Dallas City vs Plymouth

A side-by-side comparison of Dallas City and Plymouth: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Dallas City has the higher population (938 vs 512 in Plymouth). Dallas City has the higher median household income ($60,662 vs $39,750 in Plymouth). Dallas City has the higher median home value ($80,800 vs $55,500 in Plymouth).

Population, income & housing

	Dallas City	Plymouth
Population	938	512
Median age	50.3 yrs	45.6 yrs
Median household income	$60,662	$39,750
Median home value	$80,800	$55,500
Median gross rent	$838	$796
Housing units	539	251
Homeownership rate	81.6%	82.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.3%	9.0%
Unemployment rate	5.3%	20.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dallas City	Plymouth
Population	1,049 → 938 (-10.6%)	445 → 512 (+15.1%)
Median household income	$43,750 → $60,662 (+38.7%)	$38,750 → $39,750 (+2.6%)
Median home value	$71,100 → $80,800 (+13.6%)	$38,800 → $55,500 (+43.0%)
Median gross rent	$583 → $838 (+43.7%)	$636 → $796 (+25.2%)

Dallas City

Population

1,049938

Median household income

$43,750$60,662

Median home value

$71,100$80,800

Median gross rent

$583$838

Plymouth

Population

445512

Median household income

$38,750$39,750

Median home value

$38,800$55,500

Median gross rent

$636$796

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dallas City	Plymouth
Under 5	5.2%	8.0%
5 to 17	14.6%	14.1%
18 to 24	7.2%	8.2%
25 to 34	6.3%	6.6%
35 to 44	10.7%	12.3%
45 to 54	12.2%	11.5%
55 to 64	19.1%	9.0%
65 to 74	13.0%	17.2%
75 and over	11.7%	13.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dallas City	Plymouth
White (non-Hispanic)	90.3%	91.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	2.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	2.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.5%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	8.2%	3.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dallas City	Plymouth
No high school diploma	5.4%	17.4%
High school graduate	40.6%	41.2%
Some college or associate's	40.6%	32.5%
Bachelor's degree	8.8%	8.4%
Graduate or professional degree	4.5%	0.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dallas City	Plymouth
Drove alone	82.2%	72.3%
Carpooled	8.6%	20.1%
Public transit	2.9%	0.0%
Walked	2.1%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.2%	7.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dallas City	Plymouth
1-unit, detached	85.5%	87.6%
1-unit, attached	2.6%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1.7%	1.6%
5 to 19 units	4.5%	1.2%
20 or more units	0.6%	3.2%
Mobile home & other	5.2%	6.4%

Poverty & households

	Dallas City	Plymouth
Poverty rate	20.9%	29.5%
Average household size	2.10	2.29
Mean commute (minutes)	33	34
Median year structure built	1962	1948