COMPARING TWO PLACES
Dixon vs Rock Falls
PLACE A
Dixon, Illinois
VS
PLACE B
Rock Falls, Illinois
Dixon is 71% larger than Rock Falls. Dixon earns more, with a median household income $9,806 higher.
DIXONROCK FALLSDIFFERENCE
Total population14,5828,521+71% vs Rock Falls
Population density1,7202,139−419
Population growth-2.9%-5.1%+2.2 pts
Median age41.937.7+4.2
Male55.7%49.5%+6.2 pts
Female44.3%50.5%−6.2 pts
Foreign-born3.4%4.9%−1.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic76.4%74.4%+1.9 pts
Black10.1%0.4%+9.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino9.1%21.7%−12.5 pts
Asian1.4%0.1%+1.3 pts
Other3.0%3.4%−0.4 pts
Median household income$59,406$49,600+$9,806
Per capita income$29,511$33,035−$3,524
Poverty rate17.8%25.6%−7.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4430.497−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher16.9%13.4%+3.4 pts
Graduate degree5.6%3.7%+1.9 pts
Unemployment rate5.2%6.6%−1.4 pts
Labor force participation48.5%63.1%−14.6 pts
Median home value$120,800$83,900+$36,900
Median gross rent$912$754+$158
Owner-occupied64.1%67.4%−3.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate9.9%13.0%−3.0 pts
Rent-burdened households46.3%43.7%+2.6 pts
Average commute20.715.7+5.0
Worked from home4.8%6.8%−2.0 pts
Public transit to work0.6%1.1%−0.5 pts
Uninsured4.3%7.3%−3.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025