COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Dickinson County

Kansas · 18,958 residents · 847 sq mi

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With 18,958 people, Dickinson County is a county in Kansas. The typical home is worth $35,400. The median age is 37.4, about 4 years above the US median. 74% of homes are owner-occupied. About 12% of adults have finished a four-year degree. Renters pay $280 a month at the median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 37.4

US median: 33.0

Less educated

12% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 29%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

18,958

−2%vs 2000

vs 19,344 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

37.4

−6%vs 2000

vs 40.0 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

847 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202418K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.8%(1,290)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.4%(1,407)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.6%(1,442)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.4%(1,213)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244.6%(875)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414%(2,657)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.3%(2,335)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.7%(2,026)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.2%(1,929)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.5%(1,810)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 847.6%(1,446)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.8%(528)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$22,953

−16%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $35,975 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,407

−36%vs 2000

vs $17,780 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

11.3%

+3.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.5% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$35,400

−29%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $65,400 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$280

−2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $377 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

73.5%

−1.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 74.8% in 2000

26.5% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic95.2%(18,406)

Black0.5%(101)

Hispanic / Latino2.3%(445)

Asian0.3%(58)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98%(18,575)

Black0.7%(131)

Hispanic / Latino1.4%(262)

Asian0.1%(28)

Other1.2%(224)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican3.6%(663)

Puerto Rican0.8%(144)

Central American0.5%(100)

Spaniard0.4%(75)

Salvadoran0.3%(64)

South American0.2%(44)

Peruvian0.2%(43)

Guatemalan0.2%(35)

Cuban0%(5)

Costa Rican0%(1)

Argentine0%(1)

Asian origin

Korean0.2%(31)

Chinese0.1%(13)

Pacific Islander origin

Chamorro0.1%(21)

Native Hawaiian0%(8)

Ancestry

German30.4%(5,603)

Irish10.8%(1,993)

English10.5%(1,941)

American9.2%(1,700)

Swedish3.9%(711)

Italian3.7%(674)

French2.8%(522)

Scottish1.2%(216)

Czech1.1%(196)

Scotch-Irish1%(183)

Polish0.9%(165)

Dutch0.8%(154)

+ 23 more ancestry groups with data

Swiss0.8%(147)

Russian0.7%(120)

French Canadian0.6%(114)

Norwegian0.5%(94)

Welsh0.3%(62)

West Indian0.3%(54)

Jamaican0.3%(54)

Belgian0.2%(42)

Arab0.2%(40)

British0.2%(38)

Danish0.2%(33)

Lebanese0.1%(24)

Ukrainian0.1%(21)

Croatian0.1%(19)

Palestinian0.1%(11)

Bulgarian0.1%(11)

Finnish0%(6)

Egyptian0%(5)

Austrian0%(5)

Greek0%(5)

Armenian0%(3)

Romanian0%(3)

Brazilian0%(1)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest American population · Largest Swedish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

11.9%

−3.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 15.2% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

79.7%

−6.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 86.4% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.6%

+0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.4% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

22.5 min

+51%vs 2000

vs 14.9 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married23.8%(1,775)

Married59.4%(4,436)

Widowed4.8%(362)

Divorced12%(899)

Women 15+

Never married16.5%(1,232)

Married59.6%(4,444)

Widowed12.4%(926)

Divorced11.4%(850)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

8.9%

−1.9 ptssince 2013

from 10.8% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

54.4%

+3.1 ptssince 2020

from 51.3% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

17.8%

−3.1 ptssince 2020

from 20.9% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

22.4%

+0.7 ptssince 2020

from 21.7% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

11.7%

−2.6 ptssince 2020

from 14.3% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

5.1%

+0.1 ptssince 2020

from 5.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

75.7%

+1.7 ptssince 2020

from 74.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

33.6%

−1.1 ptssince 2020

from 34.7% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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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