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Dix Hills

New York · 24,773 residents · 15.7 sq mi
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With 24,773 people, Dix Hills is a city in New York. Households here earn about 165% more than in New York as a whole. Households take in $227,944 a year at the median, 177% more than the country as a whole. The typical home is worth $935,800, having more than doubled since 2000. 96% of homes are owner-occupied. This is an unusually credentialed place: 62% of adults have a four-year degree.

At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $227,944, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 47.5
US median: 38.9
More educated
62% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 32%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place

What stands out about Dix Hills

What changed most since 1990

  • Median home value (2024 dollars)$785,303 → $935,800 (+19%)US over the same years: +67%
  • Median age36.3 → 47.5 (+11.2 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
  • Asian share5.1% → 16.3% (+11.2 pts)US over the same years: +3.1 pts

Among the 810 cities and towns in the New York metro

  • 76th in household income$227,944
  • 262nd in share with a bachelor's degree61.9%
  • 148th in home value$935,800
  • 262nd in diversity score68.2
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
24,773
−5%since 2000
from 26,024 in 2000
1990 – 2024
Population density
1,573 / sq mi
−5%since 2000
from 1,652 / sq mi in 2000
US average: 281
Median age
47.5
+22%since 2000
from 39.0 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
15.7 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
24K25K26K27K28K19902000201020202024Dix Hills
202425K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 54.8%(1,181)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 94.9%(1,212)
US avg: 6%
10 to 145.6%(1,382)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 196.3%(1,549)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 245.3%(1,320)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 349.9%(2,452)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4410.8%(2,667)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5414.9%(3,700)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6417.3%(4,282)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 7413.1%(3,249)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 845.4%(1,327)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over1.8%(452)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$227,944
+20%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $104,160 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$90,364
+118%since 2000
from $41,426 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
87.0%
+10.4 ptssince 2009
from 76.5% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
3.6%
+0.7 ptssince 2000
from 2.9% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.415
+2%since 2010
from 0.409 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information9.6%
US avg: 10.8%
Other services8.2%
US avg: 6.7%
Public administration6.7%
US avg: 4.8%
Retail trade5.3%
US avg: 9.9%
Wholesale trade4.3%
US avg: 6.9%
Finance & insurance3.1%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical2.6%
US avg: 5.1%
Transportation & warehousing2.4%
US avg: 2.2%
Arts, entertainment, food1.8%
US avg: 1.9%
Education & health services0.5%
US avg: 0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction0%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$935,800
+32%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $387,900 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$2,659
+7%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $1,363 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
95.9%
−0.5 ptssince 2000
from 96.4% in 2000
4.1% rent
Vacancy rate
3.1%
+1.0 ptssince 2009
from 2.1% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
3.14 people
−8%since 2009
from 3.40 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
29.7%
−14.0 ptssince 2009
from 43.7% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
22.1%
−29.3 ptssince 2009
from 51.4% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
4.1
−22%since 2009
from 5.3 in 2009
1990 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
41
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic83.9%(21,833)
Black3.1%(819)
Hispanic / Latino3.8%(995)
Asian7.4%(1,913)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic64.4%(15,959)
Black6.2%(1,536)
Hispanic / Latino8.1%(2,017)
Asian16.3%(4,033)
Other5%(1,228)
Diversity Score
68
+63%since 2009
from 42 in 2009
1990 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Puerto Rican2.2%(543)
Colombian1%(243)
Mexican0.8%(198)
Salvadoran0.6%(150)
Cuban0.6%(139)
Dominican0.5%(121)
Honduran0.4%(105)
Ecuadorian0.4%(96)
Spaniard0.4%(93)
Chilean0.4%(92)
+ 5 more hispanic origin groups with data
Peruvian0.3%(76)
Uruguayan0.2%(38)
Bolivian0.1%(14)
Asian origin
Asian Indian7%(1,722)
Chinese3.8%(952)
Pakistani2.4%(584)
Korean1.9%(478)
Filipino0.5%(126)
Kazakh0.2%(50)
Bangladeshi0.1%(31)
Taiwanese0.1%(25)
Vietnamese0.1%(25)
Thai0%(1)
Ancestry
Italian17%(4,209)
German6.6%(1,642)
Irish6.6%(1,629)
Polish6%(1,498)
Russian5.6%(1,381)
American4.1%(1,019)
Greek2.9%(728)
English2.8%(693)
Arab1.4%(348)
West Indian1.1%(284)
Iranian0.8%(207)
+ 37 more ancestry groups with data
Egyptian0.8%(189)
Haitian0.7%(169)
Austrian0.6%(154)
Portuguese0.6%(142)
Hungarian0.6%(141)
Ukrainian0.4%(105)
French0.4%(102)
Danish0.4%(95)
Israeli0.3%(81)
Romanian0.3%(78)
Slovak0.3%(76)
