COMPARING TWO PLACES
Lignite vs Dickinson
PLACE A
Lignite, North Dakota
VS
PLACE B
Dickinson, Texas
Lignite is 99% smaller than Dickinson. Dickinson earns more, with a median household income $14,696 higher. Dickinson has grown faster since 2000 (12% vs -9%).
LIGNITEDICKINSONDIFFERENCE
Total population13121,908−99% vs Dickinson
Population density8402,198−1,359
Population growth-9.0%11.6%−20.6 pts
Median age39.133.4+5.7
Male48.5%49.8%−1.3 pts
Female51.5%50.2%+1.3 pts
Foreign-born4.2%11.9%−7.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic94.0%43.7%+50.3 pts
Black0.0%10.2%−10.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.8%40.9%−39.1 pts
Asian4.2%0.7%+3.5 pts
Other0.0%4.5%−4.5 pts
Median household income$77,083$91,779−$14,696
Per capita income$39,582$36,439+$3,143
Poverty rate4.8%12.0%−7.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3690.383−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher26.7%25.5%+1.3 pts
Graduate degree1.7%7.2%−5.5 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%6.2%−6.2 pts
Labor force participation62.9%66.9%−3.9 pts
Median home value$93,000$278,000−$185,000
Median gross rent$581$1,231−$650
Owner-occupied82.0%71.8%+10.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate23.8%6.9%+16.9 pts
Rent-burdened households27.3%40.8%−13.5 pts
Average commute10.728.7−18.0
Worked from home8.3%10.3%−1.9 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.6%−0.6 pts
Uninsured3.6%16.3%−12.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025