Dongola

Population: 576
Median household income: $35,250
Median home value: $67,500

Dongola, a community in Union County, Illinois, has 576 residents. At $35,250, its median household income sits below Union County's $56,420.

Between 2019 and 2023, Dongola's population declined 31.2% from 837 to 576, while its median home value fell 8.2% from $73,500 to $67,500.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 87.3% of the population. 77.8% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 576
Median age: 39.1 yrs
Median household income: $35,250
Median home value: $67,500
Median gross rent: $440
Housing units: 312
Homeownership rate: 59.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.3%
Unemployment rate: 4.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

837576

Median household income

$34,917$35,250

Median home value

$73,500$67,500

Median gross rent

$566$440

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	837	$34,917	$73,500	$566
2020	654	$34,073	$72,100	$553
2021	634	$36,591	$78,000	$400
2022	716	$38,393	$85,800	$427
2023	576	$35,250	$67,500	$440

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

Age distribution

Under 55.7%

5 to 1714.4%

18 to 246.8%

25 to 3414.8%

35 to 4413.5%

45 to 5410.1%

55 to 6419.6%

65 to 7410.8%

75 and over4.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	33	5.7%
5 to 17	83	14.4%
18 to 24	39	6.8%
25 to 34	85	14.8%
35 to 44	78	13.5%
45 to 54	58	10.1%
55 to 64	113	19.6%
65 to 74	62	10.8%
75 and over	25	4.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	503	87.3%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	11	1.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	12	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	50	8.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma21.9%

High school graduate37.8%

Some college or associate's31.1%

Bachelor's degree7.4%

Graduate or professional degree1.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	92	21.9%
High school graduate	159	37.8%
Some college or associate's	131	31.1%
Bachelor's degree	31	7.4%
Graduate or professional degree	8	1.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone77.8%

Carpooled17.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.4%

Other means1.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	137	77.8%
Carpooled	31	17.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	6	3.4%
Other means	2	1.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	17	10.0%
15 to 29 min	71	41.8%
30 to 44 min	49	28.8%
45 to 59 min	28	16.5%
60+ min	5	2.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.30
Poverty rate: 22.0% (119 of 542)

	Count	Share
Family households	111	46.4%
Nonfamily households	128	53.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1966

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	239	76.6%
Vacant	73	23.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	142	59.4%
Renter-occupied	97	40.6%

1-unit, detached68.6%

1-unit, attached0.6%

2 to 4 units14.7%

5 to 19 units0.6%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other15.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	214	68.6%
1-unit, attached	2	0.6%
2 to 4 units	46	14.7%
5 to 19 units	2	0.6%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	48	15.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1720305
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 1.09 sq mi
Water area: 0.06 sq mi
Center point: 37.3571, -89.1650