Dixie County, Florida

Dixie County has a population of 17,058 and has grown 7.6% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $132,000, about 2.6 times the county's median household income of $50,110.

Home price
$132,000
Income
$50,110
Population
17,058
Unemployment
3.3%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$132,000county
Median gross rent$695county
Median year homes here were built1988county
Share of homes built before 198027.5%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile52.8%county
Share of homes that are vacant33.9%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented15.3%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use19.0%county
Typical monthly rent$2,166(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,156county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$881county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,525county
Home insurance / yr$7,136(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living102.2(statewide)
Median household income$50,110county
Family health premium / yr$24,807(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$13,021(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.878(statewide)
Poverty rate20.9%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home5.7%county
Unemployment rate3.3%county
Share of adults in the labor force39.5%county
Share of workers who are self-employed11.9%county
Share of workers employed by government14.9%county
Share of workers in the largest industry22.7%county
Economic output per resident$24,954county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.62%county
Top state income tax0.00%(statewide)
Capital gains tax0.00%(statewide)
Combined sales tax6.98%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time22.4 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service47 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport290563county
Miles to nearest general aviation field2.8 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station85 micounty
Households without a vehicle3.1%county
Traffic deaths82.1county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-1.3(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher10.7%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher84.7%county
Public schools in the county4county
Public school enrollment1992county
Students per full-time teacher19.7county
Free lunch eligible68.3%county
Elementary schools3county
Middle schools0county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution38 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians23county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county0county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter7.4 µgcounty
Without health insurance17.1%county
Frequent mental distress20.1%county
No leisure-time physical activity36.0%county
Diagnosed diabetes15.7%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population17,058county
Land area in square miles705county
People per square mile of land24.2county
Supermarkets and grocery stores3county
Convenience stores3county
Share living far from a food store0.8%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+7.6%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-9county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents-0county
Median age46.4 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1817.9%county
Share of residents 65 and over23.9%county
Share of households that are one person29.8%county
Share of residents born outside the United States2.3%county
Second languages2.6%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls20.7%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents155county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents18county
Households that moved in517county
Households that moved away317county
Average income of arriving households$45,971county
Average income of departing households$39,032county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes13county
Housing units authorised in the latest year126county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings47.6%county
Violent crime rate267(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature69.9°Fcounty
Annual precipitation47.6 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.83 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F108 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing18 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 8bcounty
Frost-free days259 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMar 9county
Average first fall frostNov 24county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$153county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh16.6¢county
Household electricity use1,024 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$27.11(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity91.6%county
Homes heated by utility gas0.4%county
Homes heated by propane5.1%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.0%county
Homes heated by wood1.1%county
Households with broadband76.5%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk28.8county
Coastal flood risk73.6county
Drought risk21.1county
Landslide risk6.0county
Hail risk2.6county
Earthquake risk23.8county
Tornado risk26.2county
Tropical cyclone risk87.1county
Extreme heat risk36.5county
Winter weather risk1.9county
Strong wind risk8.5county
Wildfire risk72.9county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Dixie County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Florida figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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