City safety & data profile

DicksonTN

Dickson, TN is a 15K-resident city in Dickson County with a median household income of $69,678.

Dickson County, Tennessee. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for Dickson, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. Dickson has a population larger than 29% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, a median home value of $292,600, and 1 hospital serving the surrounding area.

Data updated 2026-09-03

15K
Population (place)
Bottom 30%
By size
$69,678
Median income (place)
$292,600
Median home (place)
12.8%
Poverty rate (place)
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The read on Dickson

Dickson posts a median household income higher than 36% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks, where 1 hospital serves the Dickson area.

Bottom 37%
by median income, US cities
1
hospital in & near Dickson

Where Dickson income ranks nationally

Median household income vs. every place Areazine profiles (place-level ACS)

$69,678 Bottom 36% higher than 36% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles

Dickson $0 $260,000 every profiled place, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more places Areazine profiles. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) · 2024 ACS 5-year

Largest cities in TN

Population among 58 TN places with 10,000+ residents and ACS income on Areazine. Tooltip shows the income rank in the same pool.

residents

What this shows Memphis is the largest TN city on this list; Brentwood leads median income.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

Highest median incomes in TN

Median household income among the same 58-city pool. Tooltip shows the population rank.

median

What this shows Brentwood posts the highest place-level median income in TN; Memphis is largest by headcount.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

The quick read

Reading Dickson, TN beyond the headline numbers

Dickson sits inside Dickson County, Tennessee, at roughly 36.08°N, -87.39°W. Population 15,359, $69,678 median household income. Median home value $292,600, median rent $1,063. Poverty rate 12.8%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.

1 hospital in/around Dickson, 3/5 avg rating, 1 with an ER.

Poverty in Dickson, TN stands at 12.8%, above the midpoint of reporting cities. A median income can look comfortable while a share this size sits well beneath it, which is why the two figures belong together.

A median home in Dickson runs about 4.2 times median household income, above the midpoint. Multiples in this range usually mean buyers are arriving from outside the local wage base.

Remote work covers 10.8% of Dickson workers, under the midpoint for reporting cities.

Among the CDC measures on this page, current smoking departs furthest from its peer median: 17% in Dickson, the highest-prevalence quarter of the 3,759 cities reporting that measure.

Dickson's median age is 33.8 years, in the youngest quarter of reporting cities.

Sources: U.S. Census ACS, CDC PLACES, CMS Hospital Compare, plus live alerts for Dickson from FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC. Economic comparison bars use the unweighted average across tracked Census places with a reported value, not a household-weighted national median.

Population (place)
15,359
Dickson · Census Place
Median Income (place)
$69,678
-22% vs avg
Median Home Value (place)
$292,600
-29% vs avg
Median Age (place)
33.8
years · ACS place

10-Year Trends 2013–2024

County-level trend (Dickson County): Dickson's own historical series isn't separately published by the Census Bureau, so these year-over-year figures track the surrounding county, not the city alone.

20132024
Population
56K+12%
Median Income
$75,003+69%
Median Home Value
$306,400+121%
Poverty Rate
10.9%-29%
Unemployment
3.4%-64%

Economics

Economics indicators for Dickson, TN
IndicatorValue
Median Rent
$1,063/mo
Poverty Rate
12.8% +3% vs avg
Unemployment 4.8%
Bachelor's Degree+ 17.8%
Work From Home 10.8%
Public Transit 1.8%

Population

White 80.3%
African American 8.5%
Asian 0.2%
Two or More Ethnicities 1.8%

Health Profile 15 measures

Health Indicators

Short Sleep Duration
39.3%
Obesity
37.6%
High Blood Pressure
37.5%
Physical Inactivity
27.6%
Frequent Mental Distress
19.8%
Current Smoking
17%
Frequent Physical Distress
15%
Binge Drinking
14.7%
Diabetes
12.9%
Lack of Health Insurance
11.6%

Preventive Care

Dental Visit 57.9%
Annual Checkup 76.9%

Other Measures

Current Asthma
11.1%
Coronary Heart Disease
6.7%
Stroke
3.6%

Hospitals 1 total

Rating Distribution
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1
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Average Rating
3/5
Total Hospitals
1
With ER
1
TRISTAR HORIZON MEDICAL CENTER
DICKSON · Acute Care Hospitals · ER
★★★☆☆

What alerts and safety updates affect Dickson?

