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SheetPA-DIXONVILLE-PA · Dixonville, PA 689 pop · income 71st pct
Instrument codes from this place’s ACS population and household income, BEA state COL, FBI safety, national income percentile, photo-finish peer city, home-value band, and matched Census-tract book - not a moving recommendation.
Income neighbourhood around Dixonville
Lowest/highest poles plus peers nearest Dixonville on median household income. Full ladder: /browse and /rankings.
median HH income
Livingston Ma… · lowest
31,560
Livingston Ma… · lowest
31,560 median HH income
31.1% of the leader · rank #1
Lake Wazeecha · near
90,074
Lake Wazeecha · near
90,074 median HH income
88.8% of the leader · rank #2
Lowell · near
90,078
Lowell · near
90,078 median HH income
88.8% of the leader · rank #3
Dixonville · this city
90,081
Dixonville · this city
90,081 median HH income
88.8% of the leader · rank #4
Highlands · near
90,082
Highlands · near
90,082 median HH income
88.9% of the leader · rank #5
Suffolk · near
90,089
Suffolk · near
90,089 median HH income
88.9% of the leader · rank #6
Dauberville · highest
101,386
Dauberville · highest
101,386 median HH income
100.0% of the leader · rank #7
What this shows Neighbourhood peers only - not a full nationwide city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the spread is wide.
Compare beyond this state
Nationwide peers by population, income
Out-of-state nearest neighbors for Dixonville on ACS population and median household income
. Link sets are deduped so each column is a distinct comparison path, not a forecast that peers share a labor market or climate.
Similar population
Nearest out-of-state cities by ACS population. This city: 689.
Out of every US city with 1,000+ residents, Dixonville places in the 71st percentile for household income. Source: Census ACS.
71st
percentile, household income
54th
percentile, median rent
📝 How we sourced this
Population, income, and housing-cost figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (B-series tables). Crime data uses FBI UCR; climate uses NOAA Climate Normals; school counts come from NCES Common Core of Data; permits use the Census Building Permits Survey (BPS). See our methodology page for the full ETL pipeline and OMB / FIPS join keys.
Data Snapshot: Dixonville, PA
689 people live in Dixonville, Pennsylvania - a small town by U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates. Households in Dixonville report a median income of $90,081 per year, above the median for U.S. cities on this measure, with a poverty rate of 16.2%. The median resident age is 15.7 years. About 25.5% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, while 49.4% of working-age residents are in the labor force.
Pennsylvania tracks close to the national cost-of-living baseline: on BEA's 100-equals-national-average cost index, Pennsylvania scores 97.6 (Near Average), per the 2024 Regional Price Parities release. A typical two-bedroom carries a HUD Fair Market Rent of $1,225 per month statewide. Statewide, average monthly utility bills in Pennsylvania run around $260, per EIA 2023 residential energy data. The average commute for Dixonville workers runs 37.7 minutes, with 100.0% driving alone and 0.0% working from home. On FEMA's National Risk Index, this area rates 67.4 out of 100 for natural-hazard exposure (Moderate).
A decision-led reading path
Useful questions to ask of Dixonville's data
How this reading path is ordered
This is not a composite city score. It is a city-specific route through the available public records, ordered for this profile so the page starts with questions the joined data can actually answer. The route here runs from comparison shortlist to work and mobility; another city can have a different sequence or fewer supported layers because the source joins are not uniform.
For Dixonville, city-specific coverage includes commute-mode shares.
No matched row is reported here for within-city Census tract profiles, local building permits, FBI reported-crime rates, matched public-school count, annual population history; the page leaves those layers out instead of substituting a statewide or national value.
Question 1
Which cities make useful reference points for Dixonville?
Within Pennsylvania, the closest population matches are Howard (689 residents, $60,417 income); West Wilmerding (690 residents, $62,935 income); Dauberville (691 residents, $101,386 income). Outside the state, the closest population matches in this dataset are Livingston Manor, NY (689 residents); Pendleton, TX (689 residents); Reeltown, AL (690 residents). A third, income-matched reference set of 6 out-of-state cities sits in the income neighbourhood chart near the Place Dossier plate. These are mechanical peer sets, not claims that the places share a labor market, climate, culture, or metro context.
Use the in-state set to hold state policy and broad price conditions more nearly constant. Use the nationwide size set to ask whether cities with a similar resident count produce different housing, income, or commute outcomes. The income set is a third lens, deliberately separate from population matching.
What does the journey to work look like in Dixonville?
Mode share answers how workers usually travel; it does not measure congestion, reliability, distance to a particular job, or the quality of transit service. The profile is strongly car-oriented, so a relocation comparison should put trip distance, vehicle access, and household fuel costs ahead of a citywide commute average. The same-state peer links offer a more relevant benchmark than a national label.
Driving alone is the largest reported mode at 100.0%. The reported mean trip to work is 37.7 minutes.
