Dickson, Tennessee demographics

Dickson, TN demographics: median age 33.8; 17.8% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Dickson city, Tennessee · Incorporated city · GEOID 4720620. The survey estimates a population of 16,424 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Dickson is 33.8 years, with a 90% margin of error of 2.6 years. There are 6,583 households (±273). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	33.8 ±2.6	38.9 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 16,424
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Tennessee	U.S.
Under 18	3,797 ±495	23.1% ±3.0 pp	22.2%	22.0%
18–34	4,638 ±592	28.2% ±3.6 pp	22.7%	22.8%
35–64	5,640 ±598	34.3% ±3.6 pp	38.0%	38.0%
65 and older	2,349 ±346	14.3% ±2.1 pp	17.1%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 16,424
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Tennessee	U.S.
Male	8,302 ±380	50.5% ±2.3 pp	49.1%	49.5%
Female	8,122 ±388	49.5% ±2.4 pp	50.9%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 16,424
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Tennessee	U.S.
White alone	13,192 ±567	80.3% ±3.4 pp	72.4%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	1,388 ±295	8.5% ±1.8 pp	15.6%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	21 ±28 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.9%
Asian alone	40 ±52 · low precision	0.2% ±0.3 pp · low precision	1.9%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±22 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.2%
Some other race alone	688 ±443 · low precision	4.2% ±2.7 pp · low precision	2.7%	7.1%
Two or more races	1,095 ±390	6.7% ±2.4 pp	7.0%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 16,424
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Tennessee	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	14,910 ±439	90.8% ±2.6 pp	92.6%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	1,514 ±423	9.2% ±2.6 pp	7.4%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 6,583
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Tennessee	U.S.
Married-couple family	2,743 ±345	41.7% ±4.9 pp	46.8%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	572 ±193	8.7% ±2.9 pp	4.8%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	1,223 ±263	18.6% ±3.9 pp	12.6%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	1,660 ±316	25.2% ±4.7 pp	29.5%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	385 ±195 · low precision	5.8% ±3.0 pp · low precision	6.3%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 6,583
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Tennessee	U.S.
Households with people under 18	2,399 ±320	36.4% ±4.6 pp	29.3%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	4,184 ±393	63.6% ±5.4 pp	70.7%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 6,583
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Tennessee	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	1,660 ±316	25.2% ±4.7 pp	29.5%	28.7%
Two-person households	2,492 ±443	37.9% ±6.6 pp	35.2%	33.8%
Three-person households	1,298 ±322	19.7% ±4.8 pp	15.4%	15.3%
Four-person households	644 ±216	9.8% ±3.3 pp	11.7%	12.6%
Five-person households	264 ±110	4.0% ±1.7 pp	5.2%	5.9%
Six-person households	212 ±132 · low precision	3.2% ±2.0 pp · low precision	1.9%	2.2%
Seven or more people	13 ±30 · low precision	0.2% ±0.5 pp · low precision	1.2%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 16,424
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Tennessee	U.S.
Native	15,871 ±187	96.6% ±1.1 pp	93.9%	85.9%
Foreign born	553 ±174	3.4% ±1.1 pp	6.1%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 15,260
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Tennessee	U.S.
English only	14,133 ±481	92.6% ±2.7 pp	91.4%	77.7%
Spanish	978 ±386	6.4% ±2.5 pp	5.2%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	0 ±22 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	61 ±88 · low precision	0.4% ±0.6 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	1 ±3 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	0 ±22 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.7%	2.0%
Korean	40 ±52 · low precision	0.3% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	0 ±22 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	1.1%
Vietnamese	0 ±22 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	0 ±22 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	0 ±22 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.5%	1.1%
Arabic	32 ±50 · low precision	0.2% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	15 ±26 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 11,059
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Tennessee	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	1,068 ±334	9.7% ±3.0 pp	10.0%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	4,139 ±598	37.4% ±5.2 pp	31.2%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	2,793 ±547	25.3% ±4.8 pp	19.9%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	1,092 ±371	9.9% ±3.3 pp	7.9%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	1,292 ±303	11.7% ±2.7 pp	19.4%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	675 ±218	6.1% ±2.0 pp	11.7%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 16,256
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Tennessee	U.S.
Same house	14,360 ±583	88.3% ±3.5 pp	87.1%	87.7%
Moved within same county	1,188 ±498	7.3% ±3.1 pp	6.4%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	630 ±249	3.9% ±1.5 pp	3.1%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	22 ±31 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	3.0%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	56 ±82 · low precision	0.3% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

8.5% of Dickson residents (±2.1 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 10.0% in Tennessee and 8.4% nationally. 89.9% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Dickson	Tennessee	U.S.	Compared with Tennessee
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	8.5% ±2.1 pp	10.0%	8.4%	Not statistically different
Households with a broadband subscription Households	89.9% ±3.3 pp	89.2%	91.0%	Not statistically different
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	7.9% ±2.2 pp	7.3%	6.2%	Not statistically different

Reading and reusing the estimates

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