Dickinson vs Texas City

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

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

Texas City has the higher population (54,159 vs 21,612 in Dickinson). Dickinson has the higher median household income ($82,018 vs $65,447 in Texas City). Dickinson has the higher median home value ($244,500 vs $190,600 in Texas City).

Population, income & housing

	Dickinson	Texas City
Population	21,612	54,159
Median age	33.8 yrs	35.0 yrs
Median household income	$82,018	$65,447
Median home value	$244,500	$190,600
Median gross rent	$1,235	$1,200
Housing units	8,516	23,248
Homeownership rate	72.8%	53.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.1%	19.7%
Unemployment rate	6.1%	7.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dickinson	Texas City
Population	20,754 → 21,612 (+4.1%)	48,569 → 54,159 (+11.5%)
Median household income	$66,875 → $82,018 (+22.6%)	$48,839 → $65,447 (+34.0%)
Median home value	$159,300 → $244,500 (+53.5%)	$124,200 → $190,600 (+53.5%)
Median gross rent	$938 → $1,235 (+31.7%)	$970 → $1,200 (+23.7%)

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

Texas City

Population

48,56954,159

Median household income

$48,839$65,447

Median home value

$124,200$190,600

Median gross rent

$970$1,200

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dickinson	Texas City
Under 5	7.9%	6.5%
5 to 17	21.6%	17.8%
18 to 24	9.8%	9.2%
25 to 34	12.2%	16.5%
35 to 44	14.8%	11.7%
45 to 54	11.0%	10.5%
55 to 64	10.5%	12.1%
65 to 74	8.1%	10.0%
75 and over	4.2%	5.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dickinson	Texas City
White (non-Hispanic)	44.5%	36.7%
Black or African American	9.0%	26.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.8%	2.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.9%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.9%	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino	41.9%	31.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dickinson	Texas City
No high school diploma	16.0%	13.6%
High school graduate	24.7%	31.5%
Some college or associate's	35.2%	35.2%
Bachelor's degree	18.1%	13.9%
Graduate or professional degree	6.0%	5.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dickinson	Texas City
Drove alone	78.8%	83.8%
Carpooled	11.0%	8.8%
Public transit	0.3%	0.7%
Walked	0.5%	1.9%
Bicycle	0.9%	0.6%
Worked from home	7.5%	4.0%
Other means	0.9%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dickinson	Texas City
1-unit, detached	73.6%	66.9%
1-unit, attached	1.4%	2.1%
2 to 4 units	5.1%	3.4%
5 to 19 units	6.2%	14.7%
20 or more units	5.1%	10.8%
Mobile home & other	8.6%	2.1%

Poverty & households

	Dickinson	Texas City
Poverty rate	14.8%	16.5%
Average household size	2.77	2.47
Mean commute (minutes)	29	25
Median year structure built	1984	1981