Township · Kansas

Dixon Township, Kansas

Dixon Township, township, in Sumner County, Kansas. Dixon Township had 596 residents on July 1, 2025 by the Census Bureau's estimate, down 1.8% since 2020; the 2020 Census counted 606 and the ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates put it at 714 (±195). GEOID 2019118200.

Residents, July 2025 estimate

596

Census Bureau estimate (no margin published)
2020 Census count: 606 · ACS 2020-2024: 714 ±195

Median household income

$68,594

±$29,074 (90% margin)
Kansas: $74,275

Median home value

$123,000

±$32,666 (90% margin)
Kansas: $217,200

Median gross rent

$688

±$160 (90% margin)
Kansas: $1,060

Where is Dixon Township and what county is it in?

Dixon Township is a township in Sumner County, Kansas. It covers 36.5 square miles of land, 17 residents per square mile in 2020.

One place lies inside Dixon Township: Argonia (city, 456 in 2020).

Dixon Township is in the Wichita, KS metropolitan statistical area, which takes in 4 counties (Census Bureau delineation, July 2023).

Dixon Township (marked with a dot) in Sumner County, Kansas. Boundaries: Census Bureau 2024.

Source: 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 place-by-county files, U.S. Census Bureau · Census reference files

How many people live in Dixon Township, and is it growing?

The Census Bureau estimates that 596 people lived in Dixon Township on July 1, 2025, down 1.8% since 2020, while Kansas grew 1.3%. The 2020 Census counted 606 residents. The 2020-2024 American Community Survey, a five-year sample, puts the population at 714 (±195).

  • July 2020→2021 −2 (603)
  • 2021→2022 +0 (603)
  • 2022→2023 −2 (601)
  • 2023→2024 −1 (600)
  • 2024→2025 −4 (596)
ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (counts) with the change from 2015-2019
MeasureDixon TownshipSumner CountyKansasChange since 2015-2019
Total population714±19522,3532,947,197no clear change
Households313±978,9701,174,060no clear change
Average household size2.28±0.372.452.44no clear change
Housing units389±9810,4141,293,635no clear change

Dixon Township's population since 2000

From 738 in 2000 to 596 in 2025: down 19.2%. The 2000, 2010 and 2020 figures are census counts, each for Dixon Township as it was drawn that year: a place that annexed land, or a community that has since incorporated, covered a different area then. The 2005 figure is the Census Bureau's intercensal estimate, revised to fit the 2000 and 2010 counts and drawn on 2010 boundaries; 2015 and 2025 are July 1 estimates made from the census before them.

  • 2000 Census 738
  • 2005 (estimate) 690
  • 2010 Census 657
  • 2015 (estimate) 631
  • 2020 Census 606
  • 2025 (estimate) 596

Source: The 2000, 2010 and 2020 Census counts and the Census Bureau's population estimates (intercensal 2000-2010, Vintage 2020, Vintage 2025) · Census population estimates

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); Census PEP Vintage 2025 (SUB-EST2025, CO-EST2025); 2020 Census P.L. 94-171 · Check it at data.census.gov

Who lives in Dixon Township?

The median resident of Dixon Township is 45.1 years old; 23.4% are under 18 and 24.2% are 65 or older. The largest group is non-Hispanic white residents at 89.4%, then Hispanic or Latino residents (of any race) at 5.3%.

Age, origin, education and moves, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Race groups are non-Hispanic; Hispanic includes any race.
MeasureDixon TownshipSumner CountyKansasChange since 2015-2019
Median age45.1±6.341.337.4no clear change
Under 18 years23.4%±6.4 pts24.1%23.8%–
65 years and over24.2%±9.0 pts19.5%17.0%–
Male51.4%±5.5 pts50.7%50.2%–
Hispanic or Latino (any race)5.3%±4.6 pts6.1%13.6%–
White alone, not Hispanic89.4%±6.0 pts86.5%72.7%no clear change
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic0.3%±0.5 pts1.1%5.2%–
Asian alone, not Hispanic0.0%±4.1 pts0.4%2.9%–
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic0.0%±4.1 pts0.5%0.4%–
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic0.0%±4.1 pts0.0%0.1%–
Two or more races, not Hispanic4.6%±3.8 pts4.7%4.8%–
Some other race alone, not Hispanic0.4%±0.6 pts0.7%0.4%–
Born outside the United States8.7%±9.7 pts1.3%7.4%–
Speak a language other than English at home (age 5+)2.2%±2.4 pts1.8%12.1%–
Civilian veterans (age 18+)7.3%±4.3 pts8.8%6.8%–
With a disability20.9%±8.0 pts17.7%13.5%–
No health insurance coverage4.3%±3.3 pts8.7%8.8%–
High school graduate or higher (age 25+)95.4%±5.5 pts94.7%92.0%–
Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+)15.3%±6.3 pts25.9%35.6%−12.9 pts
Graduate or professional degree (age 25+)5.2%±4.6 pts7.8%13.4%–
Lived in the same house a year earlier92.6%±4.4 pts91.1%85.7%–
Moved from another state in the past year1.4%±1.8 pts1.6%3.0%–

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profiles DP02, DP05) · Check it at data.census.gov

What do households in Dixon Township earn?

