Dalzell vs Sheffield

A side-by-side comparison of Dalzell and Sheffield: population, income, housing, and more.

Dalzell and Sheffield are places in Illinois. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Sheffield has the higher population (789 vs 716 in Dalzell). Dalzell has the higher median household income ($74,625 vs $68,542 in Sheffield). Dalzell has the higher median home value ($159,400 vs $102,600 in Sheffield).

Population, income & housing

	Dalzell	Sheffield
Population	716	789
Median age	42.1 yrs	39.0 yrs
Median household income	$74,625	$68,542
Median home value	$159,400	$102,600
Median gross rent	$970	$992
Housing units	300	419
Homeownership rate	85.5%	75.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.8%	17.6%
Unemployment rate	4.9%	5.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dalzell	Sheffield
Population	690 → 716 (+3.8%)	770 → 789 (+2.5%)
Median household income	$56,607 → $74,625 (+31.8%)	$46,458 → $68,542 (+47.5%)
Median home value	$128,400 → $159,400 (+24.1%)	$79,200 → $102,600 (+29.5%)
Median gross rent	$808 → $970 (+20.0%)	$706 → $992 (+40.5%)

Dalzell

Population

690716

Median household income

$56,607$74,625

Median home value

$128,400$159,400

Median gross rent

$808$970

Sheffield

Population

770789

Median household income

$46,458$68,542

Median home value

$79,200$102,600

Median gross rent

$706$992

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dalzell	Sheffield
Under 5	8.0%	5.2%
5 to 17	17.3%	14.7%
18 to 24	6.1%	10.8%
25 to 34	9.2%	7.7%
35 to 44	10.5%	18.1%
45 to 54	11.0%	10.6%
55 to 64	15.5%	13.7%
65 to 74	13.0%	10.1%
75 and over	9.4%	9.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dalzell	Sheffield
White (non-Hispanic)	89.7%	90.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.5%	5.2%
Hispanic or Latino	6.8%	2.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dalzell	Sheffield
No high school diploma	3.3%	10.8%
High school graduate	42.8%	29.3%
Some college or associate's	34.2%	42.4%
Bachelor's degree	14.5%	14.1%
Graduate or professional degree	5.3%	3.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dalzell	Sheffield
Drove alone	88.9%	83.8%
Carpooled	3.8%	9.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.0%	3.8%
Bicycle	0.6%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.4%	2.3%
Other means	0.3%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dalzell	Sheffield
1-unit, detached	98.0%	95.0%
1-unit, attached	0.7%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1.3%	1.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	1.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	1.7%

Poverty & households

	Dalzell	Sheffield
Poverty rate	9.8%	12.0%
Average household size	2.48	2.36
Mean commute (minutes)	18	23
Median year structure built	1960	1944