COMPARING TWO PLACES
Lanark vs Dixon
PLACE A
Lanark, Illinois
VS
PLACE B
Dixon, Illinois
Lanark is 90% smaller than Dixon. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars. Lanark has grown faster since 2000 (3% vs -3%).
LANARKDIXONDIFFERENCE
Total population1,45214,582−90% vs Dixon
Population density1,2951,720−425
Population growth3.2%-2.9%+6.1 pts
Median age38.441.9−3.5
Male53.1%55.7%−2.6 pts
Female46.9%44.3%+2.6 pts
Foreign-born0.3%3.4%−3.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic93.5%76.4%+17.1 pts
Black0.1%10.1%−10.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino4.3%9.1%−4.9 pts
Asian0.0%1.4%−1.4 pts
Other2.1%3.0%−0.9 pts
Median household income$59,375$59,406−$31
Per capita income$34,486$29,511+$4,975
Poverty rate12.7%17.8%−5.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3940.443−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher14.5%16.9%−2.3 pts
Graduate degree3.9%5.6%−1.7 pts
Unemployment rate2.3%5.2%−2.8 pts
Labor force participation70.5%48.5%+22.1 pts
Median home value$96,600$120,800−$24,200
Median gross rent$819$912−$93
Owner-occupied78.6%64.1%+14.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate13.8%9.9%+3.8 pts
Rent-burdened households26.0%46.3%−20.3 pts
Average commute24.920.7+4.2
Worked from home3.6%4.8%−1.1 pts
Public transit to work0.9%0.6%+0.3 pts
Uninsured4.7%4.3%+0.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025