U.S. Cities - City-Data Homepage  
Aaronsburg, Pennsylvania, Forum City-Data.com Homepage

Dickson City, Pennsylvania

Back to Dickson City, PA housing info, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, PA smaller cities, PA small cities, All Cities.

We are giving away $1000 in prizes - enter simply by sending us your own city pictures!

Dickson City, PA map Current weather forecast for Dickson City, PA

Population in July 2007: 5,923. Population change since 2000: -4.4%
 

Males: 2,911  (46.9%)
Females: 3,294  (53.1%)

Lackawanna County

Median resident age:  41.4 years
Pennsylvania median age:  38.0 years

Zip codes: 18519.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $33,900 (it was $31,422 in 2000)
Dickson City  $33,900
Pennsylvania:  $44,537

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $102,800 (it was $85,000 in 2000)
Dickson City  $102,800
Pennsylvania:  $131,900

Dickson City, PA residents, houses, and apartments details

Add your B&M business listing here for free. Over a million visitors/week. Get a huge advantage over your competition

Races in Dickson City:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.3%)
  • Hispanic (0.8%)

2008 cost of living index in Dickson City: 89.1 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Dickson City, PA forum
Recent posts about Dickson City, Pennsylvania on our local forum with over 400,000 registered users. Dickson City is mentioned 612 times on our forum:
Dickson City Hyundai  (71 replies)
What is coming to the former Smokey Bones in Dickson City?  (43 replies)
Trip to Dickson City and Panera Bread  (43 replies)
Viewmont Mall Dickson City road surface is a Disgrace  (45 replies)
Political/Off-Topic sticky chat thread  (702 replies)
I know all about the POCONOS!!! ASK ME!!  (653 replies)

Ancestries: Polish (41.9%), Irish (19.0%), Italian (17.5%), German (9.8%), Russian (8.0%), English (5.5%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated in 1875

Elevation: 783 feet

Land area: 4.71 square miles.

Population density: 1264 people per square mile 
 
  (low).

Dickson City,PA real estate house value index trend





Home Value Estimate
Address:
 Unit (optional):
City
 State
 Zip


Recent Home Sales
Address:
City
State
Zip
Min Price (optional)

Max Price (optional)
Prioritization:



Dickson City, Pennsylvania map

For population 25 years and over in Dickson City

  • High school or higher: 81.8%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.9%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.5%
  • Unemployed: 5.3%
  • Mean travel time to work: 18.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Dickson City borough

  • Never married: 25.2%
  • Now married: 54.5%
  • Separated: 1.1%
  • Widowed: 11.3%
  • Divorced: 7.8%

68 residents are foreign born

This city:  1.1%
Pennsylvania:  4.1%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Dickson City:  1.0% ($884)
Pennsylvania:  1.6% ($1,552)
Dickson City satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Scranton, PA (4.8 miles , pop. 76,415).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Philadelphia, PA (106.8 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Throop borough, PA (1.6 miles ), Olyphant borough, PA (2.1 miles ), Blakely borough, PA (2.4 miles ), Dunmore borough, PA (3.4 miles ), Jessup borough, PA (4.4 miles ), Scranton, PA (4.8 miles ), Clarks Green borough, PA (5.3 miles ), Archbald borough, PA (5.4 miles ).

Latitude: 41.47 N, Longitude: 75.63 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: +2,599 (+41.9%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 539 (18.8%)


9 people in homes for the mentally retarded
2 people in other nonhousehold living situations

Area code commonly used in this area: 570

Dickson City household income distribution Dickson City home values distribution

This city's Wikipedia profile

Dickson City, Pennsylvania business and economic data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...


Population change in the 1990s: -34 (-0.5%).


