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Dolton School District 149, IL

29,317 Population
5.2 square miles 5,646.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.3 ±3.1 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Cook County: 37.8 ±0.1
  • about the same as the figure in Illinois: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$28,821 ±$2,483 Per capita income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Cook County: $47,801 ±$321
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Illinois: $45,104 ±$196
$56,506 ±$5,624 Median household income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Cook County: $81,797 ±$639
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Illinois: $81,702 ±$363

18.4% ±5.3% (5,303  ±1,557) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Cook County: 13.3% 680,528 (±0.2% / ±11,732)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Illinois: 11.7% 1,454,217 (±0.2% / ±18,530)

31.9 minutes ±1.2 (341,290  ±37,052) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in Cook County: 31.9 67,472,550 (±0.2 / ±470,105)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Illinois: 28.1 148,440,910 (±0.1 / ±701,124)

Families

11,866 ±722 Number of households
  • Cook County: 2,084,578 ±3,951
  • Illinois: 5,001,904 ±7,673
2.4 ±0 (28,986  ±1,809) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Cook County: 2.5 5,100,700
  • about the same as the figure in Illinois: 2.5 12,414,044

5.7% ±4% (399  ±285) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Cook County: 4.7% 60,840 (±0.2% / ±2,288)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Illinois: 5% 150,099 (±0.1% / ±3,035)

Housing

12,789 ±706 Number of housing units
  • Cook County: 2,270,349 ±369
  • Illinois: 5,443,501 ±767

$150,400 ±$7,060 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about half the amount in Cook County: $305,200 ±$2,016
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Illinois: $250,500 ±$863

12.4% ±4.7% (3,599  ±1,373.2) Moved since previous year
  • a little higher than the rate in Cook County: 11.9% 610,109 (±0.2% / ±10,504)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Illinois: 11.5% 1,442,284 (±0.1% / ±14,975.1)

Social

93.4% ±3.7% (18,521  ±1,319.8) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Cook County: 88.3% 3,207,646 (±0.4% / ±14,574.9)
  • a little higher than the rate in Illinois: 90.3% 7,887,284 (±0.3% / ±22,684.6)
22.9% ±2.8% (4,545  ±619.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about half the rate in Cook County: 42% 1,523,193 (±0.3% / ±9,672.7)
  • about three-fifths 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

5% ±1.5% (1,454  ±452) Foreign-born population
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Cook County: 21.4% 1,109,748
  • about one-third of the rate in Illinois: 14.5% 1,833,810

4.9% ±1.3% (1,094  ±302) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Cook County: 3.4% 136,264 (±0.1% / ±2,924)
  • about the same as the rate in Illinois: 5% 493,667 (±0.1% / ±4,919)
1,094 Total veterans ±302 880 Male ±258 214 Female ±123

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