Dickson County, TN Demographic Data
Dickson County, TN Summary
Dickson County is located in Tennessee
- Population: 50,071
- Area: 491.32 sq. miles
- Land Area: 489.90 sq. miles
- Water Area: 1.42 sq. miles
- Population Density: 101.91 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 731.63 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Dickson County, TN Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
25,937
51%
50.8
Male
24,989
49%
49.2
Total Population
50,926
323,128,000
Dickson County, TN Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
3,146
6.2%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
3,164
6.2%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
3,606
7.1%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
3,280
6.4%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
2,926
5.7%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
6,186
12.1%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
6,664
13.1%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
7,567
14.9%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
3,672
7.2%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
2,897
5.7%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
4,694
9.2%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
2,269
4.5%
4.4
85 Years and Over
855
1.7%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
38,869
76.3%
77.2
Female
20,121
51.8%
51.3
Male
18,748
48.2%
48.7
21 Years and over
37,032
72.7%
73.1
62 Years and over
9,618
18.9%
18.8
65 Years and over
7,818
15.4%
15.2
Female
4,278
54.7%
55.8
Male
3,540
45.3%
44.2
Median Age (years)
40
0.0%
0.0
Dickson County, TN Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
49,911
98.0%
96.8
White
47,130
92.5%
72.6
Black or African American
2,049
4.0%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
213
0.4%
0.8
Asian
262
0.5%
5.4
Asian Indian
99
0.2%
1.2
Chinese
46
0.1%
1.3
Filipino
9
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
24
0.0%
0.2
Korean
35
0.1%
0.4
Vietnamese
34
0.1%
0.6
Other Asian
15
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
257
0.5%
5.1
Two or More Races
1,015
2.0%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
1,601
3.1%
17.8
Mexican
1,367
2.7%
11.2
Puerto Rican
64
0.1%
1.7
Cuban
6
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
164
0.3%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
49,325
96.9%
82.2
Dickson County, TN Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
1,937
5.6%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
3,756
10.8%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
15,340
44.1%
27.2
Some college, no degree
7,068
20.3%
20.6
Associate's Degree
1,783
5.1%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
3,231
9.3%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
1,689
4.9%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
5,693
16.4%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
29,111
83.7%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
4,920
14.2%
31.2
Dickson County, TN Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
10,716
26.1%
33.7%
Now Married
21,735
53.0%
47.5
Divorced
5,141
12.5%
11.0%
Separated
700
1.7%
2.0
Widowed
2,718
6.6
5.8%
Dickson County, TN Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
46,286
96.9%
78.4%
Languages other than english
1,494
3.1%
21.6%
Spanish
903
1.9%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
431
0.9%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
152
0.3%
3.5%
Other Languages
8
0.0%
1.1%
Dickson County, TN Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
1,603
8.5%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
976
5.2%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
2,220
11.8%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
2,066
10.9%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
3,073
16.3%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
3,561
18.9%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
2,318
12.3%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
2,098
11.1%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
406
2.2%
5.8
$200,000 or more
555
2.9%
6.4
Median household income
47,137
57,617
Per capita income
23,426
31,128
Dickson County, TN Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
120
0.5%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
2,136
9.7%
9.8
Construction
2,324
10.5%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
4,749
21.5%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
919
4.2%
6.6
Information
407
1.8%
2.1
Manufacturing
3,232
14.6%
10.1
Other services except public administration
1,020
4.6%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
1,698
7.7%
11.4
Public administration
979
4.4%
4.6
Retail trade
2,898
13.1%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
1,296
5.9%
5.2
Wholesale trade
337
1.5%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
2,858
12.9%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
6,454
29.2%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
3,632
16.4%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
5,411
24.5%
23.3%
Service occupations
3,760
17.0%
18.1%
Dickson County, TN Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
21,808
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
17,811
81.7%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
2,526
11.6%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
145
0.7%
5.1
Walked
467
2.1%
2.7
Other means
212
1.0%
1.8
Worked at home
647
3.0%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
31.2
26.6
Dickson County, TN Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
1,039
5.5%
8.7
1 vehicles
5,471
29.0%
33.2
2 vehicles
7,098
37.6%
37.1
3 or more
5,268
27.9%
21.0
Dickson County, TN Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
18,876
89.3%
87.6
Owner Occupied
13,732
72.7%
63.1
Renter Occupied
5,144
27.3%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
2,270
10.7%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
2
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
5
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.7
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.6
0.0%
2.5
Dickson County, TN Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
21,146
1 room
163
0.8%
2.4
2 rooms
226
1.1%
2.7
3 rooms
1,180
5.6%
9.1
4 rooms
3,061
14.5%
16.5
5 rooms
4,860
23.0%
19.8
6 rooms
4,487
21.2%
17.8
7 rooms
3,329
15.7%
12.0
8 rooms
1,765
8.3%
8.6
9 rooms or more
2,075
9.8%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Dickson County, TN Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
21,146
1-unit, detached
15,693
74.2%
61.5
1-unit, attached
336
1.6%
5.9
2-units
512
2.4%
3.6
3 or 4 units
257
1.2%
4.4
5 to 9 units
746
3.5%
4.8
10 to 19 units
510
2.4%
4.4
20 or more units
182
0.9%
9.0
Mobile home
2,877
13.6%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
33
0.2%
0.1
Dickson County, TN Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
1,236
5.8%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
648
3.1%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
1,330
6.3%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
1,752
8.3%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
3,901
18.4%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
3,227
15.3%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
4,716
22.3%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
3,691
17.5%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
550
2.6%
2.8%
2014 or later
95
0.4%
1.4%
Dickson County, TN Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
8,340
44.2%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
716
3.8%
4.7
Electricity
9,280
49.2%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
28
0.1%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
460
2.4%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
52
0.3%
1.1
Dickson County, TN Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
8,286
47295100.0
$3,000 or more
73
0.9%
10.3%
Less than $500
119
1.4%
1.6%
$2,500 to $2,999
184
2.2%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
382
4.6%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
1,514
18.3%
20.1%
$500 to $999
2,972
35.9%
20.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
3,042
36.7%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
3,776
46.6%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
1,214
15.0%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
927
11.4%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
541
6.7%
7.0%
35.0% or more
1,641
20.3%
21.3%
Not Computed
187
0.0%
0.0%
Dickson County, TN Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
4,564
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
85
1.9%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
458
10.0%
28.3%
Less than $500
1,013
22.2%
10.7%
$500 to $999
3,008
65.9%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
580
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
735
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
583
13.3%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
535
12.2%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
420
9.6%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
764
17.4%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
394
9.0%
9.0%
35.0% or more
1,691
38.5%
40.7%
Not Computed
757
0.0%
0.0%
Dickson County, TN Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
13,732
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
956
7.0%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
2,757
20.1%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
3,613
26.3%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
2,641
19.2%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
2,482
18.1%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
1,081
7.9%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
145
1.1%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
57
0.4%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
143,500
205,000