No area-tagged alerts are on record for Dickson right now. New federal and counterpart-agency notices still land in the site feed as agencies publish them.

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Sheet TN-DICKSON · Dickson

Dickson: no area-tagged alerts on record — state hubs carry the live CAP stream.

  • FEED-QUIET No tagged alerts
  • LEAD-NONE Feed idle
  • DESK-IDLE Awaiting feed

Counts reflect published articles tagged to Dickson; untagged NOAA county warnings may still appear in the site feed. Browse Tennessee state hubs · Methodology

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Frequently Asked Questions 6

What is the population of Dickson, TN? ▼
Dickson, TN has a population of 15,359 people, located in Dickson County, Tennessee.
What is the median household income in Dickson? ▼
The median household income in Dickson, TN is $69,678 per year, per the U.S. Census ACS. The poverty rate is 12.8%.
What is the median home value in Dickson? ▼
The median home value in Dickson, TN is $292,600. Median rent is $1,063/month.
What are the top health concerns in Dickson? ▼
The top health indicators in Dickson include Short Sleep Duration (39.3%), Obesity (37.6%), High Blood Pressure (37.5%). Data from CDC PLACES.
How many hospitals are in Dickson? ▼
Dickson has 1 hospital with an average rating of 3/5 stars. 1 have emergency departments.
What is the median age in Dickson? ▼
The median age in Dickson, TN is 33.8 years. 17.8% of residents have a bachelor's degree or higher.

Nationwide cities with similar poverty or income 8

Two ACS-derived peer sets for Dickson, both outside Tennessee so the neighborhoods are not the geographic nearby list below.

Similar poverty rate

Nearest place-level ACS poverty rates outside TN (12.8% here).

Cambridge, MA 12.8% Marietta, GA 12.8% West Sacramento, CA 12.8% Pekin, IL 12.8%

Similar median income

Nearest place-level ACS median household incomes outside TN ($69,678 here).

Four Corners, OR $69,669 Ashwaubenon, WI $69,667 Schiller Park, IL $69,696 Vermilion, OH $69,701

Compare Dickson with another city

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Nearby Cities 8

Clarksville, TN 167K Franklin, TN 73K Spring Hill, TN 36K Columbia, TN 37K Fort Campbell North, KY 14K Brentwood, TN 42K Nashville, TN 689K Brentwood Estates, TN 31K
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Using Dickson's profile

Use this as a starting research checklist, not a verdict on whether to live here.

  • Check live recalls, weather and hazard alerts scoped to the Dickson area before relying on national headlines. Check your area
  • Read the poverty rate alongside the income figure, two places with the same median can have very different realities.
  • Compare Dickson against Tennessee peers on any ranking lens. Explore Tennessee

Population and economics (income, home value, poverty, education) are place-level U.S. Census ACS; health is CDC PLACES; hospital counts reflect facilities in and around the city. County-level trends are labeled when shown.

Data Sources

All data on this page comes from official U.S. government sources. Population and economic data from the Census Bureau American Community Survey (2024 5-year estimates, place geography). Health data from the CDC PLACES program (2023). Hospital ratings from CMS Hospital Compare (2024). Climate data from NOAA. Education data from NCES. Cost of living from Bureau of Economic Analysis. Crime statistics, where referenced on Areazine, originate from the FBI Crime Data Explorer. Housing market figures referenced on Areazine come from HUD Fair Market Rents. Census economics and population are at place geography; some health and hospital indicators are reported at the county level (Dickson County) where that is the smallest published unit.

Every figure on Areazine is published directly from official U.S. government sources, no number is typed in by an editor. City demographic and health figures are compiled directly from U.S. Census (place-level ACS), CDC, and CMS releases, updated quarterly within 30 days of upstream release. County-level trends are labeled when shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026.