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Dixon, NM

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Overview


Dixon is a tiny town located in the state of New Mexico. With a population of 938 people and just one neighborhood, Dixon is the 112th largest community in New Mexico.

Dixon real estate is some of the most expensive in New Mexico, although Dixon house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.

Occupations and Workforce

When you are in Dixon, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 46.32% of Dixon’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, Dixon is a town of construction workers and builders, managers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Dixon who work in management occupations (24.75%), food service (11.27%), and teaching (9.56%).

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 18.03% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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.

Setting & Lifestyle

It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Dixon has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Dixon has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Dixon than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Dixon may be for you.

One downside of living in Dixon, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 34.90 minutes every day commuting to work.

Dixon is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

Demographics

The overall education level of Dixon citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 29.06% of adults in Dixon have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 21.84%.

The per capita income in Dixon in 2022 was $21,581, which is lower middle income relative to New Mexico, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $86,324 for a family of four. However, Dixon contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Dixon also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 40.94% of its population below the federal poverty line.

Dixon is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Dixon home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Dixon, accounting for 73.50% of the town’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Dixon residents report their race to be White. Important ancestries of people in Dixon include Irish, German, Russian, English, and Welsh.

The most common language spoken in Dixon is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Native American languages.

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

Many things matter about a neighborhood, but the first thing most people notice is the way a neighborhood looks and its particular character. For example, one might notice whether the buildings all date from a certain time period or whether shop signs are in multiple languages. This particular neighborhood in Dixon, the neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.

Real Estate

The real estate in this neighborhood consists of more mobile homes than 96.5% of all neighborhoods in America, with 34.0% of the occupied housing here being classified as mobile homes. So if you are looking for a mobile home, or you like the look and feel of mobile home parks, this neighborhood might have the setting you desire.

In addition, this neighborhood has wide open spaces, few people, and lots of space to stretch out. If you like locations that fit that description, you may like this neighborhood. Based on NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis, with only 26 people per square mile living here, this neighborhood is less crowded than 93.6% of America.

People

Divorcees may find friendship and understanding in this neighborhood, as 20.7% of its residents are divorced. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis found that this divorce rate is higher than in 96.4% of the neighborhoods in America.

In addition, if you're planning where to retire, the neighborhood in Dixon is a great option to consider. According to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive retirement dream area analysis, it's peaceful and quiet, has above average safety ratings compared to other neighborhoods in NM, offers a wide range of housing options, and has already attracted an enviable mix of college educated seniors. This neighborhood ranks as better for retirement living than 88.1% of the neighborhoods in New Mexico. If you are considering retiring to New Mexico, this is a good neighborhood to look at.

Length of Commute

Whether walking, biking, riding, or driving, the length of one's commute is an important factor for one's quality of life. The neighborhood stands out for its commute length, according to NeighborhoodScout's analysis. Long commutes can be brutal. They take time, money, and energy, leaving less of you for yourself and your family. The residents of the neighborhood unfortunately have the distinction of having, on average, a longer commute than most any neighborhood in America. 9.5% of commuters here travel more than one hour just one-way to work. That is more than two hours per day. This percentage with two-hour + round-trip commutes is higher than NeighborhoodScout found in 95.0% of all neighborhoods in America.

Migration / Stability

Some neighborhoods have more internal cohesiveness than others. While other neighborhoods feel like a collection of strangers who just happen to live near each other. Sometimes this comes down to not only the personalities of the people in a place, but how long people have been together in that neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research has revealed some interesting things about the rootedness of people in the neighborhood. More residents of the neighborhood live here today that also were living in this same neighborhood five years ago than is found in 98.8% of U.S. neighborhoods. This neighborhood is really made up of people who know each other, don't move often, and have lived here in this very neighborhood for quite a while.

Diversity

Did you know that the neighborhood has more Native American and Canadian ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 4.3% of this neighborhood's residents have Native American ancestry and 1.1% have Canadian ancestry.

is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 1.6% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak Native American languages at home. While this may seem like a small percentage, it is higher than 98.7% of the neighborhoods in America.

The Neighbors

How wealthy a neighborhood is, from very wealthy, to middle income, to low income is very formative with regard to the personality and character of a neighborhood. Equally important is the rate of people, particularly children, who live below the federal poverty line. In some wealthy gated communities, the areas immediately surrounding can have high rates of childhood poverty, which indicates other social issues. NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals both aspects of income and poverty for this neighborhood.

The neighbors in the neighborhood in Dixon are low income, making it among the lowest income neighborhoods in America. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 89.0% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 45.3% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 92.2% of U.S. neighborhoods.

What we choose to do for a living reflects who we are. Each neighborhood has a different mix of occupations represented, and together these tell you about the neighborhood and help you understand if this neighborhood may fit your lifestyle.

In the neighborhood, 44.6% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is manufacturing and laborer occupations, with 29.6% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (13.9%), and 9.6% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 50.4% of households. Some people also speak Spanish (48.3%).

Ethnicity / Ancestry

Boston's Beacon Hill blue-blood streets, Brooklyn's Orthodox Jewish enclaves, Los Angeles' Persian neighborhoods. Each has its own culture derived primarily from the ancestries and culture of the residents who call these neighborhoods home. Likewise, each neighborhood in America has its own culture – some more unique than others – based on lifestyle, occupations, the types of households – and importantly – on the ethnicities and ancestries of the people who live in the neighborhood. Understanding where people came from, who their grandparents or great-grandparents were, can help you understand how a neighborhood is today.

In the neighborhood in Dixon, NM, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Spanish (27.8%). There are also a number of people of Mexican ancestry (19.5%), and residents who report Puerto Rican roots (7.2%), and some of the residents are also of German ancestry (5.3%), along with some Irish ancestry residents (4.4%), among others. In addition, 10.7% of the residents of this neighborhood were born in another country.

Getting to Work

How you get to work – car, bus, train or other means – and how much of your day it takes to do so is a large quality of life and financial issue. Especially with gasoline prices rising and expected to continue doing so, the length and means of one's commute can be a financial burden. Some neighborhoods are physically located so that many residents have to drive in their own car, others are set up so many walk to work, or can take a train, bus, or bike. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend between 45 minutes and one hour commuting one-way to work (25.7% of working residents), longer and tougher than most commutes in America.

Here most residents (81.8%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also carpool with coworkers, friends, or neighbors to get to work (5.2%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.


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