Dixon

Population: 270
Median household income: $43,750
Median home value: $159,400

Dixon is a community in Sanders County, Montana, home to 270 residents. The median household income of $43,750 is below the Sanders County median ($54,035).

From 2019 to 2023, Dixon's population grew 25.0% from 216 to 270, while its median home value rose 51.2% from $105,400 to $159,400.

52.4% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1980.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 270
Median age: 36.6 yrs
Median household income: $43,750
Median home value: $159,400
Median gross rent: $740
Housing units: 105
Homeownership rate: 62.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.9%
Unemployment rate: 19.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

216270

Median household income

$27,500$43,750

Median home value

$105,400$159,400

Median gross rent

$575$740

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	216	$27,500	$105,400	$575
2020	252	$31,250	$105,400	$638
2021	309	$37,500	$117,900	$713
2022	288	$39,306	$118,800	$679
2023	270	$43,750	$159,400	$740

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.1%

5 to 1727.0%

18 to 2410.4%

25 to 347.0%

35 to 4410.0%

45 to 548.9%

55 to 6416.7%

65 to 7412.2%

75 and over3.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	11	4.1%
5 to 17	73	27.0%
18 to 24	28	10.4%
25 to 34	19	7.0%
35 to 44	27	10.0%
45 to 54	24	8.9%
55 to 64	45	16.7%
65 to 74	33	12.2%
75 and over	10	3.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	176	65.2%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	50	18.5%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	8	3.0%
Some other race	7	2.6%
Two or more races	4	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	25	9.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.3%

High school graduate38.0%

Some college or associate's27.8%

Bachelor's degree18.4%

Graduate or professional degree2.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	21	13.3%
High school graduate	60	38.0%
Some college or associate's	44	27.8%
Bachelor's degree	29	18.4%
Graduate or professional degree	4	2.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone44.0%

Carpooled19.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked22.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home14.3%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	37	44.0%
Carpooled	16	19.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	19	22.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	12	14.3%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	27	37.5%
15 to 29 min	15	20.8%
30 to 44 min	18	25.0%
45 to 59 min	8	11.1%
60+ min	4	5.6%

Households

Average household size: 3.14
Poverty rate: 28.9% (78 of 270)

	Count	Share
Family households	57	66.3%
Nonfamily households	29	33.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1980

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	86	81.9%
Vacant	19	18.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	54	62.8%
Renter-occupied	32	37.2%

1-unit, detached52.4%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units1.9%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other45.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	55	52.4%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2	1.9%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	48	45.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3020950
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 6.63 sq mi
Water area: 0.28 sq mi
Center point: 47.3178, -114.3601