Historical population

Historical housing units


Most common industries for males:
  • Construction (11%)
  • Computer and electronic products (7%)
  • Health care (6%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Health care (20%)
  • Educational services (11%)
  • Finance and insurance (8%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)
  • Computer and electronic products (4%)
  • Electronic shopping and mail-order houses (4%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
  • Other protective service workers including supervisors (3%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Cashiers (7%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)


Dickson City races chart


 

Crime in Dickson City by Year
Type 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Murders 000000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Rapes 000002
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.033.5
Robberies 243747
    per 100,000 32.264.249.4115.666.5117.2
Assaults 1028968
    per 100,000 161.132.1131.6148.699.7134.0
Burglaries 181426201317
    per 100,000 289.9224.6427.8330.3216.0284.7
Thefts 365339286355364356
    per 100,000 5879.55439.74705.55862.06048.55961.2
Auto thefts 20721161110
    per 100,000 322.2112.3345.5264.2182.8167.4
Arson 110210
    per 100,000 16.116.00.033.016.60.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 213.2) 323.1268.0286.9343.1311.6360.5

(click on a table row to update graph)

Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 7 (7 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  1.18
US city average:  3.00

Average climate in Dickson City, Pennsylvania

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

Dickson City, Pennsylvania average temperatures Dickson City, Pennsylvania average precipitation
 
Dickson City, Pennsylvania humidity		  
Dickson City, Pennsylvania wind speed
 
Dickson City, Pennsylvania snowfall		  
Dickson City, Pennsylvania sunshine
 
Dickson City, Pennsylvania clear and cloudy days		  

Back to the top

Dickson City-area historical tornado activity is below Pennsylvania state average. It is 33% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/2/1998, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 14.0 miles away from the Dickson City city center killed 2 people and injured 15 people and caused $2 million in damages.

On 5/31/1998, a category 3 tornado 37.9 miles away from the city center injured 2 people and caused $1 million in damages.


Dickson City topographic map
Hospitals/medical centers near Dickson City:
  • MID-VALLEY HOSPITAL (about 3 miles; PECKVILLE, PA)
  • ALLIED SERVICES INST OF REHAB MEDICINE (about 4 miles; SCRANTON, PA)
  • CLARKS SUMMIT STATE HOSP (about 4 miles; CLARKS SUMMIT, PA)

Political contributions by individuals in Dickson City, PA

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Dickson City:
  • WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON INTL (about 12 miles; WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON, PA; ID: AVP)
  • GREATER BINGHAMTON/EDWIN A LINK FIELD (about 56 miles; BINGHAMTON, NY; ID: BGM)
  • LEHIGH VALLEY INTERNATIONAL (about 58 miles; ALLENTOWN, PA; ID: ABE)
Other public-use airports nearest to Dickson City:
  • SEAMANS FIELD (about 12 miles; FACTORYVILLE, PA; ID: 9N3)
  • SPRING HILL (about 19 miles; STERLING, PA; ID: 70N)
  • WILKES-BARRE WYOMING VALLEY (about 20 miles; WILKES-BARRE, PA; ID: WBW)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Dickson City:
  • MARYWOOD UNIVERSITY (about 4 miles; SCRANTON, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,203)
  • UNIVERSITY OF SCRANTON (about 6 miles; SCRANTON, PA; FT enrollment: 4,093)
  • WILKES UNIVERSITY (about 24 miles; WILKES BARRE, PA; FT enrollment: 2,438)
  • LUZERNE COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 32 miles; NANTICOKE, PA; FT enrollment: 3,582)
  • EAST STROUDSBURG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 43 miles; EAST STROUDSBURG, PA; FT enrollment: 4,985)
  • SUNY AT BINGHAMTON (about 48 miles; BINGHAMTON, NY; FT enrollment: 11,498)
  • BROOME COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 48 miles; BINGHAMTON, NY; FT enrollment: 4,081)
Private elementary/middle school in Dickson City:
  • ST MARYS VISITATION SCHOOL (Students: 227; Location: P O BOX 9038; Grades: PK - 8)

User submitted facts and corrections:
  • wvmw-fm is no longer 91.5. marywood university's station is now 91.7fm

Dickson City map

Click to draw/clear city borders

Notable locations in Dickson City: Dickson Station (A), Jermyn Number Four Breaker (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Shopping Center: Viewmont Mall (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Church in Dickson City: Saint Marys Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Cemeteries: Evergreen Cemetery (1), Saint Marys Cemetery (2), Saint Anthonys Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

Creeks: Price Creek (A), Hull Creek (B), Pancoast Creek (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Hotel: Fairfield Inn (949 Viewmont Drive).

 

Average household size:
This city:  2.3 people
Pennsylvania:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  64.0%
Whole state:  67.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  4.0%
Whole state:  5.0%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  6.9%
Whole state:  11.0%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  1.9%
Whole state:  5.1%

Dickson City compared to Pennsylvania state average:
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
  • House age significantly above state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.


