Dixon, IL (Illinois) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 15,033 (Urban population: 15,021 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 12 (all nonfarm))

Dixon, Illinois Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 6,129 (5,670 occupied: 3,766 owner occupied, 1,904 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	34%
State:	33%

Housing density: 969 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $284,819.

Median contract rent in 2007: $472 (lower quartile is $363, upper quartile is $562)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $440

Median gross rent in Dixon, IL in 2007: $568

Housing units in Dixon with a mortgage: 2,092 (188 second mortgage, 330 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,332

Dixon,IL index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $122,224 (it was $74,300 in 2000)

Dixon:	$122,224
Illinois:	$208,800

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $92,557 - $159,540

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $135,941
Here: $135,941
State: $269,211

Townhouses or other attached units: $113,378
Here: $113,378
State: $258,887

In 2-unit structures: $130,527
Here: $130,527
State: $320,810

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $236,164
Here: $236,164
State: $330,214

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $160,475
Here: $160,475
State: $275,408

Mobile homes: $17,805
Here: $17,805
State: $35,670

Household type by relationship

Households: 13,261

In family households: 10,596 (2,686 male householders, 780 female householders)
2,675 spouses, 3,772 children (3,412 natural, 106 adopted, 254 stepchildren), 200 grandchildren, 41 brothers or sisters, 41 parents, 102 other relatives, 299 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 2,665 (937 male householders (750 living alone)), 1,260 female householders (1,113 living alone)), 468 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 2,707 (2,501 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,574 2-persons, 741 3-persons, 688 4-persons, 317 5-persons, 100 6-persons, 46 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,863 1-person, 270 2-persons, 46 3-persons, 18 4-persons.

2,132 married couples with children.
927 single-parent households (193 men, 734 women).

95.8% of residents of Dixon speak English at home.
1.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (65% speak English very well, 8% speak English well, 17% speak English not well, 10% don't speak English at all).
1.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (89% speak English very well, 11% speak English well).
0.8% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (40% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 36% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (73% speak English very well, 27% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 419 (2.6%)
(45.8% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.0
State:	6.1

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.2
State:	4.1

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Dixon, Illinois:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 7 3 rooms: 58 4 rooms: 384 5 rooms: 860 6 rooms: 1,066 7 rooms: 619 8 rooms: 386 9 or more rooms: 386

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Dixon, Illinois:
	1 room: 7 2 rooms: 181 3 rooms: 382 4 rooms: 575 5 rooms: 398 6 rooms: 203 7 rooms: 81 8 rooms: 56 9 or more rooms: 21

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 16
1995 to 1998: 180
1990 to 1994: 132
1980 to 1989: 270
1970 to 1979: 643
1960 to 1969: 860
1950 to 1959: 938
1940 to 1949: 659
1939 or earlier: 2,431

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Dixon:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 103 2 bedrooms: 1,040 3 bedrooms: 1,859 4 bedrooms: 621 5 or more bedrooms: 143

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Dixon:
	no bedroom: 31 1 bedroom: 659 2 bedrooms: 841 3 bedrooms: 259 4 bedrooms: 98 5 or more bedrooms: 16

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Dixon in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 135 1 vehicle: 1,257 2 vehicles: 1,631 3 vehicles: 571 4 vehicles: 134 5 or more vehicles: 38

Cars and other vehicles available in Dixon in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 446 1 vehicle: 952 2 vehicles: 395 3 vehicles: 80 4 vehicles: 14 5 or more vehicles: 17

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Dixon, IL:

Less than $10,000: 19
$10,000 to $14,999: 10
$15,000 to $19,999: 21
$20,000 to $24,999: 24
$25,000 to $29,999: 20
$30,000 to $34,999: 13
$35,000 to $39,999: 6
$40,000 to $49,999: 25
$50,000 to $59,999: 72
$60,000 to $69,999: 114
$70,000 to $79,999: 155
$80,000 to $89,999: 242
$90,000 to $99,999: 277
$100,000 to $124,999: 920
$125,000 to $149,999: 863
$150,000 to $174,999: 302
$175,000 to $199,999: 157
$200,000 to $249,999: 164
$250,000 to $299,999: 74
$300,000 to $399,999: 29
$400,000 to $499,999: 18
$500,000 to $749,999: 25
$750,000 to $999,999: 3
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Dixon rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Dixon:

Less than $100: 70 people
$100 to $149: 47
$150 to $199: 59
$200 to $249: 48
$250 to $299: 90
$300 to $349: 87
$350 to $399: 123
$400 to $449: 202
$450 to $499: 249
$500 to $549: 199
$550 to $599: 160
$600 to $649: 124
$650 to $699: 85
$700 to $749: 31
$750 to $799: 40
$800 to $899: 42
$900 to $999: 26
$1,000 to $1,249: 2
$1,250 to $1,499: 0
$1,500 to $1,999: 0
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 117

