Dickens vs Spur

A side-by-side comparison of Dickens and Spur: population, income, housing, and more.

Dickens and Spur are places in Texas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Spur has the higher population (746 vs 225 in Dickens). Spur has the higher median household income ($42,500 vs $38,125 in Dickens). Spur has the higher median home value ($55,600 vs $44,100 in Dickens).

Population, income & housing

	Dickens	Spur
Population	225	746
Median age	53.1 yrs	43.5 yrs
Median household income	$38,125	$42,500
Median home value	$44,100	$55,600
Median gross rent	—	$661
Housing units	161	527
Homeownership rate	89.2%	78.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	3.0%	16.7%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	15.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dickens	Spur
Population	281 → 225 (-19.9%)	1,140 → 746 (-34.6%)
Median household income	$70,250 → $38,125 (-45.7%)	$38,380 → $42,500 (+10.7%)
Median home value	$38,800 → $44,100 (+13.7%)	$44,100 → $55,600 (+26.1%)
Median gross rent	—	$505 → $661 (+30.9%)

Dickens

Population

281225

Median household income

$70,250$38,125

Median home value

$38,800$44,100

Spur

Population

1,140746

Median household income

$38,380$42,500

Median home value

$44,100$55,600

Median gross rent

$505$661

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dickens	Spur
Under 5	3.6%	5.1%
5 to 17	8.0%	13.5%
18 to 24	0.0%	11.4%
25 to 34	8.4%	9.1%
35 to 44	14.7%	14.6%
45 to 54	18.7%	11.9%
55 to 64	24.0%	11.3%
65 to 74	16.9%	13.4%
75 and over	5.8%	9.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dickens	Spur
White (non-Hispanic)	71.6%	50.0%
Black or African American	4.9%	1.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.9%	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino	22.7%	47.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dickens	Spur
No high school diploma	21.6%	13.2%
High school graduate	40.7%	39.1%
Some college or associate's	34.7%	31.0%
Bachelor's degree	3.0%	11.1%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	5.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dickens	Spur
Drove alone	78.6%	70.4%
Carpooled	3.6%	22.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	4.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	1.9%
Other means	17.9%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dickens	Spur
1-unit, detached	87.0%	98.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	1.5%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	13.0%	0.4%

Poverty & households

	Dickens	Spur
Poverty rate	27.7%	15.5%
Average household size	1.90	2.12
Mean commute (minutes)	52	28
Median year structure built	1974	1958