Lithuanian0.3%(75)
Ghanaian0.3%(73)
Canadian0.3%(65)
Armenian0.3%(64)
Croatian0.3%(62)
Brazilian0.2%(58)
Finnish0.2%(51)
Palestinian0.2%(48)
Latvian0.2%(48)
Swedish0.2%(45)
Czech0.2%(43)
Jamaican0.2%(43)
Iraqi0.1%(34)
Scotch-Irish0.1%(34)
Dutch0.1%(31)
Scottish0.1%(29)
Welsh0.1%(29)
Turkish0.1%(27)
Lebanese0.1%(24)
Moroccan0.1%(21)
Guyanese0.1%(18)
Nigerian0.1%(17)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
61.9%
+9.0 ptssince 2000
from 52.9% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
95.6%
+2.1 ptssince 2000
from 93.6% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
33.1%
+6.9 ptssince 2000
from 26.2% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
36.8 min
+44%since 2000
from 25.5 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
64.9%
−11.0 ptssince 2009
from 75.9% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
5.6%
−0.9 ptssince 2009
from 6.5% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
9.1%
−1.5 ptssince 2009
from 10.5% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
18.8%
+12.9 ptssince 2009
from 5.9% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
1.1%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 1.1% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.0%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 0.0% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
1.7%
+0.4 ptssince 2009
from 1.3% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
3.8%
−0.8 ptssince 2011
from 4.6% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
63.6%
−2.3 ptssince 2011
from 65.9% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
73.0%
+1.5 ptssince 2020
from 71.5% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
13.3%
−0.7 ptssince 2009
from 13.9% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
66.1%
+9.4 ptssince 2009
from 56.7% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
50.7%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 50.8% in 2009
Female
49.3%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 49.2% in 2009
Foreign born
18.8%
+2.9 ptssince 2009
from 15.9% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
2.3%
−5.4 ptssince 2009
from 7.7% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
8.2%
+1.8 ptssince 2012
from 6.4% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
2.0%
−2.4 ptssince 2013
from 4.4% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
97.1%
+2.4 ptssince 2017
from 94.7% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
99.1%
+1.8 ptssince 2020
from 97.3% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
95.9%
+1.7 ptssince 2020
from 94.2% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
72.5%
−4.0 ptssince 2016
from 76.6% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
5.1%
+1.2 ptssince 2016
from 3.9% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married30.1%(3,186)
Married64%(6,761)
Widowed1.5%(160)
Divorced4.4%(464)
Women 15+
Never married22.5%(2,351)
Married63.6%(6,631)
Widowed8.4%(875)
Divorced5.5%(570)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
2.0%
−2.4 ptssince 2013
from 4.4% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
66.6%
−3.9 ptssince 2020
from 70.5% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
21.2%
+3.1 ptssince 2020
from 18.1% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
19.7%
Unchangedsince 2020
from 19.7% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
9.1%
+1.2 ptssince 2020
from 7.9% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
0.7%
−0.7 ptssince 2020
from 1.4% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
84.1%
−1.0 ptssince 2020
from 85.1% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
26.2%
−0.2 ptssince 2020
from 26.4% in 2020
US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)26.8%(123)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)8.3%(38)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era45.8%(210)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3.1%(14)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 459 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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Over time

Dix Hills, decade by decade

Dix Hills population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
YearPopulationMedian household incomeMedian home valueBachelor's degree+Diversity score
199025,849$189,975$785,30346.6%24.4
200026,024$189,744$706,62052.9%36.0
201026,892$210,486$1,080,07956.9%50.5
202026,180$211,847$896,42462.7%66.8
202424,773$227,944$935,80061.9%68.2

Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.

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Frequently asked

How many people live in Dix Hills, New York?

Dix Hills, New York has about 24,773 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Dix Hills, New York?

The typical household in Dix Hills, New York earns about $227,944 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Dix Hills, New York expensive?

In Dix Hills, New York, the median home is worth about $935,800, and the typical rent is about $2,659 a month.

How educated are people in Dix Hills, New York?

About 61.9% of adults age 25 and over in Dix Hills, New York hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Dix Hills, New York?

About 3.6% of people in Dix Hills, New York live below the federal poverty line.

Has Dix Hills, New York grown since 1990?

Yes, Dix Hills, New York has shrunk since 1990. The population has lost about 1,076 residents, a change of about -4 percent over that period.

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