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Population (year 2000): 1,570. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,548 (-1.4% change)
Males: 693 (44.1%), Females: 877 (55.9%)
Pulaski County
Zip code:
65459
Median resident age: 38.3 years
Median household income: $21,821 (year 2000)
Median house value: $57,000 (year 2000)
Races in Dixon:
- White Non-Hispanic (94.9%)
- Hispanic (2.0%)
- Other race (1.0%)
- American Indian (1.0%)
- Two or more races (0.8%)
Ancestries: United States (24.1%), German
(16.9%), Irish (10.4%), English (9.3%), Scotch-Irish (2.5%),
Italian (2.2%).
Elevation: 1167 feet
Land area: 1.0 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Dixon
- High school or higher: 68.7%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.2%
- Unemployed: 9.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 27.6 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Dixon city
- Never married: 17.8%
- Now married: 53.9%
- Separated: 3.1%
- Widowed: 13.5%
- Divorced: 11.7%
2.5% Foreign born (1.3% Latin America, 0.9%
Europe, 0.3% Asia).
Population change in the 1990s: +69 (+4.6%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Dixon:
- PHELPS COUNTY REGIONAL MED CENTER (about 23 miles;
ROLLA, MO)
- ST MARYS HEALTH CENTER (about 38 miles; JEFFERSON
CITY, MO)
- CAPITAL REGION MED CTR - MADISON (about 39 miles;
JEFFERSON CITY, MO)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Dixon:
- WAYNESVILLE RGNL ARPT AT FORNEY FIELD (about 19
miles; FORT LEONARD WOOD, MO; ID: TBN)
- LEE C FINE MEMORIAL (about 31 miles; KAISER LAKE
OZARK, MO; ID: AIZ)
- JEFFERSON CITY MEML (about 41 miles; JEFFERSON CITY,
MO; ID: JEF)
Other public-use airports nearest to Dixon:
- ROLLA DOWNTOWN (about 21 miles; ROLLA, MO; ID: K07)
- RICHLAND MUNI (about 23 miles; RICHLAND, MO; ID:
MO1)
- ROLLA NATIONAL (about 25 miles; ROLLA/VICHY, MO; ID:
VIH)
College/University in Dixon:
- BIBLICAL LIFE COLLEGE AND SEMINARY (Location:
304 S ELM ST; Private, not-for-profit; Offers Doctor's
degree)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Dixon:
- UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-ROLLA (about 24 miles; ROLLA,
MO; Full-time enrollment: 4,181)
- LINCOLN UNIVERSITY (about 39 miles; JEFFERSON CITY,
MO; FT enrollment: 2,580)
- UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-COLUMBIA (about 63 miles;
COLUMBIA, MO; FT enrollment: 21,444)
- COLUMBIA COLLEGE (about 63 miles; COLUMBIA, MO; FT
enrollment: 5,892)
- SOUTHWEST BAPTIST UNIVERSITY (about 94 miles;
BOLIVAR, MO; FT enrollment: 2,612)
- SOUTHWEST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 99 miles;
SPRINGFIELD, MO; FT enrollment: 14,680)
- OZARKS TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 101 miles;
SPRINGFIELD, MO; FT enrollment: 3,756)
Public high school in Dixon:
- DIXON HIGH (Students: 355; Location: HIGH
SCHOOL DR; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Dixon:
- DIXON ELEM. (Students: 477; Location: N PINE
& W SIXTH; Grades: KG - 05)
- DIXON MIDDLE (Students: 264; Location: HWY 28
EAST; Grades: 06 - 08)
Library in Dixon:
- JESSIE E. MCCULLY MEMORIAL LIBRARY (Operating
income: $15,360; Location: 200 S. PINE; 12,820 books;
225 audio materials; 102 video materials)
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