The population of Dixmont City is 84% white, with 0.0% of the population being black or Hispanic. The average household income is $40,104, and the median income is $49,000. About 79% of the population has completed high school, while 44% of the population has not completed college.
Dixmont is located in Penobscot County, Maine. It had a population of 1,181 at the 2010 census, and is expected to grow to 1,119 by 2020. The town was first named Collegetown. In 1799, the town was granted to Bowdoin College, which sold land to the first settlers. The town's first settlement was in 1799, and the town is a part of the Bangor, Maine, Metropolitan Statistical Area.
The median age of the residents was 44.8 years. Twenty-six percent of the population was under age. Twenty-four percent was 25-44 years old. Twenty-one percent of the population was 65 years old or older. Forty-one percent of the population was affluent. The median household income was $53,772. The per capita income was $26,605. About 6.9% of the population was living in poverty. The majority of residents were male.
Dixmont is a small city in central Maine. It is located along the Penobscot River and 30 miles north of the Atlantic Ocean. The city's climate is moderate and pleasant in the summer, with a milder winter. The coldest months of the year are January and February.