Dixfield vs Rumford

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

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

Rumford has the higher population (4,017 vs 1,770 in Dixfield). Dixfield has the higher median household income ($56,250 vs $32,240 in Rumford). Dixfield has the higher median home value ($147,900 vs $115,300 in Rumford).

Population, income & housing

	Dixfield	Rumford
Population	1,770	4,017
Median age	39.2 yrs	54.4 yrs
Median household income	$56,250	$32,240
Median home value	$147,900	$115,300
Median gross rent	$716	$622
Housing units	704	2,686
Homeownership rate	80.2%	57.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.9%	16.0%
Unemployment rate	3.0%	6.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dixfield	Rumford
Population	1,345 → 1,770 (+31.6%)	3,672 → 4,017 (+9.4%)
Median household income	$34,722 → $56,250 (+62.0%)	$34,958 → $32,240 (-7.8%)
Median home value	$89,400 → $147,900 (+65.4%)	$78,000 → $115,300 (+47.8%)
Median gross rent	$663 → $716 (+8.0%)	$570 → $622 (+9.1%)

Dixfield

Population

1,3451,770

Median household income

$34,722$56,250

Median home value

$89,400$147,900

Median gross rent

$663$716

Rumford

Population

3,6724,017

Median household income

$34,958$32,240

Median home value

$78,000$115,300

Median gross rent

$570$622

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dixfield	Rumford
Under 5	5.7%	3.4%
5 to 17	14.0%	8.6%
18 to 24	7.9%	9.2%
25 to 34	15.2%	6.1%
35 to 44	14.0%	8.6%
45 to 54	6.7%	14.8%
55 to 64	15.6%	19.2%
65 to 74	9.5%	20.0%
75 and over	11.4%	10.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dixfield	Rumford
White (non-Hispanic)	91.2%	94.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.5%	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino	8.0%	0.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dixfield	Rumford
No high school diploma	0.0%	11.4%
High school graduate	39.6%	46.2%
Some college or associate's	34.5%	26.4%
Bachelor's degree	17.6%	11.1%
Graduate or professional degree	8.4%	4.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dixfield	Rumford
Drove alone	71.9%	84.0%
Carpooled	22.7%	6.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.5%	8.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.9%	0.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dixfield	Rumford
1-unit, detached	78.8%	44.9%
1-unit, attached	1.0%	1.9%
2 to 4 units	11.8%	28.3%
5 to 19 units	3.8%	10.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	9.0%
Mobile home & other	4.5%	5.5%

Poverty & households

	Dixfield	Rumford
Poverty rate	16.1%	27.1%
Average household size	2.59	1.95
Mean commute (minutes)	25	26
Median year structure built	1960	1943