Demographics of Dickey County, North Dakota

Dickey County, North Dakota had 4,895 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −77 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Dickey County, in four figures

4,895
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −1.5%
Change since July 2020: −77 people.; 39.5 ±0.9
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $68,654 ±$12,388
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Dickey County, North Dakota's population shrank 1.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Dickey County, North Dakota's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Dickey County, North Dakota's population shrank 1.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Dickey County, North Dakota's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	4,972	100.0	100.0
2021	4,910	98.8	100.2
2022	4,943	99.4	100.7
2023	4,935	99.3	101.6
2024	4,915	98.9	102.5
2025	4,895	98.5	103.1

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Population of Dickey County, North Dakota on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	4,972	−28	0	0	−27
2021	4,910	−62	−30	+1	−34
2022	4,943	+33	−3	+16	+24
2023	4,935	−8	0	+13	−20
2024	4,915	−20	−20	+26	−27
2025	4,895	−20	−14	+20	−25

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 39.5 ±0.9: for men 39.6 ±0.8 and for women 39.5 ±2.0. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Dickey County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	North Dakota	United States
Under 5	301 ±23	6.1% ±0.5	6.3% ±0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	824 ±72	16.7% ±1.4	17.2% ±0.3	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	505 ±106	10.2% ±2.1	11.1% ±0.3	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,108 ±103	22.5% ±2.1	27.4% ±0.3	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	1,217 ±99	24.7% ±2.0	21.5% ±0.2	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	980 ±100	19.9% ±2.0	16.5% ±0.2	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $68,654 ±$12,388, and income per person $40,579 ±$4,878, in 2024 dollars. The median is $76,657 ±$1,163 in North Dakota and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Dickey County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	North Dakota	United States
Under $25,000	324 ±78	16.5% ±3.9	14.4% ±0.5	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	379 ±103	19.3% ±5.2	17.9% ±0.6	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	316 ±84	16.1% ±4.2	16.6% ±0.5	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	231 ±59	11.8% ±3.0	13.9% ±0.4	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	417 ±92	21.3% ±4.6	18.6% ±0.6	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	133 ±51	6.8% ±2.6	9.0% ±0.4	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	162 ±52	8.3% ±2.6	9.6% ±0.4	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Dickey County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	North Dakota	United States
All ages	542 ±161	11.8% ±3.5	10.8% ±0.4	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	110 ±45	10.1% ±4.0	11.1% ±0.7	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	307 ±115	13.4% ±4.9	11.2% ±0.4	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	125 ±41	10.2% ±3.3	9.5% ±0.5	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Dickey County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Dickey County	North Dakota	United States
Housing units	2,394 ±23	377,281 ±282	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	82.0% ±3.4	87.7% ±0.4	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	18.0% ±3.5	12.3% ±0.4	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	79.7% ±2.9	62.9% ±0.6	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	20.3% ±4.2	37.1% ±0.7	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$162,400 ±$10,562	$249,900 ±$2,909	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$840 ±$147	$954 ±$11	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1964 ±5	1982 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Dickey County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	North Dakota	United States
Hispanic or Latino	204 ±0	4.1% ±<0.1	4.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	4,433 ±50	89.8% ±1.0	81.7% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	0 to 10	0% to 0.2%	3.3% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	21 to 121	0.4% to 2.5%	1.6% ±0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	2 to 94	< 0.1% to 1.9%	4.2% ±0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 10	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 77	0% to 1.6%	0.3% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	141 ±63	2.9% ±1.3	4.0% ±0.2	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Dickey County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	North Dakota	United States
Born in the state	2,657 ±208	53.8% ±4.2	61.4% ±0.4	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	2,096 ±212	42.5% ±4.3	32.8% ±0.4	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 17	0% to 0.3%	1.1% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	175 ±80	3.5% ±1.6	4.7% ±0.2	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	5 to 77	0.1% to 1.6%	1.9% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	53 to 215	1.1% to 4.4%	2.8% ±0.2	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Dickey County among the counties of North Dakota

24th of 53 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the North Dakota page.

Counties of North Dakota near Dickey County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Pembina County	6,568	−3.8%
Bottineau County	6,284	−1.6%
Benson County	5,759	−3.0%
Ransom County	5,617	−1.5%
McHenry County	5,130	−3.9%
Dickey County	4,895	−1.5%
LaMoure County	4,135	+1.0%
Dunn County	4,058	−0.9%
Pierce County	3,838	−3.6%
Wells County	3,729	−5.9%
Sargent County	3,711	−3.4%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026