Dixon is a medium-sized city located in the state of California. With a population of 20,296 people and four associated neighborhoods, Dixon is the 329th largest community in California. Housing costs in Dixon are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in California.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Dixon is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Dixon is a city of service providers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Dixon who work in management occupations (9.84%), sales jobs (8.40%), and office and administrative support (7.59%). Also of interest is that Dixon has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. A relatively large number of people in Dixon telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 11.85% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. As is often the case in a small city, Dixon doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.The citizens of Dixon are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 23.84% of adults in Dixon having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Dixon in 2022 was $41,392, which is middle income relative to California, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $165,568 for a family of four. However, Dixon contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Dixon is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Dixon home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Dixon residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Dixon also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 43.17% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Dixon include European, English, German, Irish, and Italian. Foreign born people are also an important part of Dixon's cultural character, accounting for 16.37% of the city’s population. The most common language spoken in Dixon is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Vietnamese.
