Dixon is a medium-sized city located in the state of California. With a population of 19,309 people and four associated neighborhoods, Dixon is the 329th largest community in California.

Housing costs in Dixon are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in California.

A relatively large number of people in Dixon telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 8.25% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

The education level of Dixon citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 24.29% of adults in Dixon have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Dixon in 2022 was $42,163, which is middle income relative to California, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $168,652 for a family of four. However, Dixon contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Dixon is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Dixon home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Dixon residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Dixon also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 43.61% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Dixon include European, English, German, Irish, and Italian.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Dixon's cultural character, accounting for 17.19% of the city’s population.

The most common language spoken in Dixon is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.