Broome County > Dickinson (town)
Population trend for Dickinson
07,0001990: 5,4865,48619902000: 5,3355,33520002010: 5,2785,27820102020: 5,1005,10020202023: 5,0395,0392023
U.S. Census Bureau ACS, IPUMS

Dickinson is a town in Broome County, in the Southern Tier region.

Please note: There are multiple places in Upstate New York named Dickinson: Dickinson (Town, Broome County); Dickinson (Town, Franklin County).

2023 Median income for Broome County communities
American Community Survey, 2023
2000
Broome County home price index (FHFA)
1975–2024: Home prices rose about 498%.

232 135 39 1975 2024

The numbers at left represent an index, not dollar prices. The index is set to 100 in the year 2000.

Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (FRED)
Occupied housing units in Dickinson
American Community Survey, 2023
Household types in Dickinson
Married-couple families: 814 (76.1%) Married-couple families Male householder (no spouse): 50 (4.7%) Male householder (no spouse) Female householder (no spouse): 206 (19.3%) Female householder (no spouse) Householder living alone: 711 (80.2%) Householder living alone Householder not living alone: 176 (19.8%) Householder not living alone Family Nonfamily
ACS, 2023
Poverty rates by age group in Dickinson

Pct 5 and under 17% Pct 6 to 17 7% Pct 18 to 64 10% Pct 65 and over 7%

The overall poverty rate in Dickinson is 9 percent.
The highest rate is found among residents ages 5 and under.
Year: 2023

ACS, 2023

Where residents of Dickinson lived in the prior year

Same house: 4,273 (84.8%) Same county (different house): 518 (10.3%) Different NY county: 147 (2.9%) Different state: 81 (1.6%) 5,039 current residents Same house: 4,273 (84.8%) Same house Same county (different house): 518 (10.3%) Same county (different house) Different NY county: 147 (2.9%) Different NY county Different state: 81 (1.6%) Different state Abroad: 20 (0.4%) Abroad (under 1%)
U.S. Census ACS, 2023
Median age of Dickinson residents
40 43.1 42.3 42.9 2010 2015 2020 2023


The margin of error can be high in 2023 estimates, particularly for small towns and villages.

Changes in median age can also indicate a shift in the number of school-age children; see the Education page for enrollment trends.

U.S. Census Bureau