COMPARING TWO PLACES
Ashton vs Dixon
PLACE A
Ashton, South Dakota
VS
PLACE B
Dixon, Illinois
Ashton is 99% smaller than Dixon. Dixon earns more, with a median household income $4,694 higher. Dixon has grown faster since 2000 (-3% vs -11%).
ASHTONDIXONDIFFERENCE
Total population10414,582−99% vs Dixon
Population density2371,720−1,483
Population growth-11.5%-2.9%−8.6 pts
Median age31.541.9−10.4
Male49.0%55.7%−6.7 pts
Female51.0%44.3%+6.7 pts
Foreign-born0.0%3.4%−3.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic87.7%76.4%+11.4 pts
Black0.0%10.1%−10.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino12.3%9.1%+3.1 pts
Asian0.0%1.4%−1.4 pts
Other0.0%3.0%−3.0 pts
Median household income$54,712$59,406−$4,694
Per capita income$24,690$29,511−$4,821
Poverty rate14.7%17.8%−3.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3280.443−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher19.6%16.9%+2.8 pts
Graduate degree4.7%5.6%−0.9 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%5.2%−5.2 pts
Labor force participation64.0%48.5%+15.5 pts
Median home value$60,800$120,800−$60,000
Median gross rent$475$912−$437
Owner-occupied86.2%64.1%+22.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate5.8%9.9%−4.1 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%46.3%−46.3 pts
Average commute10.420.7−10.3
Worked from home39.1%4.8%+34.3 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.6%−0.6 pts
Uninsured29.9%4.3%+25.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025