place

Dolton, IL

Demographic and economic profile of Dolton, IL, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

Population

20,979

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$57,887

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

40.3 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-8.5% since 2018

Dolton lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • Black or African American Alone18,762 (90.1%)
  • White Alone1,163 (5.6%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races533 (2.6%)
  • Some Other Race Alone247 (1.2%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race64 (0.3%)
  • Asian Alone46 (0.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)374
  2. 2.Spanish174
  3. 3.Other Indo-European18
  4. 4.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)17
  5. 5.Other Asian and Pacific Island4

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

24.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

57.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

17.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

3.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Veterans

778

Census ACS · as of 2023

Economy

GDP per Capita

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Per Capita Income

$29,776

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

10.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

20.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services & Health Care2,706
  2. 2.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities1,499
  3. 3.Retail Trade1,077
  4. 4.Manufacturing721
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation648

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations2,394
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations2,108
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations1,747
  4. 4.Service Occupations1,519
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations316

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 2.97×)1,499
  2. 2.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.34×)2,706
  3. 3.Retail Trade (LQ 1.15×)1,077
  4. 4.Public Administration (LQ 0.91×)372
  5. 5.Other Services (LQ 0.91×)370

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$140,500

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,399/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

72.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Home Value Distribution

  • $150,000 to $174,9991,055 (18.5%)
  • $125,000 to $149,9991,018 (17.9%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999698 (12.2%)
  • $175,000 to $199,999623 (10.9%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999584 (10.2%)
  • $90,000 to $99,999563 (9.9%)

Census ACS · as of 2023

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

22.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

93.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

58.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$38,841

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

32.3 min

Census ACS · as of 2023

Households Without a Vehicle

9.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone5,761 (68.9%)
  • Worked at Home928 (11.1%)
  • Carpooled685 (8.2%)
  • Public Transit649 (7.8%)
  • Walked174 (2.1%)
  • Taxi, Motorcycle, or Other168 (2.0%)

Census ACS · as of 2023

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.