COMPARING TWO PLACES
Dix vs Highland
PLACE A
Dix, Illinois
VS
PLACE B
Highland, Utah
Dix is 98% smaller than Highland. Highland earns more, with a median household income $139,736 higher. Highland has grown faster since 2000 (25% vs 2%).
DIXHIGHLANDDIFFERENCE
Total population45621,571−98% vs Highland
Population density2202,484−2,264
Population growth1.7%24.6%−22.9 pts
Median age39.228.0+11.2
Male51.1%52.7%−1.7 pts
Female48.9%47.3%+1.7 pts
Foreign-born1.1%3.4%−2.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic93.1%85.8%+7.4 pts
Black0.5%1.5%−0.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%4.1%−4.1 pts
Asian0.0%1.7%−1.7 pts
Other6.3%7.0%−0.7 pts
Median household income$46,339$186,075−$139,736
Per capita income$26,879$62,900−$36,021
Poverty rate10.7%1.9%+8.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4900.422+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher13.0%64.4%−51.3 pts
Graduate degree5.0%20.6%−15.6 pts
Unemployment rate2.9%3.9%−0.9 pts
Labor force participation53.9%63.6%−9.7 pts
Median home value$100,000$928,300−$828,300
Median gross rent$418$2,166−$1,748
Owner-occupied58.1%91.7%−33.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate5.9%3.0%+2.9 pts
Rent-burdened households62.4%37.1%+25.3 pts
Average commute25.723.1+2.6
Worked from home3.6%23.3%−19.7 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Uninsured0.4%4.4%−4.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025