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Dawson, IL

555 Population
0.8 square miles 700.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

41 ±12.7 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in the Springfield, IL Metro Area: 40.9 ±0.2
  • a little higher than the figure in Illinois: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$39,447 ±$4,276 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the Springfield, IL Metro Area: $42,795 ±$839
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Illinois: $45,104 ±$196
$82,880 ±$24,650 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in the Springfield, IL Metro Area: $74,580 ±$1,630
  • about the same as the amount in Illinois: $81,702 ±$363

6.2% ±4.3% (34  ±26) Persons below poverty line
  • about half the rate in the Springfield, IL Metro Area: 12.7% 25,876 (±0.9% / ±1,740)
  • about half the rate in Illinois: 11.7% 1,454,217 (±0.2% / ±18,530)

22 minutes ±14.7 (4,700  ±1,888) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in the Springfield, IL Metro Area: 19.9 1,691,685 (±0.5 / ±50,659)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Illinois: 28.1 148,440,910 (±0.1 / ±701,124)

Families

227 ±64 Number of households
  • the Springfield, IL Metro Area: 89,485 ±803
  • Illinois: 5,001,904 ±7,673
2.4 ±0.4 (555  ±183) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in the Springfield, IL Metro Area: 2.3 203,442 (±0 / ±158)
  • about the same as the figure in Illinois: 2.5 12,414,044

4.9% ±7.5% (5  ±8) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the Springfield, IL Metro Area: 5.7% † 2,660 (±1% / ±475)
  • a little less than the rate in Illinois: 5% 150,099 (±0.1% / ±3,035)

Housing

263 ±68 Number of housing units
  • the Springfield, IL Metro Area: 98,753 ±281
  • Illinois: 5,443,501 ±767

$97,500 ±$24,751 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-fifths of the amount in the Springfield, IL Metro Area: $171,100 ±$3,140
  • about two-fifths of the amount in Illinois: $250,500 ±$863

10.7% ±14.5% (59  ±82) Moved since previous year
  • a little less than the rate in the Springfield, IL Metro Area: 11.4% 23,282 (±0.9% / ±1,755.8)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Illinois: 11.5% 1,442,284 (±0.1% / ±14,975.1)

Social

94.5% ±39.2% (379  ±91.5) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the Springfield, IL Metro Area: 93.7% 136,261 (±1.6% / ±2,379.1)
  • a little higher than the rate in Illinois: 90.3% 7,887,284 (±0.3% / ±22,684.6)
9.7% ±6.9% (39  ±30.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about one-quarter of the rate in the Springfield, IL Metro Area: 34.6% 50,308 (±1% / ±1,410.5)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Illinois: 37.2% 3,249,494 (±0.2% / ±13,788.4)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

1.3% ±1.6% (7  ±9) Foreign-born population
  • about two-fifths of the rate in the Springfield, IL Metro Area: 3.2% 6,599
  • about 10 percent of the rate in Illinois: 14.5% 1,833,810

7.2% ±4.7% (32  ±23) Population with veteran status
  • about the same as the rate in the Springfield, IL Metro Area: 7.2% 11,557 (±0.4% / ±654)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Illinois: 5% 493,667 (±0.1% / ±4,919)
32 Total veterans ±23 29 Male ±21 3 Female ±4

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