Moving to Dixon, Kentucky

Population: 632. Estimated population in July 2024: 611 (-3.3% change)
Males: 328 (51.9%), Females: 304 (48.1%)

Webster County

Zip code: 42409

Demographics

Median resident age: 36.5 years
Median household income: $32,500
Median house value: $51,200

Population by Race

Races in Dixon:

  • White Non-Hispanic (94.5%)
  • Black (2.8%)
  • Hispanic (1.3%)
  • Two or more races (1.1%)
  • Other race (0.9%)
  • American Indian (0.9%)

Ancestries: United States (30.5%), English (17.1%), German (4.9%), Irish (4.4%), Scottish (2.4%).

Elevation: 538 feet

Land area: 0.9 square miles

Map of Dixon, KY

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Dixon

  • High school or higher: 62.4%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 7.1%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.7%
  • Unemployed: 2.1%
  • Mean travel time to work: 31.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Dixon city

  • Never married: 8.3%
  • Now married: 64.8%
  • Separated: 1.2%
  • Widowed: 11.8%
  • Divorced: 14.0%

0.6% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +27 (+4.5%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Dixon:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Dixon:

  • EVANSVILLE REGIONAL (about 39 miles; EVANSVILLE, IN; Abbreviation: EVV)
  • OWENSBORO-DAVIESS COUNTY (about 40 miles; OWENSBORO, KY; Abbreviation: OWB)
  • CAMPBELL AAF (about 60 miles; FORT CAMPBELL/HOPKINSVILLE, KY; Abbreviation: HOP)

Other public-use airports nearest to Dixon:

  • PROVIDENCE-WEBSTER CO (about 7 miles; PROVIDENCE, KY; Abbreviation: 8M9)
  • STURGIS MUNI (about 18 miles; STURGIS, KY; Abbreviation: I05)
  • HENDERSON CITY-COUNTY (about 20 miles; HENDERSON, KY; Abbreviation: EHR)

Colleges and Universities

College/University in Dixon:

  • WEBSTER COUNTY AREA VOCATIONAL EDUCATION CENTER (Full-time enrollment: 82; Location: US 41A S; Public)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Dixon:

  • UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN INDIANA (about 32 miles; EVANSVILLE, IN; Full-time enrollment: 7,510)
  • UNIVERSITY OF EVANSVILLE (about 34 miles; EVANSVILLE, IN; Full-time enrollment: 2,440)
  • TRINITY THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY-TRINITY COLLEGE (about 38 miles; NEWBURGH, IN; Full-time enrollment: 2,986)
  • AUSTIN PEAY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 72 miles; CLARKSVILLE, TN; Full-time enrollment: 5,744)
  • MURRAY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 74 miles; MURRAY, KY; Full-time enrollment: 7,676)
  • VINCENNES UNIVERSITY (about 81 miles; VINCENNES, IN; Full-time enrollment: 6,201)
  • WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY (about 93 miles; BOWLING GREEN, KY; Full-time enrollment: 12,806)

Schools

Public high school in Dixon:

  • WEBSTER COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 601; Location: 1922 US HWY 41A SOUTH; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Dixon:

  • DIXON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 353; Location: 277 STATE RT 1340; Grades: KG – 08)
  • WEBSTER COUNTY ALTERNATIVE LEARNING CTR (Students: 7; Location: 1922 U.S. HWY. 41A; Grades: 06 – 12)

Libraries

Library in Dixon:

  • WEBSTER COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $189,604; Location: 101 STATE ROUTE 132 EAST; 56,375 books; 1,094 audio materials; 1,942 video materials; 65 serial subscriptions)