Archbald vs Dickson City

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

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

Archbald has the higher population (7,348 vs 6,022 in Dickson City). Archbald has the higher median household income ($76,315 vs $58,343 in Dickson City). Archbald has the higher median home value ($211,400 vs $184,700 in Dickson City).

Population, income & housing

	Archbald	Dickson City
Population	7,348	6,022
Median age	44.0 yrs	45.8 yrs
Median household income	$76,315	$58,343
Median home value	$211,400	$184,700
Median gross rent	$951	$951
Housing units	3,180	3,037
Homeownership rate	74.9%	65.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	32.4%	25.1%
Unemployment rate	0.9%	8.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Archbald	Dickson City
Population	6,988 → 7,348 (+5.2%)	5,802 → 6,022 (+3.8%)
Median household income	$53,212 → $76,315 (+43.4%)	$53,167 → $58,343 (+9.7%)
Median home value	$174,700 → $211,400 (+21.0%)	$141,500 → $184,700 (+30.5%)
Median gross rent	$844 → $951 (+12.7%)	$780 → $951 (+21.9%)

Archbald

Population

6,9887,348

Median household income

$53,212$76,315

Median home value

$174,700$211,400

Median gross rent

$844$951

Dickson City

Population

5,8026,022

Median household income

$53,167$58,343

Median home value

$141,500$184,700

Median gross rent

$780$951

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Archbald	Dickson City
Under 5	5.9%	4.6%
5 to 17	18.4%	17.3%
18 to 24	7.4%	3.3%
25 to 34	6.0%	9.6%
35 to 44	14.3%	13.4%
45 to 54	15.4%	15.9%
55 to 64	16.2%	13.2%
65 to 74	9.9%	12.5%
75 and over	6.6%	10.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Archbald	Dickson City
White (non-Hispanic)	97.6%	88.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.4%	1.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.8%
Two or more races	1.5%	0.9%
Hispanic or Latino	0.6%	5.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Archbald	Dickson City
No high school diploma	7.9%	13.4%
High school graduate	29.6%	39.6%
Some college or associate's	30.1%	21.9%
Bachelor's degree	21.9%	13.8%
Graduate or professional degree	10.6%	11.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Archbald	Dickson City
Drove alone	83.7%	78.6%
Carpooled	6.9%	11.4%
Public transit	0.4%	0.3%
Walked	1.1%	2.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.6%	7.0%
Other means	1.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Archbald	Dickson City
1-unit, detached	82.3%	67.7%
1-unit, attached	6.5%	8.1%
2 to 4 units	5.3%	18.1%
5 to 19 units	3.9%	3.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.5%
Mobile home & other	2.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Archbald	Dickson City
Poverty rate	8.5%	14.7%
Average household size	2.55	2.16
Mean commute (minutes)	20	27
Median year structure built	1967	1946