Berlin vs Dawson

A side-by-side comparison of Berlin and Dawson: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Dawson has the higher population (555 vs 97 in Berlin). Dawson has the higher median household income ($82,880 vs $68,250 in Berlin). Since 2019, Dawson's population has grown faster (-14.5% vs -47.0%).

Population, income & housing

	Berlin	Dawson
Population	97	555
Median age	57.3 yrs	41.0 yrs
Median household income	$68,250	$82,880
Median home value	—	$97,500
Median gross rent	—	$805
Housing units	66	263
Homeownership rate	83.6%	76.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	5.3%	9.7%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	2.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Berlin	Dawson
Population	183 → 97 (-47.0%)	649 → 555 (-14.5%)
Median household income	$55,114 → $68,250 (+23.8%)	$47,841 → $82,880 (+73.2%)
Median home value	$66,000 → $90,000 (+36.4%)	$97,500 → $97,500 (+0.0%)
Median gross rent	$619 → $669 (+8.1%)	$922 → $805 (-12.7%)

Berlin

Population

18397

Median household income

$55,114$68,250

Median home value

$66,000$90,000

Median gross rent

$619$669

Dawson

Population

649555

Median household income

$47,841$82,880

Median home value

$97,500$97,500

Median gross rent

$922$805

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Berlin	Dawson
Under 5	2.1%	4.7%
5 to 17	0.0%	15.1%
18 to 24	0.0%	7.9%
25 to 34	15.5%	13.5%
35 to 44	0.0%	11.2%
45 to 54	27.8%	14.8%
55 to 64	35.1%	14.1%
65 to 74	4.1%	4.9%
75 and over	15.5%	13.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Berlin	Dawson
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	94.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	3.4%
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	0.0%	0.5%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	1.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Berlin	Dawson
No high school diploma	18.9%	5.5%
High school graduate	46.3%	49.4%
Some college or associate's	29.5%	35.4%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	8.7%
Graduate or professional degree	5.3%	1.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Berlin	Dawson
Drove alone	90.2%	68.2%
Carpooled	2.0%	5.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.0%	26.0%
Other means	3.9%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Berlin	Dawson
1-unit, detached	57.6%	76.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	1.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	2.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	42.4%	19.0%

Poverty & households

	Berlin	Dawson
Poverty rate	10.3%	6.2%
Average household size	1.76	2.44
Mean commute (minutes)	27	22
Median year structure built	1983	1975