Dixon vs Newcastle

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

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

Newcastle has the higher population (329 vs 66 in Dixon). Newcastle has the higher median household income ($76,250 vs $56,250 in Dixon). Newcastle has the higher median home value ($101,800 vs $82,500 in Dixon).

Population, income & housing

	Dixon	Newcastle
Population	66	329
Median age	61.5 yrs	57.5 yrs
Median household income	$56,250	$76,250
Median home value	$82,500	$101,800
Median gross rent	—	$663
Housing units	37	195
Homeownership rate	94.3%	88.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.7%	46.2%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dixon	Newcastle
Population	125 → 66 (-47.2%)	314 → 329 (+4.8%)
Median household income	$55,341 → $56,250 (+1.6%)	$52,500 → $76,250 (+45.2%)
Median home value	$40,800 → $82,500 (+102.2%)	$66,400 → $101,800 (+53.3%)
Median gross rent	—	$644 → $663 (+3.0%)

Dixon

Population

12566

Median household income

$55,341$56,250

Median home value

$40,800$82,500

Newcastle

Population

314329

Median household income

$52,500$76,250

Median home value

$66,400$101,800

Median gross rent

$644$663

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dixon	Newcastle
Under 5	6.1%	5.5%
5 to 17	12.1%	11.2%
18 to 24	0.0%	2.4%
25 to 34	12.1%	4.0%
35 to 44	3.0%	3.6%
45 to 54	6.1%	6.7%
55 to 64	12.1%	35.9%
65 to 74	15.2%	24.0%
75 and over	33.3%	6.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dixon	Newcastle
White (non-Hispanic)	98.5%	95.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.5%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	1.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dixon	Newcastle
No high school diploma	7.4%	4.9%
High school graduate	40.7%	24.8%
Some college or associate's	35.2%	24.1%
Bachelor's degree	13.0%	43.2%
Graduate or professional degree	3.7%	3.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dixon	Newcastle
Drove alone	100.0%	92.7%
Carpooled	0.0%	4.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	3.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dixon	Newcastle
1-unit, detached	94.6%	89.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	4.6%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	3.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5.4%	2.1%

Poverty & households

	Dixon	Newcastle
Poverty rate	6.3%	2.4%
Average household size	1.83	2.06
Mean commute (minutes)	27	24
Median year structure built	1938	1971