COMPARING TWO PLACES
Dover vs Dixon
PLACE A
Dover, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Dixon, Illinois
Dover is 87% smaller than Dixon. Dover earns more, with a median household income $15,941 higher.
DOVERDIXONDIFFERENCE
Total population1,95914,582−87% vs Dixon
Population density3,6081,720+1,888
Population growth-2.6%-2.9%+0.3 pts
Median age40.941.9−1.0
Male54.2%55.7%−1.5 pts
Female45.8%44.3%+1.5 pts
Foreign-born10.2%3.4%+6.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic83.8%76.4%+7.4 pts
Black3.2%10.1%−6.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino5.6%9.1%−3.5 pts
Asian4.1%1.4%+2.7 pts
Other3.3%3.0%+0.3 pts
Median household income$75,347$59,406+$15,941
Per capita income$39,723$29,511+$10,212
Poverty rate6.0%17.8%−11.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3820.443−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher16.6%16.9%−0.3 pts
Graduate degree4.3%5.6%−1.3 pts
Unemployment rate7.1%5.2%+1.9 pts
Labor force participation77.2%48.5%+28.7 pts
Median home value$206,200$120,800+$85,400
Median gross rent$1,168$912+$256
Owner-occupied66.6%64.1%+2.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate4.2%9.9%−5.8 pts
Rent-burdened households58.0%46.3%+11.7 pts
Average commute24.120.7+3.4
Worked from home4.9%4.8%+0.1 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.6%−0.6 pts
Uninsured3.6%4.3%−0.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025