Dickson vs Slayden

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

Dickson and Slayden 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 128 in Slayden). Since 2019, Dickson's population has grown faster (+5.2% vs -12.9%).

Population, income & housing

	Dickson	Slayden
Population	16,246	128
Median age	35.7 yrs	49.5 yrs
Median household income	$69,074	—
Median home value	$263,100	—
Median gross rent	$999	$700
Housing units	6,868	70
Homeownership rate	64.9%	66.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.1%	7.8%
Unemployment rate	5.4%	3.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dickson	Slayden
Population	15,447 → 16,246 (+5.2%)	147 → 128 (-12.9%)
Median household income	$49,805 → $69,074 (+38.7%)	$36,250 → $41,000 (+13.1%)
Median home value	$156,500 → $263,100 (+68.1%)	$119,800 → $168,800 (+40.9%)
Median gross rent	$743 → $999 (+34.5%)	$711 → $700 (-1.5%)

Dickson

Population

15,44716,246

Median household income

$49,805$69,074

Median home value

$156,500$263,100

Median gross rent

$743$999

Slayden

Population

147128

Median household income

$36,250$41,000

Median home value

$119,800$168,800

Median gross rent

$711$700

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dickson	Slayden
Under 5	7.4%	9.4%
5 to 17	15.4%	4.7%
18 to 24	8.9%	6.3%
25 to 34	17.3%	20.3%
35 to 44	13.4%	4.7%
45 to 54	12.0%	21.1%
55 to 64	12.1%	12.5%
65 to 74	8.2%	14.8%
75 and over	5.4%	6.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dickson	Slayden
White (non-Hispanic)	79.9%	99.2%
Black or African American	7.6%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.7%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.0%	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino	8.6%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dickson	Slayden
No high school diploma	9.2%	20.6%
High school graduate	39.1%	45.1%
Some college or associate's	33.6%	26.5%
Bachelor's degree	12.3%	4.9%
Graduate or professional degree	5.8%	2.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dickson	Slayden
Drove alone	79.5%	83.1%
Carpooled	6.4%	3.4%
Public transit	1.8%	0.0%
Walked	0.1%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.5%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.6%	13.6%
Other means	4.1%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dickson	Slayden
1-unit, detached	75.1%	78.6%
1-unit, attached	2.9%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	6.6%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	12.6%	0.0%
20 or more units	1.9%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.0%	21.4%

Poverty & households

	Dickson	Slayden
Poverty rate	12.2%	10.2%
Average household size	2.53	2.03
Mean commute (minutes)	26	38
Median year structure built	1981	1987