Demographics of Dickinson city, North Dakota

Dickinson city, North Dakota had 25,870 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +63 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Dickinson city, in four figures

25,870
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 25,357 ±34.; +0.2%
Change since July 2020: +63 people.; 33.3 ±0.5
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $82,696 ±$4,097
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Dickinson city, North Dakota's population grew 0.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Dickinson city, 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).

Source: The Census Bureau

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Dickinson city, North Dakota's population grew 0.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Dickinson city, 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	25,807	100.0	100.0
2021	25,171	97.5	100.2
2022	24,928	96.6	100.7
2023	25,182	97.6	101.6
2024	25,647	99.4	102.5
2025	25,870	100.2	103.1

Population of Dickinson city, North Dakota on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	25,807	—
2021	25,171	−636
2022	24,928	−243
2023	25,182	+254
2024	25,647	+465
2025	25,870	+223

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 33.3 ±0.5: for men 33.1 ±0.8 and for women 33.6 ±0.9. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Dickinson city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	North Dakota	United States
Under 5	2,100 ±200	8.3% ±0.8	6.3% ±0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	4,938 ±479	19.5% ±1.9	17.2% ±0.3	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	2,180 ±338	8.6% ±1.3	11.1% ±0.3	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	7,832 ±489	30.9% ±1.9	27.4% ±0.3	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	5,066 ±473	20.0% ±1.9	21.5% ±0.2	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	3,241 ±368	12.8% ±1.5	16.5% ±0.2	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $82,696 ±$4,097, and income per person $40,079 ±$3,384, 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 Dickinson city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	North Dakota	United States
Under $25,000	1,823 ±394	17.4% ±3.7	14.4% ±0.5	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,417 ±346	13.5% ±3.3	17.9% ±0.6	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,504 ±331	14.3% ±3.1	16.6% ±0.5	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,786 ±324	17.0% ±3.0	13.9% ±0.4	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	2,434 ±400	23.2% ±3.7	18.6% ±0.6	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	777 ±222	7.4% ±2.1	9.0% ±0.4	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	745 ±219	7.1% ±2.1	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 Dickinson city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	North Dakota	United States
All ages	3,343 ±633	13.6% ±2.6	10.8% ±0.4	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	776 ±251	11.3% ±3.5	11.1% ±0.7	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	2,071 ±423	15.3% ±3.0	11.2% ±0.4	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	496 ±192	11.8% ±4.4	9.5% ±0.5	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Dickinson city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Dickinson city	North Dakota	United States
Housing units	11,902 ±221	377,281 ±282	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	88.1% ±2.0	87.7% ±0.4	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	11.9% ±2.8	12.3% ±0.4	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	61.0% ±3.2	62.9% ±0.6	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	39.0% ±4.0	37.1% ±0.7	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$263,700 ±$10,814	$249,900 ±$2,909	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$957 ±$46	$954 ±$11	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1987 ±2	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 Dickinson city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	North Dakota	United States
Hispanic or Latino	2,307 ±98	9.1% ±0.4	4.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	20,828 ±143	82.1% ±0.6	81.7% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	766 ±217	3.0% ±0.9	3.3% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	348 ±100	1.4% ±0.4	1.6% ±0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	181 ±73	0.7% ±0.3	4.2% ±0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 340	0% to 1.3%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 59	0% to 0.2%	0.3% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	745 ±171	2.9% ±0.7	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 Dickinson city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	North Dakota	United States
Born in the state	14,763 ±815	58.2% ±3.2	61.4% ±0.4	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	8,851 ±838	34.9% ±3.3	32.8% ±0.4	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	504 ±172	2.0% ±0.7	1.1% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,239 ±263	4.9% ±1.0	4.7% ±0.2	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	517 ±197	2.0% ±0.8	1.9% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	722 ±210	2.8% ±0.8	2.8% ±0.2	6.8% ±<0.1

Dickinson city among the places of North Dakota

7th of 13 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the North Dakota page.

Places of North Dakota near Dickinson city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Bismarck city	75,556 ±71
Grand Forks city	59,042 ±37
Minot city	47,791 ±34
West Fargo city	40,094 ±39
Williston city	28,056 ±24
Dickinson city	25,357 ±34
Mandan city	24,522 ±32
Jamestown city	15,787 ±54
Wahpeton city	8,010 ±68
Devils Lake city	7,308 ±45
Valley City city	6,541 ±24

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — 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

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026