COMPARING TWO PLACES
Galt vs Dixon
PLACE A
Galt, Illinois
VS
PLACE B
Dixon, Illinois
Galt is 99% smaller than Dixon. Galt earns more, with a median household income $53,163 higher.
GALTDIXONDIFFERENCE
Total population21314,582−99% vs Dixon
Population density7291,720−991
Population growth–-2.9%–
Median age69.041.9+27.1
Male47.4%55.7%−8.3 pts
Female52.6%44.3%+8.3 pts
Foreign-born18.3%3.4%+14.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic64.3%76.4%−12.0 pts
Black0.0%10.1%−10.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino35.7%9.1%+26.5 pts
Asian0.0%1.4%−1.4 pts
Other0.0%3.0%−3.0 pts
Median household income$112,569$59,406+$53,163
Per capita income$116,258$29,511+$86,747
Poverty rate4.2%17.8%−13.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.6270.443+0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher37.0%16.9%+20.1 pts
Graduate degree0.0%5.6%−5.6 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%5.2%−5.2 pts
Labor force participation67.1%48.5%+18.7 pts
Median home value$187,500$120,800+$66,700
Median gross rent–$912–
Owner-occupied100.0%64.1%+35.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate21.3%9.9%+11.3 pts
Rent-burdened households–46.3%–
Average commute30.020.7+9.3
Worked from home0.0%4.8%−4.8 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.6%−0.6 pts
Uninsured4.2%4.3%−0.1 pts
Population, 2020 – 2024