Dickson, TN

Diversity

There are 15.5k residents in Dickson, Tennessee, of which 99.6% are citizens. In 2020, 1.52 percent of Dickson, Tennessee, residents were foreign-born (235 people).

There were 12.8k White (non-Hispanic) residents in Dickson, Tennessee in 2020, which was 9.64 times more than any other race or ethnicity. The second and third most prevalent ethnic groupings were 1.33k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 694 White (Hispanic) inhabitants.

Ethnicity and Race

There were 12.8k White (non-Hispanic) residents in Dickson, Tennessee in 2020, which was 9.64 times more than any other race or ethnicity. The second and third most prevalent ethnic groupings were 1.33k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 694 White (Hispanic) inhabitants.

Dickson, Tennessee has 6.71% Hispanic residents (1.04k people).

Population Born Abroad

There were 235 people living in Dickson, Tennessee as of the year 2020, which is less than the 13.5% national average. The proportion of citizens who were born abroad in Dickson, Tennessee, was 3.28% in 2019, indicating a declining trend.

By Nativity, Age

The average age of all residents in Dickson, Tennessee, in 2020 was 34.9. Citizens who were born in the country were often younger than those who were born abroad, whose median age was 39. However, the population of Dickson, Tennessee, is getting younger. All Dickson, Tennessee, people were 39 years old on average in 2019.

Worldwide Diversity

Mexico was the nation of birth of 88,072 Tennessee people who were foreign-born as of the year 2020, followed by India with 23,811 and Guatemala with 14,944.

Citizenship

Dickson, Tennessee's 99.6% citizen population in 2020 was greater than the 93.4% national average. Dickson, Tennessee, had 98% of its population who were US citizens in 2019, indicating that the country's citizenship rate has been rising.

Veterans

More military members who served in the Gulf War (2001-) reside in Dickson, Tennessee than in any other combat, by a factor of 2.52.

Economy

$52,399 is the average household income in Dickson, Tennessee. Census Tract 605.01 in Dickson, Tennessee, had the highest median household income in 2020 with a value of $58,520, followed by Census Tracts 605.02 and 606.01 with values of $55,988 and $55,063, respectively.

In Tennessee, the average income of men is $1.37 times greater than that of women, who earn $46,310 on average. Tennessee's level of income inequality, as determined by the Gini index, is 0.463, which is lower than the national average.

6.97k persons are employed in Dickson, Tennessee's economy. Retail Trade (1,267 employees), Health Care & Social Assistance (1,143 employees), and Manufacturing (1,020 employees) employ the most people in Dickson, Tennessee, while Information ($85,455), Utilities ($54,012), and Administrative & Support & Waste Management Services ($47,404) pay the highest wages.