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Dwight, Illinois: commercial real estate data.
Dwight is a Census village of 3,872 people across 3.86 square miles of land, lying across Livingston County and Grundy County. Median household income is $71,184, 69.1 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 3 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $4.0 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Dwight
What Dwight is
- Census place typevillage
- Land area3.86 sq mi
- Water area0.01 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,002
- County holding the largest share of its areaLivingston County, 84.9 percent
- Counties this place lies inLivingston County 84.9 percent, Grundy County 15.1 percent
Dwight crosses a county line. The split above is measured from the Census boundary of the place against the county boundaries, by area, so it says where the ground is and not where the town hall is.
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Dwight
How many people live in Dwight
- Population3,872
- Median age40.8
- Population under 18857 plus or minus 206
- Share under 1822.1 percent plus or minus 4.9
- Population 65 and over766 plus or minus 158
- Share 65 and over19.8 percent
- Households1,652
- Family households1,080
- Share of households that are families65.4 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Dwight
Income and work in Dwight
- Median household income$71,184
- Per capita income$41,054
- Civilian labor force2,203
- Employed2,103
- Unemployed100 plus or minus 71
- Unemployment rate4.5 percent plus or minus 3.2
- Adults 25 and over2,625
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher87.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher20.3 percent plus or minus 4.9
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree5.4 percent plus or minus 2.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Dwight
Housing in Dwight
- Housing units1,792
- Occupied units1,652
- Vacant units140 plus or minus 96
- Vacancy rate7.8 percent plus or minus 5.3
- Owner occupied1,141
- Renter occupied511 plus or minus 173
- Ownership rate69.1 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$155,600
- Median gross rent, monthly$997
- Annual rent as a share of median income16.8 percent
- Single family units1,352
- Share single family75.4 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more310 plus or minus 123
- Share in buildings of two or more17.3 percent plus or minus 6.6
- Mobile homes130 plus or minus 89
- Median year structure built1957
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Dwight
How Dwight gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute1,966
- Commuting under 15 minutes688 plus or minus 197
- Share commuting under 15 minutes35.0 percent plus or minus 9.0
- Commuting 30 minutes or more792 plus or minus 206
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more40.3 percent plus or minus 9.1
- Drove alone79.5 percent
- Carpooled6.5 percent plus or minus 5.4
- Public transport0.4 percent plus or minus 1.3
- Walked8.4 percent plus or minus 5.0
- Worked from home2.7 percent plus or minus 2.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Dwight
SBA loans in Dwight (7(a))
- Approvals3
- Gross approval$3,982,000
- Average approval$1,327,333
- Median approval$200,000
- Largest approval$3,757,000
- Jobs supported22
- Jobs per approval7.3
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term132 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises33.3 percent
- Distinct lenders3
- Distinct industries by NAICS3
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Dwight, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Dwight
SBA loans in Dwight (504)
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$1,748,000
- Average approval$1,748,000
- Median approval$1,748,000
- Largest approval$1,748,000
- Jobs supported15
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Distinct CDCs1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Dwight, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Dwight
Flood risk in Dwight
- NFIP communityVillage of Dwight
- NFIP community number170423
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date08/02/12
The Village of Dwight participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 170423 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Livingston County, not Dwight
Livingston County context, not Dwight figures
- Establishments in Livingston County826
- Covered employment, Livingston County13,762
- Average annual pay, Livingston County$56,455
- Housing units permitted, Livingston County53
Every figure in this section is published for Livingston County as a whole and is not a measurement of Dwight.
All Livingston County figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Dwight questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Dwight, Illinois?
3,872, in 1,652 households. Dwight village covers 3.86 square miles of land, which is 1,002 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Dwight in?
Dwight lies in more than one. By area it is 84.9 percent in Livingston County, 15.1 percent in Grundy County. This page sits under Livingston County because that county holds the largest share. The split is measured from the Census boundary of the place against the county boundaries.
What is the median household income in Dwight?
$71,184. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $155,600. Median gross rent is $997 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Dwight businesses?
3 7(a) approvals totaling $4.0 m since FY2020, across 3 lenders, median approval $200,000, plus 1 504 approvals worth $1.7 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Dwight, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Dwight borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Dwight. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Dwight in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Dwight appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Dwight, village of, community 170423, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Dwight figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Livingston County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Dwight.
Is zoning published for Dwight?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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