Demographics of Dixon city, Illinois

Dixon city, Illinois had 14,582 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −767 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Dixon city, in four figures

14,582
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 14,910 ±413.; −5.0%
Change since July 2020: −767 people.; 41.9 ±1.7
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $59,406 ±$4,100
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Dixon city, Illinois's population shrank 5.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Dixon city, Illinois's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Dixon city, Illinois's population shrank 5.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Dixon city, Illinois's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	15,349	100.0	100.0
2021	15,201	99.0	100.2
2022	14,774	96.3	100.7
2023	14,437	94.1	101.6
2024	14,483	94.4	102.5
2025	14,582	95.0	103.1

Population of Dixon city, Illinois on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	15,349	—
2021	15,201	−148
2022	14,774	−427
2023	14,437	−337
2024	14,483	+46
2025	14,582	+99

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 41.9 ±1.7: for men 41.5 ±2.0 and for women 42.4 ±2.4. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Dixon city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Illinois	United States
Under 5	608 ±153	4.1% ±1.0	5.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,183 ±311	14.6% ±2.0	16.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	758 ±193	5.1% ±1.3	9.1% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	4,585 ±417	30.8% ±2.7	26.9% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	3,809 ±374	25.5% ±2.4	25.2% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,967 ±351	19.9% ±2.3	17.0% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $59,406 ±$4,100, and income per person $29,511 ±$2,771, in 2024 dollars. The median is $83,390 ±$362 in Illinois and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Dixon city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Illinois	United States
Under $25,000	1,332 ±330	23.1% ±5.6	14.6% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,007 ±228	17.5% ±3.9	16.0% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,225 ±255	21.3% ±4.3	14.8% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	801 ±210	13.9% ±3.6	12.6% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	776 ±193	13.5% ±3.3	18.0% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	355 ±142	6.2% ±2.4	10.1% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	262 ±125	4.6% ±2.2	13.8% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Dixon city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Illinois	United States
All ages	2,241 ±451	17.8% ±3.5	11.8% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	546 ±203	19.7% ±6.7	15.1% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,203 ±294	18.3% ±4.2	11.0% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	492 ±194	15.2% ±5.7	10.6% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Dixon city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Dixon city	Illinois	United States
Housing units	6,394 ±299	5,457,452 ±471	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	90.1% ±1.5	92.3% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	9.9% ±3.2	7.7% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	64.1% ±3.8	67.1% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	35.9% ±4.5	32.9% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$120,800 ±$8,322	$263,300 ±$797	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$912 ±$65	$1,274 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1954 ±3	1971 ±2	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Dixon city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Illinois	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,364 ±254	9.1% ±1.7	18.8% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	11,386 ±460	76.4% ±2.2	58.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	1,507 ±192	10.1% ±1.3	13.3% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	206 ±89	1.4% ±0.6	5.9% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 24	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 20	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 20	0% to 0.1%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	438 ±131	2.9% ±0.9	3.4% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Dixon city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Illinois	United States
Born in the state	11,991 ±575	80.4% ±3.1	66.5% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	2,349 ±439	15.8% ±2.9	17.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	8 to 104	0.1% to 0.7%	1.3% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	514 ±161	3.4% ±1.1	14.7% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	195 ±81	1.3% ±0.5	7.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	319 ±122	2.1% ±0.8	7.0% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Dixon city among the places of Illinois

162nd of 337 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Illinois page.

Places of Illinois near Dixon city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
La Grange village	15,998 ±38
Washington city	15,919 ±35
Prospect Heights city	15,618 ±32
Norridge village	15,439 ±500
Bradley village	15,325 ±72
Dixon city	14,910 ±413
Morris city	14,898 ±468
Macomb city	14,894 ±25
Antioch village	14,859 ±41
Warrenville city	14,718 ±173
Sterling city	14,717 ±370

Rankings this appears in

No. 14 Places in Illinois by poverty rate
No. 25 Places in Illinois by median age
No. 127 Places in Illinois by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 175 Places in Illinois by homeownership rate
No. 196 Places in Illinois by foreign-born share
No. 205 Places in Illinois by median household income

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026