COMPARING TWO PLACES
Timber Lake vs Dickinson
PLACE A
Timber Lake, South Dakota
VS
PLACE B
Dickinson, Texas
Timber Lake is 97% smaller than Dickinson. Dickinson earns more, with a median household income $31,085 higher.
TIMBER LAKEDICKINSONDIFFERENCE
Total population54821,908−97% vs Dickinson
Population density8972,198−1,302
Population growth14.9%11.6%+3.3 pts
Median age23.833.4−9.6
Male51.0%49.8%+1.2 pts
Female49.0%50.2%−1.2 pts
Foreign-born1.2%11.9%−10.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic48.1%43.7%+4.4 pts
Black0.8%10.2%−9.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.5%40.9%−39.3 pts
Asian0.4%0.7%−0.3 pts
Other49.2%4.5%+44.7 pts
Median household income$60,694$91,779−$31,085
Per capita income$25,919$36,439−$10,520
Poverty rate15.8%12.0%+3.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4290.383+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher22.9%25.5%−2.6 pts
Graduate degree12.5%7.2%+5.3 pts
Unemployment rate6.1%6.2%−0.1 pts
Labor force participation70.4%66.9%+3.5 pts
Median home value$81,400$278,000−$196,600
Median gross rent$546$1,231−$685
Owner-occupied63.5%71.8%−8.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate13.1%6.9%+6.2 pts
Rent-burdened households16.5%40.8%−24.3 pts
Average commute30.428.7+1.7
Worked from home8.7%10.3%−1.6 pts
Public transit to work1.0%0.6%+0.5 pts
Uninsured19.1%16.3%+2.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025