COMPARING TWO PLACES
Mount Morris vs Dixon
PLACE A
Mount Morris, Michigan
VS
PLACE B
Dixon, Illinois
Mount Morris is 79% smaller than Dixon. Dixon earns more, with a median household income $10,612 higher. Mount Morris has grown faster since 2000 (3% vs -3%).
MOUNT MORRISDIXONDIFFERENCE
Total population3,08614,582−79% vs Dixon
Population density2,6881,720+968
Population growth2.7%-2.9%+5.6 pts
Median age33.041.9−8.9
Male46.2%55.7%−9.5 pts
Female53.8%44.3%+9.5 pts
Foreign-born1.1%3.4%−2.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic54.9%76.4%−21.5 pts
Black32.6%10.1%+22.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino5.5%9.1%−3.7 pts
Asian0.0%1.4%−1.4 pts
Other7.1%3.0%+4.1 pts
Median household income$48,794$59,406−$10,612
Per capita income$23,507$29,511−$6,004
Poverty rate22.7%17.8%+4.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3860.443−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher5.2%16.9%−11.7 pts
Graduate degree1.4%5.6%−4.3 pts
Unemployment rate8.3%5.2%+3.1 pts
Labor force participation51.4%48.5%+2.9 pts
Median home value$86,600$120,800−$34,200
Median gross rent$1,001$912+$89
Owner-occupied55.5%64.1%−8.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate2.5%9.9%−7.5 pts
Rent-burdened households58.3%46.3%+12.0 pts
Average commute25.120.7+4.3
Worked from home2.1%4.8%−2.7 pts
Public transit to work1.5%0.6%+1.0 pts
Uninsured5.6%4.3%+1.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025