Dickson City, PA Demographic Data
Dickson City, PA Summary
Dickson City is located in Lackawanna County in Pennsylvania
- Population: 6,088
- Area: 4.80 sq. miles
- Land Area: 4.80 sq. miles
- Water Area: NA
- Population Density: 1,269.65 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 1,069.23 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Dickson City, PA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
3,133
53%
50.8
Male
2,837
48%
49.2
Total Population
5,970
323,128,000
Dickson City, PA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
360
6.0%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
228
3.8%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
344
5.8%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
177
3.0%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
232
3.9%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
1,003
16.8%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
791
13.2%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
923
15.5%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
229
3.8%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
551
9.2%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
423
7.1%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
499
8.4%
4.4
85 Years and Over
210
3.5%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
4,905
82.2%
77.2
Female
2,707
55.2%
51.3
Male
2,198
44.8%
48.7
21 Years and over
4,806
80.5%
73.1
62 Years and over
1,418
23.8%
18.8
65 Years and over
1,132
19.0%
15.2
Female
717
63.3%
55.8
Male
415
36.7%
44.2
Median Age (years)
44
0.0%
0.0
Dickson City, PA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
5,909
99.0%
96.8
White
5,731
96.0%
72.6
Black or African American
42
0.7%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
7
0.1%
0.8
Asian
70
1.2%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
26
0.4%
1.3
Filipino
37
0.6%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
7
0.1%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
59
1.0%
5.1
Two or More Races
61
1.0%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
139
2.3%
17.8
Mexican
30
0.5%
11.2
Puerto Rican
50
0.8%
1.7
Cuban
10
0.2%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
49
0.8%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
5,831
97.7%
82.2
Dickson City, PA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
126
2.7%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
251
5.4%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
2,021
43.7%
27.2
Some college, no degree
704
15.2%
20.6
Associate's Degree
450
9.7%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
648
14.0%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
429
9.3%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
377
8.1%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
4,252
91.9%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
1,077
23.3%
31.2
Dickson City, PA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
1,766
35.1%
33.7%
Now Married
2,175
43.2%
47.5
Divorced
596
11.8%
11.0%
Separated
86
1.7%
2.0
Widowed
415
8.2
5.8%
Dickson City, PA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
5,226
93.2%
78.4%
Languages other than english
384
6.8%
21.6%
Spanish
80
1.4%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
162
2.9%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
66
1.2%
3.5%
Other Languages
76
1.4%
1.1%
Dickson City, PA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
223
8.6%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
159
6.1%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
375
14.5%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
399
15.4%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
387
14.9%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
309
11.9%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
304
11.7%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
313
12.1%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
91
3.5%
5.8
$200,000 or more
34
1.3%
6.4
Median household income
40,833
57,617
Per capita income
25,369
31,128
Dickson City, PA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
35
1.2%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
228
8.0%
9.8
Construction
62
2.2%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
716
25.0%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
158
5.5%
6.6
Information
30
1.0%
2.1
Manufacturing
434
15.1%
10.1
Other services except public administration
112
3.9%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
172
6.0%
11.4
Public administration
178
6.2%
4.6
Retail trade
563
19.6%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
96
3.3%
5.2
Wholesale trade
82
2.9%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
126
4.4%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
851
29.7%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
527
18.4%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
865
30.2%
23.3%
Service occupations
497
17.3%
18.1%
Dickson City, PA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
2,804
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
2,122
75.7%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
473
16.9%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
28
1.0%
5.1
Walked
124
4.4%
2.7
Other means
11
0.4%
1.8
Worked at home
46
1.6%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
17.2
26.6
Dickson City, PA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
298
11.5%
8.7
1 vehicles
1,008
38.9%
33.2
2 vehicles
983
37.9%
37.1
3 or more
305
11.8%
21.0
Dickson City, PA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
2,594
85.2%
87.6
Owner Occupied
1,586
61.1%
63.1
Renter Occupied
1,008
38.9%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
452
14.8%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
11
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.5
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.0
0.0%
2.5
Dickson City, PA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
3,046
1 room
64
2.1%
2.4
2 rooms
17
0.6%
2.7
3 rooms
427
14.0%
9.1
4 rooms
437
14.3%
16.5
5 rooms
368
12.1%
19.8
6 rooms
697
22.9%
17.8
7 rooms
433
14.2%
12.0
8 rooms
367
12.0%
8.6
9 rooms or more
236
7.7%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Dickson City, PA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
3,046
1-unit, detached
1,847
60.6%
61.5
1-unit, attached
155
5.1%
5.9
2-units
394
12.9%
3.6
3 or 4 units
394
12.9%
4.4
5 to 9 units
181
5.9%
4.8
10 to 19 units
15
0.5%
4.4
20 or more units
60
2.0%
9.0
Mobile home
0
0.0%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Dickson City, PA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
1,137
37.3%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
308
10.1%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
391
12.8%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
403
13.2%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
286
9.4%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
167
5.5%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
148
4.9%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
189
6.2%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
17
0.6%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Dickson City, PA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
1,673
64.5%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
76
2.9%
4.7
Electricity
512
19.7%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
293
11.3%
4.8
Coal or coke
22
0.8%
0.1
Wood
9
0.3%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
9
0.3%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Dickson City, PA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
819
47295100.0
Less than $500
0
0.0%
1.6%
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
23
2.8%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
47
5.7%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
186
22.7%
20.1%
$500 to $999
227
27.7%
20.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
336
41.0%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
417
50.9%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
100
12.2%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
64
7.8%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
52
6.3%
7.0%
35.0% or more
186
22.7%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Dickson City, PA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
956
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
10
1.0%
11.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
40
4.2%
4.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
91
9.5%
28.3%
Less than $500
105
11.0%
10.7%
$500 to $999
710
74.3%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
52
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
648
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
101
10.9%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
110
11.8%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
131
14.1%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
93
10.0%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
125
13.5%
9.0%
35.0% or more
369
39.7%
40.7%
Not Computed
79
0.0%
0.0%
Dickson City, PA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
1,586
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
38
2.4%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
377
23.8%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
383
24.1%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
479
30.2%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
197
12.4%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
112
7.1%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
0
0.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
149,000
205,000
