CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Dickinson

North Dakota · 16,097 residents · 13.2 sq mi

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Dickinson is home to 16,097 people in North Dakota. Median home value sits at $43,400. Renters pay $266 a month at the median. The average commute runs 15 minutes. Households take in $21,615 at the median, 28% less than the US figure. 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 31.3

US median: 33.0

Less educated

17% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 19%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

16,097

+1%vs 2000

vs 16,010 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

31.3

−12%vs 2000

vs 35.6 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

13.2 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202425K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.9%(1,279)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 99.1%(1,466)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.6%(1,229)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.3%(1,183)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.7%(1,082)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3418.7%(3,015)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.8%(2,222)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 547.6%(1,229)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.3%(1,183)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.2%(1,164)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.1%(828)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.3%(217)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$21,615

−10%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $31,542 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,102

−37%vs 2000

vs $15,975 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

14.8%

+2.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.0% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$43,400

−19%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $70,500 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$266

+2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $343 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

62.7%

−1.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 64.0% in 2000

37.3% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic96.5%(15,448)

Black0.2%(39)

Hispanic / Latino1%(168)

Asian0.2%(37)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.1%(15,955)

Black0.1%(12)

Hispanic / Latino0.3%(51)

Asian0.1%(24)

Other0.7%(106)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican4.3%(1,095)

Puerto Rican1.8%(456)

Spaniard1.3%(337)

Central American0.2%(61)

Panamanian0.2%(61)

Dominican0%(9)

South American0%(6)

Chilean0%(6)

Asian origin

Filipino0.8%(209)

Asian Indian0.3%(80)

Chinese0.2%(45)

Japanese0.1%(14)

Pacific Islander origin

Samoan0.8%(204)

Native Hawaiian0.2%(45)

Tongan0.1%(16)

Chamorro0%(5)

Ancestry

German40.6%(10,305)

Irish8.5%(2,161)

Norwegian8.4%(2,136)

English6.2%(1,579)

American5.5%(1,400)

Czech3.8%(965)

French2.5%(643)

Russian2.3%(584)

Italian2.2%(562)

Polish1.9%(479)

Ukrainian1.8%(456)

Hungarian1.4%(354)

+ 18 more ancestry groups with data

Scottish1.3%(328)

Swedish0.9%(238)

Swiss0.9%(237)

Danish0.8%(212)

Dutch0.8%(198)

Portuguese0.7%(179)

French Canadian0.6%(157)

Subsaharan African0.5%(135)

Welsh0.5%(127)

Finnish0.4%(114)

Arab0.4%(100)

Ghanaian0.2%(47)

West Indian0.2%(46)

Romanian0.2%(45)

Croatian0.1%(35)

Scotch-Irish0.1%(24)

Lithuanian0%(6)

Nigerian0%(5)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest Norwegian population · Largest English population · Largest American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

16.8%

−7.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 23.9% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

74.7%

−5.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 80.2% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.6%

−1.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.7% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

14.8 min

+52%vs 2000

vs 9.7 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married36.5%(3,674)

Married49.1%(4,938)

Widowed3.7%(377)

Divorced10.7%(1,078)

Women 15+

Never married24.8%(2,313)

Married51.7%(4,832)

Widowed8%(745)

Divorced15.6%(1,453)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

6.3%

−3.2 ptssince 2013

from 9.5% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

65.1%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 65.7% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

12.7%

−3.0 ptssince 2020

from 15.7% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

13.0%

+1.1 ptssince 2020

from 11.9% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

15.7%

+7.0 ptssince 2020

from 8.7% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.8%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 2.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

77.4%

−3.0 ptssince 2020

from 80.4% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

27.5%

+8.1 ptssince 2020

from 19.4% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)32.4%(413)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)37.5%(478)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era24.7%(315)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War4.3%(55)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II2.7%(34)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,275 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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