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Dickson City, PA (Pennsylvania) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $182,574 (it was $84,100 in 2000)
Dickson City:

$182,574
Pennsylvania:

$245,500
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $115,774 - $258,069

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $227,092
Here:

$227,092
State:

$317,202

Townhouses or other attached units: $173,718
Here:

$173,718
State:

$254,369

In 2-unit structures: $204,621
Here:

$204,621
State:

$249,182

Total population: 6,006 (Urban population: 5,834, Rural population: 371 (all nonfarm))

Houses: 3,116 (2,818 occupied: 1,924 owner occupied, 930 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

33%
State:

31%

Housing density: 662 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $331,211.

Median contract rent in 2022: $687 (lower quartile is $523, upper quartile is $843)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $3,079


Median gross rent in Dickson City, PA in 2022: $879

Housing units in Dickson City with a mortgage: 878 (133 second mortgage, 9 home equity loan, 117 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 52

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $100,612

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $56,135

Median monthly housing costs: $856

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Dickson City, Pennsylvania Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1948

Median year apartment built: 1949

Household type by relationship:

Households: 6,024
  • Male householders: 1,299 (415 living alone), Female householders: 1,510 (567 living alone)
  • 1,055 spouses (1,012 opposite-sex spouses), 246 unmarried partners, (239 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 1,492 children (1,364 natural, 96 adopted, 30 stepchildren), 69 grandchildren, 26 brothers or sisters, 80 parents, 0 foster children, 0 other relatives, 216 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 23

Size of family households: 752 2-persons, 232 3-persons, 222 4-persons, 246 5-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,040 1-person, 424 2-persons.

656 married couples with children.
565 single-parent households (242 men, 323 women).

96.7% of residents of Dickson City speak English at home.
1.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (81% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 6% don't speak English at all).
1.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (89% speak English very well, 11% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

Foreign born population: 105 (1.7%)
(60.0% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.1
State:

6.8

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

4.4
State:

4.3

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Dickson City, Pennsylvania
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Dickson City, Pennsylvania
  • 3no bedroom
  • 661 bedroom
  • 3572 bedrooms
  • 1,1033 bedrooms
  • 3124 bedrooms
  • 835+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Dickson City, Pennsylvania
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Dickson City, Pennsylvania
  • 14no bedroom
  • 2141 bedroom
  • 4032 bedrooms
  • 2493 bedrooms
  • 504 bedrooms
  • 05+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Dickson City in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Dickson City in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 120no vehicle
  • 4671 vehicle
  • 1,0402 vehicles
  • 2723 vehicles
  • 184 vehicles
  • 75+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Dickson City in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Dickson City in renter-occupied apartments
  • 249no vehicle
  • 5441 vehicle
  • 1242 vehicles
  • 133 vehicles
  • 04 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Dickson City, Pennsylvania
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Dickson City, Pennsylvania
  • 01 room
  • 52 rooms
  • 143 rooms
  • 724 rooms
  • 2425 rooms
  • 7606 rooms
  • 2987 rooms
  • 1558 rooms
  • 3799+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Dickson City, Pennsylvania
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Dickson City, Pennsylvania
  • 141 room
  • 132 rooms
  • 1473 rooms
  • 2964 rooms
  • 2055 rooms
  • 846 rooms
  • 1167 rooms
  • 558 rooms
  • 09+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2022 house/condo value by year built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Owners and renters by unit type in Dickson City, PA
Dickson City borough income, earnings, and wages data

  • Dickson City, PA household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Dickson City, PA in 2022
  • 186Less than $10,000
  • 360$10,000 to $19,999
  • 147$20,000 to $29,999
  • 305$30,000 to $39,999
  • 271$40,000 to $49,999
  • 346$50,000 to $59,999
  • 202$60,000 to $74,999
  • 333$75,000 to $99,999
  • 307$100,000 to $124,999
  • 123$125,000 to $149,999
  • 161$150,000 to $199,999
  • 161$200,000 or more

  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Dickson City, PA

  • Distribution of house value in Dickson City, PA in 2022
  • 29Less than $10,000
  • 26$10,000 to $14,999
  • 13$20,000 to $24,999
  • 43$50,000 to $59,999
  • 16$60,000 to $69,999
  • 48$70,000 to $79,999
  • 68$80,000 to $89,999
  • 71$90,000 to $99,999
  • 228$100,000 to $124,999
  • 98$125,000 to $149,999
  • 236$150,000 to $174,999
  • 170$175,000 to $199,999
  • 351$200,000 to $249,999
  • 100$250,000 to $299,999
  • 219$300,000 to $399,999
  • 26$400,000 to $499,999
  • 90$500,000 to $749,999

