Charlotte vs Dickson

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

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

Dickson has the higher population (16,246 vs 1,864 in Charlotte). Dickson has the higher median household income ($69,074 vs $57,656 in Charlotte). Dickson has the higher median home value ($263,100 vs $232,700 in Charlotte).

Population, income & housing

	Charlotte	Dickson
Population	1,864	16,246
Median age	37.5 yrs	35.7 yrs
Median household income	$57,656	$69,074
Median home value	$232,700	$263,100
Median gross rent	$852	$999
Housing units	708	6,868
Homeownership rate	81.0%	64.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.4%	18.1%
Unemployment rate	5.1%	5.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Charlotte	Dickson
Population	1,736 → 1,864 (+7.4%)	15,447 → 16,246 (+5.2%)
Median household income	$42,981 → $57,656 (+34.1%)	$49,805 → $69,074 (+38.7%)
Median home value	$119,700 → $232,700 (+94.4%)	$156,500 → $263,100 (+68.1%)
Median gross rent	$703 → $852 (+21.2%)	$743 → $999 (+34.5%)

Charlotte

Population

1,7361,864

Median household income

$42,981$57,656

Median home value

$119,700$232,700

Median gross rent

$703$852

Dickson

Population

15,44716,246

Median household income

$49,805$69,074

Median home value

$156,500$263,100

Median gross rent

$743$999

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Charlotte	Dickson
Under 5	7.1%	7.4%
5 to 17	15.2%	15.4%
18 to 24	11.6%	8.9%
25 to 34	11.4%	17.3%
35 to 44	15.0%	13.4%
45 to 54	8.4%	12.0%
55 to 64	15.4%	12.1%
65 to 74	10.8%	8.2%
75 and over	4.9%	5.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Charlotte	Dickson
White (non-Hispanic)	87.1%	79.9%
Black or African American	5.1%	7.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.8%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.7%
Two or more races	2.2%	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino	3.8%	8.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Charlotte	Dickson
No high school diploma	14.5%	9.2%
High school graduate	37.6%	39.1%
Some college or associate's	32.5%	33.6%
Bachelor's degree	8.3%	12.3%
Graduate or professional degree	7.2%	5.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Charlotte	Dickson
Drove alone	73.6%	79.5%
Carpooled	17.8%	6.4%
Public transit	0.0%	1.8%
Walked	0.0%	0.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.5%
Worked from home	7.2%	7.6%
Other means	1.3%	4.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Charlotte	Dickson
1-unit, detached	78.4%	75.1%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	2.9%
2 to 4 units	3.5%	6.6%
5 to 19 units	2.7%	12.6%
20 or more units	3.2%	1.9%
Mobile home & other	11.6%	1.0%

Poverty & households

	Charlotte	Dickson
Poverty rate	10.4%	12.2%
Average household size	2.83	2.53
Mean commute (minutes)	34	26
Median year structure built	1978	1981