Moving to Dix, Nebraska

Population: 267. Estimated population in July 2024: 247 (-7.5% change)
Males: 138 (51.7%), Females: 129 (48.3%)

Kimball County

Zip code: 69133

Demographics

Median resident age: 38.3 years
Median household income: $31,094
Median house value: $29,700

Population by Race

Races in Dix:

  • White Non-Hispanic (95.9%)
  • Hispanic (4.1%)
  • Other race (3.0%)

Ancestries: German (27.7%), English (16.5%), Irish (7.1%), United States (4.9%), Swedish (4.1%), Danish (3.4%).

Elevation: 4552 feet

Land area: 0.2 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Dix

  • High school or higher: 84.5%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 5.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.0%
  • Unemployed: 1.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 24.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Dix village

  • Never married: 21.5%
  • Now married: 65.4%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 8.4%
  • Divorced: 4.7%

0.0% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +40 (+17.6%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Dix:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Dix:

  • WESTERN NEB. RGNL/WILLIAM B. HEILIG FIELD (about 44 miles; SCOTTSBLUFF, NE; Abbreviation: BFF)
  • ALLIANCE MUNI (about 74 miles; ALLIANCE, NE; Abbreviation: AIA)
  • COLORADO PLAINS REGIONAL (about 76 miles; AKRON, CO; Abbreviation: AKO)

Other public-use airports nearest to Dix:

  • KIMBALL MUNI/ROBERT E ARRAJ FIELD (about 13 miles; KIMBALL, NE; Abbreviation: IBM)
  • SIDNEY MUNI (about 37 miles; SIDNEY, NE; Abbreviation: SNY)
  • PINE BLUFFS MUNI (about 44 miles; PINE BLUFFS, WY; Abbreviation: 82V)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Dix:

  • UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN COLORADO (about 102 miles; GREELEY, CO; Full-time enrollment: 10,983)
  • AIMS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 107 miles; GREELEY, CO; Full-time enrollment: 3,722)
  • CHADRON STATE COLLEGE (about 114 miles; CHADRON, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,144)
  • METROPOLITAN STATE COLLEGE OF DENVER (about 121 miles; DENVER, CO; Full-time enrollment: 12,938)
  • UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO AT DENVER (about 121 miles; DENVER, CO; Full-time enrollment: 8,839)
  • UNIVERSITY OF DENVER (about 121 miles; DENVER, CO; Full-time enrollment: 7,592)
  • COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF DENVER (about 121 miles; DENVER, CO; Full-time enrollment: 3,352)

Public primary/middle school in Dix:

  • POTTER-DIX MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 68; Grades: 04 – 08)