COMPARING TWO PLACES
Dixon vs Norfolk
PLACE A
Dixon, Illinois
VS
PLACE B
Norfolk, Virginia
Dixon is 94% smaller than Norfolk. Norfolk earns more, with a median household income $6,703 higher.
DIXONNORFOLKDIFFERENCE
Total population14,582231,013−94% vs Norfolk
Population density1,7204,336−2,616
Population growth-2.9%-2.0%−0.9 pts
Median age41.932.7+9.2
Male55.7%50.7%+5.0 pts
Female44.3%49.3%−5.0 pts
Foreign-born3.4%7.9%−4.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic76.4%41.2%+35.2 pts
Black10.1%38.9%−28.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino9.1%10.1%−1.0 pts
Asian1.4%3.6%−2.3 pts
Other3.0%6.1%−3.1 pts
Median household income$59,406$66,109−$6,703
Per capita income$29,511$39,457−$9,946
Poverty rate17.8%16.5%+1.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4430.474−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher16.9%33.5%−16.6 pts
Graduate degree5.6%14.1%−8.5 pts
Unemployment rate5.2%5.7%−0.5 pts
Labor force participation48.5%69.8%−21.4 pts
Median home value$120,800$289,900−$169,100
Median gross rent$912$1,321−$409
Owner-occupied64.1%46.3%+17.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate9.9%8.3%+1.7 pts
Rent-burdened households46.3%52.8%−6.5 pts
Average commute20.723.0−2.3
Worked from home4.8%10.2%−5.4 pts
Public transit to work0.6%2.6%−2.0 pts
Uninsured4.3%9.1%−4.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025