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 114 1990 to 1994: 50 1985 to 1989: 44 1980 to 1984: 6 1975 to 1979: 52 1970 to 1974: 30 1970 to 1974: 17 1965 to 1969: 106

Dixon, IL Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 74.7%
Number of people working at home: 147 (2.3% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 495
5 to 9 minutes: 1928
10 to 14 minutes: 1446
15 to 19 minutes: 687
20 to 24 minutes: 652
25 to 29 minutes: 183
30 to 34 minutes: 336
35 to 39 minutes: 70
40 to 44 minutes: 35
45 to 59 minutes: 135
60 to 89 minutes: 234
90 or more minutes: 155

Dixon mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 5,262 (81%)
Carpooled: 692 (11%)
Bus or trolley bus: 45 (1%)
Ferryboat: 9 (0%)
Taxi: 37 (1%)
Bicycle: 36 (1%)
Walked: 233 (4%)
Other means: 42 (1%)
Worked at home: 147 (2%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 476
$10,000 to $14,999: 438
$15,000 to $19,999: 475
$20,000 to $24,999: 577
$25,000 to $29,999: 367
$30,000 to $34,999: 430
$35,000 to $39,999: 411
$40,000 to $44,999: 371
$45,000 to $49,999: 348
$50,000 to $59,999: 592
$60,000 to $74,999: 473
$75,000 to $99,999: 456
$100,000 to $124,999: 130
$125,000 to $149,999: 54
$150,000 to $199,999: 40
$200,000 or more: 25

First ancestries reported:

German: 3256

Irish: 1448

Other groups: 1166

United States or American: 931

English: 849

Italian: 366

Swedish: 345

Norwegian: 294

French (except Basque): 284

Dutch: 228

Scotch-Irish: 194

Scottish: 192

Polish: 165

Hungarian: 87

British: 77

French Canadian: 75

Swiss: 60

European: 54

Czech: 51

Danish: 40

Austrian: 36

Albanian: 34

Welsh: 34

Scandinavian: 26

Pennsylvania German: 20

Finnish: 19

Canadian: 16

Romanian: 14

Subsaharan African:: 12

African: 12

Belgian: 10

Arab:: 9

Slovak: 8

Ukrainian: 8

Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac: 6

Greek: 6

Arab/Arabic: 6

Slovene: 6

Jordanian: 3

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

Mexico (29%)
Laos (10%)
United Kingdom (9%)
India (9%)
Germany (7%)
Philippines (6%)
Other Western Europe (5%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 12600
Northeast: 265
Midwest: 1485
South: 818
West: 273

54% of Dixon residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 48% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 76% lived in Illinois.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 134
Nursery to 4th grade: 29
5th and 6th grade: 49
7th and 8th grade: 299
9th grade: 171
10th grade: 295
11th grade: 400
12th grade, no diploma: 428
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,799
Less than 1 year of college: 525
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 749
Associate degree: 294
Bachelor's degree: 410
Master's degree: 160
Professional school degree: 72
Doctorate degree: 27

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 111
Nursery to 4th grade: 6
5th and 6th grade: 36
7th and 8th grade: 240
9th grade: 129
10th grade: 219
11th grade: 188
12th grade, no diploma: 195
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,775
Less than 1 year of college: 567
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 798
Associate degree: 309
Bachelor's degree: 525
Master's degree: 154
Professional school degree: 56
Doctorate degree: 18

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 6.0%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 4.7%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 12.1%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 27.7%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 9.3%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 0.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $42,556
Black householders: $34,335
Asian householders: $62,956
Some other race householders: $30,198
Two or more races householders: $42,896
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $35,694

Dixon household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Dixon household income for Black householders

Dixon household income for Asian householders

Dixon household income for Some other race householders

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Dixon household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

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Dixon marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $122,698
Black or African American householders: $119,267
Asian householders: $117,633
Some other race householders: $112,405
Two or more races householders: $161,092
Hispanic or Latino householders: $115,673

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 4,334
One, attached: 35
Two: 423
3 or 4: 375
5 to 9: 331
10 to 19: 53
20 to 49: 188
50 or more: 190
Mobile homes: 200

Median worth of mobile homes: $17,659

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Dixon:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (94%) Electricity (5%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (62%) Electricity (36%) Other fuel (2%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 346

Here:	21.4%
Illinois:	13.4%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 97

Here:	10.1%
Illinois:	11.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 82

Here:	15.2%
Illinois:	25.8%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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