Dickinson vs San Leon

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

Dickinson and San Leon 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 5,764 in San Leon). Dickinson has the higher median household income ($82,018 vs $76,573 in San Leon). Dickinson has the higher median home value ($244,500 vs $166,700 in San Leon).

Population, income & housing

	Dickinson	San Leon
Population	21,612	5,764
Median age	33.8 yrs	45.1 yrs
Median household income	$82,018	$76,573
Median home value	$244,500	$166,700
Median gross rent	$1,235	$1,152
Housing units	8,516	2,846
Homeownership rate	72.8%	82.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.1%	10.5%
Unemployment rate	6.1%	1.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dickinson	San Leon
Population	20,754 → 21,612 (+4.1%)	5,336 → 5,764 (+8.0%)
Median household income	$66,875 → $82,018 (+22.6%)	$39,542 → $76,573 (+93.6%)
Median home value	$159,300 → $244,500 (+53.5%)	$130,300 → $166,700 (+27.9%)
Median gross rent	$938 → $1,235 (+31.7%)	$846 → $1,152 (+36.2%)

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

San Leon

Population

5,3365,764

Median household income

$39,542$76,573

Median home value

$130,300$166,700

Median gross rent

$846$1,152

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dickinson	San Leon
Under 5	7.9%	1.7%
5 to 17	21.6%	10.7%
18 to 24	9.8%	7.7%
25 to 34	12.2%	12.9%
35 to 44	14.8%	16.7%
45 to 54	11.0%	19.3%
55 to 64	10.5%	16.5%
65 to 74	8.1%	12.6%
75 and over	4.2%	2.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dickinson	San Leon
White (non-Hispanic)	44.5%	47.0%
Black or African American	9.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.8%	2.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race	0.9%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.9%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino	41.9%	48.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dickinson	San Leon
No high school diploma	16.0%	29.3%
High school graduate	24.7%	28.8%
Some college or associate's	35.2%	31.4%
Bachelor's degree	18.1%	6.4%
Graduate or professional degree	6.0%	4.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dickinson	San Leon
Drove alone	78.8%	67.9%
Carpooled	11.0%	20.5%
Public transit	0.3%	0.0%
Walked	0.5%	0.4%
Bicycle	0.9%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.5%	8.5%
Other means	0.9%	2.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dickinson	San Leon
1-unit, detached	73.6%	61.3%
1-unit, attached	1.4%	0.4%
2 to 4 units	5.1%	0.8%
5 to 19 units	6.2%	0.0%
20 or more units	5.1%	0.4%
Mobile home & other	8.6%	37.1%

Poverty & households

	Dickinson	San Leon
Poverty rate	14.8%	8.2%
Average household size	2.77	2.34
Mean commute (minutes)	29	32
Median year structure built	1984	1996