Dickinson

Population & Demographics

Dickinson, ND

Dickinson is home to 25,357 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 13,542 resident workers commute each day.

North DakotaCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
25,357
people
Population

25,357 residents

Median age 33.3 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Dickinson population & demographics

Who lives in Dickinson — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
25,357
Median age
33.3yrs
Median household income
$82,696
Median home value
$263,700
Median gross rent
$957/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
31.9%
Poverty rate
13.6%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Dickinson

How Dickinson breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

White82.1%
Hispanic or Latino9.1%
Black3.0%
Two or more races2.9%
Asian1.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.6%
Some other race0.1%

Race across Dickinson

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Dickinson.

Dickinson at a glance
Employed Residents
13,542
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
33.4mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
52.4%
Share working within the area
Work from home
4.7%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Bismarck
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Dickinson proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Dickinson commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

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Commute Score

85 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Dickinson

13,542 commutes, one dot at a time

Dickinson

Where 13,542 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Dickinson, by worker count.

1Dickinson0.0 mi7,096
2Bismarck95.4 mi761
3Killdeer33.4 mi331
4Williston96.7 mi324
5Fargo282.8 mi273
6Minot116.5 mi230
7Mandan90.2 mi192
8Belfield19.3 mi135

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Dickinson.

1Dickinson0.0 mi7,096
2Bismarck95.4 mi367
3Minot116.5 mi237
4Williston96.7 mi224
5Mandan90.2 mi157
6Fargo282.8 mi113
7Belfield19.3 mi105
8Richardton22.4 mi86

Top industries

The sectors that employ Dickinson’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance15.0%
RTRetail Trade13.2%
AFAccommodation and Food Services9.9%
MFManufacturing9.4%
EDEducational Services7.7%
MNMining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction6.8%
COConstruction6.1%
WSWholesale Trade5.9%
PAPublic Administration4.3%
Connectivity

Internet options for Dickinson

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

6 providers · 3 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps99%
5 Gbps99%
8 Gbps
See all internet providers in Dickinson

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