Dickens County vs Menard County

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

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

Menard County has the higher population (1,964 vs 1,641 in Dickens County). Dickens County has the higher median household income ($50,417 vs $48,191 in Menard County). Menard County has the higher median home value ($105,300 vs $65,000 in Dickens County).

Population, income & housing

	Dickens County	Menard County
Population	1,641	1,964
Median age	45.7 yrs	58.0 yrs
Median household income	$50,417	$48,191
Median home value	$65,000	$105,300
Median gross rent	$753	$810
Housing units	1,107	1,309
Homeownership rate	81.4%	76.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.1%	22.9%
Unemployment rate	6.7%	14.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dickens County	Menard County
Population	2,203 → 1,641 (-25.5%)	2,119 → 1,964 (-7.3%)
Median household income	$42,540 → $50,417 (+18.5%)	$36,395 → $48,191 (+32.4%)
Median home value	$51,100 → $65,000 (+27.2%)	$59,300 → $105,300 (+77.6%)
Median gross rent	$509 → $753 (+47.9%)	$602 → $810 (+34.6%)

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

Menard County

Population

2,1191,964

Median household income

$36,395$48,191

Median home value

$59,300$105,300

Median gross rent

$602$810

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dickens County	Menard County
Under 5	6.0%	4.2%
5 to 17	15.7%	19.6%
18 to 24	5.7%	2.2%
25 to 34	8.7%	8.8%
35 to 44	13.6%	7.6%
45 to 54	11.5%	6.2%
55 to 64	14.5%	19.2%
65 to 74	14.1%	12.5%
75 and over	10.3%	19.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dickens County	Menard County
White (non-Hispanic)	63.6%	68.4%
Black or African American	1.5%	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.1%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.7%	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino	34.0%	28.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dickens County	Menard County
No high school diploma	15.0%	23.2%
High school graduate	35.6%	25.0%
Some college or associate's	30.3%	28.9%
Bachelor's degree	13.8%	16.0%
Graduate or professional degree	5.3%	6.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dickens County	Menard County
Drove alone	75.5%	81.5%
Carpooled	10.5%	6.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	8.3%	2.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.6%	9.0%
Other means	4.0%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dickens County	Menard County
1-unit, detached	93.9%	75.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.1%
2 to 4 units	0.7%	1.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	5.4%
Mobile home & other	5.4%	16.5%

Poverty & households

	Dickens County	Menard County
Poverty rate	14.5%	21.1%
Average household size	2.31	2.30
Mean commute (minutes)	31	18
Median year structure built	1963	1970