Above median income · poverty 16.2% (High poverty)
Cost of Living Index (state)
97.6 (US=100)
Near national cost · BEA RPP 2024, Pennsylvania average
D
City profile score · Dixonville, PA
48/100
4 published dimensions · ACS/FBI 2023
Comparative score against U.S. cities with population of 1,000 or more on Census ACS medians
(income, poverty, bachelor's share, cost of living) and FBI UCR violent-crime rates when
published. Higher means a stronger standing on those published figures, not a livability
rating, not a recommendation to move, buy, or pick a "best" city. Missing inputs drop out
and redistribute weight.
How it is calculated.
Household income B-
$90,081
Median household income vs U.S. cities (pop ≥1,000); ACS.
Bachelor's+ share C-
25.5%
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher; ACS.
Cost of living C-
97.6 index
BEA state Regional Price Parities index (100 ≈ national average); lower is stronger on this axis. Same value for every city in the state.
Poverty rate F
16.2%
Share of residents below the poverty line; lower scores better on this axis.
Violent crime N/A
N/A
No FBI UCR violent-crime rate for this place (coverage is incomplete).
Dixonville profile (scored ACS/FBI dimensions)Read the chart values
Household income: 69/100 (B-) · $90,081
Bachelor's+ share: 50/100 (C-) · 25.5%
Cost of living: 50/100 (C-) · 97.6 index
Poverty rate: 20/100 (F) · 16.2%
How does Dixonville compare to other US cities?
Where Dixonville sits among all US cities (population 1,000+) on each measure, computed live from Census and FBI data.
Household income71% higher than other cities
Median rent54% pricier than other cities
"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.
How we calculate these percentiles & ranks
Each percentile compares Dixonville against every qualifying US city; each in-state rank narrows that to Pennsylvania only. Full formula and direction notes: methodology.
Pennsylvania-relative analysis
Median Gross Rent places Dixonville near the bottom of Pennsylvania's cities
Among the 1,865 Pennsylvania cities PlainCities tracks with reported median gross rent data, Dixonville ranks #1 - the 0th percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares Dixonville only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.
Median Household Income
#375 of 1,765
79th percentile in Pennsylvania
Median Gross Rent
#1 of 1,865
0th percentile in Pennsylvania
Poverty Rate
#280 of 1,856
85th percentile in Pennsylvania
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
#738 of 1,861
60th percentile in Pennsylvania
How in-state ranks are ordered
Ranked by raw value (highest first); a higher rank is not automatically "better" for every measure, see each metric's own context above. This is a comparison within Pennsylvania only, not a livability score. See the methodology for the source and calculation.
Gauge source note
71st percentile nationally for median household income. Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.
Income distribution context
$90,081Dixonville, PA median household income (Census ACS)
Show U.S. national quintile / Lorenz context Dixonville, PA median household income (Census ACS 5-year) with U.S. national quintile shares for context. Diagonal = equality; the curve is national, not computed for Dixonville, PA.
Key socioeconomic indicators
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)25.5%
Census ACS S1501, educational attainment
Poverty rate (households below FPL)16.2%
Census ACS S1701, poverty status
Labor force participation (adults 16+)49.4%
Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force
Population
689
Median Income
$90,081
Median Home Value
N/A
Median Age
15.7
Poverty Rate
16.2%
Labor force participation
49.4%
Bachelor's Degree+
25.5%
Commute Patterns
Commute source
How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023
Average Commute Time
37.7 minutes
Drive Alone
100.0%
Carpool
0.0%
Public Transit
0.0%
Walk
0.0%
Work from Home
0.0%
Based on 161 workers 16 and over.
Monthly Utility Costs
Pennsylvania statewide monthly utility average (EIA 2023): $260
EIA 2023 residential energy data puts average monthly utilities across Pennsylvania at $260 (electricity about $120 , water and sewer about $52 ).
These are Pennsylvania statewide averages, not a meter reading for Dixonville. Actual bills vary by home size, usage, and local rates. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023.
Living Costs & Risk
Pennsylvania's BEA cost-of-living index is 97.6 (Near Average; US average = 100, RPP 2024). HUD Fair Market Rent for a typical two-bedroom in the county around Dixonville is $1,225/mo. FEMA's National Risk Index, averaged to Pennsylvania statewide on PlainCities, rates natural-hazard exposure at 67.4 / 100 (Moderate).
Cost/risk geography note
Cost of living is a Pennsylvania statewide BEA average; rent is a county-level HUD Fair Market Rent for the county Dixonville sits in; the FEMA hazard score shown here is a statewide average of county NRI inputs, not a parcel-level reading.
How Dixonville compares to similar-size Pennsylvania cities
Same-state peer method
Closest same-state population matches, not geographic neighbors. Population + median household income come from Census Bureau ACS 5-year B01001 and B19013.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year 2023, Census ACS B08301/B08136, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023, BEA Regional Price Parities 2024, HUD Fair Market Rents 2026, FEMA National Risk Index.