Dickens County, Texas Demographics

Population trends, housing costs, income, commuting, and health, all on one page.

Dickens County, TX Population Density Map and Area Scores

Area Score

Health, income and education, each graded from F to A+. Explore interactive maps for deeper analysis.

  • C
    Health Below average
  • D
    Income Well below average
    Less wealthy than 86% of counties in Texas
  • D
    Education Well below average

Source: Map AI Methodology

Dickens County
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Population density, people per sq mi

Population: density and quick facts

Metric Dickens County Texas Avg U.S. Average
Population 1,747 30,160,889 337,468,954
Population density (per sq mi) 1.9 112.2 86.4
Population growth (%/yr) -2.44% 1.41% 0.59%
Median age 47.2 35.9 37.3
Households 727 10,982,153 130,235,071

Population in Dickens County declined by 29.5% from 2009 to 2024, reaching 1,747 in 2024.

Population Growth 2009–2024

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Race & Ethnicity

Group Share

Age & Sex

The largest generation in Dickens County is Boomers, aged 61–79, at 23.2% of residents. That is 10.0 points above Texas as a whole.

Residents by birth cohort, from the 2025 age distribution. The right-hand figure is how far each cohort's share sits above or below Texas, in percentage points. Children younger than Gen Z and the generations before the Boomers are counted in the population but not shown here, so these shares do not add up to 100%.

Male and female share

Women are 49.0% of the people living in Dickens County and men 51.0%.

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Economy

Dickens County has a the economy index of D, which means it is barely prosperous.

Metric Dickens County Texas Avg U.S. Average
Median household income $48,940 $78,939 $80,455
Income growth (%/yr) 1.83% 4.56% 4.80%
Unemployment rate 9.2% 5.2% 5.2%

The median household income in Dickens County is about 38% lower than in Texas.

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Housing

Metric Dickens County Texas Avg U.S. Average
Median home price $400,000 $258,873 $248,835
Median rent $758 $1,402 $1,407
Homeownership rate 79.5% 62.6% 65.2%

The median home price in Dickens County is about 44.0 years' worth of rent — buying at the median price costs roughly as much as paying the median rent of $758 per month for that long.

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Commute Time & Mobility

Commuters in Dickens County spend about 31 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 130 hours, about 5.4 full days, spent commuting.

Metric Dickens County Texas Avg U.S. Average
One-way commute (min) 15.6 22.8 22.4
Round-trip commute (min) 31.2 45.6 44.8
Yearly time spent (hours) 130 190 187
Estimated yearly cost $4,034 $5,888 $5,790
Work from home 2.2% 14.4% 15.0%
Highway traffic (vehicles/day) 484 9,879 8,813
Local road traffic (vehicles/day) 57 1,441 1,355

Fastest commutes among counties in Texas: Loving County (3.2 min), King County (5.8 min), Terrell County (6.5 min).
Slowest: Bandera County (38.6 min), San Jacinto County (35.9 min), Liberty County (33.6 min).

The average commute time in Dickens County is 16 minutes, shorter than the 23 minutes in Texas.

Estimated yearly cost applies a single national wage rule of thumb (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics average hourly earnings), not a measurement of wages in this area. Traffic volume figures come from proprietary Ticon and TrafficZoom data.

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Education & Households

Dickens County has a education index of D, which means it is barely educated.

Metric Dickens County Texas Avg U.S. Average
Bachelor's degree or higher 18.8% 29.3% 31.6%
Average household size 2.35 2.69 2.53

Highest education index among counties in Texas: Collin County (0.4), Travis County (0.4), Fort Bend County (0.4).
Lowest: Kenedy County (0.0), Hudspeth County (0.1), La Salle County (0.1).

Health

Dickens County has a health index of C, which means it is somewhat healthy.

Metric Dickens County Texas Avg U.S. Average
Life expectancy (years) 79.9 78.0 78.3
Self-rated poor health 22.4% 21.1% 16.3%
Smokers 21.4% 19.9% 19.0%

Highest health index among counties in Texas: Collin County (0.8), Travis County (0.8), Denton County (0.8).
Lowest: Starr County (0.7), Brooks County (0.7), Presidio County (0.7).

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Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Dickens County, Texas.

How many people live in Dickens County, Texas?

About 1,747 people live in Dickens County, Texas, in 727 households of 2.3 people on average. The median age is 47.2, so residents are older than the U.S. median of 37.3 by about 10 years.

How densely populated is Dickens County, Texas?

Averaged over its land area, Dickens County, Texas has 2 people per square mile, a density typical of rural areas. That is about 2% of the U.S. average of 86.

Is Dickens County, Texas an affordable place to live?

The median home costs 8.2 times the median household income ($400,000 against $48,940), compared with 3.1 times nationally. A ratio of about 3 is traditionally considered affordable. Median rent of $758 a month takes about 19% of the median household's income, below the 30% level at which HUD considers renters cost-burdened.

Is unemployment high in Dickens County, Texas?

Unemployment in Dickens County, Texas is 9.2%, well above the U.S. rate of 5.2%, so job seekers may face more competition than elsewhere.

How common is a college degree in Dickens County, Texas?

18.8% of adults in Dickens County, Texas hold a bachelor's degree or higher (about 1 in 5), well below the U.S. share of 31.6%.

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