Dixie vs Waitsburg

A side-by-side comparison of Dixie and Waitsburg: population, income, housing, and more.

Dixie and Waitsburg are places in Washington. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Waitsburg has the higher population (940 vs 130 in Dixie). Dixie has the higher median home value ($267,500 vs $266,700 in Waitsburg). Since 2019, Waitsburg's population has grown faster (-24.4% vs -31.6%).

Population, income & housing

	Dixie	Waitsburg
Population	130	940
Median age	51.7 yrs	46.2 yrs
Median household income	—	$72,917
Median home value	$267,500	$266,700
Median gross rent	—	$820
Housing units	65	466
Homeownership rate	91.7%	72.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.4%	19.5%
Unemployment rate	6.1%	3.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dixie	Waitsburg
Population	190 → 130 (-31.6%)	1,243 → 940 (-24.4%)
Median household income	$58,750 → $69,688 (+18.6%)	$63,167 → $72,917 (+15.4%)
Median home value	$162,500 → $267,500 (+64.6%)	$177,800 → $266,700 (+50.0%)
Median gross rent	$938 → $1,056 (+12.6%)	$678 → $820 (+20.9%)

Dixie

Population

190130

Median household income

$58,750$69,688

Median home value

$162,500$267,500

Median gross rent

$938$1,056

Waitsburg

Population

1,243940

Median household income

$63,167$72,917

Median home value

$177,800$266,700

Median gross rent

$678$820

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dixie	Waitsburg
Under 5	2.3%	2.4%
5 to 17	6.9%	17.4%
18 to 24	15.4%	5.4%
25 to 34	5.4%	11.7%
35 to 44	4.6%	11.8%
45 to 54	18.5%	15.7%
55 to 64	23.1%	15.0%
65 to 74	15.4%	11.5%
75 and over	8.5%	8.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dixie	Waitsburg
White (non-Hispanic)	90.0%	82.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	1.3%
Asian	0.0%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.6%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.4%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino	4.6%	12.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dixie	Waitsburg
No high school diploma	0.0%	16.4%
High school graduate	29.6%	17.7%
Some college or associate's	50.0%	46.4%
Bachelor's degree	14.3%	15.2%
Graduate or professional degree	6.1%	4.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dixie	Waitsburg
Drove alone	71.0%	79.9%
Carpooled	16.1%	8.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.2%	2.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.7%	9.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dixie	Waitsburg
1-unit, detached	78.5%	69.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.7%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	2.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	9.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	21.5%	17.4%

Poverty & households

	Dixie	Waitsburg
Poverty rate	14.6%	12.2%
Average household size	2.17	2.28
Mean commute (minutes)	23	36
Median year structure built	1976	1965