Atchison County vs Dickinson County

A side-by-side comparison of Atchison County and Dickinson County: population, income, housing, and more.

Atchison County and Dickinson County are counties in Kansas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Dickinson County has the higher population (18,423 vs 16,211 in Atchison County). Dickinson County has the higher median household income ($67,982 vs $62,164 in Atchison County). Dickinson County has the higher median home value ($148,500 vs $147,900 in Atchison County).

Population, income & housing

	Atchison County	Dickinson County
Population	16,211	18,423
Median age	36.4 yrs	42.1 yrs
Median household income	$62,164	$67,982
Median home value	$147,900	$148,500
Median gross rent	$756	$809
Housing units	6,811	8,793
Homeownership rate	73.4%	79.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.9%	21.9%
Unemployment rate	4.2%	2.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Atchison County	Dickinson County
Population	16,268 → 16,211 (-0.4%)	18,828 → 18,423 (-2.2%)
Median household income	$50,439 → $62,164 (+23.2%)	$49,991 → $67,982 (+36.0%)
Median home value	$110,400 → $147,900 (+34.0%)	$114,700 → $148,500 (+29.5%)
Median gross rent	$660 → $756 (+14.5%)	$687 → $809 (+17.8%)

Atchison County

Population

16,26816,211

Median household income

$50,439$62,164

Median home value

$110,400$147,900

Median gross rent

$660$756

Dickinson County

Population

18,82818,423

Median household income

$49,991$67,982

Median home value

$114,700$148,500

Median gross rent

$687$809

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Atchison County	Dickinson County
Under 5	5.4%	5.3%
5 to 17	16.7%	17.6%
18 to 24	16.5%	6.3%
25 to 34	10.1%	11.2%
35 to 44	10.5%	12.7%
45 to 54	10.3%	11.4%
55 to 64	12.9%	14.8%
65 to 74	9.8%	11.6%
75 and over	7.8%	9.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Atchison County	Dickinson County
White (non-Hispanic)	86.3%	89.0%
Black or African American	4.2%	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	0.7%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.7%	0.3%
Two or more races	4.4%	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino	3.6%	5.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Atchison County	Dickinson County
No high school diploma	5.7%	7.6%
High school graduate	40.7%	31.9%
Some college or associate's	30.7%	38.6%
Bachelor's degree	14.0%	15.3%
Graduate or professional degree	8.9%	6.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Atchison County	Dickinson County
Drove alone	78.0%	79.6%
Carpooled	7.1%	8.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.5%
Walked	5.9%	3.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.6%
Worked from home	7.3%	6.0%
Other means	1.8%	1.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Atchison County	Dickinson County
1-unit, detached	80.1%	88.5%
1-unit, attached	0.7%	1.4%
2 to 4 units	5.6%	3.0%
5 to 19 units	2.6%	2.0%
20 or more units	4.4%	2.9%
Mobile home & other	6.5%	2.2%

Poverty & households

	Atchison County	Dickinson County
Poverty rate	12.8%	8.8%
Average household size	2.46	2.28
Mean commute (minutes)	22	22
Median year structure built	1969	1956