Dahlgren vs McLeansboro

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

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

McLeansboro has the higher population (2,750 vs 631 in Dahlgren). Dahlgren has the higher median household income ($47,500 vs $46,589 in McLeansboro). McLeansboro has the higher median home value ($72,200 vs $68,800 in Dahlgren).

Population, income & housing

	Dahlgren	McLeansboro
Population	631	2,750
Median age	37.3 yrs	41.0 yrs
Median household income	$47,500	$46,589
Median home value	$68,800	$72,200
Median gross rent	$814	$548
Housing units	227	1,362
Homeownership rate	80.5%	64.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	7.1%	18.1%
Unemployment rate	13.1%	1.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dahlgren	McLeansboro
Population	607 → 631 (+4.0%)	2,613 → 2,750 (+5.2%)
Median household income	$43,958 → $47,500 (+8.1%)	$47,028 → $46,589 (-0.9%)
Median home value	$62,500 → $68,800 (+10.1%)	$60,900 → $72,200 (+18.6%)
Median gross rent	$590 → $814 (+38.0%)	$544 → $548 (+0.7%)

Dahlgren

Population

607631

Median household income

$43,958$47,500

Median home value

$62,500$68,800

Median gross rent

$590$814

McLeansboro

Population

2,6132,750

Median household income

$47,028$46,589

Median home value

$60,900$72,200

Median gross rent

$544$548

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dahlgren	McLeansboro
Under 5	11.6%	5.5%
5 to 17	23.1%	17.4%
18 to 24	7.4%	8.8%
25 to 34	6.7%	14.1%
35 to 44	9.8%	12.4%
45 to 54	9.0%	12.3%
55 to 64	13.2%	10.3%
65 to 74	6.3%	7.4%
75 and over	12.8%	11.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dahlgren	McLeansboro
White (non-Hispanic)	98.1%	94.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.9%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	1.3%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	2.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dahlgren	McLeansboro
No high school diploma	13.7%	11.9%
High school graduate	50.7%	32.4%
Some college or associate's	28.5%	37.6%
Bachelor's degree	6.3%	11.3%
Graduate or professional degree	0.8%	6.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dahlgren	McLeansboro
Drove alone	90.3%	89.1%
Carpooled	3.4%	2.7%
Public transit	1.0%	0.9%
Walked	0.0%	6.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.3%	0.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dahlgren	McLeansboro
1-unit, detached	69.6%	67.1%
1-unit, attached	0.9%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2.2%	6.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	8.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.0%
Mobile home & other	27.3%	16.4%

Poverty & households

	Dahlgren	McLeansboro
Poverty rate	19.8%	19.7%
Average household size	2.87	2.10
Mean commute (minutes)	24	26
Median year structure built	1965	1957