Dakota vs Ridott

A side-by-side comparison of Dakota and Ridott: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Dakota has the higher population (625 vs 130 in Ridott). Ridott has the higher median household income ($65,417 vs $57,063 in Dakota). Ridott has the higher median home value ($127,400 vs $115,700 in Dakota).

Population, income & housing

	Dakota	Ridott
Population	625	130
Median age	33.4 yrs	59.7 yrs
Median household income	$57,063	$65,417
Median home value	$115,700	$127,400
Median gross rent	$644	$775
Housing units	279	81
Homeownership rate	63.7%	75.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.4%	17.9%
Unemployment rate	4.5%	6.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dakota	Ridott
Population	562 → 625 (+11.2%)	164 → 130 (-20.7%)
Median household income	$57,679 → $57,063 (-1.1%)	$39,250 → $65,417 (+66.7%)
Median home value	$94,300 → $115,700 (+22.7%)	$49,400 → $127,400 (+157.9%)
Median gross rent	$675 → $644 (-4.6%)	$725 → $775 (+6.9%)

Dakota

Population

562625

Median household income

$57,679$57,063

Median home value

$94,300$115,700

Median gross rent

$675$644

Ridott

Population

164130

Median household income

$39,250$65,417

Median home value

$49,400$127,400

Median gross rent

$725$775

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dakota	Ridott
Under 5	6.4%	1.5%
5 to 17	25.8%	14.6%
18 to 24	12.6%	2.3%
25 to 34	6.9%	11.5%
35 to 44	10.1%	8.5%
45 to 54	16.2%	4.6%
55 to 64	5.6%	46.2%
65 to 74	9.6%	7.7%
75 and over	6.9%	3.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dakota	Ridott
White (non-Hispanic)	90.9%	96.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.3%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.9%	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino	2.9%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dakota	Ridott
No high school diploma	7.2%	9.4%
High school graduate	35.1%	21.7%
Some college or associate's	40.3%	50.9%
Bachelor's degree	7.2%	13.2%
Graduate or professional degree	10.1%	4.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dakota	Ridott
Drove alone	68.1%	57.4%
Carpooled	15.0%	9.8%
Public transit	5.9%	0.0%
Walked	0.8%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.3%	6.6%
Other means	2.0%	26.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dakota	Ridott
1-unit, detached	84.6%	77.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	9.7%	12.3%
5 to 19 units	5.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.7%	9.9%

Poverty & households

	Dakota	Ridott
Poverty rate	12.5%	12.5%
Average household size	2.91	2.00
Mean commute (minutes)	24	21
Median year structure built	1945	1946