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Dickson, TN population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Dickson, Tennessee (Dickson, TN — Census place “Dickson city”) is 16,246 residents, ranking #36 of 504 places in Tennessee. Median household income is $69,074, the median home is worth $263,100 and median gross rent runs $999 a month. Looking for the Dickson Tennessee ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Dickson, TN: 37055.
- Population
- 16,246Dickson city residents
- Median household income
- $69,074Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $263,100Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $999Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 35.7 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 64.9%Owner-occupied households
Dickson ZIP codes (Tennessee)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Dickson.
The Dickson TN ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.
What the numbers mean in Dickson city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Dickson city median would spend about 17.4% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.8× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 12.2% of residents and 64.9% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Dickson city, TN in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Dickson city is a mid-size town in Tennessee, with 16,246 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #36 of 504 ranked by population — larger than 93% of them. The median age here is 35.7 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger profile than the country as a whole. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.
Households in Dickson city earn a median of $69,074 a year, 12.1% below the national figure of $78,538 and 23% above the $55,988 median for the 307 Tennessee cities we cover. This figure covers the household, not the worker: two people on ordinary wages at one address outrank a single professional in the same table. Poverty reaches 12.2% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Dickson city is valued at $263,100, 13.3% below the national figure and 38% above the $191,100 peer median, while median gross rent runs $999 a month, 28.9% below the national figure, or roughly $11,988 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 17.4% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 3.8×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 64.9% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans more heavily on renters. The rent line includes utilities paid by the tenant, a definition worth remembering when comparing it against a landlord's quoted rate.
All values below were released by the Census for this exact geography, with no gap-filling on our side. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Tennessee.
- Dyersburg city 16,075
- Goodlettsville city 17,598
- Seymour CDP 15,914
- Sevierville city 18,105
- Greeneville town 15,531
- Springfield city 18,985
- Arlington town 14,989
- Tullahoma city 20,672
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Dickson city?
- Dickson city has 16,246 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #36 of 504 in Tennessee.
- What is the median household income in Dickson city?
- Median household income in Dickson city is $69,074 a year, 12.1% below the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Dickson city?
- Median gross rent is $999 a month and the median home value is $263,100, so rent absorbs about 17.4% of median household income.
- Is Dickson city affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 3.8× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Dickson city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 17.4% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Dickson city data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.