With 18,445 people, Dickinson County is a county in Kansas. Owners hold 79% of the housing stock. The typical home is worth $146,800, having more than doubled since 2000. About 24% of adults have finished a four-year degree. 1% of locals were born outside the United States. Density works out to 22 people per square mile.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $68,417, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 42.8
US median: 38.9
Less educated
24% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Dickinson County
What changed most since 1990
White share97.1% → 88.4%(−8.7 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Hispanic share1.4% → 5.7%(+4.3 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
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)36.4%(588)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)24.6%(397)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era34.9%(564)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War5.4%(88)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.7%(12)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,617 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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Over time
Dickinson County, decade by decade
Dickinson County population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
18,958
$55,089
$84,962
11.9%
7.0
2000
19,344
$65,534
$119,136
15.2%
11.7
2010
19,754
$66,832
$140,117
19.9%
17.3
2020
18,402
$65,285
$141,081
24.3%
24.7
2024
18,445
$68,417
$146,800
23.7%
26.4
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
