Demographics of Dickson city, Tennessee

Dickson city, Tennessee had 17,051 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +979 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Dickson city, in four figures

17,051
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 16,424 ±65.; +6.1%
Change since July 2020: +979 people.; 33.8 ±2.6
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $69,678 ±$3,408
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Dickson city, Tennessee's population grew 6.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Dickson city, Tennessee's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Dickson city, Tennessee's population grew 6.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Dickson city, Tennessee's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	16,072	100.0	100.0
2021	16,132	100.4	100.2
2022	16,339	101.7	100.7
2023	16,773	104.4	101.6
2024	16,922	105.3	102.5
2025	17,051	106.1	103.1

Population of Dickson city, Tennessee on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	16,072	—
2021	16,132	+60
2022	16,339	+207
2023	16,773	+434
2024	16,922	+149
2025	17,051	+129

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 33.8 ±2.6: for men 30.7 ±2.3 and for women 38.2 ±1.5. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Dickson city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Tennessee	United States
Under 5	1,164 ±239	7.1% ±1.5	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,633 ±433	16.0% ±2.6	16.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,568 ±363	9.5% ±2.2	8.9% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	5,303 ±610	32.3% ±3.7	26.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	3,407 ±451	20.7% ±2.7	25.2% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,349 ±346	14.3% ±2.1	17.1% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $69,678 ±$3,408, and income per person $37,285 ±$6,514, in 2024 dollars. The median is $69,595 ±$429 in Tennessee and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Dickson city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Tennessee	United States
Under $25,000	1,036 ±244	15.7% ±3.7	16.6% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	922 ±237	14.0% ±3.6	19.4% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,758 ±336	26.7% ±5.0	17.3% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,059 ±298	16.1% ±4.5	13.2% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	984 ±245	14.9% ±3.7	16.8% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	505 ±248	7.7% ±3.8	7.7% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	155 to 483	2.4% to 7.3%	9.0% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Dickson city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Tennessee	United States
All ages	2,069 ±624	12.8% ±3.8	13.8% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	691 ±323	18.6% ±8.3	18.8% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,021 ±354	11.0% ±3.7	12.7% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	357 ±127	11.1% ±3.6	11.4% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Dickson city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Dickson city	Tennessee	United States
Housing units	7,191 ±317	3,143,670 ±903	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	91.5% ±5.5	89.8% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	8.5% ±3.1	10.2% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	61.7% ±6.3	66.9% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	38.3% ±5.0	33.1% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$292,600 ±$22,345	$286,700 ±$1,492	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,063 ±$99	$1,189 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1980 ±3	1987 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Dickson city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Tennessee	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,514 ±423	9.2% ±2.6	7.4% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	12,973 ±532	79.0% ±3.2	71.0% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	999 ±282	6.1% ±1.7	15.4% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 92	0% to 0.6%	1.9% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 49	0% to 0.3%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 22	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 263	0% to 1.6%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	747 ±362	4.5% ±2.2	3.7% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Dickson city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Tennessee	United States
Born in the state	10,865 ±570	66.2% ±3.5	57.2% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	4,990 ±520	30.4% ±3.2	35.7% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 36	0% to 0.2%	1.0% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	553 ±174	3.4% ±1.1	6.1% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	8 to 312	< 0.1% to 1.9%	2.4% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	393 ±173	2.4% ±1.1	3.7% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Dickson city among the places of Tennessee

36th of 113 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Tennessee page.

Places of Tennessee near Dickson city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
East Ridge city	22,070 ±55
Tullahoma city	21,103 ±509
Springfield city	19,255 ±25
Sevierville city	18,397 ±41
Goodlettsville city	17,597 ±42
Dickson city	16,424 ±65
Seymour CDP	16,216 ±1,493
Dyersburg city	15,979 ±25
Greeneville town	15,646 ±30
Arlington town	15,205 ±36
Nolensville town	15,074 ±34

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026