Back to the top

Banks with branches in Dickson City (2007 data):
  • Community Bank & Trust Company: Dickson City Branch at 1601 Main Street, branch established on 1999-09-13. Info updated 2006-10-06: Bank assets: $539.2 mil, Deposits: $483.7 mil, headquarters in Clarks Summit, PA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 16 total offices, Holding Company: Comm Bancorp, Inc.
  • Community Bank, National Association: Dickson City Branch at 901 Commerce Boulevard, branch established on 1999-09-07. Info updated 2006-12-08: Bank assets: $4,480.7 mil, Deposits: $3,254.2 mil, headquarters in Canton, NY, positive income, 135 total offices, Holding Company: Community Bank System, Inc.
  • First National Community Bank: Dickson City Branch at 934 Main Street, branch established on 1984-12-03. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $1,184.5 mil, Deposits: $921.7 mil, headquarters in Dunmore, PA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 17 total offices, Holding Company: First National Community Bancorp Inc
  • NBT Bank, National Association: Dickson City Branch at 736 Main Street, branch established on 1934-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $5,068.4 mil, Deposits: $3,812.7 mil, headquarters in Norwich, NY, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 121 total offices, Holding Company: Nbt Bancorp Inc.



Educational Attainment



School Enrollment by Level of School


Dickson City travel time to work
Dickson City mode of transportation to work chart


2004 Presidential Election results in Lackawanna County Pennsylvania:


Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Dickson City government finances in 2002:
  • Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $19,000
  • Charges - Solid Waste Management: $131,000
    All Other: $89,000
  • Current Operations - Police Protection: $756,000
    Regular Highways: $635,000
    General - Other: $433,000
    Central Staff Services: $268,000
    Fire Protection: $145,000
    Solid Waste Management: $133,000
    Parks & Recreation: $88,000
    Financial Administration: $50,000
    General Public Buildings: $41,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $32,000
    Housing & Community Development: $21,000
  • Employee Retirement - Total Cash & Deposits: $2,104,000
    Benefit Payments: $37,000
    Interest Revenue: $22,000
    From Other Government: $8,000
    From Local Government: $2,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $22,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $93,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $1,940,000
  • Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $3,200,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $1,735,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $3,405,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $107,000
    Interest Earnings: $16,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $142,000
    Sewerage: $90,000
    Police Protection: $22,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $162,000
  • State Intergovernmental - All Other: $189,000
    Highways: $103,000
    General Support: $7,000
    Housing & Community Development: $1,000
  • Tax - NEC: $1,093,000
    Property: $646,000
    Individual Income: $468,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $1,099,000

3.80% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($36,835 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  3.80%
Pennsylvania average:  4.99%

0.05% of residents moved from foreign countries ($350 average AGI)
Lackawanna County:  0.05%
Pennsylvania average:  0.12%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Luzerne County, PA  0.54% ($39,731 average AGI)
from Wayne County, PA  0.34% ($34,316)
from Wyoming County, PA  0.21% ($29,462)


3.82% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($36,520 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  3.82%
Pennsylvania average:  5.08%

0.04% of residents moved to foreign countries ($280 average AGI)
Lackawanna County:  0.04%
Pennsylvania average:  0.05%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Luzerne County, PA  0.61% ($33,529 average AGI)
to Wayne County, PA  0.23% ($30,665)
to Susquehanna County, PA  0.22% ($32,880)


