Township · Illinois

Dallas City Township, Illinois

Dallas City Township, township, in Hancock County, Illinois. Dallas City Township had 836 residents on July 1, 2025 by the Census Bureau's estimate, down 4.7% since 2020; the 2020 Census counted 864 and the ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates put it at 855 (±182). GEOID 1706718433.

Residents, July 2025 estimate

836

Census Bureau estimate (no margin published)
2020 Census count: 864 · ACS 2020-2024: 855 ±182

Median household income

$63,542

±$9,524 (90% margin)
Illinois: $83,390

Median home value

$93,500

±$19,564 (90% margin)
Illinois: $263,300

Median gross rent

$878

±$211 (90% margin)
Illinois: $1,274

Where is Dallas City Township and what county is it in?

Dallas City Township is a township in Hancock County, Illinois. It covers 15.4 square miles of land, 56 residents per square mile in 2020.

One place lies inside Dallas City Township: Dallas City (city, 805 in 2020).

Dallas City Township (marked with a dot) in Hancock County, Illinois. Boundaries: Census Bureau 2024.

Source: 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 place-by-county files, U.S. Census Bureau · Census reference files

How many people live in Dallas City Township, and is it growing?

The Census Bureau estimates that 836 people lived in Dallas City Township on July 1, 2025, down 4.7% since 2020, a steeper fall than Illinois's (−0.8%). The 2020 Census counted 864 residents. The 2020-2024 American Community Survey, a five-year sample, puts the population at 855 (±182).

  • July 2020→2021 −10 (864)
  • 2021→2022 −7 (857)
  • 2022→2023 −2 (855)
  • 2023→2024 −14 (841)
  • 2024→2025 −5 (836)
ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (counts) with the change from 2015-2019
MeasureDallas City TownshipHancock CountyIllinoisChange since 2015-2019
Total population855±18217,28112,694,798no clear change
Households423±907,6135,036,449no clear change
Average household size2.00±0.182.232.46no clear change
Housing units519±938,9385,457,452no clear change

Dallas City Township's population since 2000

From 1,089 in 2000 to 836 in 2025: down 23.2%. The 2000, 2010 and 2020 figures are census counts, each for Dallas City Township as it was drawn that year: a place that annexed land, or a community that has since incorporated, covered a different area then. The 2005 figure is the Census Bureau's intercensal estimate, revised to fit the 2000 and 2010 counts and drawn on 2010 boundaries; 2015 and 2025 are July 1 estimates made from the census before them.

  • 2000 Census 1,089
  • 2005 (estimate) 1,055
  • 2010 Census 996
  • 2015 (estimate) 949
  • 2020 Census 864
  • 2025 (estimate) 836

Source: The 2000, 2010 and 2020 Census counts and the Census Bureau's population estimates (intercensal 2000-2010, Vintage 2020, Vintage 2025) · Census population estimates

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); Census PEP Vintage 2025 (SUB-EST2025, CO-EST2025); 2020 Census P.L. 94-171 · Check it at data.census.gov

Who lives in Dallas City Township?

The median resident of Dallas City Township is 54.3 years old; 15.4% are under 18 and 27.8% are 65 or older. The largest group is non-Hispanic white residents at 92.5%, then Hispanic or Latino residents (of any race) at 5.8%.

Age, origin, education and moves, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Race groups are non-Hispanic; Hispanic includes any race.
MeasureDallas City TownshipHancock CountyIllinoisChange since 2015-2019
Median age54.3±6.646.939.0no clear change
Under 18 years15.4%±5.3 pts21.0%21.8%–
65 years and over27.8%±6.5 pts24.6%17.0%–
Male53.2%±5.1 pts50.4%49.4%–
Hispanic or Latino (any race)5.8%±5.9 pts2.3%18.8%–
White alone, not Hispanic92.5%±6.2 pts94.0%58.1%no clear change
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic0.0%±4.3 pts0.7%13.3%–
Asian alone, not Hispanic0.0%±4.3 pts0.4%5.9%–
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic0.0%±4.3 pts0.1%0.1%–
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic1.3%±2.0 pts0.1%0.0%–
Two or more races, not Hispanic0.4%±0.4 pts2.3%3.4%–
Some other race alone, not Hispanic0.0%±4.3 pts0.1%0.4%–
Born outside the United States2.8%±3.7 pts1.5%14.7%–
Speak a language other than English at home (age 5+)8.6%±7.6 pts2.7%24.0%–
Civilian veterans (age 18+)6.1%±3.1 pts7.1%4.8%–
With a disability34.0%±9.0 pts22.6%12.1%–
No health insurance coverage4.7%±4.4 pts5.7%6.9%–
High school graduate or higher (age 25+)93.4%±3.8 pts93.6%90.5%–
Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+)14.4%±6.1 pts25.1%37.8%no clear change
Graduate or professional degree (age 25+)5.7%±3.3 pts7.6%15.3%–
Lived in the same house a year earlier93.6%±3.9 pts91.0%88.9%–
Moved from another state in the past year0.0%±4.3 pts2.6%1.6%–

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profiles DP02, DP05) · Check it at data.census.gov

What do households in Dallas City Township earn?

Half of Dallas City Township's 423 households earn less than $63,542 a year (±$9,524), against $65,865 in Hancock County and $83,390 in Illinois. In 2015-2019 it was $42,934 in 2024 dollars; the margins of error cannot tell the two periods apart. 14.2% of residents live below the poverty line.

