Dahlgren

Population: 631
Median household income: $47,500
Median home value: $68,800

Dahlgren is a community in Hamilton County, Illinois, home to 631 residents. The median household income of $47,500 is below the Hamilton County median ($61,520).

From 2019 to 2023, Dahlgren's population grew 4.0% from 607 to 631, while its median home value rose 10.1% from $62,500 to $68,800.

The median resident is 37.3 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 23.1% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 631
Median age: 37.3 yrs
Median household income: $47,500
Median home value: $68,800
Median gross rent: $814
Housing units: 227
Homeownership rate: 80.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.1%
Unemployment rate: 13.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

607631

Median household income

$43,958$47,500

Median home value

$62,500$68,800

Median gross rent

$590$814

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	607	$43,958	$62,500	$590
2020	699	$50,038	$61,500	$572
2021	684	$41,731	$47,900	$628
2022	641	$45,000	$62,800	$757
2023	631	$47,500	$68,800	$814

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

Age distribution

Under 511.6%

5 to 1723.1%

18 to 247.4%

25 to 346.7%

35 to 449.8%

45 to 549.0%

55 to 6413.2%

65 to 746.3%

75 and over12.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	73	11.6%
5 to 17	146	23.1%
18 to 24	47	7.4%
25 to 34	42	6.7%
35 to 44	62	9.8%
45 to 54	57	9.0%
55 to 64	83	13.2%
65 to 74	40	6.3%
75 and over	81	12.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	619	98.1%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	12	1.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.7%

High school graduate50.7%

Some college or associate's28.5%

Bachelor's degree6.3%

Graduate or professional degree0.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	50	13.7%
High school graduate	185	50.7%
Some college or associate's	104	28.5%
Bachelor's degree	23	6.3%
Graduate or professional degree	3	0.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone90.3%

Carpooled3.4%

Public transit1.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.3%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	186	90.3%
Carpooled	7	3.4%
Public transit	2	1.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	11	5.3%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	48	24.6%
15 to 29 min	99	50.8%
30 to 44 min	35	17.9%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	13	6.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.87
Poverty rate: 19.8% (125 of 631)

	Count	Share
Family households	136	61.8%
Nonfamily households	84	38.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1965

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	220	96.9%
Vacant	7	3.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	177	80.5%
Renter-occupied	43	19.5%

1-unit, detached69.6%

1-unit, attached0.9%

2 to 4 units2.2%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other27.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	158	69.6%
1-unit, attached	2	0.9%
2 to 4 units	5	2.2%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	62	27.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1718303
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 1.02 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 38.1981, -88.6847