Chatsworth vs Dwight

A side-by-side comparison of Chatsworth and Dwight: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Dwight has the higher population (3,794 vs 1,161 in Chatsworth). Dwight has the higher median household income ($67,712 vs $61,731 in Chatsworth). Dwight has the higher median home value ($143,200 vs $103,000 in Chatsworth).

Population, income & housing

	Chatsworth	Dwight
Population	1,161	3,794
Median age	44.4 yrs	37.7 yrs
Median household income	$61,731	$67,712
Median home value	$103,000	$143,200
Median gross rent	$684	$992
Housing units	686	1,679
Homeownership rate	68.9%	69.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.4%	20.6%
Unemployment rate	8.1%	3.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chatsworth	Dwight
Population	1,220 → 1,161 (-4.8%)	4,096 → 3,794 (-7.4%)
Median household income	$32,120 → $61,731 (+92.2%)	$49,375 → $67,712 (+37.1%)
Median home value	$65,300 → $103,000 (+57.7%)	$120,000 → $143,200 (+19.3%)
Median gross rent	$550 → $684 (+24.4%)	$704 → $992 (+40.9%)

Chatsworth

Population

1,2201,161

Median household income

$32,120$61,731

Median home value

$65,300$103,000

Median gross rent

$550$684

Dwight

Population

4,0963,794

Median household income

$49,375$67,712

Median home value

$120,000$143,200

Median gross rent

$704$992

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Chatsworth	Dwight
Under 5	6.9%	4.5%
5 to 17	12.5%	17.3%
18 to 24	9.9%	11.0%
25 to 34	13.8%	14.2%
35 to 44	7.8%	14.5%
45 to 54	9.7%	11.1%
55 to 64	26.5%	8.3%
65 to 74	8.0%	11.6%
75 and over	4.9%	7.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chatsworth	Dwight
White (non-Hispanic)	80.5%	85.8%
Black or African American	0.1%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.5%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.6%	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino	14.3%	9.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Chatsworth	Dwight
No high school diploma	7.7%	8.4%
High school graduate	49.9%	41.2%
Some college or associate's	32.0%	29.8%
Bachelor's degree	7.4%	13.8%
Graduate or professional degree	2.9%	6.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chatsworth	Dwight
Drove alone	74.5%	84.7%
Carpooled	15.0%	6.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.4%
Walked	2.2%	4.7%
Bicycle	2.5%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.1%	2.6%
Other means	2.7%	1.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Chatsworth	Dwight
1-unit, detached	77.1%	73.3%
1-unit, attached	0.7%	0.2%
2 to 4 units	16.0%	9.1%
5 to 19 units	2.8%	2.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.6%
Mobile home & other	3.4%	12.6%

Poverty & households

	Chatsworth	Dwight
Poverty rate	15.9%	14.3%
Average household size	2.07	2.33
Mean commute (minutes)	32	29
Median year structure built	1961	1960