Dawson vs Thayer

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

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

Thayer has the higher population (638 vs 555 in Dawson). Dawson has the higher median household income ($82,880 vs $63,125 in Thayer). Dawson has the higher median home value ($97,500 vs $87,300 in Thayer).

Population, income & housing

	Dawson	Thayer
Population	555	638
Median age	41.0 yrs	43.6 yrs
Median household income	$82,880	$63,125
Median home value	$97,500	$87,300
Median gross rent	$805	$919
Housing units	263	347
Homeownership rate	76.2%	89.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.7%	11.2%
Unemployment rate	2.6%	5.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dawson	Thayer
Population	649 → 555 (-14.5%)	786 → 638 (-18.8%)
Median household income	$47,841 → $82,880 (+73.2%)	$61,071 → $63,125 (+3.4%)
Median home value	$97,500 → $97,500 (+0.0%)	$72,400 → $87,300 (+20.6%)
Median gross rent	$922 → $805 (-12.7%)	$718 → $919 (+28.0%)

Dawson

Population

649555

Median household income

$47,841$82,880

Median home value

$97,500$97,500

Median gross rent

$922$805

Thayer

Population

786638

Median household income

$61,071$63,125

Median home value

$72,400$87,300

Median gross rent

$718$919

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dawson	Thayer
Under 5	4.7%	4.4%
5 to 17	15.1%	16.1%
18 to 24	7.9%	6.9%
25 to 34	13.5%	10.2%
35 to 44	11.2%	13.6%
45 to 54	14.8%	13.6%
55 to 64	14.1%	13.8%
65 to 74	4.9%	13.2%
75 and over	13.9%	8.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dawson	Thayer
White (non-Hispanic)	94.8%	94.0%
Black or African American	3.4%	1.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.5%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	1.3%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dawson	Thayer
No high school diploma	5.5%	9.1%
High school graduate	49.4%	41.3%
Some college or associate's	35.4%	38.4%
Bachelor's degree	8.7%	6.9%
Graduate or professional degree	1.0%	4.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dawson	Thayer
Drove alone	68.2%	83.8%
Carpooled	5.9%	8.3%
Public transit	0.0%	2.5%
Walked	0.0%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	26.0%	4.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dawson	Thayer
1-unit, detached	76.8%	95.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1.9%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	2.3%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	19.0%	4.6%

Poverty & households

	Dawson	Thayer
Poverty rate	6.2%	9.4%
Average household size	2.44	2.15
Mean commute (minutes)	22	30
Median year structure built	1975	1960