Dalton City

Population: 686
Median household income: $69,231
Median home value: $99,200

Dalton City is a community in Moultrie County, Illinois, home to 686 residents. At $69,231, its median household income sits in line with Moultrie County's $71,676.

From 2019 to 2023, Dalton City's population grew 58.1% from 434 to 686, while its median home value rose 6.1% from $93,500 to $99,200.

The typical home was built around 1956. 23.5% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 686
Median age: 37.3 yrs
Median household income: $69,231
Median home value: $99,200
Median gross rent: $640
Housing units: 330
Homeownership rate: 71.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.4%
Unemployment rate: 2.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

434686

Median household income

$62,292$69,231

Median home value

$93,500$99,200

Median gross rent

$529$640

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	434	$62,292	$93,500	$529
2020	717	$54,875	$88,400	$657
2021	652	$57,115	$88,000	$567
2022	674	$72,500	$98,800	$622
2023	686	$69,231	$99,200	$640

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

Age distribution

Under 55.2%

5 to 1719.1%

18 to 2410.1%

25 to 3413.7%

35 to 4418.7%

45 to 5411.7%

55 to 6415.7%

65 to 744.4%

75 and over1.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	36	5.2%
5 to 17	131	19.1%
18 to 24	69	10.1%
25 to 34	94	13.7%
35 to 44	128	18.7%
45 to 54	80	11.7%
55 to 64	108	15.7%
65 to 74	30	4.4%
75 and over	10	1.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	651	94.9%
Black or African American	16	2.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	19	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.2%

High school graduate36.9%

Some college or associate's36.4%

Bachelor's degree13.3%

Graduate or professional degree3.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	46	10.2%
High school graduate	166	36.9%
Some college or associate's	164	36.4%
Bachelor's degree	60	13.3%
Graduate or professional degree	14	3.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone91.8%

Carpooled6.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home1.6%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	335	91.8%
Carpooled	24	6.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	6	1.6%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	69	19.2%
15 to 29 min	175	48.7%
30 to 44 min	78	21.7%
45 to 59 min	18	5.0%
60+ min	19	5.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.32
Poverty rate: 23.5% (161 of 686)

	Count	Share
Family households	173	58.4%
Nonfamily households	123	41.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1956

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	296	89.7%
Vacant	34	10.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	211	71.3%
Renter-occupied	85	28.7%

1-unit, detached86.7%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units11.2%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other2.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	286	86.7%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	37	11.2%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	7	2.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1718446
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 0.53 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 39.7170, -88.8070