Dixfield vs Mexico

A side-by-side comparison of Dixfield and Mexico: population, income, housing, and more.

Dixfield and Mexico are places in Maine. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Mexico has the higher population (2,026 vs 1,770 in Dixfield). Dixfield has the higher median household income ($56,250 vs $46,625 in Mexico). Dixfield has the higher median home value ($147,900 vs $99,600 in Mexico).

Population, income & housing

	Dixfield	Mexico
Population	1,770	2,026
Median age	39.2 yrs	46.1 yrs
Median household income	$56,250	$46,625
Median home value	$147,900	$99,600
Median gross rent	$716	$829
Housing units	704	1,171
Homeownership rate	80.2%	71.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.9%	14.1%
Unemployment rate	3.0%	2.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dixfield	Mexico
Population	1,345 → 1,770 (+31.6%)	1,701 → 2,026 (+19.1%)
Median household income	$34,722 → $56,250 (+62.0%)	$38,556 → $46,625 (+20.9%)
Median home value	$89,400 → $147,900 (+65.4%)	$68,500 → $99,600 (+45.4%)
Median gross rent	$663 → $716 (+8.0%)	$596 → $829 (+39.1%)

Dixfield

Population

1,3451,770

Median household income

$34,722$56,250

Median home value

$89,400$147,900

Median gross rent

$663$716

Mexico

Population

1,7012,026

Median household income

$38,556$46,625

Median home value

$68,500$99,600

Median gross rent

$596$829

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dixfield	Mexico
Under 5	5.7%	2.5%
5 to 17	14.0%	21.3%
18 to 24	7.9%	3.6%
25 to 34	15.2%	4.7%
35 to 44	14.0%	16.7%
45 to 54	6.7%	5.2%
55 to 64	15.6%	18.4%
65 to 74	9.5%	15.8%
75 and over	11.4%	11.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dixfield	Mexico
White (non-Hispanic)	91.2%	96.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.5%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	8.0%	0.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dixfield	Mexico
No high school diploma	0.0%	5.8%
High school graduate	39.6%	51.8%
Some college or associate's	34.5%	28.3%
Bachelor's degree	17.6%	11.6%
Graduate or professional degree	8.4%	2.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dixfield	Mexico
Drove alone	71.9%	92.8%
Carpooled	22.7%	1.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.5%	3.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.9%	2.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dixfield	Mexico
1-unit, detached	78.8%	50.9%
1-unit, attached	1.0%	2.8%
2 to 4 units	11.8%	24.7%
5 to 19 units	3.8%	4.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.7%
Mobile home & other	4.5%	16.9%

Poverty & households

	Dixfield	Mexico
Poverty rate	16.1%	23.4%
Average household size	2.59	2.35
Mean commute (minutes)	25	24
Median year structure built	1960	1951