Dickinson, ND

Census Place

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2024 Population

25,357

US Senator

John Hoeven

Republican Party

US Senator

Kevin Cramer

Republican Party

US Representative

Julie Fedorchak

Republican Party

2024 Poverty Rate

13.6%

15.1% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$82,696

7.45% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$263,700

4.48% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

12,972

2.01% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Dickinson, ND reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

97.2% of the residents in Dickinson, ND are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Dickinson, ND are Dickinson State University (404 degrees awarded in 2024).

In 2024, the median property value in Dickinson, ND was $263,700, and the homeownership rate was 61%.

Most people in Dickinson, ND drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 16.4 minutes. The average car ownership in Dickinson, ND was 2 cars per household.

United States North Dakota Stark County, ND Dickinson, ND West North Dakota--Dickinson & Williston Cities PUMA, ND

Population & Diversity

Dickinson, ND is home to a population of 25.4k people, from which 97.2% are citizens. As of 2024, 4.89% of Dickinson, ND residents were born outside of the country (1.24k people).

In 2024, there were 20.9 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (20.8k people) in Dickinson, ND than any other race or ethnicity. There were 995 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 924 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

97.2%

2024 Citizenship

97.9%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 97.2% of Dickinson, ND residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Dickinson, ND was 97.9%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Dickinson, ND compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Dickinson, ND

White (Non-Hispanic)
20.8k ± 143
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
995 ± 332
Other (Hispanic)
924 ± 401

9.1%

Hispanic Population

2.31k people

9.1% of the people in Dickinson, ND are hispanic (2.31k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Dickinson, ND as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for North Dakota.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
3,300 ± 1,407 people
Philippines
3,164 ± 1,378 people
Canada
2,986 ± 1,339 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of North Dakota was Mexico, the natal country of 3,300 North Dakota residents, followed by Philippines with 3,164 and Canada with 2,986.

Foreign-Born Population

4.89%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

1.24k people

4.7%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

1.19k people

As of 2024, 4.89% of Dickinson, ND residents (1.24k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Dickinson, ND was 4.7%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Dickinson, ND compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
413 ± 176
Gulf War (1990s)
368 ± 169
Vietnam
209 ± 103

Dickinson, ND has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.12 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Dickinson, ND.

Health

93.7% of the population of Dickinson, ND has health coverage, with 60.5% on employee plans, 12.3% on Medicaid, 8.47% on Medicare, 11.9% on non-group plans, and 0.507% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in North Dakota see 1,294 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,294 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1425 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 420 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 51.7% were men and 48.3% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 29.5% under 18 years, 24.2% between 18 and 34 years, 34.4% between 35 and 64 years, and 11.9% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 51.7% were men and 48.3% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

6.26%

Uninsured

60.5%

Employer Coverage

12.3%

Medicaid

8.47%

Medicare

11.9%

Non-Group

0.507%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Dickinson, ND declined by 15.7% from 7.43% to 6.26%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Dickinson, ND changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Economy

The economy of Dickinson, ND employs 13k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Dickinson, ND were Retail Trade (1,747 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (1,712 people), and Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction (1,315 people), and the highest paying industries were Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($86,947), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($84,514), and Utilities ($76,225).

Employment

Occupations

13k

2024 Value

± 930

2.01%

1 Year growth

± 9.81%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Dickinson, ND grew at a rate of 2.01%, from 12.7k employees to 13k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Dickinson, ND, are Management Occupations (1,310 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,283 people), and Construction & Extraction Occupations (1,232 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Dickinson, ND.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for North Dakota.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in North Dakota (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

13k

2024 Value

± 930

2.01%

1 Year growth

± 9.81%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Dickinson, ND grew at a rate of 2.01%, from 12.7k employees to 13k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Dickinson, ND, are Retail Trade (1,747 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (1,712 people), and Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction (1,315 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Dickinson, ND, though some of these residents may live in Dickinson, ND and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$66,420

Median earning men ± $6,649

$39,956

Median earning women ± $3,510

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($87,287), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($82,325), and Wholesale Trade ($77,167).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($73,196), Information ($71,587), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($61,000).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for North Dakota.

Y-Axis

2.83%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 428k people employed in North Dakota. This represents a 2.83% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 12.3%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in North Dakota.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in North Dakota went to Donald J. Trump with 67% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (30.5%), followed by Chase Oliver (1.69%).

