Dickson City, PA Profile

Dickson City, PA, population 5,967, is located in Pennsylvania's Lackawanna county, about 60.0 miles from Allentown and 84.0 miles from Paterson.

Through the 90's Dickson City's population has declined by about 1%. It is estimated that in the first 5 years of this decade the population of Dickson City has declined by about 4%.

Dickson City's property crime levels tend to be much higher than Pennsylvania's average level. The same data shows violent crime levels in Dickson City tend to be much lower than Pennsylvania's average level.

Population Statistics

Gender

Population by Gender
	Males	47%
	Females	53%

As % of Population

Race

Population by Race
	White	99%
	African American	0%
	Native American	0%
	Asian	0%
	Hawaiian	0%
	Other/Mixed	1%

As % of Population

Age

Median Age
	Population	41.40
	Males	39.50
	Females	43.30

Vs. State Median Age


Under 20	11.00%	Under 20:	11.00%
20 to 40	13.00%	20 to 40:	13.00%
40 to 60	12.00%	40 to 60:	13.00%
Over 60	11.00%	Over 60:	16.00%

Age Distribution

Size

Population by Year		Change Rate
2000	6,205	N/A
2001	6,130	-1.21%
2002	6,075	-0.90%
2003	6,036	-0.64%
2004	6,003	-0.55%
2005	5,967	-0.60%

Vs. State Change Rate

Economics

Household Income
Median	$31,422

Vs. State Median Income

Law Enforcement Statistics

Violent Crimes

Rate Per 100K People
2001	193
2002	96
2003	181
2004	264
2005	166
2006	285
2007	68
2008	N/A

Vs. State Violent Crime Rate

Offense	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Murder, Man-Slaughter	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
Forcible Rape	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	-
Robbery	2	4	3	7	4	7	0	-
Aggravated Assault	10	2	8	9	6	8	4	-

Property Crimes

Rate Per 100K People
2001	6,492
2002	5,777
2003	5,479
2004	6,456
2005	6,447
2006	6,413
2007	7,522
2008	N/A

Vs. State Property Crime Rate

Offense	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Burglary	18	14	26	20	13	17	22	-
Larceny, Theft	365	339	286	355	364	356	414	-
Motor Vehicle Theft	20	7	21	16	11	10	9	-
Arson	1	1	0	2	1	0	0	-

Location

Elevation	783 feet above sea level
Land Area	4.7 Square Miles