Dix vs Opdyke

A side-by-side comparison of Dix and Opdyke: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Dix has the higher population (557 vs 263 in Opdyke). Opdyke has the higher median household income ($61,250 vs $28,750 in Dix). Dix has the higher median home value ($93,000 vs $59,200 in Opdyke).

Population, income & housing

	Dix	Opdyke
Population	557	263
Median age	38.8 yrs	37.7 yrs
Median household income	$28,750	$61,250
Median home value	$93,000	$59,200
Median gross rent	$459	—
Housing units	269	105
Homeownership rate	57.1%	97.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.1%	11.1%
Unemployment rate	2.4%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dix	Opdyke
Population	437 → 557 (+27.5%)	289 → 263 (-9.0%)
Median household income	$23,750 → $28,750 (+21.1%)	$68,523 → $61,250 (-10.6%)
Median home value	$73,900 → $93,000 (+25.8%)	$55,000 → $59,200 (+7.6%)
Median gross rent	$280 → $459 (+63.9%)	—

Dix

Population

437557

Median household income

$23,750$28,750

Median home value

$73,900$93,000

Median gross rent

$280$459

Opdyke

Population

289263

Median household income

$68,523$61,250

Median home value

$55,000$59,200

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dix	Opdyke
Under 5	4.7%	5.3%
5 to 17	21.4%	23.2%
18 to 24	11.7%	13.3%
25 to 34	7.5%	5.7%
35 to 44	16.0%	17.5%
45 to 54	9.5%	13.7%
55 to 64	12.9%	6.1%
65 to 74	10.6%	5.7%
75 and over	5.7%	9.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dix	Opdyke
White (non-Hispanic)	94.6%	97.3%
Black or African American	1.8%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.6%	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	1.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dix	Opdyke
No high school diploma	6.6%	9.2%
High school graduate	35.4%	31.4%
Some college or associate's	45.8%	48.4%
Bachelor's degree	8.9%	9.8%
Graduate or professional degree	3.2%	1.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dix	Opdyke
Drove alone	82.2%	81.9%
Carpooled	14.8%	14.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.2%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.9%	3.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dix	Opdyke
1-unit, detached	46.8%	60.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1.5%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	32.7%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	19.0%	40.0%

Poverty & households

	Dix	Opdyke
Poverty rate	17.3%	13.3%
Average household size	2.19	2.71
Mean commute (minutes)	24	19
Median year structure built	1983	1978