John Hoeven and Kevin Cramer are the senators currently representing the state of North Dakota. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Dickinson, ND is currently represented by Julie Fedorchak in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Dickinson, ND. Showing the available data for North Dakota.

2024 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (67%)
Republican Party
Kamala Harris (30.5%)
Democratic Party
Chase Oliver (1.69%)
Libertarian Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in North Dakota went to Donald J. Trump with 67% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (30.5%), followed by Chase Oliver (1.69%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in North Dakota for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from North Dakota

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for North Dakota.

John Hoeven

Senator from North Dakota

Assumed office on January 3, 2011

Kevin Cramer

Senator from North Dakota

Assumed office on January 3, 2019

John Hoeven and Kevin Cramer are the senators currently representing North Dakota.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in North Dakota over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Dickinson, ND

Julie Fedorchak

District at-large Representative

Republican Party

Dickinson, ND is currently represented by Julie Fedorchak (Republican Party).

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the member for Dickinson, ND have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

In 2024, universities in Dickinson, ND awarded 404 degrees. The student population of Dickinson, ND in 2024 is skewed towards women, with 603 male students and 807 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Dickinson, ND are White (326 and 83.2%), Hispanic or Latino (36 and 9.18%), Two or More Races (13 and 3.32%), and Black or African American (11 and 2.81%).

The largest universities in Dickinson, ND by number of degrees awarded are Dickinson State University (404 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Dickinson, ND are General Business Administration & Management (61 and 15.1%), Elementary Education & Teaching (32 and 7.92%), and Liberal Arts & Sciences (20 and 4.95%).

The median tuition cost for a public four year colleges is $7,470 for in-state students and $7,470 for out-of-state students.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University

Measure

In 2024 in Dickinson, ND, the percentage of applicants admitted was 37%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 51.8%. The number of students enrolled in 2024 was 1,410 (42.8% men and 57.2% women).

The line chart shows the evolution of the percentage of applicants admitted, admitted who enrolled or the number of students enrolled according to the option selected in the upper button.

Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2024 there were 1,410 students enrolled in Dickinson, ND, 42.8% men and 57.2% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 1,053 records, of which 58.5% were women and 41.5% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

General Business Administration & Management
48 degrees awarded
Elementary Education & Teaching
30 degrees awarded
Other Multidisciplinary Studies
19 degrees awarded

In 2024, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Dickinson, ND was General Business Administration & Management with 48 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Bachelors Degree from schools in Dickinson, ND according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Dickinson State University

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

404 degrees awarded

In 2024, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Dickinson State University with 404 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

University

In 2024, 186 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Dickinson, ND, which is 0.853 times less than the 218 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2024, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 326 degrees mean that there were 9.06 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 36 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Public, 4-year or above ($7,470) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2024.

Public, 4-year or above ($1,648) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2024.

Public, 4-year or above ($1,200) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Dickinson, ND was $263,700 in 2024, which is 0.793 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $252,400 to $263,700, a 4.48% increase. The homeownership rate in Dickinson, ND is 61%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Dickinson, ND have an average commute time of 16.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Dickinson, ND is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$263,700

Median Property Value 2024

±$10,814

$6,401

Median Property Taxes

±$601

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Dickinson, ND the largest share of households pay taxes in the $2k - $3k range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Dickinson, ND compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

61%

Homeownership

2024

69%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 61% of the housing units in Dickinson, ND were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 58.2%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Dickinson, ND compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$82,696

Median Household Income

± $4,097

10.5k

Number of Households

± 864

In 2024, the median household income of the 10.5k households in Dickinson, ND grew to $82,696 from the previous year's value of $76,964.

The following chart displays the households in Dickinson, ND distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Dickinson, ND is from North Dakota.

0.43

2024 Wage GINI in North Dakota

0.432

2023 Wage GINI in North Dakota

In 2024, the income inequality in North Dakota was 0.43 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.511% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for North Dakota was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in North Dakota in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in North Dakota across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (78.2%)
Carpooled (13%)
Worked At Home (4.7%)

In 2024, 78.2% of workers in Dickinson, ND drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (13%) and those who worked at home (4.7%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

16.4 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Dickinson, ND have a shorter commute time (16.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.97% of the workforce in Dickinson, ND have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Dickinson, ND compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Dickinson, ND distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Dickinson, ND have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

13.6% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Dickinson, ND (3.34k out of 24.6k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 18 - 24, followed by Males 18 - 24 and then Females 45 - 54.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Dickinson, ND is White, followed by Hispanic and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.