Dickson County, Tennessee

Dickson County has a population of 55,983 and has grown 8.0% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $306,400, about 4.1 times the county's median household income of $75,003.

Home price
$306,400
Income
$75,003
Population
55,983
Unemployment
3.4%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$306,400county
Median gross rent$1,015county
Median year homes here were built1988county
Share of homes built before 198037.4%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile11.4%county
Share of homes that are vacant8.0%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented19.7%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use0.8%county
Typical monthly rent$1,716county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,730county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,578county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$2,211county
Home insurance / yr$2,958(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living90.3(statewide)
Median household income$75,003county
Family health premium / yr$22,085(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$12,249(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.565(statewide)
Poverty rate10.9%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home11.5%county
Unemployment rate3.4%county
Share of adults in the labor force63.5%county
Share of workers who are self-employed7.0%county
Share of workers employed by government13.7%county
Share of workers in the largest industry23.3%county
Economic output per resident$53,257county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.47%county
Top state income tax0.00%(statewide)
Capital gains tax0.00%(statewide)
Combined sales tax9.61%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time32.7 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service37 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport12058688county
Miles to nearest general aviation field5.1 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station91 micounty
Households without a vehicle2.9%county
Traffic deaths28.6county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-2.7(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher22.0%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher89.4%county
Public schools in the county16county
Public school enrollment7737county
Students per full-time teacher13.7county
Elementary schools8county
Middle schools4county
High schools2county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Share of local colleges that are public100.0%county
Two-year institutions1county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution29 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians31county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3county
Fine particulate matter7.2 µgcounty
Without health insurance8.0%county
Frequent mental distress20.1%county
No leisure-time physical activity27.8%county
Diagnosed diabetes13.2%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population55,983county
Land area in square miles490county
People per square mile of land114.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores8county
Convenience stores6county
Share living far from a food store3.0%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract6.2%county
Population change since 2020+8.0%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents1county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents1county
Median age39.1 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1822.5%county
Share of residents 65 and over16.8%county
Share of households that are one person22.1%county
Share of residents born outside the United States2.0%county
Second languages3.4%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls46.9%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents241county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents13county
Households that moved in1,849county
Households that moved away1,473county
Average income of arriving households$73,753county
Average income of departing households$51,893county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes25county
Housing units authorised in the latest year590county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings33.6%county
Violent crime rate592(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature60.3°Fcounty
Annual precipitation48.7 incounty
Annual snowfall4.2 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.28 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F49 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing74 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7acounty
Frost-free days202 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 9county
Average first fall frostOct 28county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$160county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh12.3¢county
Household electricity use1,297 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$15.77(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity48.1%county
Homes heated by utility gas47.2%county
Homes heated by propane2.9%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.1%county
Homes heated by wood1.2%county
Households with broadband86.4%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk44.6county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk30.8county
Landslide risk61.4county
Hail risk8.1county
Earthquake risk89.1county
Tornado risk75.4county
Tropical cyclone risk22.8county
Extreme heat risk56.6county
Winter weather risk22.8county
Strong wind risk51.0county
Wildfire risk20.5county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Dickson County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Tennessee figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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