Dwight vs Pontiac

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

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

Pontiac has the higher population (11,483 vs 3,794 in Dwight). Dwight has the higher median household income ($67,712 vs $59,579 in Pontiac). Dwight has the higher median home value ($143,200 vs $110,200 in Pontiac).

Population, income & housing

	Dwight	Pontiac
Population	3,794	11,483
Median age	37.7 yrs	43.4 yrs
Median household income	$67,712	$59,579
Median home value	$143,200	$110,200
Median gross rent	$992	$818
Housing units	1,679	5,106
Homeownership rate	69.4%	65.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.6%	16.1%
Unemployment rate	3.6%	4.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dwight	Pontiac
Population	4,096 → 3,794 (-7.4%)	11,688 → 11,483 (-1.8%)
Median household income	$49,375 → $67,712 (+37.1%)	$45,285 → $59,579 (+31.6%)
Median home value	$120,000 → $143,200 (+19.3%)	$97,000 → $110,200 (+13.6%)
Median gross rent	$704 → $992 (+40.9%)	$715 → $818 (+14.4%)

Dwight

Population

4,0963,794

Median household income

$49,375$67,712

Median home value

$120,000$143,200

Median gross rent

$704$992

Pontiac

Population

11,68811,483

Median household income

$45,285$59,579

Median home value

$97,000$110,200

Median gross rent

$715$818

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dwight	Pontiac
Under 5	4.5%	4.6%
5 to 17	17.3%	12.8%
18 to 24	11.0%	7.0%
25 to 34	14.2%	12.3%
35 to 44	14.5%	15.2%
45 to 54	11.1%	11.4%
55 to 64	8.3%	15.9%
65 to 74	11.6%	12.0%
75 and over	7.5%	8.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dwight	Pontiac
White (non-Hispanic)	85.8%	82.3%
Black or African American	0.7%	8.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.8%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	9.6%	5.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dwight	Pontiac
No high school diploma	8.4%	15.0%
High school graduate	41.2%	40.9%
Some college or associate's	29.8%	28.0%
Bachelor's degree	13.8%	9.2%
Graduate or professional degree	6.9%	6.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dwight	Pontiac
Drove alone	84.7%	77.9%
Carpooled	6.2%	9.4%
Public transit	0.4%	0.0%
Walked	4.7%	3.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	2.3%
Worked from home	2.6%	6.1%
Other means	1.4%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dwight	Pontiac
1-unit, detached	73.3%	64.8%
1-unit, attached	0.2%	3.0%
2 to 4 units	9.1%	11.2%
5 to 19 units	2.3%	7.9%
20 or more units	2.6%	6.5%
Mobile home & other	12.6%	6.5%

Poverty & households

	Dwight	Pontiac
Poverty rate	14.3%	9.9%
Average household size	2.33	2.09
Mean commute (minutes)	29	17
Median year structure built	1960	1965