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DickensTX
A town of 170.
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Population
170
residents
Median home value
$48K
Census ACS
Household income
$40K
median
Median age
59.5
years
Jobs based here
22
A commuter town
Small town
170 people, and everyone knows the way
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Work & commute
Most working residents commute out of Dickens
Most working residents leave Dickens for work: only 2% work in town. The top destinations are Lubbock (29%), Spur (16%) and Snyder (2%). Half commute less than 62 miles.
2%work in town
Where working residents work
In Dickens2%
Lubbock29%
Spur16%
Snyder2%
Dallas2%
62 mi
median commute distance
22
jobs based in Dickens
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Climate
Mild winters, hot summers
Dickens has mild winters and hot summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 94°, a January night drops to 29°, and about 3 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
3″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter31–57°
Spring48–76°
Summer68–93°
Fall50–76°
Nov 4
typical first frost
Apr 6
typical last frost
+0.7°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health
How healthy Dickens is
Dickens beats the Texas average on 4 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 12.
26 measures vs. Texas
4 better10 too close to call12 worse
| What stands out | Dickens | TX |
|---|---|---|
| More adults screened for colon cancer | 65.1% | 57.9% |
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 81.4% | 74.1% |
| More adults with COPD | 10.4% | 5.7% |
Crosbyton Clinic Hospital
23.7 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Outdoors
0% of Dickens is conserved land
0.0 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.
0%conserved
0%
conserved · 0 of 609 acres
0.0 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Dickens City Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
Natural hazards
Moderate risk, with drought at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 50% of U.S. communities.
50risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
DroughtHailInland flooding
1
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
A commuter town
98% of working residents leave Dickens for work
Where Dickens’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
22jobs based in Dickens
2%of working residents work in town
62 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
About Dickens
City in Texas, United States
Dickens is a city in and the county seat of Dickens County, Texas, United States. The population was 219 at the 2020 census, down from 286 at the 2010 census. Charles Weldon Cannon (1915–1997), a Dickens County native, made his famous boots and saddles in Dickens.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Population
- 219
- Area
- 1.0 sq mi
- Elevation
- 2,546 ft
- ZIP code
- 79229
- Area code
- 806