Demographics of Dixie County, Florida

Dixie County, Florida had 18,038 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +1,341 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Dixie County, in four figures

18,038
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +8.0%
Change since July 2020: +1,341 people.; 46.4 ±0.4
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $50,110 ±$5,316
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Dixie County, Florida's population grew 8.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Dixie County, Florida's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Dixie County, Florida's population grew 8.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Dixie County, Florida's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	16,697	100.0	100.0
2021	16,947	101.5	100.2
2022	17,134	102.6	100.7
2023	17,510	104.9	101.6
2024	17,870	107.0	102.5
2025	18,038	108.0	103.1

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Population of Dixie County, Florida on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	16,697	−60	−37	0	−17
2021	16,947	+250	−80	0	+340
2022	17,134	+187	−142	+5	+312
2023	17,510	+376	−133	+8	+487
2024	17,870	+360	−154	+19	+484
2025	18,038	+168	−156	−3	+329

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 46.4 ±0.4: for men 43.9 ±1.7 and for women 48.4 ±2.2. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Dixie County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Florida	United States
Under 5	717 ±88	4.2% ±0.5	5.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,337 ±234	13.7% ±1.4	14.5% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,212 ±270	7.1% ±1.6	8.1% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	4,033 ±359	23.6% ±2.1	25.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	4,678 ±367	27.4% ±2.2	25.7% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	4,081 ±369	23.9% ±2.2	21.3% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $50,110 ±$5,316, and income per person $21,861 ±$1,438, in 2024 dollars. The median is $74,568 ±$284 in Florida and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Dixie County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Florida	United States
Under $25,000	1,574 ±302	25.2% ±4.6	15.0% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,527 ±319	24.5% ±4.9	18.4% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,455 ±353	23.3% ±5.5	16.8% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	550 ±196	8.8% ±3.1	13.1% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	893 ±260	14.3% ±4.1	17.2% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	217 ±99	3.5% ±1.6	8.4% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	0 to 45	0% to 0.7%	11.0% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Dixie County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Florida	United States
All ages	3,223 ±673	20.9% ±4.4	12.6% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	987 ±259	32.3% ±7.4	16.5% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,463 ±350	21.6% ±4.8	11.5% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	773 ±208	13.9% ±3.6	11.8% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Dixie County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Dixie County	Florida	United States
Housing units	9,432 ±44	10,256,470 ±942	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	66.1% ±4.1	85.3% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	33.9% ±4.1	14.7% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	84.7% ±1.8	67.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	15.3% ±3.2	32.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$132,000 ±$22,528	$359,000 ±$930	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$695 ±$235	$1,669 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1988 ±2	1988 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Dixie County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Florida	United States
Hispanic or Latino	786 ±0	4.6% ±<0.1	27.4% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	14,162 ±58	83.0% ±0.3	50.4% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	1,023 ±190	6.0% ±1.1	14.6% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	2 to 60	< 0.1% to 0.4%	2.9% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	18 to 144	0.1% to 0.8%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 24	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 60	0% to 0.4%	0.7% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	946 ±196	5.5% ±1.1	3.8% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Dixie County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Florida	United States
Born in the state	9,903 ±622	58.1% ±3.6	35.5% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	6,664 ±664	39.1% ±3.9	38.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	35 to 161	0.2% to 0.9%	4.0% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	393 ±184	2.3% ±1.1	21.9% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	111 to 357	0.7% to 2.1%	12.6% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	27 to 291	0.2% to 1.7%	9.3% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Dixie County among the counties of Florida

58th of 67 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Florida page.

Counties of Florida near Dixie County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Hardee County	25,932	+2.4%
Taylor County	21,210	−2.5%
Gilchrist County	20,488	+14.5%
Holmes County	20,119	+2.7%
Madison County	18,759	+5.0%
Dixie County	18,038	+8.0%
Union County	16,250	+5.2%
Jefferson County	16,007	+11.1%
Gulf County	15,943	+11.7%
Hamilton County	14,180	+3.3%
Calhoun County	13,289	−3.0%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026