COMPARING TWO PLACES
Dickinson vs Kill Devil Hills
PLACE A
Dickinson, ND
VS
PLACE B
Kill Devil Hills, NC
Dickinson and Kill Devil Hills are close in size. Kill Devil Hills earns more, with a median household income $3,088 higher. Dickinson has grown faster since 2000 (36% vs 9%).
DICKINSONKILL DEVIL HILLSDIFFERENCE
Total population39,14238,245+2% vs Kill Devil Hills
Population density9100−91
Population growth35.7%8.8%+26.8 pts
Median age35.649.0−13.4
Male52.7%49.3%+3.4 pts
Female47.3%50.7%−3.4 pts
Foreign-born3.9%4.7%−0.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic84.2%85.4%−1.2 pts
Black2.1%2.5%−0.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino6.9%7.4%−0.5 pts
Asian1.1%0.4%+0.6 pts
Other5.7%4.3%+1.5 pts
Median household income$85,906$88,994−$3,088
Per capita income$42,476$56,589−$14,113
Poverty rate11.6%6.6%+4.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4300.491−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher29.6%43.2%−13.6 pts
Graduate degree7.0%13.2%−6.2 pts
Unemployment rate3.0%5.9%−2.9 pts
Labor force participation68.6%64.0%+4.7 pts
Median home value$273,630$460,400−$186,770
Median gross rent$947$1,345−$398
Owner-occupied67.9%78.4%−10.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate14.3%52.3%−37.9 pts
Rent-burdened households32.6%44.5%−11.9 pts
Average commute18.722.4−3.7
Worked from home8.1%14.2%−6.0 pts
Public transit to work0.1%0.0%+0.1 pts
Uninsured7.4%8.6%−1.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025