Ardmore vs Dickson

A side-by-side comparison of Ardmore and Dickson: population, income, housing, and more.

Ardmore and Dickson are places in Oklahoma. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Ardmore has the higher population (24,757 vs 1,379 in Dickson). Dickson has the higher median household income ($72,143 vs $52,954 in Ardmore). Dickson has the higher median home value ($188,000 vs $158,800 in Ardmore).

Population, income & housing

	Ardmore	Dickson
Population	24,757	1,379
Median age	36.7 yrs	38.5 yrs
Median household income	$52,954	$72,143
Median home value	$158,800	$188,000
Median gross rent	$959	$986
Housing units	11,384	603
Homeownership rate	56.4%	78.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.2%	22.9%
Unemployment rate	5.0%	2.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ardmore	Dickson
Population	24,821 → 24,757 (-0.3%)	1,451 → 1,379 (-5.0%)
Median household income	$47,860 → $52,954 (+10.6%)	$64,028 → $72,143 (+12.7%)
Median home value	$107,400 → $158,800 (+47.9%)	$153,600 → $188,000 (+22.4%)
Median gross rent	$790 → $959 (+21.4%)	$721 → $986 (+36.8%)

Ardmore

Population

24,82124,757

Median household income

$47,860$52,954

Median home value

$107,400$158,800

Median gross rent

$790$959

Dickson

Population

1,4511,379

Median household income

$64,028$72,143

Median home value

$153,600$188,000

Median gross rent

$721$986

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ardmore	Dickson
Under 5	7.0%	3.6%
5 to 17	18.2%	21.3%
18 to 24	8.9%	9.1%
25 to 34	13.4%	10.7%
35 to 44	13.7%	14.6%
45 to 54	11.2%	12.3%
55 to 64	11.4%	15.2%
65 to 74	8.6%	8.6%
75 and over	7.6%	4.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ardmore	Dickson
White (non-Hispanic)	61.2%	77.2%
Black or African American	8.3%	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	6.6%	7.9%
Asian	1.8%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	10.5%	7.8%
Hispanic or Latino	11.5%	6.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ardmore	Dickson
No high school diploma	13.6%	11.3%
High school graduate	34.3%	37.3%
Some college or associate's	29.9%	28.4%
Bachelor's degree	13.5%	18.3%
Graduate or professional degree	8.6%	4.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ardmore	Dickson
Drove alone	78.5%	87.4%
Carpooled	13.0%	8.7%
Public transit	0.8%	0.0%
Walked	1.8%	1.4%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.5%	1.9%
Other means	2.0%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ardmore	Dickson
1-unit, detached	77.9%	77.4%
1-unit, attached	4.3%	0.3%
2 to 4 units	6.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	5.7%	0.0%
20 or more units	2.3%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.9%	22.2%

Poverty & households

	Ardmore	Dickson
Poverty rate	16.7%	17.3%
Average household size	2.44	2.61
Mean commute (minutes)	17	22
Median year structure built	1971	1987