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Dickens is a Census city of 170 people across 0.96 square miles of land, in Dickens County. Median household income is $39,545, 86.0 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Dickens
What Dickens is
- Census place typecity
- Land area0.96 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land178 plus or minus 58
- County holding the largest share of its areaDickens 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.
Dickens
How many people live in Dickens
- Population170 plus or minus 56
- Median age59.5 plus or minus 12.7
- Population under 1824 plus or minus 21
- Share under 1814.1 percent plus or minus 11.7
- Population 65 and over45 plus or minus 25
- Share 65 and over26.5 percent plus or minus 12.0
- Households86 plus or minus 32
- Family households54 plus or minus 23
- Share of households that are families62.8 percent plus or minus 13.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Dickens
Income and work in Dickens
- Median household income$39,545 plus or minus $10,538
- Per capita income$26,941 plus or minus $6,206
- Civilian labor force60 plus or minus 26
- Employed58 plus or minus 25
- Unemployed2 plus or minus 5
- Unemployment rate3.3 percent plus or minus 8.2
- Adults 25 and over144 plus or minus 50
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher78.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher5.6 percent plus or minus 12.0
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree0.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Dickens
Housing in Dickens
- Housing units135 plus or minus 42
- Occupied units86 plus or minus 32
- Vacant units49 plus or minus 27
- Vacancy rate36.3 percent plus or minus 16.5
- Owner occupied74 plus or minus 31
- Renter occupied12 plus or minus 11
- Ownership rate86.0 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$47,800 plus or minus $31,392
- Single family units122 plus or minus 42
- Share single family90.4 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more0
- Share in buildings of two or more0.0 percent
- Mobile homes13 plus or minus 10
- Median year structure built1974
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Dickens gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute58 plus or minus 25
- Commuting under 15 minutes22 plus or minus 22
- Share commuting under 15 minutes37.9 percent plus or minus 34.3
- Commuting 30 minutes or more26 plus or minus 22
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more44.8 percent plus or minus 31.9
- Drove alone89.7 percent
- Carpooled10.3 percent plus or minus 9.3
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home0.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Dickens
Flood risk in Dickens
- NFIP communityCity of Dickens
- NFIP community number480787
- Participating in the NFIPNo
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date08/06/76
The City of Dickens does not participate in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 480787 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.
Dickens County, not Dickens
Dickens County context, not Dickens figures
- Establishments in Dickens County37
- Covered employment, Dickens County469
- Average annual pay, Dickens County$48,702
Every figure in this section is published for Dickens County as a whole and is not a measurement of Dickens.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages.
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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
Dickens questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Dickens, Texas?
170, in 86 households. Dickens city covers 0.96 square miles of land, which is 178 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Dickens in?
Dickens 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 Dickens?
$39,545. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $47,800. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Dickens in the National Flood Insurance Program?
No, it is listed but not participating. Dickens appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Dickens, city of, community 480787, 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 Dickens figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Dickens 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 Dickens.
Is zoning published for Dickens?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.