Income and poverty in 2024 dollars, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates; 2015-2019 dollars adjusted with the R-CPI-U-RS
MeasureDallas City TownshipHancock CountyIllinoisChange since 2015-2019
Median household income$63,542±$9,524$65,865$83,390no clear change
Mean household income$76,465±$17,528$83,824$115,638–
Per capita income$38,171±$9,053$37,092$46,406+$10,405
People below the poverty line14.2%±7.9 pts12.3%11.8%no clear change
Children under 18 below the poverty line38.3%±25.6 pts15.9%15.1%–
Households receiving SNAP21.3%±9.4 pts13.3%13.8%–
Households with a computer94.3%±4.8 pts90.7%95.2%–
Households with a broadband subscription79.4%±7.9 pts82.4%90.8%–

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What does housing cost in Dallas City Township?

Owners occupy 79.7% of Dallas City Township's occupied homes and renters 20.3%. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $93,500 by its owner (±$19,564). The median renter pays $878 a month including utilities.

Housing, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Home values are owners' own estimates.
MeasureDallas City TownshipHancock CountyIllinoisChange since 2015-2019
Median home value (owner-occupied)$93,500±$19,564$113,800$263,300no clear change
Median gross rent$878±$211$782$1,274no clear change
Renters paying 35% or more of income on rent38.6%±28.2 pts34.6%39.0%–
Median monthly owner costs, with a mortgage$1,083±$130$1,134$1,987–
Owner-occupied homes79.7%±9.3 pts81.3%67.1%no clear change
Renter-occupied homes20.3%±9.3 pts18.7%32.9%–
Housing units519±938,9385,457,452no clear change
Homeowner vacancy rate12.5%±9.0 pts2.4%1.0%–
Rental vacancy rate0.0%±33.7 pts12.1%5.0%–
Single-family detached homes84.6%±5.6 pts82.6%58.2%–
Mobile homes3.9%±2.8 pts6.0%2.3%–
Built 2020 or later0.0%±7.0 pts0.2%0.7%–
Built 2010 to 20191.9%±2.3 pts3.7%5.0%–
Built 1939 or earlier33.7%±8.9 pts31.4%20.2%–
Households with no vehicle3.1%±2.4 pts5.4%11.0%–

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP04) · Check it at data.census.gov

How do people in Dallas City Township work and get to work?

86.1% of Dallas City Township's workers drive alone. The average trip to work takes 28.1 minutes.

Work and commuting, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (workers 16 and over)
MeasureDallas City TownshipHancock CountyIllinoisChange since 2015-2019
In the labor force (age 16+)53.5%±6.8 pts58.8%65.0%–
Unemployment rate1.8%±1.9 pts4.2%5.8%–
Drove alone to work86.1%±8.6 pts84.7%65.9%–
Carpooled8.0%±5.9 pts4.8%7.8%–
Public transportation0.0%±9.5 pts0.1%5.8%–
Walked1.9%±2.1 pts2.1%2.8%–
Worked from home4.0%±5.1 pts7.5%15.9%–
Mean travel time to work28.1 min±2.324.1 min27.8 minno clear change

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What census tracts are in Dallas City Township?

No census tract lies mostly in Dallas City Township; 2 tracts reach into it (2020 census blocks).

Census tracts in Dallas City Township, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
TractResidents, 2020-2024Median household incomeMedian home valueShare of tract in Dallas City Township
Tract 9539Hancock County1,579 $65,972 $106,20030%
Tract 9537Hancock County2,094 $57,574 $94,8001%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); 2020 block assignment files (tract share = share of the tract's census blocks in Dallas City Township) · Census block assignment files

How does Dallas City Township compare with other places in Illinois?

By the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimates, Dallas City Township is the 8,344th-most populous of the 16,079 U.S. towns and townships that have one and the 760th-most populous of 1,407 in Illinois.

Dallas City Township is not ranked by income or the other survey measures: those rankings include places of 1,000 or more residents (2020 Census) with a reliable estimate.

Dallas City Township's rank in Illinois (1 = highest): by population among the state's towns and townships with a 2025 estimate; by the other measures among places of 1,000+ residents with a reliable estimate
MeasureRankOf
Population, July 2025 estimate760th1,407

Dallas City Township's figures with every place in Illinois (CSV)

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Source: PlainCities ranks computed from the American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) and PEP Vintage 2025 · How ranks are computed

How reliable are the figures for Dallas City Township?

24 of the 57 figures for Dallas City Township on this page carry a coefficient of variation over 40% and are marked with a ring: they come from a small sample, so read them as rough.

The American Community Survey samples about one household in eight over five years, so every figure is an estimate with a 90% margin of error (shown under each value). A ring marks an estimate whose coefficient of variation is over 40%. A change is called only when the gap between the two periods is larger than their combined 90% margin (the square root of the sum of the two squared margins), the Census Bureau's test. How to read a margin of error.

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026): margins of error as published · ACS technical documentation

How these figures are made: methodology and release checks · reading a margin of error · every state · corrections

Not on this page: crime, weather and schools for Dallas City Township are other agencies' records. Crime: the FBI's Crime Data Explorer · climate: NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals · schools: the National Center for Education Statistics' school search.