COMPARING TWO PLACES
Bowbells vs Dickinson
PLACE A
Bowbells, North Dakota
VS
PLACE B
Dickinson, Texas
Bowbells is 99% smaller than Dickinson. Dickinson earns more, with a median household income $25,529 higher. Dickinson has grown faster since 2000 (12% vs -10%).
BOWBELLSDICKINSONDIFFERENCE
Total population28421,908−99% vs Dickinson
Population density2992,198−1,900
Population growth-10.4%11.6%−22.0 pts
Median age50.333.4+16.9
Male47.3%49.8%−2.5 pts
Female52.7%50.2%+2.5 pts
Foreign-born2.0%11.9%−10.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic78.3%43.7%+34.6 pts
Black0.0%10.2%−10.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%40.9%−40.9 pts
Asian2.0%0.7%+1.3 pts
Other19.7%4.5%+15.2 pts
Median household income$66,250$91,779−$25,529
Per capita income$39,245$36,439+$2,806
Poverty rate14.4%12.0%+2.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4100.383+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher19.1%25.5%−6.4 pts
Graduate degree1.5%7.2%−5.7 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%6.2%−6.2 pts
Labor force participation60.1%66.9%−6.8 pts
Median home value$104,200$278,000−$173,800
Median gross rent$600$1,231−$631
Owner-occupied74.4%71.8%+2.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate29.7%6.9%+22.8 pts
Rent-burdened households20.9%40.8%−19.9 pts
Average commute26.528.7−2.2
Worked from home4.8%10.3%−5.5 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.6%−0.6 pts
Uninsured5.9%16.3%−10.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025