  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Dickson City, PA

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Dickson City, PA in 2022
  • 8Less than $100
  • 14$100 to $149
  • 27$150 to $199
  • 88$200 to $249
  • 13$250 to $299
  • 57$400 to $449
  • 31$450 to $499
  • 83$550 to $599
  • 72$600 to $649
  • 37$650 to $699
  • 182$700 to $749
  • 13$750 to $799
  • 116$800 to $899
  • 34$900 to $999
  • 63$1,000 to $1,249
  • 30$1,250 to $1,499
  • 38$1,500 to $1,999
  • 37No cash rent
Work and jobs in Dickson City: detailed stats about occupations, industries, unemployment, workers, commute
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 78.7%
Number of people working at home: 185 (6.8% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 42
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 508
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 461
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 463
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 261
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 82
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 194
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 84
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 55
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 58
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 82
  • 90 or more minutes: 132
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Dickson City

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 5,296 (77.1%)
  • Carpooled: 909 (13.2%)
  • Bus: 102 (1.5%)
  • Taxi: 17 (0.2%)
  • Bicycle: 59 (0.9%)
  • Walked: 93 (1.4%)
  • Worked at home: 196 (2.9%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 10.2%Males
  • 5.6%Females
  • Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native residents
  • 100.0%Males
  • Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
  • 100.0%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 32.5%Females
Races in Dickson City detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Dickson City, Pennsylvania
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Dickson City, Pennsylvania
  • 272010 or later
  • 102000 to 2009
  • 71990 to 1999
  • 141980 to 1989
  • 61970 to 1979
  • 34Before 1970
Ancestries in Dickson City, PA

First ancestries reported:

  • Polish: 679 (26.3%)
  • Italian: 347 (13.4%)
  • Irish: 346 (13.4%)
  • German: 314 (12.2%)
  • American: 236 (9.1%)
  • English: 102 (4.0%)
  • Slovak: 74 (2.9%)
  • Welsh: 53 (2.1%)
  • Eastern European: 46 (1.8%)
  • Lithuanian: 30 (1.2%)
  • European: 14 (0.5%)
  • Russian: 11 (0.4%)
  • Hungarian: 10 (0.4%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):

Ireland
Dickson City:

34.9% (37)
Pennsylvania:

0.4% (4,198)

China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
Dickson City:

20.8% (22)
Pennsylvania:

7.2% (67,704)

Poland
Dickson City:

18.9% (20)
Pennsylvania:

1.3% (12,172)

Colombia
Dickson City:

14.2% (15)
Pennsylvania:

1.5% (13,823)

Bhutan
Dickson City:

9.4% (10)
Pennsylvania:

0.8% (7,882)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 5,027
  • Other state: 849
  • Northeast: 687
  • Midwest: 44
  • South: 66
  • West: 57

92.3% of Dickson City residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 46.8% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 9.7% lived in Pennsylvania.


Dickson City:

92.3%
State average:

89.3%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 10
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 0
  • 7th and 8th grade: 0
  • 9th grade: 58
  • 10th grade: 56
  • 11th grade: 0
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 27
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 766
  • Less than 1 year of college: 171
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 117
  • Associate degree: 294
  • Bachelor's degree: 386
  • Master's degree: 193
  • Professional school degree: 10
  • Doctorate degree: 32
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 40
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 0
  • 7th and 8th grade: 13
  • 9th grade: 38
  • 10th grade: 81
  • 11th grade: 0
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 90
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 835
  • Less than 1 year of college: 223
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 228
  • Associate degree: 186
  • Bachelor's degree: 270
  • Master's degree: 242
  • Professional school degree: 30
  • Doctorate degree: 86
Educational Attainment for Females
Dickson City marital status for males
Dickson City marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 2,209
  • One, attached: 214
  • Two: 125
  • 3 or 4: 327
  • 5 to 9: 121
  • 10 to 19: 37
  • 20 to 49: 72
  • Mobile homes: 9
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 0.3%

House/condo owner moved in on average 19 years ago

Renter moved in on average 5 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Dickson City
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Dickson City, PA
  • 83.2%Utility gas
  • 9.7%Electricity
  • 5.3%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 0.9%Coal or coke
  • 0.5%No fuel used
  • 0.3%Other fuel
  • 0.1%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Dickson City, PA
  • 55.5%Utility gas
  • 34.3%Electricity
  • 9.5%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 0.8%Bottled, tank, or LP gas

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 123
Here:

17.5%
Pennsylvania:

15.7%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 4
Here:

1.6%
Pennsylvania:

13.4%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 48
Here:

40.7%
Pennsylvania:

39.8%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability
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