Dolton

Population: 20,979
Median household income: $58,706
Median home value: $140,500

Located in Cook County, Illinois, Dolton is a community with a population of 20,979. At $58,706, its median household income sits below Cook County's $81,797.

From 2019 to 2023, Dolton's population declined 7.7% from 22,737 to 20,979, while its median home value rose 36.9% from $102,600 to $140,500.

The median resident is 40.0 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 18.1% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 20,979
Median age: 40.0 yrs
Median household income: $58,706
Median home value: $140,500
Median gross rent: $1,399
Housing units: 9,035
Homeownership rate: 72.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.7%
Unemployment rate: 10.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

22,73720,979

Median household income

$46,614$58,706

Median home value

$102,600$140,500

Median gross rent

$1,287$1,399

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	22,737	$46,614	$102,600	$1,287
2020	22,487	$50,237	$106,200	$1,320
2021	21,588	$53,047	$113,600	$1,315
2022	21,283	$54,748	$128,800	$1,301
2023	20,979	$58,706	$140,500	$1,399

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.3%

5 to 1718.1%

18 to 249.3%

25 to 3411.4%

35 to 4410.8%

45 to 5412.5%

55 to 6413.8%

65 to 7411.4%

75 and over6.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,321	6.3%
5 to 17	3,787	18.1%
18 to 24	1,953	9.3%
25 to 34	2,394	11.4%
35 to 44	2,260	10.8%
45 to 54	2,625	12.5%
55 to 64	2,887	13.8%
65 to 74	2,401	11.4%
75 and over	1,351	6.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	913	4.4%
Black or African American	19,079	90.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	14	0.1%
Asian	44	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	1	0.0%
Some other race	79	0.4%
Two or more races	591	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	258	1.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.7%

High school graduate31.0%

Some college or associate's39.6%

Bachelor's degree15.1%

Graduate or professional degree7.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	932	6.7%
High school graduate	4,316	31.0%
Some college or associate's	5,507	39.6%
Bachelor's degree	2,101	15.1%
Graduate or professional degree	1,062	7.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 32 min

Drove alone68.9%

Carpooled8.2%

Public transit7.8%

Walked2.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home11.1%

Other means2.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	5,761	68.9%
Carpooled	685	8.2%
Public transit	649	7.8%
Walked	174	2.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	928	11.1%
Other means	168	2.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,083	14.6%
15 to 29 min	2,104	28.3%
30 to 44 min	2,232	30.0%
45 to 59 min	1,095	14.7%
60+ min	923	12.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.61
Poverty rate: 20.4% (4,176 of 20,422)

	Count	Share
Family households	5,144	65.0%
Nonfamily households	2,775	35.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1965

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	7,919	87.6%
Vacant	1,116	12.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	5,700	72.0%
Renter-occupied	2,219	28.0%

1-unit, detached79.7%

1-unit, attached1.4%

2 to 4 units9.8%

5 to 19 units5.1%

20 or more units3.8%

Mobile home & other0.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	7,199	79.7%
1-unit, attached	127	1.4%
2 to 4 units	882	9.8%
5 to 19 units	460	5.1%
20 or more units	347	3.8%
Mobile home & other	20	0.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1720292
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 4.57 sq mi
Water area: 0.12 sq mi
Center point: 41.6303, -87.5968

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