COMPARING TWO PLACES
Como vs Dixon
PLACE A
Como, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Dixon, Illinois
Como is 95% smaller than Dixon. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars. Como has grown faster since 2000 (4% vs -3%).
COMODIXONDIFFERENCE
Total population75814,582−95% vs Dixon
Population density6871,720−1,033
Population growth3.7%-2.9%+6.6 pts
Median age35.641.9−6.3
Male46.1%55.7%−9.6 pts
Female53.9%44.3%+9.6 pts
Foreign-born23.5%3.4%+20.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic53.7%76.4%−22.6 pts
Black0.0%10.1%−10.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino42.9%9.1%+33.7 pts
Asian0.0%1.4%−1.4 pts
Other3.4%3.0%+0.4 pts
Median household income$57,500$59,406−$1,906
Per capita income$39,925$29,511+$10,414
Poverty rate26.0%17.8%+8.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.6520.443+0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher6.2%16.9%−10.6 pts
Graduate degree2.2%5.6%−3.4 pts
Unemployment rate3.7%5.2%−1.5 pts
Labor force participation57.6%48.5%+9.1 pts
Median home value$169,800$120,800+$49,000
Median gross rent$955$912+$43
Owner-occupied66.1%64.1%+2.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate16.2%9.9%+6.2 pts
Rent-burdened households24.3%46.3%−22.0 pts
Average commute35.420.7+14.7
Worked from home1.3%4.8%−3.5 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.6%−0.6 pts
Uninsured46.9%4.3%+42.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025