Dickinson County, IA Demographic Data
Dickinson County, IA Summary
Dickinson County is located in Iowa
- Population: 16,778
- Area: 403.96 sq. miles
- Land Area: 380.61 sq. miles
- Water Area: 23.36 sq. miles
- Population Density: 41.53 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 1,466.54 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Dickinson County, IA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
8,510
50%
50.8
Male
8,536
50%
49.2
Total Population
17,046
323,128,000
Dickinson County, IA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
860
5.0%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
905
5.3%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
966
5.7%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
864
5.1%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
803
4.7%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
1,717
10.1%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
1,782
10.5%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
2,201
12.9%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
1,224
7.2%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
1,627
9.5%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
2,152
12.6%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
1,331
7.8%
4.4
85 Years and Over
614
3.6%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
13,739
80.6%
77.2
Female
6,955
50.6%
51.3
Male
6,784
49.4%
48.7
21 Years and over
13,395
78.6%
73.1
62 Years and over
5,104
29.9%
18.8
65 Years and over
4,097
24.0%
15.2
Female
2,244
54.8%
55.8
Male
1,853
45.2%
44.2
Median Age (years)
49
0.0%
0.0
Dickinson County, IA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
16,850
98.9%
96.8
White
16,622
97.5%
72.6
Black or African American
62
0.4%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
42
0.2%
0.8
Asian
51
0.3%
5.4
Asian Indian
2
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
41
0.2%
1.3
Filipino
1
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
6
0.0%
0.2
Korean
1
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
16
0.1%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
16
0.1%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
57
0.3%
5.1
Two or More Races
196
1.1%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
295
1.7%
17.8
Mexican
194
1.1%
11.2
Puerto Rican
5
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
96
0.6%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
16,751
98.3%
82.2
Dickinson County, IA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
173
1.4%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
379
3.0%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
3,705
29.3%
27.2
Some college, no degree
2,946
23.3%
20.6
Associate's Degree
1,774
14.0%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
2,487
19.7%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
1,184
9.4%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
552
4.4%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
12,096
95.7%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
3,671
29.1%
31.2
Dickinson County, IA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
2,853
19.9%
33.7%
Now Married
8,569
59.9%
47.5
Divorced
1,669
11.7%
11.0%
Separated
129
0.9%
2.0
Widowed
1,095
7.6
5.8%
Dickinson County, IA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
15,843
97.9%
78.4%
Languages other than english
343
2.1%
21.6%
Spanish
216
1.3%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
81
0.5%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
30
0.2%
3.5%
Other Languages
16
0.1%
1.1%
Dickinson County, IA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
324
4.0%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
383
4.8%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
873
10.9%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
765
9.6%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
1,082
13.5%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
1,595
19.9%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
1,076
13.4%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
1,090
13.6%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
384
4.8%
5.8
$200,000 or more
436
5.4%
6.4
Median household income
57,914
57,617
Per capita income
36,042
31,128
Dickinson County, IA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
386
4.3%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
794
8.9%
9.8
Construction
749
8.4%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
2,002
22.4%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
398
4.5%
6.6
Information
98
1.1%
2.1
Manufacturing
1,621
18.2%
10.1
Other services except public administration
350
3.9%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
625
7.0%
11.4
Public administration
294
3.3%
4.6
Retail trade
974
10.9%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
374
4.2%
5.2
Wholesale trade
264
3.0%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
995
11.1%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
3,217
36.0%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
1,478
16.6%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
1,869
20.9%
23.3%
Service occupations
1,370
15.3%
18.1%
Dickinson County, IA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
8,822
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
7,094
80.4%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
724
8.2%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
23
0.3%
5.1
Walked
262
3.0%
2.7
Other means
197
2.2%
1.8
Worked at home
522
5.9%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
15.8
26.6
Dickinson County, IA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
511
6.4%
8.7
1 vehicles
2,172
27.1%
33.2
2 vehicles
3,518
43.9%
37.1
3 or more
1,807
22.6%
21.0
Dickinson County, IA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
8,008
60.4%
87.6
Owner Occupied
6,048
75.5%
63.1
Renter Occupied
1,960
24.5%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
5,243
39.6%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
2
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
11
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.2
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
1.9
0.0%
2.5
Dickinson County, IA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
13,251
1 room
149
1.1%
2.4
2 rooms
416
3.1%
2.7
3 rooms
1,291
9.7%
9.1
4 rooms
2,166
16.3%
16.5
5 rooms
2,787
21.0%
19.8
6 rooms
1,859
14.0%
17.8
7 rooms
1,543
11.6%
12.0
8 rooms
1,031
7.8%
8.6
9 rooms or more
2,009
15.2%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Dickinson County, IA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
13,251
1-unit, detached
9,458
71.4%
61.5
1-unit, attached
305
2.3%
5.9
2-units
130
1.0%
3.6
3 or 4 units
465
3.5%
4.4
5 to 9 units
642
4.8%
4.8
10 to 19 units
527
4.0%
4.4
20 or more units
629
4.7%
9.0
Mobile home
1,094
8.3%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
1
0.0%
0.1
Dickinson County, IA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
2,344
17.7%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
814
6.1%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
1,087
8.2%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
1,442
10.9%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
2,104
15.9%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
929
7.0%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
1,840
13.9%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
2,197
16.6%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
377
2.8%
2.8%
2014 or later
117
0.9%
1.4%
Dickinson County, IA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
4,715
58.9%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
1,057
13.2%
4.7
Electricity
2,077
25.9%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
48
0.6%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
56
0.7%
1.9
Solar energy
2
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
34
0.4%
0.5
No fuel used
19
0.2%
1.1
Dickinson County, IA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
3,416
47295100.0
Less than $500
58
1.7%
1.6%
$2,500 to $2,999
143
4.2%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
178
5.2%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
281
8.2%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
573
16.8%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
1,082
31.7%
28.8%
$500 to $999
1,101
32.2%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
1,554
45.6%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
761
22.3%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
244
7.2%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
215
6.3%
7.0%
35.0% or more
632
18.6%
21.3%
Not Computed
10
0.0%
0.0%
Dickinson County, IA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
1,836
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
5
0.3%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
23
1.3%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
192
10.5%
28.3%
Less than $500
447
24.3%
10.7%
$500 to $999
1,169
63.7%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
124
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
667
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
440
24.2%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
265
14.6%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
235
12.9%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
202
11.1%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
118
6.5%
9.0%
35.0% or more
557
30.7%
40.7%
Not Computed
143
0.0%
0.0%
Dickinson County, IA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
6,048
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
434
7.2%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
993
16.4%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
1,233
20.4%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
785
13.0%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
949
15.7%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
1,016
16.8%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
492
8.1%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
146
2.4%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
170,500
205,000