Dolton vs South Holland

A side-by-side comparison of Dolton and South Holland: population, income, housing, and more.

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

South Holland has the higher population (21,016 vs 20,979 in Dolton). South Holland has the higher median household income ($87,378 vs $58,706 in Dolton). South Holland has the higher median home value ($201,200 vs $140,500 in Dolton).

Population, income & housing

	Dolton	South Holland
Population	20,979	21,016
Median age	40.0 yrs	42.6 yrs
Median household income	$58,706	$87,378
Median home value	$140,500	$201,200
Median gross rent	$1,399	$1,914
Housing units	9,035	7,892
Homeownership rate	72.0%	83.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.7%	27.0%
Unemployment rate	10.9%	10.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dolton	South Holland
Population	22,737 → 20,979 (-7.7%)	21,677 → 21,016 (-3.0%)
Median household income	$46,614 → $58,706 (+25.9%)	$63,170 → $87,378 (+38.3%)
Median home value	$102,600 → $140,500 (+36.9%)	$150,600 → $201,200 (+33.6%)
Median gross rent	$1,287 → $1,399 (+8.7%)	$1,500 → $1,914 (+27.6%)

Dolton

Population

22,73720,979

Median household income

$46,614$58,706

Median home value

$102,600$140,500

Median gross rent

$1,287$1,399

South Holland

Population

21,67721,016

Median household income

$63,170$87,378

Median home value

$150,600$201,200

Median gross rent

$1,500$1,914

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dolton	South Holland
Under 5	6.3%	5.8%
5 to 17	18.1%	16.3%
18 to 24	9.3%	9.1%
25 to 34	11.4%	9.3%
35 to 44	10.8%	13.0%
45 to 54	12.5%	15.2%
55 to 64	13.8%	14.6%
65 to 74	11.4%	9.5%
75 and over	6.4%	7.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dolton	South Holland
White (non-Hispanic)	4.4%	10.7%
Black or African American	90.9%	75.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.2%	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	1.5%
Two or more races	2.8%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino	1.2%	8.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dolton	South Holland
No high school diploma	6.7%	8.0%
High school graduate	31.0%	26.8%
Some college or associate's	39.6%	38.2%
Bachelor's degree	15.1%	15.5%
Graduate or professional degree	7.6%	11.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dolton	South Holland
Drove alone	68.9%	69.1%
Carpooled	8.2%	10.7%
Public transit	7.8%	6.5%
Walked	2.1%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.3%
Worked from home	11.1%	11.0%
Other means	2.0%	1.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dolton	South Holland
1-unit, detached	79.7%	95.4%
1-unit, attached	1.4%	2.5%
2 to 4 units	9.8%	0.6%
5 to 19 units	5.1%	0.7%
20 or more units	3.8%	0.7%
Mobile home & other	0.2%	0.1%

Poverty & households

	Dolton	South Holland
Poverty rate	20.4%	13.4%
Average household size	2.61	2.74
Mean commute (minutes)	32	36
Median year structure built	1965	1967