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Dickson, Tennessee: commercial real estate data.
Dickson is a Census city of 16,424 people across 20.52 square miles of land, in Dickson County. Median household income is $69,678, 61.7 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 23 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $8.9 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Dickson
What Dickson is
- Census place typecity
- Land area20.52 sq mi
- Water area0.08 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land800
- County holding the largest share of its areaDickson County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Dickson
How many people live in Dickson
- Population16,424
- Median age33.8
- Population under 183,797
- Share under 1823.1 percent
- Population 65 and over2,349
- Share 65 and over14.3 percent
- Households6,583
- Family households4,538
- Share of households that are families68.9 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Dickson
Income and work in Dickson
- Median household income$69,678
- Per capita income$37,285
- Civilian labor force8,965
- Employed8,533
- Unemployed432 plus or minus 219
- Unemployment rate4.8 percent plus or minus 2.4
- Adults 25 and over11,059
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher90.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher17.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree6.1 percent plus or minus 2.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Dickson
Housing in Dickson
- Housing units7,191
- Occupied units6,583
- Vacant units608 plus or minus 225
- Vacancy rate8.5 percent plus or minus 3.1
- Owner occupied4,063
- Renter occupied2,520
- Ownership rate61.7 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$292,600
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,063
- Annual rent as a share of median income18.3 percent
- Single family units5,523
- Share single family76.8 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more1,611 plus or minus 367
- Share in buildings of two or more22.4 percent plus or minus 5.0
- Mobile homes57 plus or minus 69
- Median year structure built1980
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Dickson
How Dickson gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute7,465
- Commuting under 15 minutes2,831
- Share commuting under 15 minutes37.9 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more2,946
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more39.5 percent
- Drove alone75.2 percent
- Carpooled6.9 percent plus or minus 3.4
- Public transport1.8 percent plus or minus 2.0
- Walked0.7 percent plus or minus 0.7
- Worked from home10.8 percent plus or minus 3.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Dickson
SBA loans in Dickson (7(a))
- Approvals23
- Gross approval$8,898,100
- Average approval$386,874
- Median approval$115,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$1,082,300
- Largest approval$2,800,000
- Jobs supported81
- Jobs per approval3.5
- Loans with a final outcome7
- Paid in full6
- Charged off1
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more26.1 percent
- Share to franchises8.7 percent
- Distinct lenders12
- Distinct industries by NAICS19
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Dickson, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 7 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Dickson
SBA loans in Dickson (504)
- Approvals2
- Gross approval$1,977,000
- Average approval$988,500
- Median approval$988,500
- Largest approval$1,748,000
- Jobs supported31
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Dickson, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Dickson
Flood risk in Dickson
- NFIP communityCity of Dickson
- NFIP community number470335
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date09/25/09
The City of Dickson participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 470335 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Dickson County, not Dickson
Dickson County context, not Dickson figures
- Establishments in Dickson County1,100
- Covered employment, Dickson County18,872
- Average annual pay, Dickson County$51,716
- Housing units permitted, Dickson County376
Every figure in this section is published for Dickson County as a whole and is not a measurement of Dickson.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Dickson questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Dickson, Tennessee?
16,424, in 6,583 households. Dickson city covers 20.52 square miles of land, which is 800 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Dickson in?
Dickson County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Dickson?
$69,678. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $292,600. Median gross rent is $1,063 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Dickson businesses?
23 7(a) approvals totaling $8.9 m since FY2020, across 12 lenders, median approval $115,000, plus 2 504 approvals worth $2.0 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Dickson, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Dickson borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Dickson. Only 7 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Dickson in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Dickson appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Dickson, city of, community 470335, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Dickson figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Dickson County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Dickson.
Is zoning published for Dickson?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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