With 16,424 people, Dickson is a city in Tennessee. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 18% of adults. This skews young, with a median age of 33.8. The population is up 34% since 2000. 3% of people here were born outside the United States. Renters pay $1,063 a month at the median.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $69,678, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 33.8
US median: 38.9
Less educated
18% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 71%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Dickson
What changed most since 1990
Adults with a bachelor's degree14.2% → 17.8%(+3.5 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Population8,791 → 16,424(+87%)US over the same years: +35%
Median home value (2024 dollars)$140,884 → $292,600(+108%)US over the same years: +67%
Dickson's population equals 29% of Dickson County's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 48% of the county's. Its number of households without a car equals 48% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)54.7%(544)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)7.5%(75)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era28.7%(285)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3.9%(39)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.1%(1)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 994 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Dickson, decade by decade
Dickson population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
8,791
$50,017
$140,884
14.2%
25.4
2000
12,244
$62,936
$171,600
11.8%
29.5
2010
14,538
$46,972
$176,513
14.7%
39.9
2020
16,058
$63,510
$205,925
17.9%
48.1
2024
16,424
$69,678
$292,600
17.8%
45.1
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
