COMPARING TWO PLACES
Dixon vs Shawnee
PLACE A
Dixon, Illinois
VS
PLACE B
Shawnee, Oklahoma
Dixon is 55% smaller than Shawnee. Dixon earns more, with a median household income $3,591 higher. Shawnee has grown faster since 2000 (5% vs -3%).
DIXONSHAWNEEDIFFERENCE
Total population14,58232,474−55% vs Shawnee
Population density1,720841+879
Population growth-2.9%5.1%−8.0 pts
Median age41.934.6+7.3
Male55.7%47.9%+7.8 pts
Female44.3%52.1%−7.8 pts
Foreign-born3.4%2.5%+0.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic76.4%67.8%+8.6 pts
Black10.1%3.9%+6.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino9.1%6.8%+2.4 pts
Asian1.4%1.2%+0.2 pts
Other3.0%20.3%−17.3 pts
Median household income$59,406$55,815+$3,591
Per capita income$29,511$27,750+$1,761
Poverty rate17.8%20.8%−3.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4430.452Even
Bachelor's degree or higher16.9%24.6%−7.8 pts
Graduate degree5.6%8.1%−2.5 pts
Unemployment rate5.2%6.0%−0.8 pts
Labor force participation48.5%56.2%−7.8 pts
Median home value$120,800$160,100−$39,300
Median gross rent$912$936−$24
Owner-occupied64.1%58.3%+5.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate9.9%14.0%−4.0 pts
Rent-burdened households46.3%40.3%+6.1 pts
Average commute20.720.2+0.5
Worked from home4.8%7.0%−2.3 pts
Public transit to work0.6%0.0%+0.6 pts
Uninsured4.3%12.6%−8.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025