Dickens vs Gillett Grove

A side-by-side comparison of Dickens and Gillett Grove: population, income, housing, and more.

Dickens and Gillett Grove are places in Iowa. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Dickens has the higher population (134 vs 35 in Gillett Grove). Dickens has the higher median home value ($98,000 vs $62,500 in Gillett Grove). Since 2019, Gillett Grove's population has grown faster (+16.7% vs -36.8%).

Population, income & housing

	Dickens	Gillett Grove
Population	134	35
Median age	49.5 yrs	45.4 yrs
Median household income	$92,778	—
Median home value	$98,000	$62,500
Housing units	68	17
Homeownership rate	96.2%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	5.2%	26.1%
Unemployment rate	1.3%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dickens	Gillett Grove
Population	212 → 134 (-36.8%)	30 → 35 (+16.7%)
Median household income	$56,667 → $92,778 (+63.7%)	$25,000 → $46,250 (+85.0%)
Median home value	$75,600 → $98,000 (+29.6%)	$40,000 → $62,500 (+56.3%)
Median gross rent	$558 → $625 (+12.0%)	—

Dickens

Population

212134

Median household income

$56,667$92,778

Median home value

$75,600$98,000

Median gross rent

$558$625

Gillett Grove

Population

3035

Median household income

$25,000$46,250

Median home value

$40,000$62,500

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dickens	Gillett Grove
Under 5	6.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	11.2%	34.3%
18 to 24	11.2%	0.0%
25 to 34	13.4%	8.6%
35 to 44	0.0%	0.0%
45 to 54	20.9%	17.1%
55 to 64	14.9%	17.1%
65 to 74	10.4%	22.9%
75 and over	11.9%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dickens	Gillett Grove
White (non-Hispanic)	97.0%	71.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	3.0%	28.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dickens	Gillett Grove
No high school diploma	8.3%	21.7%
High school graduate	49.0%	47.8%
Some college or associate's	37.5%	4.3%
Bachelor's degree	3.1%	26.1%
Graduate or professional degree	2.1%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dickens	Gillett Grove
Drove alone	84.7%	92.9%
Carpooled	15.3%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	7.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dickens	Gillett Grove
1-unit, detached	72.1%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	27.9%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Dickens	Gillett Grove
Poverty rate	7.6%	2.9%
Average household size	2.58	3.18
Mean commute (minutes)	23	—
Median year structure built	1971	1945