Blakely vs Dickson City

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

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

Blakely has the higher population (6,661 vs 6,022 in Dickson City). Blakely has the higher median household income ($59,858 vs $58,343 in Dickson City). Dickson City has the higher median home value ($184,700 vs $183,600 in Blakely).

Population, income & housing

	Blakely	Dickson City
Population	6,661	6,022
Median age	52.8 yrs	45.8 yrs
Median household income	$59,858	$58,343
Median home value	$183,600	$184,700
Median gross rent	$988	$951
Housing units	3,337	3,037
Homeownership rate	67.1%	65.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.6%	25.1%
Unemployment rate	3.2%	8.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Blakely	Dickson City
Population	6,258 → 6,661 (+6.4%)	5,802 → 6,022 (+3.8%)
Median household income	$54,194 → $59,858 (+10.5%)	$53,167 → $58,343 (+9.7%)
Median home value	$160,800 → $183,600 (+14.2%)	$141,500 → $184,700 (+30.5%)
Median gross rent	$837 → $988 (+18.0%)	$780 → $951 (+21.9%)

Blakely

Population

6,2586,661

Median household income

$54,194$59,858

Median home value

$160,800$183,600

Median gross rent

$837$988

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)

	Blakely	Dickson City
Under 5	4.2%	4.6%
5 to 17	12.4%	17.3%
18 to 24	3.4%	3.3%
25 to 34	8.6%	9.6%
35 to 44	15.0%	13.4%
45 to 54	11.2%	15.9%
55 to 64	14.8%	13.2%
65 to 74	12.6%	12.5%
75 and over	17.9%	10.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Blakely	Dickson City
White (non-Hispanic)	94.6%	88.6%
Black or African American	1.1%	1.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.0%
Asian	0.1%	1.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.8%
Two or more races	3.3%	0.9%
Hispanic or Latino	0.5%	5.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Blakely	Dickson City
No high school diploma	4.7%	13.4%
High school graduate	43.2%	39.6%
Some college or associate's	26.5%	21.9%
Bachelor's degree	15.9%	13.8%
Graduate or professional degree	9.7%	11.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Blakely	Dickson City
Drove alone	71.1%	78.6%
Carpooled	16.1%	11.4%
Public transit	1.4%	0.3%
Walked	1.1%	2.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.0%	7.0%
Other means	2.4%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Blakely	Dickson City
1-unit, detached	69.2%	67.7%
1-unit, attached	3.2%	8.1%
2 to 4 units	24.8%	18.1%
5 to 19 units	1.2%	3.6%
20 or more units	0.6%	2.5%
Mobile home & other	1.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Blakely	Dickson City
Poverty rate	7.7%	14.7%
Average household size	2.08	2.16
Mean commute (minutes)	20	27
Median year structure built	1944	1946