Dahlgren vs Macedonia

A side-by-side comparison of Dahlgren and Macedonia: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Dahlgren has the higher population (631 vs 27 in Macedonia). Dahlgren has the higher median home value ($68,800 vs $33,500 in Macedonia). Since 2019, Dahlgren's population has grown faster (+4.0% vs -42.6%).

Population, income & housing

	Dahlgren	Macedonia
Population	631	27
Median age	37.3 yrs	80.9 yrs
Median household income	$47,500	—
Median home value	$68,800	$33,500
Median gross rent	$814	—
Housing units	227	32
Homeownership rate	80.5%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	7.1%	7.4%
Unemployment rate	13.1%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dahlgren	Macedonia
Population	607 → 631 (+4.0%)	47 → 27 (-42.6%)
Median household income	$43,958 → $47,500 (+8.1%)	$26,250 → $22,500 (-14.3%)
Median home value	$62,500 → $68,800 (+10.1%)	$132,800 → $33,500 (-74.8%)
Median gross rent	$590 → $814 (+38.0%)	—

Dahlgren

Population

607631

Median household income

$43,958$47,500

Median home value

$62,500$68,800

Median gross rent

$590$814

Macedonia

Population

4727

Median household income

$26,250$22,500

Median home value

$132,800$33,500

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dahlgren	Macedonia
Under 5	11.6%	0.0%
5 to 17	23.1%	0.0%
18 to 24	7.4%	0.0%
25 to 34	6.7%	0.0%
35 to 44	9.8%	0.0%
45 to 54	9.0%	7.4%
55 to 64	13.2%	14.8%
65 to 74	6.3%	11.1%
75 and over	12.8%	66.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dahlgren	Macedonia
White (non-Hispanic)	98.1%	92.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	7.4%
Asian	1.9%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dahlgren	Macedonia
No high school diploma	13.7%	48.1%
High school graduate	50.7%	7.4%
Some college or associate's	28.5%	37.0%
Bachelor's degree	6.3%	7.4%
Graduate or professional degree	0.8%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dahlgren	Macedonia
Drove alone	90.3%	100.0%
Carpooled	3.4%	0.0%
Public transit	1.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.3%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dahlgren	Macedonia
1-unit, detached	69.6%	78.1%
1-unit, attached	0.9%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2.2%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	27.3%	21.9%

Poverty & households

	Dahlgren	Macedonia
Poverty rate	19.8%	33.3%
Average household size	2.87	1.59
Mean commute (minutes)	24	—
Median year structure built	1965	1946