Half of Dixon Township's 313 households earn less than $68,594 a year (±$29,074), against $63,951 in Sumner County and $74,275 in Kansas. In 2015-2019 it was $69,398 in 2024 dollars; the margins of error cannot tell the two periods apart.

Income and poverty in 2024 dollars, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates; 2015-2019 dollars adjusted with the R-CPI-U-RS
MeasureDixon TownshipSumner CountyKansasChange since 2015-2019
Median household income$68,594±$29,074$63,951$74,275no clear change
Mean household income$72,592±$13,734$83,070$100,417–
Per capita income$30,793±$4,837$34,307$40,978no clear change
People below the poverty line9.2%±6.2 pts10.6%11.3%–
Children under 18 below the poverty line9.0%±10.2 pts12.0%13.1%–
Households receiving SNAP2.2%±2.3 pts9.9%6.8%–
Households with a computer81.2%±11.9 pts93.1%95.6%–
Households with a broadband subscription77.0%±13.0 pts84.9%90.7%–

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What does housing cost in Dixon Township?

Owners occupy 84.7% of Dixon Township's occupied homes and renters 15.3%. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $123,000 by its owner (±$32,666). The median renter pays $688 a month including utilities.

Housing, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Home values are owners' own estimates.
MeasureDixon TownshipSumner CountyKansasChange since 2015-2019
Median home value (owner-occupied)$123,000±$32,666$135,100$217,200no clear change
Median gross rent$688±$160$825$1,060no clear change
Renters paying 35% or more of income on rent26.8%±29.7 pts29.9%34.5%–
Median monthly owner costs, with a mortgage$1,804±$204$1,473$1,689–
Owner-occupied homes84.7%±7.8 pts75.1%67.2%+17.4 pts
Renter-occupied homes15.3%±7.8 pts24.9%32.8%–
Housing units389±9810,4141,293,635no clear change
Homeowner vacancy rate0.0%±10.7 pts1.3%0.9%–
Rental vacancy rate11.3%±14.6 pts10.4%6.2%–
Single-family detached homes87.7%±7.7 pts81.4%71.8%–
Mobile homes7.2%±5.6 pts8.0%4.0%–
Built 2020 or later0.0%±7.4 pts0.4%1.4%–
Built 2010 to 20196.7%±5.5 pts3.2%7.8%–
Built 1939 or earlier33.2%±12.9 pts27.4%15.4%–
Households with no vehicle6.4%±4.9 pts6.2%5.1%–

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP04) · Check it at data.census.gov

How do people in Dixon Township work and get to work?

62.5% of Dixon Township's workers drive alone. The average trip to work takes 32.5 minutes.

Work and commuting, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (workers 16 and over)
MeasureDixon TownshipSumner CountyKansasChange since 2015-2019
In the labor force (age 16+)51.0%±7.0 pts59.7%66.1%–
Unemployment rate9.6%±7.8 pts5.9%3.9%–
Drove alone to work62.5%±19.2 pts84.1%75.4%–
Carpooled9.8%±6.4 pts6.6%8.7%–
Public transportation0.0%±10.3 pts0.4%0.4%–
Walked4.0%±3.9 pts0.9%2.3%–
Worked from home23.6%±22.6 pts7.1%11.8%–
Mean travel time to work32.5 min±5.724.3 min19.7 minno clear change

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What census tracts are in Dixon Township?

No census tract lies mostly in Dixon Township; 2 tracts reach into it (2020 census blocks).

Census tracts in Dixon Township, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
TractResidents, 2020-2024Median household incomeMedian home valueShare of tract in Dixon Township
Tract 9622Sumner County4,915 $74,577 $209,90010%
Tract 9623Sumner County2,267 $63,897 $93,1002%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); 2020 block assignment files (tract share = share of the tract's census blocks in Dixon Township) · Census block assignment files

How does Dixon Township compare with other places in Kansas?

By the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimates, Dixon Township is the 9,510th-most populous of the 16,079 U.S. towns and townships that have one and the 295th-most populous of 1,256 in Kansas.

Dixon Township is not ranked by income or the other survey measures: those rankings include places of 1,000 or more residents (2020 Census) with a reliable estimate.

Dixon Township's rank in Kansas (1 = highest): by population among the state's towns and townships with a 2025 estimate; by the other measures among places of 1,000+ residents with a reliable estimate
MeasureRankOf
Population, July 2025 estimate295th1,256

Dixon Township's figures with every place in Kansas (CSV)

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Source: PlainCities ranks computed from the American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) and PEP Vintage 2025 · How ranks are computed

How reliable are the figures for Dixon Township?

26 of the 57 figures for Dixon Township on this page carry a coefficient of variation over 40% and are marked with a ring: they come from a small sample, so read them as rough.

The American Community Survey samples about one household in eight over five years, so every figure is an estimate with a 90% margin of error (shown under each value). A ring marks an estimate whose coefficient of variation is over 40%. A change is called only when the gap between the two periods is larger than their combined 90% margin (the square root of the sum of the two squared margins), the Census Bureau's test. How to read a margin of error.

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026): margins of error as published · ACS technical documentation

How these figures are made: methodology and release checks · reading a margin of error · every state · corrections

Not on this page: crime, weather and schools for Dixon Township are other agencies' records. Crime: the FBI's Crime Data Explorer · climate: NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals · schools: the National Center for Education Statistics' school search.