Dolton, IL

Census Place

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2024 Population
20,825
US Senator
Dick Durbin
Democratic Party
US Senator
Tammy Duckworth
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
40.3
0.75% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
21.7%
6.23% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$57,887
1.4% 1-year decline
2024 Median Property Value
$151,300
7.69% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
8,084
6.19% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Dolton, 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.

99.2% of the residents in Dolton, IL are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Dolton, IL was $151,300, and the homeownership rate was 72.6%.

Most people in Dolton, IL drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 30.7 minutes. The average car ownership in Dolton, IL was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Dolton, IL is home to a population of 20.8k people, from which 99.2% are citizens. As of 2024, 3.41% of Dolton, IL residents were born outside of the country (710 people).

In 2024, there were 17.5 times more Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents (18.7k people) in Dolton, IL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.07k White (Non-Hispanic) and 524 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.2%
2024 Citizenship
99.2%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.2% of Dolton, IL residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Dolton, IL was 99.2%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Dolton, IL
  1. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    18.7k ± 543
  2. White (Non-Hispanic)
    1.07k ± 318
  3. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    524 ± 387
1.85%
Hispanic Population
386 people

In 2024, there were 17.5 times more Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents (18.7k people) in Dolton, IL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.07k White (Non-Hispanic) and 524 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

1.85% of the people in Dolton, IL are hispanic (386 people).

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

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Global Diversity

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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

3.41%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
710 people
3.41%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
716 people

As of 2024, 3.41% of Dolton, IL residents (710 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 Dolton, IL was 3.41%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    205 ± 90
  2. Gulf War (1990s)
    155 ± 104
  3. Gulf War (2001-)
    145 ± 100

Dolton, IL has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.32 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Dolton, IL employs 8.08k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Dolton, IL were Health Care & Social Assistance (1,714 people), Transportation & Warehousing (1,474 people), and Retail Trade (1,158 people), and the highest paying industries were Finance & Insurance ($74,487), Wholesale Trade ($72,188), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($71,125).

Employment

Occupations

8.08k
2024 Value
± 879
−6.19%
1 Year decline
± 16%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Dolton, IL declined at a rate of −6.19%, from 8.62k employees to 8.08k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Dolton, IL, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,022 people), Healthcare Support Occupations (1,020 people), and Transportation Occupations (856 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Dolton, 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

8.08k
2024 Value
± 879
−6.19%
1 Year decline
± 16%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Dolton, IL declined at a rate of −6.19%, from 8.62k employees to 8.08k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Dolton, IL, are Health Care & Social Assistance (1,714 people), Transportation & Warehousing (1,474 people), and Retail Trade (1,158 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Dolton, IL, though some of these residents may live in Dolton, 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

$43,801
Median earning men ± $7,844
$38,096
Median earning women ± $3,749

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($75,556), Wholesale Trade ($72,188), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($61,964).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($74,103), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($55,719), and Manufacturing ($53,384).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
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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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

Voting results are not available for Dolton, IL. Showing the available data for Illinois.
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.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Dolton, IL was $151,300 in 2024, which is 0.455 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $140,500 to $151,300, a 7.69% increase. The homeownership rate in Dolton, IL is 72.6%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Dolton, IL have an average commute time of 30.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Dolton, IL is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$151,300
Median Property Value 2024
±$8,742
$5,677
Median Property Taxes
±$625

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 Dolton, IL the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

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Rent vs Own

72.6%
Homeownership
2024
66.4%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 72.6% of the housing units in Dolton, IL were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 72%.

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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.
$57,887
Median Household Income
± $5,078
7.82k
Number of Households
± 828

In 2024, the median household income of the 7.82k households in Dolton, IL declined from $57,887 from the previous year's value of $58,706.

The following chart displays the households in Dolton, 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 Dolton, 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 (68.1%)
  2. Worked At Home (11%)
  3. Carpooled (8.34%)

In 2024, 68.1% of workers in Dolton, IL drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (11%) and those who carpooled to work (8.34%).

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

30.7 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Dolton, IL have a longer commute time (30.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.39% of the workforce in Dolton, 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 Dolton, IL distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Dolton, IL have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

21.7% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Dolton, IL (4.41k out of 20.3k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 6 - 11, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Females 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Dolton, IL is Black, followed by White 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

91.4% of the population of Dolton, IL has health coverage, with 34.5% on employee plans, 34.9% on Medicaid, 13.3% on Medicare, 7.89% on non-group plans, and 0.746% 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, 49.1% were men and 50.9% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 26.6% under 18 years, 18.7% between 18 and 34 years, 36.3% between 35 and 64 years, and 18.4% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.1% were men and 50.9% were women.

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Uninsured People

8.6%
Uninsured
34.5%
Employer Coverage
34.9%
Medicaid
13.3%
Medicare
7.89%
Non-Group
0.746%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Dolton, IL declined by 14.6% from 10.1% to 8.6%.

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