Curran vs Dawson

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

Curran 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 164 in Curran). Dawson has the higher median household income ($82,880 vs $55,417 in Curran). Curran has the higher median home value ($110,400 vs $97,500 in Dawson).

Population, income & housing

	Curran	Dawson
Population	164	555
Median age	42.5 yrs	41.0 yrs
Median household income	$55,417	$82,880
Median home value	$110,400	$97,500
Median gross rent	$822	$805
Housing units	75	263
Homeownership rate	65.1%	76.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.0%	9.7%
Unemployment rate	3.4%	2.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Curran	Dawson
Population	232 → 164 (-29.3%)	649 → 555 (-14.5%)
Median household income	$47,917 → $55,417 (+15.7%)	$47,841 → $82,880 (+73.2%)
Median home value	$63,000 → $110,400 (+75.2%)	$97,500 → $97,500 (+0.0%)
Median gross rent	$693 → $822 (+18.6%)	$922 → $805 (-12.7%)

Curran

Population

232164

Median household income

$47,917$55,417

Median home value

$63,000$110,400

Median gross rent

$693$822

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)

	Curran	Dawson
Under 5	5.5%	4.7%
5 to 17	18.3%	15.1%
18 to 24	6.1%	7.9%
25 to 34	10.4%	13.5%
35 to 44	15.9%	11.2%
45 to 54	10.4%	14.8%
55 to 64	14.6%	14.1%
65 to 74	14.0%	4.9%
75 and over	4.9%	13.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Curran	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+

	Curran	Dawson
No high school diploma	6.1%	5.5%
High school graduate	50.4%	49.4%
Some college or associate's	30.4%	35.4%
Bachelor's degree	7.0%	8.7%
Graduate or professional degree	6.1%	1.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Curran	Dawson
Drove alone	80.7%	68.2%
Carpooled	12.0%	5.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	1.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.0%	26.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Curran	Dawson
1-unit, detached	57.3%	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	42.7%	19.0%

Poverty & households

	Curran	Dawson
Poverty rate	4.3%	6.2%
Average household size	2.60	2.44
Mean commute (minutes)	16	22
Median year structure built	1971	1975