male students and 880 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Dixon, IL are White (498 and 74.8%), Hispanic or Latino (102 and 15.3%), Black or African American (23 and 3.45%), and Two or More Races (20 and 3%).

The largest universities in Dixon, IL by number of degrees awarded are Sauk Valley Community College (666 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Dixon, IL are Liberal Arts & Sciences (239 and 35.9%), Nursing Assistant & Patient Care Assistant (122 and 18.3%), and Welding Technology (62 and 9.31%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 1,433 students enrolled in Dixon, IL, 38.6% men and 61.4% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 1,044 records, of which 62.2% were women and 37.8% men.

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Completions

Concentrations

Most Common
  1. Liberal Arts & Sciences
    122 degrees awarded
  2. Registered Nursing
    29 degrees awarded
  3. Biological & Physical Sciences
    20 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Dixon, IL was Liberal Arts & Sciences with 122 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Associates Degree from schools in Dixon, IL according to their major.

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Universities

Gender
Race
Sauk Valley Community College
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
666 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Sauk Valley Community College with 666 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

In 2023, 300 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Dixon, IL, which is 0.82 times less than the 366 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 498 degrees mean that there were 4.88 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 102 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Public, 2-year ($10,800) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($780) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($1,460) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Dixon, IL was $154,600 in 2024, which is 0.465 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $155,100 to $154,600, a 0.322% decrease. The homeownership rate in Dixon, IL is 73.6%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Dixon, IL have an average commute time of 24.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Dixon, IL is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$154,600
Median Property Value 2024
±$7,304
$9,821
Median Property Taxes
±$591

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Dixon, IL the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Dixon, IL compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

73.6%
Homeownership
2024
63.3%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 73.6% of the housing units in Dixon, IL were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 73.3%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$70,292
Median Household Income
± $2,918
13.3k
Number of Households
± 769

In 2024, the median household income of the 13.3k households in Dixon, IL grew to $70,292 from the previous year's value of $68,459.

The following chart displays the households in Dixon, IL distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Dixon, IL is from Illinois.
0.474
2023 Wage GINI in Illinois
0.477
2022 Wage GINI in Illinois

In 2023, the income inequality in Illinois was 0.474 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.554% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Illinois was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Illinois in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (82%)
  2. Carpooled (9.48%)
  3. Worked At Home (5.52%)

In 2024, 82% of workers in Dixon, IL drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (9.48%) and those who worked at home (5.52%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

24.6 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Dixon, IL have a shorter commute time (24.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 3.51% of the workforce in Dixon, IL have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Dixon, IL distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Dixon, IL have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

11.8% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Dixon, IL (3.71k out of 31.4k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 25 - 34, followed by Males 55 - 64 and then Females 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Dixon, IL is White, followed by Hispanic and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

96.2% of the population of Dixon, IL has health coverage, with 50.3% on employee plans, 14.5% on Medicaid, 17.5% on Medicare, 13.1% on non-group plans, and 0.925% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Illinois see 1,264 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,264 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1189 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 297 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.1% were men and 49.9% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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1,264 to 1
Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Illinois

Primary care physicians in Illinois see an average of 1,264 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,264 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Illinois in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

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Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 22.3% under 18 years, 18.6% between 18 and 34 years, 38.3% between 35 and 64 years, and 20.9% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.1% were men and 49.9% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

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Uninsured People

3.76%
Uninsured
50.3%
Employer Coverage
14.5%
Medicaid
17.5%
Medicare
13.1%
Non-Group
0.925%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Dixon, IL grew by 4.48% from 3.6% to 3.76%.

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