Dixon, IL Demographic Data
Dixon, IL Summary
Dixon is located in Lee County in Illinois
- Population: 15,332
- Area: 7.86 sq. miles
- Land Area: 7.43 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.43 sq. miles
- Population Density: 1,949.89 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 712.93 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Dixon, IL Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
6,514
44%
50.8
Male
8,288
56%
49.2
Total Population
14,802
323,128,000
Dixon, IL Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
845
5.7%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
887
6.0%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
664
4.5%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
694
4.7%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
1,064
7.2%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
2,053
13.9%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
2,051
13.9%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
2,489
16.8%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
1,074
7.3%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
900
6.1%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
923
6.2%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
856
5.8%
4.4
85 Years and Over
302
2.0%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
12,054
81.4%
77.2
Female
5,111
42.4%
51.3
Male
6,943
57.6%
48.7
21 Years and over
11,514
77.8%
73.1
62 Years and over
2,655
17.9%
18.8
65 Years and over
2,081
14.1%
15.2
Female
1,248
60.0%
55.8
Male
833
40.0%
44.2
Median Age (years)
40
0.0%
0.0
Dixon, IL Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
14,402
97.3%
96.8
White
12,457
84.2%
72.6
Black or African American
1,515
10.2%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
16
0.1%
0.8
Asian
100
0.7%
5.4
Asian Indian
13
0.1%
1.2
Chinese
49
0.3%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
10
0.1%
0.4
Vietnamese
3
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
25
0.2%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
61
0.4%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
20
0.1%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
19
0.1%
0.0
Samoan
13
0.1%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
9
0.1%
0.1
Some Other Race
253
1.7%
5.1
Two or More Races
400
2.7%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
1,266
8.6%
17.8
Mexican
1,001
6.8%
11.2
Puerto Rican
105
0.7%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
160
1.1%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
13,536
91.4%
82.2
Dixon, IL Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
324
3.0%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
1,330
12.5%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
3,240
30.4%
27.2
Some college, no degree
2,841
26.7%
20.6
Associate's Degree
1,048
9.8%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
1,212
11.4%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
653
6.1%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
1,654
15.5%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
8,994
84.4%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
1,865
17.5%
31.2
Dixon, IL Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
4,341
35.0%
33.7%
Now Married
5,201
41.9%
47.5
Divorced
1,691
13.6%
11.0%
Separated
239
1.9%
2.0
Widowed
934
7.5
5.8%
Dixon, IL Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
12,888
92.3%
78.4%
Languages other than english
1,069
7.7%
21.6%
Spanish
741
5.3%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
264
1.9%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
46
0.3%
3.5%
Other Languages
18
0.1%
1.1%
Dixon, IL Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
385
7.3%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
190
3.6%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
863
16.4%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
502
9.5%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
666
12.7%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
1,166
22.2%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
692
13.1%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
532
10.1%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
190
3.6%
5.8
$200,000 or more
78
1.5%
6.4
Median household income
51,000
57,617
Per capita income
21,809
31,128
Dixon, IL Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
10
0.2%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
492
8.4%
9.8
Construction
238
4.1%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
1,423
24.3%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
350
6.0%
6.6
Information
66
1.1%
2.1
Manufacturing
1,122
19.1%
10.1
Other services except public administration
277
4.7%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
426
7.3%
11.4
Public administration
296
5.0%
4.6
Retail trade
722
12.3%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
308
5.3%
5.2
Wholesale trade
132
2.3%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
346
5.9%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
1,726
29.4%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
1,194
20.4%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
1,557
26.6%
23.3%
Service occupations
1,039
17.7%
18.1%
Dixon, IL Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
5,786
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
4,917
85.0%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
549
9.5%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
37
0.6%
5.1
Walked
86
1.5%
2.7
Other means
96
1.7%
1.8
Worked at home
101
1.7%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
18.1
26.6
Dixon, IL Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
404
7.7%
8.7
1 vehicles
2,021
38.4%
33.2
2 vehicles
2,014
38.3%
37.1
3 or more
825
15.7%
21.0
Dixon, IL Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
5,264
89.3%
87.6
Owner Occupied
3,473
66.0%
63.1
Renter Occupied
1,791
34.0%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
634
10.7%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
4
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
10
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.4
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.1
0.0%
2.5
Dixon, IL Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
5,898
1 room
74
1.3%
2.4
2 rooms
68
1.2%
2.7
3 rooms
342
5.8%
9.1
4 rooms
905
15.3%
16.5
5 rooms
1,316
22.3%
19.8
6 rooms
1,106
18.8%
17.8
7 rooms
831
14.1%
12.0
8 rooms
402
6.8%
8.6
9 rooms or more
854
14.5%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Dixon, IL Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
5,898
1-unit, detached
4,333
73.5%
61.5
1-unit, attached
114
1.9%
5.9
2-units
344
5.8%
3.6
3 or 4 units
304
5.2%
4.4
5 to 9 units
269
4.6%
4.8
10 to 19 units
66
1.1%
4.4
20 or more units
357
6.1%
9.0
Mobile home
111
1.9%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Dixon, IL Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
2,131
36.1%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
450
7.6%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
901
15.3%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
785
13.3%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
695
11.8%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
211
3.6%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
305
5.2%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
397
6.7%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
23
0.4%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Dixon, IL Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
4,257
80.9%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
57
1.1%
4.7
Electricity
866
16.5%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
36
0.7%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
34
0.6%
0.5
No fuel used
14
0.3%
1.1
Dixon, IL Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
2,056
47295100.0
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
26
1.3%
7.0%
Less than $500
40
1.9%
1.6%
$2,000 to $2,499
93
4.5%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
322
15.7%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
484
23.5%
28.8%
$500 to $999
1,091
53.1%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
1,194
58.1%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
305
14.8%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
202
9.8%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
146
7.1%
7.0%
35.0% or more
209
10.2%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Dixon, IL Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
1,662
41,631,300
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
9
0.5%
11.9%
$2,500 to $2,999
12
0.7%
1.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
133
8.0%
28.3%
Less than $500
426
25.6%
10.7%
$500 to $999
1,082
65.1%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
129
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
636
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
378
23.0%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
244
14.8%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
326
19.8%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
100
6.1%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
40
2.4%
9.0%
35.0% or more
556
33.8%
40.7%
Not Computed
147
0.0%
0.0%
Dixon, IL Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
3,473
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
353
10.2%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
1,643
47.3%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
689
19.8%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
494
14.2%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
162
4.7%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
116
3.3%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
16
0.5%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
92,100
205,000
