Dowell vs Vergennes

A side-by-side comparison of Dowell and Vergennes: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Dowell has the higher population (287 vs 274 in Vergennes). Dowell has the higher median household income ($51,625 vs $48,594 in Vergennes). Vergennes has the higher median home value ($92,000 vs $42,100 in Dowell).

Population, income & housing

	Dowell	Vergennes
Population	287	274
Median age	39.4 yrs	44.3 yrs
Median household income	$51,625	$48,594
Median home value	$42,100	$92,000
Median gross rent	—	$950
Housing units	154	129
Homeownership rate	95.0%	69.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	7.7%	7.2%
Unemployment rate	14.0%	12.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dowell	Vergennes
Population	428 → 287 (-32.9%)	225 → 274 (+21.8%)
Median household income	$35,781 → $51,625 (+44.3%)	$43,750 → $48,594 (+11.1%)
Median home value	$37,900 → $42,100 (+11.1%)	$76,700 → $92,000 (+19.9%)
Median gross rent	$768 → $800 (+4.2%)	$683 → $950 (+39.1%)

Dowell

Population

428287

Median household income

$35,781$51,625

Median home value

$37,900$42,100

Median gross rent

$768$800

Vergennes

Population

225274

Median household income

$43,750$48,594

Median home value

$76,700$92,000

Median gross rent

$683$950

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dowell	Vergennes
Under 5	5.9%	6.2%
5 to 17	17.1%	12.8%
18 to 24	9.1%	10.2%
25 to 34	14.6%	15.3%
35 to 44	9.4%	6.2%
45 to 54	11.1%	15.7%
55 to 64	14.6%	13.9%
65 to 74	11.8%	12.0%
75 and over	6.3%	7.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dowell	Vergennes
White (non-Hispanic)	97.2%	93.8%
Black or African American	0.7%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.1%
Two or more races	1.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	1.0%	4.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dowell	Vergennes
No high school diploma	10.3%	10.8%
High school graduate	45.1%	32.0%
Some college or associate's	36.9%	50.0%
Bachelor's degree	2.1%	6.2%
Graduate or professional degree	5.6%	1.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dowell	Vergennes
Drove alone	89.9%	78.2%
Carpooled	7.3%	11.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.8%
Worked from home	1.8%	6.4%
Other means	0.9%	1.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dowell	Vergennes
1-unit, detached	58.4%	68.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	41.6%	30.2%

Poverty & households

	Dowell	Vergennes
Poverty rate	15.7%	10.6%
Average household size	2.37	2.42
Mean commute (minutes)	21	25
Median year structure built	1966	1978