Dixon vs El Rito

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

Dixon and El Rito are places in New Mexico. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Dixon has the higher population (1,551 vs 961 in El Rito). Dixon has the higher median household income ($43,148 vs $24,611 in El Rito). Dixon has the higher median home value ($362,300 vs $273,700 in El Rito).

Population, income & housing

	Dixon	El Rito
Population	1,551	961
Median age	38.1 yrs	39.9 yrs
Median household income	$43,148	$24,611
Median home value	$362,300	$273,700
Housing units	694	521
Homeownership rate	74.0%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	29.1%	5.4%
Unemployment rate	8.5%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dixon	El Rito
Population	386 → 1,551 (+301.8%)	808 → 961 (+18.9%)
Median household income	$34,948 → $43,148 (+23.5%)	$29,024 → $24,611 (-15.2%)
Median home value	$150,900 → $362,300 (+140.1%)	$143,800 → $273,700 (+90.3%)

Dixon

Population

3861,551

Median household income

$34,948$43,148

Median home value

$150,900$362,300

El Rito

Population

808961

Median household income

$29,024$24,611

Median home value

$143,800$273,700

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dixon	El Rito
Under 5	3.0%	14.6%
5 to 17	29.6%	10.6%
18 to 24	3.5%	7.3%
25 to 34	5.5%	3.9%
35 to 44	18.0%	15.1%
45 to 54	6.1%	0.1%
55 to 64	8.0%	1.9%
65 to 74	12.5%	28.2%
75 and over	13.8%	18.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dixon	El Rito
White (non-Hispanic)	24.6%	0.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.9%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	73.5%	99.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dixon	El Rito
No high school diploma	19.5%	41.1%
High school graduate	16.1%	16.3%
Some college or associate's	35.3%	37.1%
Bachelor's degree	14.5%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	14.5%	5.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dixon	El Rito
Drove alone	67.2%	38.6%
Carpooled	2.2%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	12.6%	49.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	18.0%	12.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dixon	El Rito
1-unit, detached	71.9%	60.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	5.5%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	22.6%	39.5%

Poverty & households

	Dixon	El Rito
Poverty rate	40.9%	58.5%
Average household size	2.50	2.04
Mean commute (minutes)	54	—
Median year structure built	1976	1985