COMPARING TWO PLACES
Big Spring vs Dixon
PLACE A
Big Spring, TX
VS
PLACE B
Dixon, IL
Big Spring is 7% smaller than Dixon. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars.
BIG SPRINGDIXONDIFFERENCE
Total population30,50432,914−7% vs Dixon
Population density3445−12
Population growth-0.4%-5.2%+4.8 pts
Median age36.743.1−6.4
Male55.7%52.9%+2.8 pts
Female44.3%47.1%−2.8 pts
Foreign-born9.8%2.2%+7.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic43.1%83.4%−40.3 pts
Black4.5%5.3%−0.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino47.7%7.6%+40.1 pts
Asian1.0%0.7%+0.3 pts
Other3.6%3.0%+0.6 pts
Median household income$69,649$70,292−$643
Per capita income$34,939$35,945−$1,006
Poverty rate13.8%11.8%+2.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4490.435+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher15.7%19.4%−3.7 pts
Graduate degree5.0%6.9%−1.9 pts
Unemployment rate5.4%5.2%+0.2 pts
Labor force participation55.3%55.7%−0.4 pts
Median home value$155,600$154,600+$1,000
Median gross rent$1,034$894+$140
Owner-occupied69.5%73.6%−4.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate13.2%11.1%+2.2 pts
Rent-burdened households44.4%38.8%+5.6 pts
Average commute21.724.6−2.8
Worked from home3.0%5.5%−2.5 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.6%−0.6 pts
Uninsured13.6%3.8%+9.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025