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Texas·Galveston County
7 tracts·19K people·$278K median·1,857/mi²
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Dickinson is $278,000 (Census ACS 2020–2024) — 0.6× the US median of $458,812.
Dickinson has 21,753 residents across 4 census tracts and 5 named neighborhoods (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median age is 33.4; the population is 43.7% White, 40.9% Hispanic or Latino, 10.2% Black, 4.2% Multiracial, 0.7% Asian and 0.3% Other; the average household has 2.8 people; 25.5% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 12.0% (Census ACS 2020–2024).
JOHN AND SHAMARION BARBER MIDDLE is the elementary school with reported scores (27%); DICKINSON H S (40%) and DICKINSON CONTINUATION CENTER (17%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,231/month, 22% below the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median household income in Dickinson is $91,779 a year, 7% above the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
In Dickinson, median rent is $1,231/month and the median home value is $278,000 (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Dickinson reported 2.5 violent crimes and 11.0 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 91°F; winter lows average 46°F; there are 114 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 58 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Dickinson are cold wave (94), drought (80) and lightning (79), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.04g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Dickinson, 1% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).