Dickson vs White Bluff

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

Dickson and White Bluff 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 3,961 in White Bluff). Dickson has the higher median household income ($69,074 vs $68,109 in White Bluff). White Bluff has the higher median home value ($271,500 vs $263,100 in Dickson).

Population, income & housing

	Dickson	White Bluff
Population	16,246	3,961
Median age	35.7 yrs	41.6 yrs
Median household income	$69,074	$68,109
Median home value	$263,100	$271,500
Median gross rent	$999	$933
Housing units	6,868	1,953
Homeownership rate	64.9%	67.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.1%	15.0%
Unemployment rate	5.4%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dickson	White Bluff
Population	15,447 → 16,246 (+5.2%)	3,517 → 3,961 (+12.6%)
Median household income	$49,805 → $69,074 (+38.7%)	$44,250 → $68,109 (+53.9%)
Median home value	$156,500 → $263,100 (+68.1%)	$143,300 → $271,500 (+89.5%)
Median gross rent	$743 → $999 (+34.5%)	$702 → $933 (+32.9%)

Dickson

Population

15,44716,246

Median household income

$49,805$69,074

Median home value

$156,500$263,100

Median gross rent

$743$999

White Bluff

Population

3,5173,961

Median household income

$44,250$68,109

Median home value

$143,300$271,500

Median gross rent

$702$933

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dickson	White Bluff
Under 5	7.4%	1.1%
5 to 17	15.4%	13.2%
18 to 24	8.9%	6.6%
25 to 34	17.3%	14.8%
35 to 44	13.4%	20.0%
45 to 54	12.0%	11.8%
55 to 64	12.1%	14.2%
65 to 74	8.2%	13.0%
75 and over	5.4%	5.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dickson	White Bluff
White (non-Hispanic)	79.9%	94.6%
Black or African American	7.6%	2.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.2%
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%	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino	8.6%	1.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dickson	White Bluff
No high school diploma	9.2%	18.8%
High school graduate	39.1%	43.5%
Some college or associate's	33.6%	22.7%
Bachelor's degree	12.3%	10.7%
Graduate or professional degree	5.8%	4.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dickson	White Bluff
Drove alone	79.5%	62.6%
Carpooled	6.4%	18.6%
Public transit	1.8%	0.0%
Walked	0.1%	2.2%
Bicycle	0.5%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.6%	16.5%
Other means	4.1%	0.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dickson	White Bluff
1-unit, detached	75.1%	73.0%
1-unit, attached	2.9%	1.0%
2 to 4 units	6.6%	15.8%
5 to 19 units	12.6%	0.6%
20 or more units	1.9%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.0%	9.6%

Poverty & households

	Dickson	White Bluff
Poverty rate	12.2%	10.1%
Average household size	2.53	2.20
Mean commute (minutes)	26	42
Median year structure built	1981	1982