Dixon vs Providence

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

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

Providence has the higher population (2,861 vs 1,034 in Dixon). Providence has the higher median household income ($53,208 vs $39,464 in Dixon). Dixon has the higher median home value ($86,700 vs $66,800 in Providence).

Population, income & housing

	Dixon	Providence
Population	1,034	2,861
Median age	37.4 yrs	46.4 yrs
Median household income	$39,464	$53,208
Median home value	$86,700	$66,800
Median gross rent	$716	$623
Housing units	357	1,520
Homeownership rate	70.0%	63.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	6.4%	16.0%
Unemployment rate	17.0%	6.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dixon	Providence
Population	1,081 → 1,034 (-4.3%)	3,027 → 2,861 (-5.5%)
Median household income	$40,938 → $39,464 (-3.6%)	$26,129 → $53,208 (+103.6%)
Median home value	$87,900 → $86,700 (-1.4%)	$50,800 → $66,800 (+31.5%)
Median gross rent	$642 → $716 (+11.5%)	$613 → $623 (+1.6%)

Dixon

Population

1,0811,034

Median household income

$40,938$39,464

Median home value

$87,900$86,700

Median gross rent

$642$716

Providence

Population

3,0272,861

Median household income

$26,129$53,208

Median home value

$50,800$66,800

Median gross rent

$613$623

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dixon	Providence
Under 5	0.2%	3.5%
5 to 17	19.7%	13.5%
18 to 24	7.7%	7.4%
25 to 34	17.7%	10.6%
35 to 44	20.0%	10.2%
45 to 54	9.7%	16.1%
55 to 64	13.8%	19.4%
65 to 74	7.3%	13.1%
75 and over	3.9%	6.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dixon	Providence
White (non-Hispanic)	93.4%	84.4%
Black or African American	3.0%	14.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.5%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.0%	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.9%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dixon	Providence
No high school diploma	18.9%	11.8%
High school graduate	40.8%	44.3%
Some college or associate's	34.0%	27.8%
Bachelor's degree	2.9%	13.5%
Graduate or professional degree	3.5%	2.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dixon	Providence
Drove alone	86.1%	68.0%
Carpooled	5.1%	26.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.0%	4.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.8%	1.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dixon	Providence
1-unit, detached	83.8%	63.1%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	7.5%
2 to 4 units	2.5%	9.9%
5 to 19 units	3.1%	5.5%
20 or more units	1.1%	3.4%
Mobile home & other	9.0%	10.5%

Poverty & households

	Dixon	Providence
Poverty rate	23.8%	17.8%
Average household size	2.65	2.18
Mean commute (minutes)	22	32
Median year structure built	1966	1967