Dawson vs Loami

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

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

Loami has the higher population (830 vs 555 in Dawson). Dawson has the higher median household income ($82,880 vs $53,750 in Loami). Loami has the higher median home value ($108,800 vs $97,500 in Dawson).

Population, income & housing

	Dawson	Loami
Population	555	830
Median age	41.0 yrs	29.5 yrs
Median household income	$82,880	$53,750
Median home value	$97,500	$108,800
Median gross rent	$805	$871
Housing units	263	368
Homeownership rate	76.2%	79.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.7%	20.7%
Unemployment rate	2.6%	1.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dawson	Loami
Population	649 → 555 (-14.5%)	1,055 → 830 (-21.3%)
Median household income	$47,841 → $82,880 (+73.2%)	$55,000 → $53,750 (-2.3%)
Median home value	$97,500 → $97,500 (+0.0%)	$93,800 → $108,800 (+16.0%)
Median gross rent	$922 → $805 (-12.7%)	$803 → $871 (+8.5%)

Dawson

Population

649555

Median household income

$47,841$82,880

Median home value

$97,500$97,500

Median gross rent

$922$805

Loami

Population

1,055830

Median household income

$55,000$53,750

Median home value

$93,800$108,800

Median gross rent

$803$871

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dawson	Loami
Under 5	4.7%	8.8%
5 to 17	15.1%	16.0%
18 to 24	7.9%	17.5%
25 to 34	13.5%	13.5%
35 to 44	11.2%	10.5%
45 to 54	14.8%	10.7%
55 to 64	14.1%	9.4%
65 to 74	4.9%	10.4%
75 and over	13.9%	3.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dawson	Loami
White (non-Hispanic)	94.8%	88.1%
Black or African American	3.4%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	2.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.5%	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino	1.3%	6.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dawson	Loami
No high school diploma	5.5%	12.3%
High school graduate	49.4%	32.2%
Some college or associate's	35.4%	34.9%
Bachelor's degree	8.7%	15.4%
Graduate or professional degree	1.0%	5.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dawson	Loami
Drove alone	68.2%	76.6%
Carpooled	5.9%	7.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	26.0%	13.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dawson	Loami
1-unit, detached	76.8%	57.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.2%
2 to 4 units	1.9%	6.5%
5 to 19 units	2.3%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.2%
Mobile home & other	19.0%	31.5%

Poverty & households

	Dawson	Loami
Poverty rate	6.2%	12.5%
Average household size	2.44	2.51
Mean commute (minutes)	22	24
Median year structure built	1975	1977