Dickens County Information
Dickens in
Texas occupies
905 square miles and has a 2006 population of
2,596, a change from a 2000 population of
2,762 and
2,571 in 1990.
15.8% percent of the population is between the ages of 15 and 24,
16.4% percent is 25-35, and
13.7% percent of the population is 35 to 44.
There were
1 acts of violent crime reported in
Dickens in 2004, a change from
4 reports of violent crime in 2000.
The unemployed population in 2006 was
54 people:
4.4% percent. This was a change from the unemployment rate in 2000 of
5.1%.
Read more about
Dickens, Texas in the
Wikipedia entry.
| General Information | | |
| County | Dickens | |
| State | Texas | |
| Land Area | 905 sq. miles | Ranked 940 of 3,140 |
| Population 2006 | 2,596 | Ranked 3,005 of 3,140 |
| Population 2005 | 2,654 | |
| Population 2000 | 2,762 | Ranked 3,007 of 3,140 |
| Population 1990 | 2,571 | Ranked 3,018 of 3,140 |
| Race Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Caucasion | 88.9% | |
| African American | 9% | |
| Asian American | % | |
| Native American | .2% | |
| Pacific Islander | 1.7% | |
| Age Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Population Under 5 | 4.8% | |
| Population 5 to 14 | 9.4% | |
| Population 15 to 24 | 15.8% | |
| Population 25 to 34 | 16.4% | |
| Population 35 to 44 | 13.7% | |
| Population 45 to 54 | 12.4% | |
| Population 55 to 64 | 10.1% | |
| Population 65 to 74 | 8.4% | |
| Population 75 and up | 9% | |
| Crime Counts | 2004 | 2000 |
| Total Violent Crimes | 1 | 4 |
| Murders / Manslaughters | | |
| Forcible Rapes | 1 | |
| Robberies | | |
| Aggravated Assaults | | |
| Total Property Crimes | 13 | 16 |
| Burglaries | 8 | |
| Larceny Thefts | 5 | |
| Motor Vehicle Thefts | | |
| Employment Data | 2006 | 2000 |
| Labor Population | 1,216 | 1,132 |
| Unemployed Population | 54 | 58 |
| Unemployment Rate | 4.4% | 5.1% |
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