Dickinson, TX

Census Place

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2023 Population

21,612

0.638% 1-year growth

US Senator

John Cornyn

Republican Party

US Senator

Ted Cruz

Republican Party

2023 Median Age

33.8

5.59% 1-year decrease

2023 Poverty Rate

14.8%

16.2% 1-year increase

2023 Median Household Income

$82,018

0.341% 1-year growth

2023 Median Property Value

$244,500

13.5% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

9,850

5.79% 1-year decline

About

In 2023, Dickinson, TX had a population of 21.6k people with a median age of 33.8 and a median household income of $82,018. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Dickinson, TX grew from 21,475 to 21,612, a 0.638% increase and its median household income grew from $81,739 to $82,018, a 0.341% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Dickinson, TX are White (Non-Hispanic) (44.5%), White (Hispanic) (17.3%), Two+ (Hispanic) (16.1%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (9.04%), and Other (Hispanic) (7.92%).

None of the households in Dickinson, TX reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

93.1% of the residents in Dickinson, TX are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in N/A are K & G 5 Star Barber College (15 degrees awarded in 2021).

In 2023, the median property value in Dickinson, TX was $244,500, and the homeownership rate was 72.8%.

Most people in Dickinson, TX drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 29.3 minutes. The average car ownership in Dickinson, TX was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Dickinson, TX is home to a population of 21.6k people, from which 93.1% are citizens. As of 2023, 13.2% of Dickinson, TX residents were born outside of the country (2.84k people).

In 2023, there were 2.58 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (9.63k people) in Dickinson, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 3.73k White (Hispanic) and 3.47k Two+ (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

93.1%

2023 Citizenship

92.8%

2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 93.1% of Dickinson, TX residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Dickinson, TX was 92.8%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Dickinson, TX compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Dickinson, TX

White (Non-Hispanic)
9.63k ± 1.08k
White (Hispanic)
3.73k ± 1.27k
Two+ (Hispanic)
3.47k ± 945

41.9%

Hispanic Population

9.06k people

41.9% of the people in Dickinson, TX are hispanic (9.06k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Dickinson, TX as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Texas.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
2,430,315 ± 36,649 people
India
305,649 ± 13,502 people
El Salvador
224,600 ± 11,591 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Texas was Mexico, the natal country of 2,430,315 Texas residents, followed by India with 305,649 and El Salvador with 224,600.

Foreign-Born Population

13.2%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

2.84k people

14.3%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

3.07k people

As of 2023, 13.2% of Dickinson, TX residents (2.84k people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.8%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Dickinson, TX was 14.3%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Dickinson, TX compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
392 ± 199
Vietnam
235 ± 117
Gulf War (1990s)
212 ± 118

Dickinson, TX has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.67 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Dickinson, TX employs 9.85k people. The largest industries in Dickinson, TX are Manufacturing (1,344 people), Construction (1,251 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (997 people), and the highest paying industries are Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($173,750), Utilities ($115,208), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($113,281).

Males in Texas have an average income that is 1.38 times higher than the average income of females, which is $58,213. The income inequality in Texas (measured using the Gini index) is 0.476, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

9.85k

2023 Value

± 902

−5.79%

1 Year decline

± 14.2%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Dickinson, TX declined at a rate of −5.79%, from 10.5k employees to 9.85k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Dickinson, TX, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,219 people), Management Occupations (1,179 people), and Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (974 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Dickinson, TX.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Texas (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

9.85k

2023 Value

± 902

−5.79%

1 Year decline

± 14.2%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Dickinson, TX declined at a rate of −5.79%, from 10.5k employees to 9.85k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Dickinson, TX, are Manufacturing (1,344 people), Construction (1,251 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (997 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Dickinson, TX, though some of these residents may live in Dickinson, TX and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$58,964

Median earning men ± $11,115

$40,755

Median earning women ± $6,755

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($113,281), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($103,631), and Public Administration ($86,964).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Manufacturing ($71,314), Wholesale Trade ($68,826), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($62,766).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

4.59%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 13.8M people employed in Texas. This represents a 4.59% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 9.63%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Texas.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Texas went to Donald J. Trump with 56.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (42.5%), followed by Jill Stein (0.726%).

