COMPARING TWO PLACES
Homestead vs Dickinson
PLACE A
Homestead, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Dickinson, Texas
Homestead is 87% smaller than Dickinson. Dickinson earns more, with a median household income $52,727 higher. Dickinson has grown faster since 2000 (12% vs -9%).
HOMESTEADDICKINSONDIFFERENCE
Total population2,82221,908−87% vs Dickinson
Population density4,8992,198+2,701
Population growth-8.9%11.6%−20.5 pts
Median age49.233.4+15.8
Male46.7%49.8%−3.1 pts
Female53.3%50.2%+3.1 pts
Foreign-born3.2%11.9%−8.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic31.8%43.7%−12.0 pts
Black54.6%10.2%+44.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.9%40.9%−39.0 pts
Asian0.6%0.7%−0.0 pts
Other11.1%4.5%+6.6 pts
Median household income$39,052$91,779−$52,727
Per capita income$29,649$36,439−$6,790
Poverty rate18.6%12.0%+6.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4390.383+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher19.6%25.5%−5.9 pts
Graduate degree7.1%7.2%−0.1 pts
Unemployment rate5.5%6.2%−0.7 pts
Labor force participation56.7%66.9%−10.2 pts
Median home value$83,900$278,000−$194,100
Median gross rent$929$1,231−$302
Owner-occupied34.1%71.8%−37.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate18.4%6.9%+11.6 pts
Rent-burdened households45.9%40.8%+5.1 pts
Average commute29.528.7+0.8
Worked from home16.4%10.3%+6.2 pts
Public transit to work15.6%0.6%+15.0 pts
Uninsured6.7%16.3%−9.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025