COMPARING TWO PLACES
Dixon vs Sioux City
PLACE A
Dixon, Illinois
VS
PLACE B
Sioux City, Iowa
Dixon is 83% smaller than Sioux City. Sioux City earns more, with a median household income $9,500 higher. Sioux City has grown faster since 2000 (4% vs -3%).
DIXONSIOUX CITYDIFFERENCE
Total population14,58286,356−83% vs Sioux City
Population density1,7201,467+253
Population growth-2.9%3.8%−6.7 pts
Median age41.934.9+7.0
Male55.7%50.3%+5.4 pts
Female44.3%49.7%−5.4 pts
Foreign-born3.4%12.1%−8.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic76.4%61.8%+14.6 pts
Black10.1%5.9%+4.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino9.1%22.6%−13.5 pts
Asian1.4%2.4%−1.0 pts
Other3.0%7.3%−4.3 pts
Median household income$59,406$68,906−$9,500
Per capita income$29,511$33,795−$4,284
Poverty rate17.8%15.3%+2.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4430.438Even
Bachelor's degree or higher16.9%22.9%−6.1 pts
Graduate degree5.6%8.0%−2.3 pts
Unemployment rate5.2%4.5%+0.7 pts
Labor force participation48.5%67.3%−18.8 pts
Median home value$120,800$173,600−$52,800
Median gross rent$912$976−$64
Owner-occupied64.1%65.3%−1.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate9.9%5.9%+4.0 pts
Rent-burdened households46.3%41.2%+5.2 pts
Average commute20.717.5+3.2
Worked from home4.8%5.0%−0.2 pts
Public transit to work0.6%1.3%−0.7 pts
Uninsured4.3%8.4%−4.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025