Dixon vs Rio Vista

A side-by-side comparison of Dixon and Rio Vista: population, income, housing, and more.

Dixon and Rio Vista are places in California. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Dixon has the higher population (19,158 vs 10,002 in Rio Vista). Dixon has the higher median household income ($98,798 vs $86,970 in Rio Vista). Dixon has the higher median home value ($575,600 vs $480,300 in Rio Vista).

Population, income & housing

	Dixon	Rio Vista
Population	19,158	10,002
Median age	34.2 yrs	64.7 yrs
Median household income	$98,798	$86,970
Median home value	$575,600	$480,300
Median gross rent	$1,728	$1,624
Housing units	6,985	5,164
Homeownership rate	59.3%	80.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.3%	35.4%
Unemployment rate	3.4%	11.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dixon	Rio Vista
Population	20,084 → 19,158 (-4.6%)	8,947 → 10,002 (+11.8%)
Median household income	$82,570 → $98,798 (+19.7%)	$69,604 → $86,970 (+24.9%)
Median home value	$385,400 → $575,600 (+49.4%)	$343,800 → $480,300 (+39.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,426 → $1,728 (+21.2%)	$1,368 → $1,624 (+18.7%)

Dixon

Population

20,08419,158

Median household income

$82,570$98,798

Median home value

$385,400$575,600

Median gross rent

$1,426$1,728

Rio Vista

Population

8,94710,002

Median household income

$69,604$86,970

Median home value

$343,800$480,300

Median gross rent

$1,368$1,624

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dixon	Rio Vista
Under 5	6.2%	2.4%
5 to 17	19.0%	6.2%
18 to 24	9.9%	3.5%
25 to 34	15.9%	11.6%
35 to 44	12.0%	4.3%
45 to 54	11.9%	6.1%
55 to 64	11.0%	17.0%
65 to 74	9.7%	23.3%
75 and over	4.4%	25.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dixon	Rio Vista
White (non-Hispanic)	46.5%	60.4%
Black or African American	1.5%	10.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	3.5%	6.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.2%
Two or more races	4.6%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	43.6%	19.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dixon	Rio Vista
No high school diploma	16.1%	7.9%
High school graduate	27.3%	14.9%
Some college or associate's	32.3%	41.8%
Bachelor's degree	15.1%	22.7%
Graduate or professional degree	9.2%	12.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dixon	Rio Vista
Drove alone	82.4%	78.8%
Carpooled	7.3%	6.5%
Public transit	0.2%	0.0%
Walked	0.8%	3.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.3%	9.6%
Other means	1.0%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dixon	Rio Vista
1-unit, detached	69.3%	86.1%
1-unit, attached	4.9%	1.5%
2 to 4 units	9.7%	4.1%
5 to 19 units	11.6%	5.0%
20 or more units	4.4%	0.7%
Mobile home & other	0.2%	2.5%

Poverty & households

	Dixon	Rio Vista
Poverty rate	8.4%	8.0%
Average household size	2.84	1.96
Mean commute (minutes)	26	36
Median year structure built	1985	2002