Dickson County vs Loudon County

A side-by-side comparison of Dickson County and Loudon County: population, income, housing, and more.

Dickson County and Loudon County are counties in Tennessee. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Loudon County has the higher population (56,996 vs 55,197 in Dickson County). Loudon County has the higher median household income ($80,296 vs $73,223 in Dickson County). Loudon County has the higher median home value ($292,600 vs $272,700 in Dickson County).

Population, income & housing

	Dickson County	Loudon County
Population	55,197	56,996
Median age	39.0 yrs	48.7 yrs
Median household income	$73,223	$80,296
Median home value	$272,700	$292,600
Median gross rent	$972	$995
Housing units	23,198	25,415
Homeownership rate	80.3%	80.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.4%	28.6%
Unemployment rate	3.0%	2.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dickson County	Loudon County
Population	52,680 → 55,197 (+4.8%)	52,340 → 56,996 (+8.9%)
Median household income	$53,076 → $73,223 (+38.0%)	$58,065 → $80,296 (+38.3%)
Median home value	$164,700 → $272,700 (+65.6%)	$222,500 → $292,600 (+31.5%)
Median gross rent	$782 → $972 (+24.3%)	$802 → $995 (+24.1%)

Dickson County

Population

52,68055,197

Median household income

$53,076$73,223

Median home value

$164,700$272,700

Median gross rent

$782$972

Loudon County

Population

52,34056,996

Median household income

$58,065$80,296

Median home value

$222,500$292,600

Median gross rent

$802$995

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dickson County	Loudon County
Under 5	5.9%	4.6%
5 to 17	16.9%	14.5%
18 to 24	7.4%	6.4%
25 to 34	13.2%	9.7%
35 to 44	13.6%	10.2%
45 to 54	12.8%	11.9%
55 to 64	13.6%	15.6%
65 to 74	10.6%	16.1%
75 and over	6.0%	11.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dickson County	Loudon County
White (non-Hispanic)	87.5%	85.8%
Black or African American	3.5%	1.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	0.1%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.4%
Two or more races	3.5%	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino	4.9%	10.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dickson County	Loudon County
No high school diploma	10.8%	11.1%
High school graduate	39.0%	30.8%
Some college or associate's	28.8%	29.6%
Bachelor's degree	14.0%	17.8%
Graduate or professional degree	7.4%	10.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dickson County	Loudon County
Drove alone	80.0%	80.8%
Carpooled	8.3%	7.3%
Public transit	0.6%	0.0%
Walked	0.6%	0.3%
Bicycle	0.5%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.3%	10.7%
Other means	1.8%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dickson County	Loudon County
1-unit, detached	78.4%	82.0%
1-unit, attached	1.4%	3.1%
2 to 4 units	3.5%	2.7%
5 to 19 units	4.3%	2.4%
20 or more units	0.7%	2.2%
Mobile home & other	11.7%	7.5%

Poverty & households

	Dickson County	Loudon County
Poverty rate	9.9%	12.6%
Average household size	2.58	2.41
Mean commute (minutes)	33	24
Median year structure built	1987	1991