Dickinson vs Galveston

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

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

Galveston has the higher population (53,348 vs 21,612 in Dickinson). Dickinson has the higher median household income ($82,018 vs $57,216 in Galveston). Galveston has the higher median home value ($294,300 vs $244,500 in Dickinson).

Population, income & housing

	Dickinson	Galveston
Population	21,612	53,348
Median age	33.8 yrs	40.0 yrs
Median household income	$82,018	$57,216
Median home value	$244,500	$294,300
Median gross rent	$1,235	$1,278
Housing units	8,516	34,921
Homeownership rate	72.8%	46.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.1%	33.7%
Unemployment rate	6.1%	6.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dickinson	Galveston
Population	20,754 → 21,612 (+4.1%)	50,241 → 53,348 (+6.2%)
Median household income	$66,875 → $82,018 (+22.6%)	$49,319 → $57,216 (+16.0%)
Median home value	$159,300 → $244,500 (+53.5%)	$182,800 → $294,300 (+61.0%)
Median gross rent	$938 → $1,235 (+31.7%)	$991 → $1,278 (+29.0%)

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

Galveston

Population

50,24153,348

Median household income

$49,319$57,216

Median home value

$182,800$294,300

Median gross rent

$991$1,278

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dickinson	Galveston
Under 5	7.9%	4.5%
5 to 17	21.6%	11.3%
18 to 24	9.8%	12.2%
25 to 34	12.2%	15.9%
35 to 44	14.8%	10.6%
45 to 54	11.0%	10.8%
55 to 64	10.5%	14.5%
65 to 74	8.1%	12.7%
75 and over	4.2%	7.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dickinson	Galveston
White (non-Hispanic)	44.5%	50.5%
Black or African American	9.0%	14.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.8%	2.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.9%	0.4%
Two or more races	2.9%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino	41.9%	29.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dickinson	Galveston
No high school diploma	16.0%	12.4%
High school graduate	24.7%	23.9%
Some college or associate's	35.2%	30.1%
Bachelor's degree	18.1%	20.3%
Graduate or professional degree	6.0%	13.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dickinson	Galveston
Drove alone	78.8%	69.4%
Carpooled	11.0%	8.6%
Public transit	0.3%	0.4%
Walked	0.5%	5.8%
Bicycle	0.9%	2.0%
Worked from home	7.5%	11.3%
Other means	0.9%	2.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dickinson	Galveston
1-unit, detached	73.6%	56.9%
1-unit, attached	1.4%	2.2%
2 to 4 units	5.1%	10.9%
5 to 19 units	6.2%	14.4%
20 or more units	5.1%	15.1%
Mobile home & other	8.6%	0.5%

Poverty & households

	Dickinson	Galveston
Poverty rate	14.8%	19.9%
Average household size	2.77	2.03
Mean commute (minutes)	29	21
Median year structure built	1984	1973