Dickinson County, Iowa

10 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 17,844
Median household income: $74,570
Median home value: $251,600

Home to 17,844 residents, Dickinson County is one of Iowa's counties. 10 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $74,570 runs in line with the Iowa figure of $73,147.

Between 2019 and 2023, Dickinson County's population grew 4.2% from 17,127 to 17,844, while its median household income rose 24.3% from $59,969 to $74,570.

73.5% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1978.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 17,844
Median age: 48.1 yrs
Median household income: $74,570
Median home value: $251,600
Median gross rent: $930
Housing units: 14,060
Homeownership rate: 76.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 32.3%
Unemployment rate: 2.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

17,12717,844

Median household income

$59,969$74,570

Median home value

$194,300$251,600

Median gross rent

$844$930

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	17,127	$59,969	$194,300	$844
2020	17,260	$60,975	$199,800	$833
2021	17,536	$65,215	$211,700	$872
2022	17,692	$72,446	$236,100	$902
2023	17,844	$74,570	$251,600	$930

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.6%

5 to 1714.6%

18 to 246.1%

25 to 3410.4%

35 to 4410.8%

45 to 5411.2%

55 to 6414.7%

65 to 7415.9%

75 and over11.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	823	4.6%
5 to 17	2,610	14.6%
18 to 24	1,087	6.1%
25 to 34	1,857	10.4%
35 to 44	1,925	10.8%
45 to 54	1,992	11.2%
55 to 64	2,629	14.7%
65 to 74	2,834	15.9%
75 and over	2,087	11.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	16,744	93.8%
Black or African American	10	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	4	0.0%
Asian	132	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	476	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	478	2.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma2.7%

High school graduate27.3%

Some college or associate's37.7%

Bachelor's degree24.0%

Graduate or professional degree8.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	358	2.7%
High school graduate	3,640	27.3%
Some college or associate's	5,021	37.7%
Bachelor's degree	3,201	24.0%
Graduate or professional degree	1,104	8.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 17 min

Drove alone78.1%

Carpooled7.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.8%

Bicycle0.5%

Worked from home10.5%

Other means1.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	7,163	78.1%
Carpooled	646	7.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	168	1.8%
Bicycle	48	0.5%
Worked from home	963	10.5%
Other means	178	1.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	4,124	50.3%
15 to 29 min	2,732	33.3%
30 to 44 min	870	10.6%
45 to 59 min	217	2.6%
60+ min	260	3.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.03
Poverty rate: 6.3% (1,103 of 17,596)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,864	56.2%
Nonfamily households	3,786	43.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1978

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	8,650	61.5%
Vacant	5,410	38.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	6,631	76.7%
Renter-occupied	2,019	23.3%

1-unit, detached73.5%

1-unit, attached2.4%

2 to 4 units3.7%

5 to 19 units9.2%

20 or more units3.5%

Mobile home & other7.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	10,338	73.5%
1-unit, attached	333	2.4%
2 to 4 units	515	3.7%
5 to 19 units	1,294	9.2%
20 or more units	487	3.5%
Mobile home & other	1,093	7.8%

Geography

County GEOID: 19059
State: Iowa
Land area: 381 sq mi
Water area: 23 sq mi
Center point: 43.3896, -95.1961