Dixon, Illinois demographics

Dixon, IL demographics: median age 41.9; 16.9% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Dixon city, Illinois · Incorporated city · GEOID 1720162. The survey estimates a population of 14,910 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Dixon is 41.9 years, with a 90% margin of error of 1.7 years. There are 5,758 households (±285). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	41.9 ±1.7	39.0 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 14,910
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Illinois	U.S.
Under 18	2,791 ±347	18.7% ±2.3 pp	21.8%	22.0%
18–34	3,316 ±347	22.2% ±2.2 pp	22.7%	22.8%
35–64	5,836 ±481	39.1% ±3.0 pp	38.5%	38.0%
65 and older	2,967 ±351	19.9% ±2.3 pp	17.0%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 14,910
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Illinois	U.S.
Male	8,305 ±322	55.7% ±1.5 pp	49.4%	49.5%
Female	6,605 ±284	44.3% ±1.5 pp	50.6%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 14,910
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Illinois	U.S.
White alone	11,857 ±477	79.5% ±2.3 pp	61.0%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	1,510 ±192	10.1% ±1.3 pp	13.6%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	24 ±29 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.9%
Asian alone	206 ±89	1.4% ±0.6 pp	6.0%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±20 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race alone	131 ±77 · low precision	0.9% ±0.5 pp · low precision	7.9%	7.1%
Two or more races	1,182 ±273	7.9% ±1.8 pp	10.9%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 14,910
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Illinois	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	13,546 ±429	90.9% ±1.4 pp	81.2%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	1,364 ±254	9.1% ±1.7 pp	18.8%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 5,758
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Illinois	U.S.
Married-couple family	2,005 ±257	34.8% ±4.1 pp	45.3%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	292 ±141	5.1% ±2.4 pp	4.9%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	1,039 ±248	18.0% ±4.2 pp	11.9%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	2,112 ±318	36.7% ±5.2 pp	31.2%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	310 ±122	5.4% ±2.1 pp	6.7%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 5,758
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Illinois	U.S.
Households with people under 18	1,602 ±204	27.8% ±3.3 pp	28.6%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	4,156 ±333	72.2% ±4.5 pp	71.4%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 5,758
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Illinois	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	2,112 ±318	36.7% ±5.2 pp	31.2%	28.7%
Two-person households	1,933 ±270	33.6% ±4.4 pp	32.3%	33.8%
Three-person households	737 ±178	12.8% ±3.0 pp	14.7%	15.3%
Four-person households	725 ±175	12.6% ±3.0 pp	12.6%	12.6%
Five-person households	187 ±124 · low precision	3.2% ±2.1 pp · low precision	5.8%	5.9%
Six-person households	64 ±58 · low precision	1.1% ±1.0 pp · low precision	2.1%	2.2%
Seven or more people	0 ±28 · low precision	0.0% ±0.5 pp · low precision	1.3%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 14,910
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Illinois	U.S.
Native	14,396 ±406	96.6% ±0.5 pp	85.3%	85.9%
Foreign born	514 ±161	3.4% ±1.1 pp	14.7%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 14,302
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Illinois	U.S.
English only	13,381 ±470	93.6% ±1.8 pp	76.0%	77.7%
Spanish	480 ±171	3.4% ±1.2 pp	14.0%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	3 ±5 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	3 ±5 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	171 ±189 · low precision	1.2% ±1.3 pp · low precision	2.5%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	18 ±27 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	2.6%	2.0%
Korean	22 ±47 · low precision	0.2% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	0 ±20 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.9%	1.1%
Vietnamese	0 ±20 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	83 ±75 · low precision	0.6% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	71 ±71 · low precision	0.5% ±0.5 pp · low precision	1.0%	1.1%
Arabic	55 ±83 · low precision	0.4% ±0.6 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	15 ±23 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 11,361
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Illinois	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	1,385 ±241	12.2% ±2.1 pp	9.5%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	4,274 ±426	37.6% ±3.6 pp	25.1%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	2,509 ±333	22.1% ±2.8 pp	19.2%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	1,277 ±301	11.2% ±2.6 pp	8.3%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	1,278 ±250	11.2% ±2.2 pp	22.6%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	638 ±189	5.6% ±1.7 pp	15.3%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 14,836
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Illinois	U.S.
Same house	12,993 ±539	87.6% ±2.7 pp	88.9%	87.7%
Moved within same county	817 ±338	5.5% ±2.3 pp	6.4%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	791 ±279	5.3% ±1.9 pp	2.4%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	185 ±100 · low precision	1.2% ±0.7 pp · low precision	1.6%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	50 ±79 · low precision	0.3% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

4.3% of Dixon residents (±1.4 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 6.9% in Illinois and 8.4% nationally. 84.6% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Dixon	Illinois	U.S.	Compared with Illinois
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	4.3% ±1.4 pp	6.9%	8.4%	Lower
Households with a broadband subscription Households	84.6% ±3.1 pp	90.8%	91.0%	Lower
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	5.1% ±1.5 pp	4.8%	6.2%	Not statistically different

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Dixon . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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