With 38,366 people, Dickinson is a metro area. Few US metro areas rank higher on income. 11,242 more people live here than in 2000. Density works out to 9 people per square mile. 4% of people across the metro were born outside the United States. The median age is 35.6, younger than the US median of 38.9.
At a glance
Average income
median household income $85,906, near the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 35.6
US median: 38.9
Less educated
30% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 129%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Dickinson
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$97,347 → $273,630(+181%)US over the same years: +67%
Median household income (2024 dollars)$52,208 → $85,906(+65%)US over the same years: +14%
Among the 8 metro and micro areas based in North Dakota
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)28.6%(573)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)28.2%(565)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era27.4%(550)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4%(80)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II2.1%(42)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 2,005 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, decade by decade
Dickinson 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
27,945
$52,208
$97,347
14.0%
5.3
2000
27,124
$58,652
$119,660
21.4%
10.9
2010
28,518
$71,207
$156,908
21.9%
16.7
2020
38,686
$85,708
$288,121
24.0%
36.2
2024
38,366
$85,906
$273,630
29.6%
35.1
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.
