COMPARING TWO PLACES
Nelson vs Dixon
PLACE A
Nelson, Wisconsin
VS
PLACE B
Dixon, Illinois
Nelson is 98% smaller than Dixon. Nelson earns more, with a median household income $11,219 higher. Dixon has grown faster since 2000 (-3% vs -14%).
NELSONDIXONDIFFERENCE
Total population31414,582−98% vs Dixon
Population density2321,720−1,488
Population growth-13.9%-2.9%−11.0 pts
Median age38.941.9−3.0
Male45.1%55.7%−10.6 pts
Female54.9%44.3%+10.6 pts
Foreign-born0.8%3.4%−2.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic94.2%76.4%+17.9 pts
Black0.0%10.1%−10.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.6%9.1%−6.5 pts
Asian0.0%1.4%−1.4 pts
Other3.1%3.0%+0.2 pts
Median household income$70,625$59,406+$11,219
Per capita income$30,244$29,511+$733
Poverty rate14.4%17.8%−3.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3700.443−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher27.6%16.9%+10.7 pts
Graduate degree4.8%5.6%−0.8 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%5.2%−5.2 pts
Labor force participation53.0%48.5%+4.5 pts
Median home value$164,200$120,800+$43,400
Median gross rent$972$912+$60
Owner-occupied69.5%64.1%+5.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate7.4%9.9%−2.6 pts
Rent-burdened households39.1%46.3%−7.2 pts
Average commute22.920.7+2.2
Worked from home4.7%4.8%−0.0 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.6%−0.6 pts
Uninsured4.5%4.3%+0.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025