Dickinson vs Hitchcock

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

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

Dickinson has the higher population (21,612 vs 7,480 in Hitchcock). Dickinson has the higher median household income ($82,018 vs $77,713 in Hitchcock). Dickinson has the higher median home value ($244,500 vs $159,500 in Hitchcock).

Population, income & housing

	Dickinson	Hitchcock
Population	21,612	7,480
Median age	33.8 yrs	36.6 yrs
Median household income	$82,018	$77,713
Median home value	$244,500	$159,500
Median gross rent	$1,235	$1,370
Housing units	8,516	3,040
Homeownership rate	72.8%	74.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.1%	18.4%
Unemployment rate	6.1%	7.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dickinson	Hitchcock
Population	20,754 → 21,612 (+4.1%)	7,800 → 7,480 (-4.1%)
Median household income	$66,875 → $82,018 (+22.6%)	$57,829 → $77,713 (+34.4%)
Median home value	$159,300 → $244,500 (+53.5%)	$114,000 → $159,500 (+39.9%)
Median gross rent	$938 → $1,235 (+31.7%)	$870 → $1,370 (+57.5%)

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

Hitchcock

Population

7,8007,480

Median household income

$57,829$77,713

Median home value

$114,000$159,500

Median gross rent

$870$1,370

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dickinson	Hitchcock
Under 5	7.9%	7.9%
5 to 17	21.6%	18.5%
18 to 24	9.8%	10.9%
25 to 34	12.2%	10.1%
35 to 44	14.8%	12.8%
45 to 54	11.0%	13.3%
55 to 64	10.5%	11.5%
65 to 74	8.1%	10.7%
75 and over	4.2%	4.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dickinson	Hitchcock
White (non-Hispanic)	44.5%	40.3%
Black or African American	9.0%	27.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.8%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.9%	0.1%
Two or more races	2.9%	4.9%
Hispanic or Latino	41.9%	26.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dickinson	Hitchcock
No high school diploma	16.0%	11.6%
High school graduate	24.7%	32.3%
Some college or associate's	35.2%	37.7%
Bachelor's degree	18.1%	14.1%
Graduate or professional degree	6.0%	4.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dickinson	Hitchcock
Drove alone	78.8%	86.6%
Carpooled	11.0%	7.1%
Public transit	0.3%	0.0%
Walked	0.5%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.9%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.5%	4.0%
Other means	0.9%	1.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dickinson	Hitchcock
1-unit, detached	73.6%	76.3%
1-unit, attached	1.4%	1.0%
2 to 4 units	5.1%	4.7%
5 to 19 units	6.2%	3.0%
20 or more units	5.1%	4.3%
Mobile home & other	8.6%	10.8%

Poverty & households

	Dickinson	Hitchcock
Poverty rate	14.8%	17.4%
Average household size	2.77	2.70
Mean commute (minutes)	29	28
Median year structure built	1984	1983