Dixon vs Suisun City

A side-by-side comparison of Dixon and Suisun City: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Suisun City has the higher population (29,205 vs 19,158 in Dixon). Dixon has the higher median household income ($98,798 vs $97,083 in Suisun City). Dixon has the higher median home value ($575,600 vs $551,000 in Suisun City).

Population, income & housing

	Dixon	Suisun City
Population	19,158	29,205
Median age	34.2 yrs	35.5 yrs
Median household income	$98,798	$97,083
Median home value	$575,600	$551,000
Median gross rent	$1,728	$2,151
Housing units	6,985	9,825
Homeownership rate	59.3%	60.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.3%	21.1%
Unemployment rate	3.4%	6.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dixon	Suisun City
Population	20,084 → 19,158 (-4.6%)	29,488 → 29,205 (-1.0%)
Median household income	$82,570 → $98,798 (+19.7%)	$83,320 → $97,083 (+16.5%)
Median home value	$385,400 → $575,600 (+49.4%)	$357,500 → $551,000 (+54.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,426 → $1,728 (+21.2%)	$1,715 → $2,151 (+25.4%)

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

Suisun City

Population

29,48829,205

Median household income

$83,320$97,083

Median home value

$357,500$551,000

Median gross rent

$1,715$2,151

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dixon	Suisun City
Under 5	6.2%	5.6%
5 to 17	19.0%	19.3%
18 to 24	9.9%	9.1%
25 to 34	15.9%	15.1%
35 to 44	12.0%	12.6%
45 to 54	11.9%	11.8%
55 to 64	11.0%	12.3%
65 to 74	9.7%	9.1%
75 and over	4.4%	5.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dixon	Suisun City
White (non-Hispanic)	46.5%	21.3%
Black or African American	1.5%	20.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.8%
Asian	3.5%	17.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	1.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.7%
Two or more races	4.6%	7.6%
Hispanic or Latino	43.6%	31.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dixon	Suisun City
No high school diploma	16.1%	10.9%
High school graduate	27.3%	31.8%
Some college or associate's	32.3%	36.2%
Bachelor's degree	15.1%	15.1%
Graduate or professional degree	9.2%	6.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dixon	Suisun City
Drove alone	82.4%	80.8%
Carpooled	7.3%	9.6%
Public transit	0.2%	1.1%
Walked	0.8%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.3%	6.5%
Other means	1.0%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dixon	Suisun City
1-unit, detached	69.3%	78.6%
1-unit, attached	4.9%	2.7%
2 to 4 units	9.7%	5.2%
5 to 19 units	11.6%	6.2%
20 or more units	4.4%	6.0%
Mobile home & other	0.2%	1.2%

Poverty & households

	Dixon	Suisun City
Poverty rate	8.4%	8.7%
Average household size	2.84	3.04
Mean commute (minutes)	26	33
Median year structure built	1985	1984