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Dickson, TN

16,246 Population
20.4 square miles 795.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

35.7 ±2.4 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in the Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Metro Area: 36.8 ±0.1
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Tennessee: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$36,801 ±$6,898 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in the Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Metro Area: $45,266 ±$549
  • a little less than the amount in Tennessee: $37,866 ±$248
$69,074 ±$3,683 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in the Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Metro Area: $82,499 ±$706
  • a little higher than the amount in Tennessee: $67,097 ±$360

12.2% ±3.3% (1,953  ±532) Persons below poverty line
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Metro Area: 10.4% 208,043 (±0.3% / ±6,655)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Tennessee: 13.8% 940,092 (±0.2% / ±13,987)

26.4 minutes ±1.7 (193,825  ±19,294) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in the Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Metro Area: 27.9 24,718,244 (±0.2 / ±233,127)
  • a little higher than the figure in Tennessee: 25.7 74,022,190 (±0.1 / ±393,147)

Families

6,316 ±298 Number of households
  • the Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Metro Area: 805,828 ±2,372
  • Tennessee: 2,768,743 ±7,134
2.5 ±0.1 (15,955  ±61) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in the Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Metro Area: 2.5 2,006,516 (±0 / ±222)
  • about the same as the figure in Tennessee: 2.5 6,837,352

5.9% ±3.3% (232  ±132) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Metro Area: 5.5% 28,165 (±0.3% / ±1,507)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Tennessee: 5.2% 85,197 (±0.2% / ±2,585)

Housing

6,868 ±293 Number of housing units
  • the Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Metro Area: 871,937 ±273
  • Tennessee: 3,095,472 ±769

$263,100 ±$16,167 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-thirds of the amount in the Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Metro Area: $376,800 ±$2,010
  • about the same as the amount in Tennessee: $256,800 ±$1,438

13.6% ±3.9% (2,176  ±629.7) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Metro Area: 15.1% 304,314 (±0.4% / ±7,551.3)
  • about the same as the rate in Tennessee: 13.3% 919,678 (±0.2% / ±13,430.5)

Social

90.8% ±7% (10,091  ±857.3) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Metro Area: 91.5% 1,270,587 (±0.7% / ±9,807.4)
  • about the same as the rate in Tennessee: 89.6% 4,306,036 (±0.4% / ±17,365.1)
18.1% ±2.7% (2,009  ±313.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about half the rate in the Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Metro Area: 39.9% 553,865 (±0.5% / ±6,192.6)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Tennessee: 30.4% 1,460,501 (±0.2% / ±10,274.8)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

2.3% ±1.1% (368  ±176) Foreign-born population
  • about one-quarter of the rate in the Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Metro Area: 9.4% 191,130
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Tennessee: 5.9% 411,840

8.2% ±2.1% (1,025  ±265) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.3 times the rate in the Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Metro Area: 6.1% 95,623 (±0.2% / ±2,605)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Tennessee: 7.5% 406,307 (±0.1% / ±4,679)
1,025 Total veterans ±265 837 Male ±254 188 Female ±85

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