Dixon vs Waynesville

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

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

Waynesville has the higher population (5,422 vs 1,267 in Dixon). Waynesville has the higher median household income ($75,179 vs $50,260 in Dixon). Waynesville has the higher median home value ($204,100 vs $134,300 in Dixon).

Population, income & housing

	Dixon	Waynesville
Population	1,267	5,422
Median age	33.1 yrs	34.1 yrs
Median household income	$50,260	$75,179
Median home value	$134,300	$204,100
Median gross rent	$660	$899
Housing units	668	2,745
Homeownership rate	61.0%	60.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.5%	36.6%
Unemployment rate	0.6%	8.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dixon	Waynesville
Population	1,130 → 1,267 (+12.1%)	5,257 → 5,422 (+3.1%)
Median household income	$38,438 → $50,260 (+30.8%)	$60,625 → $75,179 (+24.0%)
Median home value	$96,300 → $134,300 (+39.5%)	$186,600 → $204,100 (+9.4%)
Median gross rent	$704 → $660 (-6.3%)	$895 → $899 (+0.4%)

Dixon

Population

1,1301,267

Median household income

$38,438$50,260

Median home value

$96,300$134,300

Median gross rent

$704$660

Waynesville

Population

5,2575,422

Median household income

$60,625$75,179

Median home value

$186,600$204,100

Median gross rent

$895$899

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dixon	Waynesville
Under 5	6.6%	6.0%
5 to 17	10.5%	17.9%
18 to 24	17.2%	5.0%
25 to 34	22.7%	21.9%
35 to 44	6.5%	14.8%
45 to 54	8.2%	10.1%
55 to 64	15.3%	6.4%
65 to 74	9.3%	7.8%
75 and over	3.8%	10.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dixon	Waynesville
White (non-Hispanic)	94.7%	76.6%
Black or African American	0.6%	5.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.6%
Asian	0.0%	2.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	1.3%	0.0%
Some other race	0.9%	0.3%
Two or more races	0.9%	10.0%
Hispanic or Latino	1.6%	4.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dixon	Waynesville
No high school diploma	12.0%	3.4%
High school graduate	32.2%	26.6%
Some college or associate's	40.3%	33.3%
Bachelor's degree	11.4%	20.7%
Graduate or professional degree	4.1%	15.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dixon	Waynesville
Drove alone	81.2%	82.8%
Carpooled	13.1%	7.8%
Public transit	1.2%	0.0%
Walked	0.6%	0.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.8%	8.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dixon	Waynesville
1-unit, detached	82.5%	67.9%
1-unit, attached	0.4%	2.3%
2 to 4 units	7.6%	21.6%
5 to 19 units	3.6%	1.6%
20 or more units	2.4%	1.2%
Mobile home & other	3.4%	5.4%

Poverty & households

	Dixon	Waynesville
Poverty rate	20.1%	11.9%
Average household size	2.29	2.20
Mean commute (minutes)	30	18
Median year structure built	1969	1981