Dickinson is a medium-sized coastal city (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of Texas. With a population of 21,834 people and nine associated neighborhoods, Dickinson is the 142nd largest community in Texas.

Also of interest is that Dickinson has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 7.50% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Dickinson is also nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery.

The population of Dickinson overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Dickinson, 24.08% have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Dickinson in 2022 was $34,547, which is upper middle income relative to Texas, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $138,188 for a family of four. However, Dickinson contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Dickinson is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Dickinson home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Dickinson residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Dickinson also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 41.92% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Dickinson include German, English, Irish, Italian, and European.

The most common language spoken in Dickinson is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.