Dickinson, North Dakota demographics

Dickinson, ND demographics: median age 33.3; 31.9% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Dickinson city, North Dakota · Incorporated city · GEOID 3819620. The survey estimates a population of 25,357 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Dickinson is 33.3 years, with a 90% margin of error of 0.5 years. There are 10,486 households (±308). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	33.3 ±0.5	35.9 ±0.2	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 25,357
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Dakota	U.S.
Under 18	7,038 ±519	27.8% ±2.0 pp	23.5%	22.0%
18–34	6,429 ±440	25.4% ±1.7 pp	25.3%	22.8%
35–64	8,649 ±619	34.1% ±2.4 pp	34.7%	38.0%
65 and older	3,241 ±368	12.8% ±1.5 pp	16.5%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 25,357
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Dakota	U.S.
Male	13,094 ±298	51.6% ±1.2 pp	51.2%	49.5%
Female	12,263 ±295	48.4% ±1.2 pp	48.8%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 25,357
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Dakota	U.S.
White alone	21,138 ±210	83.4% ±0.8 pp	83.0%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	766 ±217	3.0% ±0.9 pp	3.4%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	202 ±87	0.8% ±0.3 pp	4.4%	0.9%
Asian alone	348 ±100	1.4% ±0.4 pp	1.7%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	159 ±181 · low precision	0.6% ±0.7 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.2%
Some other race alone	947 ±400	3.7% ±1.6 pp	1.5%	7.1%
Two or more races	1,797 ±383	7.1% ±1.5 pp	5.9%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 25,357
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Dakota	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	23,050 ±106	90.9% ±0.4 pp	95.3%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	2,307 ±98	9.1% ±0.4 pp	4.7%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 10,486
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Dakota	U.S.
Married-couple family	4,500 ±376	42.9% ±3.4 pp	45.8%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	837 ±222	8.0% ±2.1 pp	4.2%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	883 ±230	8.4% ±2.2 pp	7.3%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	3,512 ±452	33.5% ±4.2 pp	34.7%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	754 ±208	7.2% ±2.0 pp	7.9%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 10,486
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Dakota	U.S.
Households with people under 18	3,770 ±299	36.0% ±2.6 pp	27.4%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	6,716 ±414	64.0% ±3.5 pp	72.6%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 10,486
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Dakota	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	3,512 ±452	33.5% ±4.2 pp	34.7%	28.7%
Two-person households	3,175 ±347	30.3% ±3.2 pp	34.8%	33.8%
Three-person households	1,135 ±315	10.8% ±3.0 pp	12.0%	15.3%
Four-person households	1,440 ±297	13.7% ±2.8 pp	10.3%	12.6%
Five-person households	625 ±196	6.0% ±1.9 pp	5.3%	5.9%
Six-person households	481 ±181	4.6% ±1.7 pp	1.9%	2.2%
Seven or more people	118 ±74 · low precision	1.1% ±0.7 pp · low precision	1.0%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 25,357
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Dakota	U.S.
Native	24,118 ±269	95.1% ±1.1 pp	95.3%	85.9%
Foreign born	1,239 ±263	4.9% ±1.0 pp	4.7%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 23,257
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Dakota	U.S.
English only	21,156 ±372	91.0% ±1.4 pp	93.3%	77.7%
Spanish	1,163 ±242	5.0% ±1.0 pp	2.3%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	0 ±19 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	146 ±85 · low precision	0.6% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	40 ±61 · low precision	0.2% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	110 ±142 · low precision	0.5% ±0.6 pp · low precision	0.7%	2.0%
Korean	0 ±19 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	45 ±81 · low precision	0.2% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.2%	1.1%
Vietnamese	0 ±19 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	174 ±119 · low precision	0.7% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	175 ±180 · low precision	0.8% ±0.8 pp · low precision	0.3%	1.1%
Arabic	172 ±126 · low precision	0.7% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	76 ±102 · low precision	0.3% ±0.4 pp · low precision	1.2%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 16,139
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Dakota	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	1,212 ±276	7.5% ±1.7 pp	6.0%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	5,046 ±534	31.3% ±3.3 pp	25.5%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	3,465 ±473	21.5% ±2.9 pp	21.8%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	1,269 ±309	7.9% ±1.9 pp	14.0%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	4,081 ±474	25.3% ±2.9 pp	23.0%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	1,066 ±281	6.6% ±1.7 pp	9.7%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 24,767
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Dakota	U.S.
Same house	20,535 ±808	82.9% ±3.2 pp	84.2%	87.7%
Moved within same county	2,445 ±624	9.9% ±2.5 pp	7.7%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	838 ±387	3.4% ±1.6 pp	3.3%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	911 ±296	3.7% ±1.2 pp	4.2%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	38 ±39 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

6.3% of Dickinson residents (±1.5 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 6.5% in North Dakota and 8.4% nationally. 89.4% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Dickinson	North Dakota	U.S.	Compared with North Dakota
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	6.3% ±1.5 pp	6.5%	8.4%	Not statistically different
Households with a broadband subscription Households	89.4% ±2.6 pp	88.7%	91.0%	Not statistically different
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	7.0% ±1.7 pp	7.1%	6.2%	Not statistically different

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Dickinson . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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