Dickinson vs Friendswood

A side-by-side comparison of Dickinson and Friendswood: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Friendswood has the higher population (40,827 vs 21,612 in Dickinson). Friendswood has the higher median household income ($125,052 vs $82,018 in Dickinson). Friendswood has the higher median home value ($399,500 vs $244,500 in Dickinson).

Population, income & housing

	Dickinson	Friendswood
Population	21,612	40,827
Median age	33.8 yrs	39.7 yrs
Median household income	$82,018	$125,052
Median home value	$244,500	$399,500
Median gross rent	$1,235	$1,698
Housing units	8,516	14,985
Homeownership rate	72.8%	76.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.1%	49.6%
Unemployment rate	6.1%	4.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dickinson	Friendswood
Population	20,754 → 21,612 (+4.1%)	39,688 → 40,827 (+2.9%)
Median household income	$66,875 → $82,018 (+22.6%)	$111,478 → $125,052 (+12.2%)
Median home value	$159,300 → $244,500 (+53.5%)	$284,100 → $399,500 (+40.6%)
Median gross rent	$938 → $1,235 (+31.7%)	$1,389 → $1,698 (+22.2%)

Dickinson

Population

20,75421,612

Median household income

$66,875$82,018

Median home value

$159,300$244,500

Median gross rent

$938$1,235

Friendswood

Population

39,68840,827

Median household income

$111,478$125,052

Median home value

$284,100$399,500

Median gross rent

$1,389$1,698

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dickinson	Friendswood
Under 5	7.9%	6.0%
5 to 17	21.6%	21.7%
18 to 24	9.8%	8.0%
25 to 34	12.2%	8.6%
35 to 44	14.8%	12.2%
45 to 54	11.0%	15.1%
55 to 64	10.5%	12.6%
65 to 74	8.1%	8.9%
75 and over	4.2%	6.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dickinson	Friendswood
White (non-Hispanic)	44.5%	71.5%
Black or African American	9.0%	4.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.8%	4.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.9%	0.6%
Two or more races	2.9%	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino	41.9%	15.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dickinson	Friendswood
No high school diploma	16.0%	4.8%
High school graduate	24.7%	15.3%
Some college or associate's	35.2%	30.2%
Bachelor's degree	18.1%	30.6%
Graduate or professional degree	6.0%	19.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dickinson	Friendswood
Drove alone	78.8%	75.0%
Carpooled	11.0%	7.4%
Public transit	0.3%	0.6%
Walked	0.5%	0.7%
Bicycle	0.9%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.5%	16.0%
Other means	0.9%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dickinson	Friendswood
1-unit, detached	73.6%	82.4%
1-unit, attached	1.4%	3.0%
2 to 4 units	5.1%	2.9%
5 to 19 units	6.2%	7.3%
20 or more units	5.1%	3.2%
Mobile home & other	8.6%	1.2%

Poverty & households

	Dickinson	Friendswood
Poverty rate	14.8%	2.8%
Average household size	2.77	2.85
Mean commute (minutes)	29	29
Median year structure built	1984	1990