Dickinson County vs Jefferson County

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

Dickinson County and Jefferson 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 18,391 in Jefferson County). Jefferson County has the higher median household income ($77,393 vs $67,982 in Dickinson County). Jefferson County has the higher median home value ($200,800 vs $148,500 in Dickinson County).

Population, income & housing

	Dickinson County	Jefferson County
Population	18,423	18,391
Median age	42.1 yrs	43.8 yrs
Median household income	$67,982	$77,393
Median home value	$148,500	$200,800
Median gross rent	$809	$844
Housing units	8,793	8,004
Homeownership rate	79.1%	85.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.9%	24.6%
Unemployment rate	2.4%	2.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dickinson County	Jefferson County
Population	18,828 → 18,423 (-2.2%)	18,890 → 18,391 (-2.6%)
Median household income	$49,991 → $67,982 (+36.0%)	$64,864 → $77,393 (+19.3%)
Median home value	$114,700 → $148,500 (+29.5%)	$150,600 → $200,800 (+33.3%)
Median gross rent	$687 → $809 (+17.8%)	$760 → $844 (+11.1%)

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

Jefferson County

Population

18,89018,391

Median household income

$64,864$77,393

Median home value

$150,600$200,800

Median gross rent

$760$844

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dickinson County	Jefferson County
Under 5	5.3%	5.0%
5 to 17	17.6%	17.2%
18 to 24	6.3%	6.7%
25 to 34	11.2%	11.0%
35 to 44	12.7%	11.9%
45 to 54	11.4%	12.3%
55 to 64	14.8%	16.5%
65 to 74	11.6%	11.7%
75 and over	9.1%	7.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dickinson County	Jefferson County
White (non-Hispanic)	89.0%	91.6%
Black or African American	0.3%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.5%
Asian	0.3%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.2%
Two or more races	4.5%	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino	5.4%	3.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dickinson County	Jefferson County
No high school diploma	7.6%	4.8%
High school graduate	31.9%	35.6%
Some college or associate's	38.6%	35.1%
Bachelor's degree	15.3%	15.4%
Graduate or professional degree	6.6%	9.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dickinson County	Jefferson County
Drove alone	79.6%	77.8%
Carpooled	8.4%	10.2%
Public transit	0.5%	0.0%
Walked	3.4%	1.6%
Bicycle	0.6%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.0%	9.5%
Other means	1.6%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dickinson County	Jefferson County
1-unit, detached	88.5%	87.6%
1-unit, attached	1.4%	0.4%
2 to 4 units	3.0%	3.6%
5 to 19 units	2.0%	0.8%
20 or more units	2.9%	0.2%
Mobile home & other	2.2%	7.4%

Poverty & households

	Dickinson County	Jefferson County
Poverty rate	8.8%	6.3%
Average household size	2.28	2.46
Mean commute (minutes)	22	29
Median year structure built	1956	1977