John Cornyn and Ted Cruz are the senators currently representing the state of Texas. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Texas is currently represented by 38 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

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2024 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (56.1%)
Republican Party
Kamala Harris (42.5%)
Democratic Party
Jill Stein (0.726%)
Green Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Texas went to Donald J. Trump with 56.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (42.5%), followed by Jill Stein (0.726%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Texas for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Texas

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John Cornyn

Senator from Texas

Assumed office on December 2, 2002
Phil Gramm resigned (effective November 30, 2002) a few weeks before the expiration of his term in hopes that his successor, fellow Republican John Cornyn, could gain seniority over other newly elected senators. However, Cornyn did not gain additional seniority due to a 1980 Rules Committee policy.

Ted Cruz

Senator from Texas

Assumed office on January 3, 2013

John Cornyn and Ted Cruz are the senators currently representing Texas.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Texas over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Texas

Texas is currently represented by 38 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Texas have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

In 2021, universities in Dickinson, TX awarded 15 degrees. The student population of Dickinson, TX in 2020 is skewed towards men, with 11 male students and 3 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Dickinson, TX are Hispanic or Latino (10 and 66.7%), followed by Black or African American (5 and 33.3%), Asian (0 and 0%), and Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders (0 and 0%).

The largest universities in Dickinson, TX by number of degrees awarded are K & G 5 Star Barber College (15 and 100%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2020 there were 14 students enrolled in Dickinson, TX, 78.6% men and 21.4% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in Black or African American with 6 records, of which 16.7% were women and 83.3% men.

Completions

Universities

Gender

Race

K & G 5 Star Barber College

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

15 degrees awarded

In 2021, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was K & G 5 Star Barber College with 15 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2021, 13 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Dickinson, TX, which is 6.5 times more than the 2 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2021 the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was Hispanic or Latino students. These 10 degrees mean that there were 2 times more degrees awarded to Hispanic or Latino students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Black or African American, with 5 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 1.59% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.53% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (5.7M), Some college (4.97M), and Bachelors Degree (4.2M).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Dickinson, TX was $244,500 in 2023, which is 0.806 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $215,400 to $244,500, a 13.5% increase. The homeownership rate in Dickinson, TX is 72.8%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

People in Dickinson, TX have an average commute time of 29.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Dickinson, TX is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$244,500

Median Property Value 2023

±$14,101

$5,638

Median Property Taxes

±$584

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Dickinson, TX the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Dickinson, TX compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

72.8%

Homeownership

2023

67.5%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

In 2023, 72.8% of the housing units in Dickinson, TX were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 79%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Dickinson, TX compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 7210
Census Tract 7209

The following map shows all of the places in Dickinson, TX colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$82,018

Median Household Income

± $11,145

7.75k

Number of Households

± 778

In 2023, the median household income of the 7.75k households in Dickinson, TX grew to $82,018 from the previous year's value of $81,739.

The following chart displays the households in Dickinson, TX distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Dickinson, TX is from Texas.

0.476

2022 Wage GINI in Texas

0.476

2021 Wage GINI in Texas

In 2022, the income inequality in Texas was 0.476 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0231% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Texas was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Texas in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Texas across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (78.8%)
Carpooled (11%)
Worked At Home (7.5%)

In 2023, 78.8% of workers in Dickinson, TX drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (11%) and those who worked at home (7.5%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

29.3 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Dickinson, TX have a longer commute time (29.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 3.61% of the workforce in Dickinson, TX have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Dickinson, TX compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Dickinson, TX distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Dickinson, TX have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

14.8% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Dickinson, TX (3.19k out of 21.6k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 18 - 24, followed by Females 6 - 11 and then Females 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Dickinson, TX is White, followed by Hispanic and Black.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

82.2% of the population of Dickinson, TX has health coverage, with 50% on employee plans, 14.8% on Medicaid, 9.23% on Medicare, 6.5% on non-group plans, and 1.63% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Galveston County, TX see 1302 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.686% decrease from the previous year (1311 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 2041 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 754 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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1,302 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Galveston County, TX

Primary care physicians in Galveston County, TX see an average of 1,302 patients per year. This represents a 0.686% decrease from the previous year (1,311 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Galveston County, TX in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 31.3% under 18 years, 20.2% between 18 and 34 years, 36.2% between 35 and 64 years, and 12.3% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.3% were men and 51.7% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

17.8%

Uninsured

50%

Employer Coverage

14.8%

Medicaid

9.23%

Medicare

6.5%

Non-Group

1.63%

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Dickinson, TX grew by 1.01% from 17.6% to 17.8%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Dickinson, TX changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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