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77539

Dickinson, TX · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
49,375
Median household income
$89,111
People below poverty
10.4%
Median home value
$264,800

Income

The median income of households in 77539 was $89,111. An estimated 3.5% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 9.5% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 77539 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 3.5
$10,000 to $14,999 4.4
$15,000 to $24,999 5
$25,000 to $34,999 4.8
$35,000 to $49,999 8.4
$50,000 to $74,999 12.2
$75,000 to $99,999 17
$100,000 to $149,999 23.4
$150,000 to $199,999 11.8
$200,000 or more 9.5

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 77539 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 68322
Female 61448

An estimated 83.6% of households received earnings. An estimated 24.5% of households received Social Security and an estimated 19.3 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $23,592. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 77539 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 83.6
Social Security 24.5
Retirement income 19.3
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 4.3
Cash public assistance income 2.7

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 10.4 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 12.4% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 12.8% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 9% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 77539 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 10.4
Children under 18 years below poverty 12.4
People 65 years old and over below poverty 12.8
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 9

In 2020-2024, 10.6 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 63.3% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 31.6% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 28.7% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 77539 in 2020-2024, 80.8% had health insurance coverage and 19.2% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 62.6% and public coverage was 26.9%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 13.3%.


In 2020-2024, 77539 had a total population of 49,375 - 24,947 (50.5%) females and 24,428 (49.5%) males. The median age was 35 years. An estimated 26.7% of the population was under 18 years, 35.4% was 19 to 44 years, 23.2% was 45 to 64 years, and 11.9 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 77539 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 1455 1467
5 to 9 2248 1549
10 to 14 1967 1990
15 to 19 2042 1828
20 to 24 1524 1480
25 to 29 1548 1934
30 to 34 1731 1896
35 to 39 1541 1819
40 to 44 2103 1913
45 to 49 1417 1673
50 to 54 1930 1424
55 to 59 999 1319
60 to 64 1483 1205
65 to 69 896 1314
70 to 74 776 909
75 to 79 431 472
80 to 84 258 571
85 and over 79 184

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 54.9% were White; 10.3% were Black or African American; 7.1% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 2.7% were Asian; 1.8% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 24.4% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 36.7% of the people in 77539 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 46% of the people in 77539 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 17,813 households in 77539. The average household size was 2.74 people.

Married-couple households made up 53.7% of the households in 77539 while cohabiting couple households made up 5.8% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 25.6% of all households, while 14.9% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 11.3% of households were male householders living alone, and 12.3% were female householders living alone, for a total of 23.6% of all households.

In 77539, 39% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 24.4% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 77539 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 53.7
Cohabiting Couples 5.8
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
14.9
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
25.6

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 53.9% of males and 49.5% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 33.5 32.4
Now married, except separated 53.9 49.5
Separated 0.8 2.2
Widowed 2.5 5.8
Divorced 9.2 10

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 77539, 949 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 27.2% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 88% of the people living in 77539 were U.S. natives. 65.6% of the 77539 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 12% of 77539 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 47.3% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 85.8 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 77539 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 77539.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 77539 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 80.6
Asia 11.5
Europe 6.6
Africa 1.1
Northern America 0.2
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 77539 in 2020-2024, 26.9 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 23.7% of people at least five years old; 9.6% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 77539 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 23.7
Other Indo-European languages 1.2
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 1.9
Other languages 0.1

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 86.2 % of the people at least one year old living in 77539 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 77539 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 86.2
Different house, same county 8.9
Different county, same state 3.9
Different state 0.9
Abroad 0.2

Education

In 2020-2024, 83.4 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 26.4% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 16.6% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 77539 was 14,084 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 640 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 10,542. College or graduate school enrollment was 2,902.

Educational Attainment of People in 77539 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 16.6
High school diploma or equivalency 23.2
Some college, no degree 24.7
Associate's degree 9.2
Bachelor's degree 18.9
Graduate or professional degree 7.5

Disability

In 77539, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 12.6 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 6% of people under 18 years old, to 11.3% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 34% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 77539, 64 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 31.8% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 75% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 19% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 5.9 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 18,101 75
Federal, state, or local government workers 4,585 19
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 1,423 5.9

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 77539 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 77539 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0.8
Construction 11.5
Manufacturing 12.2
Wholesale trade 2.3
Retail trade 8.8
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 6.2
Information 1.7
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 4.4
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 10.6
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 23.3
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 8.9
Other Services, except public administration 5.3
Public administration 3.9

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 77539 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 9,842 40.8
Service occupations 4,786 19.8
Sales and office occupations 3,833 15.9
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 2,709 11.2
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 2,956 12.3

Commuting to Work

An estimated 76.4% of 77539 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 11.1% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 28.3 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 77539 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 76.4
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 11.1
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0.2
Walked 0.6
Other means 1.6
Worked from home 10.1

In 2020-2024, 77539 had a total of 19,037 housing units. Of these housing units, 73.7% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 13.8% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 11.6% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 77539 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 73.7
Apartments in multi-unit structures 13.8
Mobile homes 11.6
Boat, RV, van, etc 1.1

23.8% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 0.5% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 77539 was 5.8 rooms, and of these housing units 75.2% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 77539 had 17,813 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 1,224 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 75.7% while renters occupied 24.3%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.79 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.57.

5.5% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 5% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 4% and another 26.6% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 77539:

House Heating Fuel Used in 77539 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 51.8
Electricity 47.3
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0
All other fuels 0.5
No fuel used 0.3

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 77539 was $264,800.

Of the owner-occupied households, 59.9 % had a mortgage. 40.1% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $2,063 and for owners without a mortgage it was $716.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 77539 was $1,393. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.