Dickinson, ND

Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)

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2024 Population

38,366

US Senator

John Hoeven

Republican Party

US Senator

Kevin Cramer

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

35.3

0.57% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

11.6%

8.55% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$85,938

4.63% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$272,800

4.76% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

19,364

2.61% 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.

97.8% of the residents in Dickinson, ND are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Dickinson, ND are Dickinson State University (342 degrees awarded in 2023).

In 2024, the median property value in Dickinson, ND was $272,800, and the homeownership rate was 67.8%.

Most people in Dickinson, ND drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 18.6 minutes. The average car ownership in Dickinson, ND was 2 cars per household.

Dickinson, ND borders Bismarck, ND.

United States North Dakota

Population & Diversity

Dickinson, ND is home to a population of 38.4k people, from which 97.8% are citizens. As of 2024, 3.87% of Dickinson, ND residents were born outside of the country (1.48k people).

In 2024, there were 28.5 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (32.3k people) in Dickinson, ND than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.13k Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 1.08k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

97.8%

2024 Citizenship

98.2%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 97.8% 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 98.2%, 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)
32.3k ± 151
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
1.13k ± 181
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
1.08k ± 330

6.91%

Hispanic Population

2.65k people

6.91% of the people in Dickinson, ND are hispanic (2.65k 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 MSA level, so we are showing data for North Dakota.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
3,032 ± 1,349 people
Canada
2,767 ± 1,289 people
Philippines
2,721 ± 1,278 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of North Dakota was Mexico, the natal country of 3,032 North Dakota residents, followed by Canada with 2,767 and Philippines with 2,721.

Foreign-Born Population

3.87%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

1.48k people

3.75%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

1.43k people

As of 2024, 3.87% of Dickinson, ND residents (1.48k 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 3.75%, 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-)
573 ± 194
Gulf War (1990s)
438 ± 168
Vietnam
430 ± 128

Dickinson, ND has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.31 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Dickinson, ND employs 19.4k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Dickinson, ND were Retail Trade (2,274 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (2,251 people), and Construction (1,917 people), and the highest paying industries were Management of Companies & Enterprises ($250,001), Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($86,231), and Information ($82,828).

Employment

Occupations

19.4k

2024 Value

± 1,026

2.61%

1 Year growth

± 7.23%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Dickinson, ND grew at a rate of 2.61%, from 18.9k employees to 19.4k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Dickinson, ND, are Management Occupations (2,509 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (2,056 people), and Construction & Extraction Occupations (1,743 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

19.4k

2024 Value

± 1,026

2.61%

1 Year growth

± 7.23%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Dickinson, ND grew at a rate of 2.61%, from 18.9k employees to 19.4k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Dickinson, ND, are Retail Trade (2,274 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (2,251 people), and Construction (1,917 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

$67,415

Median earning men ± $5,041

$40,099

Median earning women ± $2,811

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Information ($83,359), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($82,400), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($80,714).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Information ($71,827), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($68,036), and Public Administration ($57,981).

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.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

111
Construction
104
Other Services (except Public Administration)
92
Transportation and Warehousing

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

The visualization shows the number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$287k
Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction
$124k
Construction
$104k
Manufacturing

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Education

In 2023, universities in Dickinson, ND awarded 342 degrees. The student population of Dickinson, ND in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 615 male students and 838 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Dickinson, ND are White (278 and 85%), Hispanic or Latino (15 and 4.59%), Two or More Races (15 and 4.59%), and Black or African American (9 and 2.75%).

The largest universities in Dickinson, ND by number of degrees awarded are Dickinson State University (342 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Dickinson, ND are General Business Administration & Management (43 and 12.6%), General Human Resources Management & Personnel Administration (24 and 7.02%), and Registered Nursing (20 and 5.85%).

The median tuition cost in Dickinson, ND for a public four year colleges is $7,470 for in-state students and $9,570 for out-of-state students.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University

Measure

In 2023 in Dickinson, ND, the percentage of applicants admitted was 60%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 45.3%. The number of students enrolled in 2023 was 1,453 (42.3% men and 57.7% 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 2023 there were 1,453 students enrolled in Dickinson, ND, 42.3% men and 57.7% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 1,077 records, of which 59.7% were women and 40.3% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Registered Nursing
20 degrees awarded
General Human Resources Management & Personnel Administration
20 degrees awarded
General Business Administration & Management
39 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Dickinson, ND was Registered Nursing with 20 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

342 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Dickinson State University with 342 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

University

In 2023, 119 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Dickinson, ND, which is 0.534 times less than the 223 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 278 degrees mean that there were 18.5 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 15 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 2023.

Public, 4-year or above ($1,648) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

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 $272,800 in 2024, which is 0.82 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $260,400 to $272,800, a 4.76% increase. The homeownership rate in Dickinson, ND is 67.8%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Dickinson, ND have an average commute time of 18.6 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

$272,800

Median Property Value 2024

±$8,597

$10,526

Median Property Taxes

±$686

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

67.8%

Homeownership

2024

68.9%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 67.8% of the housing units in Dickinson, ND were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 66%.

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.

$85,938

Median Household Income

± $4,337

15.5k

Number of Households

± 935

In 2024, the median household income of the 15.5k households in Dickinson, ND grew to $85,938 from the previous year's value of $82,133.

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.

0.432

2023 Wage GINI in North Dakota

0.436

2022 Wage GINI in North Dakota

In 2023, the income inequality in North Dakota was 0.432 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.922% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for North Dakota was lower than than the national average of 0.476. 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 (76.5%)
Carpooled (10.9%)
Worked At Home (8.05%)

In 2024, 76.5% of workers in Dickinson, ND drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (10.9%) and those who worked at home (8.05%).

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

18.6 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Dickinson, ND have a shorter commute time (18.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.86% 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

11.6% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Dickinson, ND (4.33k out of 37.5k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 18 - 24, followed by Females 75+ and then Males 18 - 24.

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.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

92.6% of the population of Dickinson, ND has health coverage, with 56.9% on employee plans, 9.67% on Medicaid, 10.3% on Medicare, 15.1% on non-group plans, and 0.661% 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, 52.8% were men and 47.2% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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

1,294 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in North Dakota

Primary care physicians in North Dakota see an average of 1,294 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,294 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in North Dakota in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 28.7% under 18 years, 21.3% between 18 and 34 years, 35.8% between 35 and 64 years, and 14.2% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 52.8% were men and 47.2% were women.

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

Uninsured People

7.39%

Uninsured

56.9%

Employer Coverage

9.67%

Medicaid

10.3%

Medicare

15.1%

Non-Group

0.661%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Dickinson, ND declined by 12.6% from 8.45% to 7.39%.

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.

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