Dickson vs Ratliff City

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

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

Dickson has the higher population (1,379 vs 84 in Ratliff City). Dickson has the higher median home value ($188,000 vs $92,500 in Ratliff City). Since 2019, Dickson's population has grown faster (-5.0% vs -6.7%).

Population, income & housing

	Dickson	Ratliff City
Population	1,379	84
Median age	38.5 yrs	84.2 yrs
Median household income	$72,143	—
Median home value	$188,000	$92,500
Median gross rent	$986	—
Housing units	603	30
Homeownership rate	78.8%	78.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.9%	1.3%
Unemployment rate	2.5%	1.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dickson	Ratliff City
Population	1,451 → 1,379 (-5.0%)	90 → 84 (-6.7%)
Median household income	$64,028 → $72,143 (+12.7%)	$35,000 → $37,917 (+8.3%)
Median home value	$153,600 → $188,000 (+22.4%)	$60,000 → $92,500 (+54.2%)
Median gross rent	$721 → $986 (+36.8%)	$625 → $750 (+20.0%)

Dickson

Population

1,4511,379

Median household income

$64,028$72,143

Median home value

$153,600$188,000

Median gross rent

$721$986

Ratliff City

Population

9084

Median household income

$35,000$37,917

Median home value

$60,000$92,500

Median gross rent

$625$750

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dickson	Ratliff City
Under 5	3.6%	2.4%
5 to 17	21.3%	4.8%
18 to 24	9.1%	3.6%
25 to 34	10.7%	2.4%
35 to 44	14.6%	7.1%
45 to 54	12.3%	0.0%
55 to 64	15.2%	3.6%
65 to 74	8.6%	8.3%
75 and over	4.6%	67.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dickson	Ratliff City
White (non-Hispanic)	77.2%	95.2%
Black or African American	0.5%	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	7.9%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	7.8%	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino	6.6%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dickson	Ratliff City
No high school diploma	11.3%	1.3%
High school graduate	37.3%	92.0%
Some college or associate's	28.4%	5.3%
Bachelor's degree	18.3%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	4.6%	1.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dickson	Ratliff City
Drove alone	87.4%	17.9%
Carpooled	8.7%	82.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.4%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.9%	0.0%
Other means	0.5%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dickson	Ratliff City
1-unit, detached	77.4%	96.7%
1-unit, attached	0.3%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	22.2%	3.3%

Poverty & households

	Dickson	Ratliff City
Poverty rate	17.3%	15.5%
Average household size	2.61	4.42
Mean commute (minutes)	22	—
Median year structure built	1987	1961