Dickson vs Vanleer

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

Dickson and Vanleer 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 670 in Vanleer). Dickson has the higher median household income ($69,074 vs $64,464 in Vanleer). Dickson has the higher median home value ($263,100 vs $208,300 in Vanleer).

Population, income & housing

	Dickson	Vanleer
Population	16,246	670
Median age	35.7 yrs	43.5 yrs
Median household income	$69,074	$64,464
Median home value	$263,100	$208,300
Median gross rent	$999	$812
Housing units	6,868	314
Homeownership rate	64.9%	67.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.1%	7.0%
Unemployment rate	5.4%	9.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dickson	Vanleer
Population	15,447 → 16,246 (+5.2%)	355 → 670 (+88.7%)
Median household income	$49,805 → $69,074 (+38.7%)	$38,750 → $64,464 (+66.4%)
Median home value	$156,500 → $263,100 (+68.1%)	$104,300 → $208,300 (+99.7%)
Median gross rent	$743 → $999 (+34.5%)	$743 → $812 (+9.3%)

Dickson

Population

15,44716,246

Median household income

$49,805$69,074

Median home value

$156,500$263,100

Median gross rent

$743$999

Vanleer

Population

355670

Median household income

$38,750$64,464

Median home value

$104,300$208,300

Median gross rent

$743$812

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dickson	Vanleer
Under 5	7.4%	4.8%
5 to 17	15.4%	13.1%
18 to 24	8.9%	9.7%
25 to 34	17.3%	10.6%
35 to 44	13.4%	15.7%
45 to 54	12.0%	16.6%
55 to 64	12.1%	13.4%
65 to 74	8.2%	12.7%
75 and over	5.4%	3.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dickson	Vanleer
White (non-Hispanic)	79.9%	88.8%
Black or African American	7.6%	0.6%
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%	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino	8.6%	6.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dickson	Vanleer
No high school diploma	9.2%	12.6%
High school graduate	39.1%	50.1%
Some college or associate's	33.6%	30.3%
Bachelor's degree	12.3%	5.8%
Graduate or professional degree	5.8%	1.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dickson	Vanleer
Drove alone	79.5%	76.1%
Carpooled	6.4%	14.9%
Public transit	1.8%	0.0%
Walked	0.1%	1.6%
Bicycle	0.5%	2.6%
Worked from home	7.6%	3.2%
Other means	4.1%	1.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dickson	Vanleer
1-unit, detached	75.1%	72.9%
1-unit, attached	2.9%	2.5%
2 to 4 units	6.6%	2.5%
5 to 19 units	12.6%	4.5%
20 or more units	1.9%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.0%	17.5%

Poverty & households

	Dickson	Vanleer
Poverty rate	12.2%	13.6%
Average household size	2.53	2.61
Mean commute (minutes)	26	34
Median year structure built	1981	1967