Strongest AM radio stations in Dickson City:
  • WEJL (630 AM; 2 kW; SCRANTON, PA)
  • WICK (1400 AM; 1 kW; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: LANCOM, INC.)
  • WITK (1550 AM; 10 kW; PITTSTON, PA; Owner: ROBERT C. CORDARO, INC.)
  • WKJN (1440 AM; 5 kW; CARBONDALE, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WARM (590 AM; 5 kW; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WQOR (750 AM; daytime; 2 kW; OLYPHANT, PA; Owner: HOLY FAMILY COMMUNICATIONS)
  • WGBI (910 AM; 1 kW; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: ENTERCOM WILKES-BARRE SCRANTON, LLC)
  • WWJZ (640 AM; 50 kW; MOUNT HOLLY, NJ; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WILK (980 AM; 5 kW; WILKES-BARRE, PA; Owner: ENTERCOM WILKES-BARRE SCRANTON, LLC)
  • WMCA (570 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF NEW YORK, LLC)
  • WEMR (1460 AM; 5 kW; TUNKHANNOCK, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WVCH (740 AM; 50 kW; CHESTER, PA; Owner: WVCH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WZZD (990 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: PENNSYLVANIA MEDIA ASSOCIATES, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Dickson City:
  • W212AT (90.3 FM; CLARKS SUMMIT, PA; Owner: NORTHEASTERN PA. EDUCTNL TV ASSOC.)
  • WWDL-FM (104.9 FM; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: LANE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WUSR (99.5 FM; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF SCRANTON)
  • WEZX (106.9 FM; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: THE SCRANTON TIMES, L.P.)
  • WBHD (95.7 FM; OLYPHANT, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WGGY (101.3 FM; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: ENTERCOM WILKES-BARRE SCRANTON, LLC)
  • WCWI (94.3 FM; CARBONDALE, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WPGP (88.3 FM; TAFTON, PA; Owner: SOUND OF LIFE, INC.)
  • WQFN (100.1 FM; FOREST CITY, PA; Owner: THE SCRANTON TIMES, L.P.)
  • WKRZ (98.5 FM; WILKES-BARRE, PA; Owner: ENTERCOM WILKES-BARRE SCRANTON, LLC)
  • WMGS (92.9 FM; WILKES-BARRE, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WVIA-FM (89.9 FM; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA EDUCATIONAL TV ASSN.)
  • WQFM (92.1 FM; NANTICOKE, PA; Owner: THE SCRANTON TIMES, L.P.)
  • WBHT (97.1 FM; MOUNTAIN TOP, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WCLH (90.7 FM; WILKES-BARRE, PA; Owner: WILKES COLLEGE)
  • W219CG (91.7 FM; WILKER-BARRE, PA; Owner: PENSACOLA CHRISTIAN COLLEGE, INC.)
  • WCWY (107.7 FM; TUNKHANNOCK, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WBSX (97.9 FM; HAZLETON, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WVMW-FM (91.5 FM; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: MARYWOOD COLLEGE)
  • WCWQ (93.7 FM; DALLAS, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)

TV broadcast stations around Dickson City:
  • WQPX (Channel 64; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: PAXSON SCRANTON LICENSE, INC.)
  • WSWB (Channel 38; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: KB PRIME MEDIA LLC)
  • W26CD (Channel 26; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: NATIONAL MINORITY T.V., INC.)
  • WNEP-TV (Channel 16; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: NEW YORK TIMES MANAGEMENT SERVICES)
  • WOLF-TV (Channel 56; HAZLETON, PA; Owner: WOLF LICENSE CORP.)
  • WVIA-TV (Channel 44; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: NE PA ED TV ASSOCIATION)
  • WBRE-TV (Channel 28; WILKES-BARRE, PA; Owner: NEXSTAR BROADCASTING OF NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA, L.L.C.)
  • WYOU (Channel 22; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: MISSION BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • W51BP (Channel 51; CLARKS SUMMIT, ETC., PA; Owner: NEXSTAR BROADCASTING OF NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA, L.L.C.)
  • W19AR (Channel 19; CLARKS SUMMIT, PA; Owner: MISSION BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • W48AQ (Channel 48; CLARKS SUMMIT, ETC., PA; Owner: NORTHEASTERN PA EDUC'L. TV ASSN.)
  • W07BV (Channel 7; WILKES-BARRE, ETC., PA; Owner: CATHOLIC BROADCASTING OF SCRANTON, INC.)
  • W14CO (Channel 14; CLARKS SUMMIT, ETC., PA; Owner: NEW YORK TIMES MANAGEMENT SERVICES)
  • W18BN (Channel 18; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: COMMONWEALTH TELECASTERS)

Back to Dickson City, PA housing info, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, PA smaller cities, PA small cities, All Cities.

 

Back to the top


Recent home sales, price trends, and home value evaluator powered by Onboard Informatics
© 2008 Onboard Informatics. Information is deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
 
City-data.com does not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of any information on this site.  Use at your own risk.
Some parts © 2003-2008 Advameg, Inc.