Armstrong County vs Dickens County

A side-by-side comparison of Armstrong County and Dickens County: population, income, housing, and more.

Armstrong County and Dickens County are counties in Texas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Armstrong County has the higher population (1,883 vs 1,641 in Dickens County). Armstrong County has the higher median household income ($68,462 vs $50,417 in Dickens County). Armstrong County has the higher median home value ($185,700 vs $65,000 in Dickens County).

Population, income & housing

	Armstrong County	Dickens County
Population	1,883	1,641
Median age	43.0 yrs	45.7 yrs
Median household income	$68,462	$50,417
Median home value	$185,700	$65,000
Median gross rent	$1,010	$753
Housing units	888	1,107
Homeownership rate	81.8%	81.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.4%	19.1%
Unemployment rate	0.9%	6.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Armstrong County	Dickens County
Population	1,973 → 1,883 (-4.6%)	2,203 → 1,641 (-25.5%)
Median household income	$72,500 → $68,462 (-5.6%)	$42,540 → $50,417 (+18.5%)
Median home value	$139,700 → $185,700 (+32.9%)	$51,100 → $65,000 (+27.2%)
Median gross rent	$963 → $1,010 (+4.9%)	$509 → $753 (+47.9%)

Armstrong County

Population

1,9731,883

Median household income

$72,500$68,462

Median home value

$139,700$185,700

Median gross rent

$963$1,010

Dickens County

Population

2,2031,641

Median household income

$42,540$50,417

Median home value

$51,100$65,000

Median gross rent

$509$753

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Armstrong County	Dickens County
Under 5	6.3%	6.0%
5 to 17	15.5%	15.7%
18 to 24	9.8%	5.7%
25 to 34	8.5%	8.7%
35 to 44	11.5%	13.6%
45 to 54	9.8%	11.5%
55 to 64	12.6%	14.5%
65 to 74	14.1%	14.1%
75 and over	11.8%	10.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Armstrong County	Dickens County
White (non-Hispanic)	86.1%	63.6%
Black or African American	0.5%	1.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.2%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.6%	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino	9.6%	34.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Armstrong County	Dickens County
No high school diploma	6.0%	15.0%
High school graduate	34.4%	35.6%
Some college or associate's	38.2%	30.3%
Bachelor's degree	12.7%	13.8%
Graduate or professional degree	8.7%	5.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Armstrong County	Dickens County
Drove alone	80.3%	75.5%
Carpooled	11.0%	10.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	8.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.9%	1.6%
Other means	0.8%	4.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Armstrong County	Dickens County
1-unit, detached	90.7%	93.9%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.6%	0.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	8.3%	5.4%

Poverty & households

	Armstrong County	Dickens County
Poverty rate	5.8%	14.5%
Average household size	2.43	2.31
Mean commute (minutes)	24	31
Median year structure built	1964	1963