Dixfield vs South Paris

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

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

South Paris has the higher population (2,570 vs 1,770 in Dixfield). South Paris has the higher median household income ($56,823 vs $56,250 in Dixfield). South Paris has the higher median home value ($186,300 vs $147,900 in Dixfield).

Population, income & housing

	Dixfield	South Paris
Population	1,770	2,570
Median age	39.2 yrs	38.9 yrs
Median household income	$56,250	$56,823
Median home value	$147,900	$186,300
Median gross rent	$716	$585
Housing units	704	1,158
Homeownership rate	80.2%	56.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.9%	17.4%
Unemployment rate	3.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dixfield	South Paris
Population	1,345 → 1,770 (+31.6%)	2,319 → 2,570 (+10.8%)
Median household income	$34,722 → $56,250 (+62.0%)	$39,309 → $56,823 (+44.6%)
Median home value	$89,400 → $147,900 (+65.4%)	$135,200 → $186,300 (+37.8%)
Median gross rent	$663 → $716 (+8.0%)	$553 → $585 (+5.8%)

Dixfield

Population

1,3451,770

Median household income

$34,722$56,250

Median home value

$89,400$147,900

Median gross rent

$663$716

South Paris

Population

2,3192,570

Median household income

$39,309$56,823

Median home value

$135,200$186,300

Median gross rent

$553$585

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dixfield	South Paris
Under 5	5.7%	7.9%
5 to 17	14.0%	24.8%
18 to 24	7.9%	1.1%
25 to 34	15.2%	7.5%
35 to 44	14.0%	13.5%
45 to 54	6.7%	10.9%
55 to 64	15.6%	12.8%
65 to 74	9.5%	4.7%
75 and over	11.4%	16.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dixfield	South Paris
White (non-Hispanic)	91.2%	96.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
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%	0.6%
Hispanic or Latino	8.0%	3.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dixfield	South Paris
No high school diploma	0.0%	4.4%
High school graduate	39.6%	37.3%
Some college or associate's	34.5%	40.9%
Bachelor's degree	17.6%	13.8%
Graduate or professional degree	8.4%	3.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dixfield	South Paris
Drove alone	71.9%	87.2%
Carpooled	22.7%	10.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.5%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.9%	2.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dixfield	South Paris
1-unit, detached	78.8%	59.2%
1-unit, attached	1.0%	4.5%
2 to 4 units	11.8%	21.3%
5 to 19 units	3.8%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	7.9%
Mobile home & other	4.5%	7.1%

Poverty & households

	Dixfield	South Paris
Poverty rate	16.1%	29.4%
Average household size	2.59	2.43
Mean commute (minutes)	25	16
Median year structure built	1960	1964