As of the fourth quarter of 2024, the median home value in Dickey County was $177,052. As of the 2023
American Community Survey, there are 1,953 estimated households in Dickey County with an average of 2.37 persons per household. The county has a median household income of $63,125. Approximately 11.5% of the county's population lives at or below the
poverty line. Dickey County has an estimated 66.1% employment rate, with 27.1% of the population holding a bachelor's degree or higher and 91.4% holding a high school diploma. The top five reported ancestries (people were allowed to report up to two ancestries, thus the figures will generally add to more than 100%) were English (94.5%), Spanish (1.9%), Indo-European (2.9%), Asian and Pacific Islander (0.6%), and Other (0.0%). The median age in the county was 38.6 years.
Dickey County, North Dakota – racial and ethnic composition 2024 estimate As of the 2024 estimate, there were 4,930 people and 1,953 households residing in the county. There were 2,392 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the county was 94.7% White
(91.5% NH White), 0.8% African American, 1.4% Native American, 1.2% Asian, 0.0% Pacific Islander, _% from some other races and 2.0% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino people of any race were 4.2% of the population.
2020 census As of the
2020 census, there were 4,999 people, 1,985 households, and 1,249 families residing in the county. Of the residents, 24.5% were under the age of 18 and 21.6% were 65 years of age or older; the median age was 41.5 years. For every 100 females there were 102.7 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 101.5 males. The
population density was . The 2,383 housing units had an average density of . There were 1,985 households in the county, of which 28.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them and 21.6% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. About 32.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. Of the housing units, 16.7% were vacant. Among occupied housing units, 74.7% were owner-occupied and 25.3% were renter-occupied. The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.8% and the rental vacancy rate was 18.3%.
2010 census As of the
2010 census, there were 5,289 people, 2,180 households, and 1,379 families residing in the county. The population density was . There were 2,636 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the county was 96.50%
White, 0.70%
African American, 0.59%
Native American, 0.42%
Asian, 0.02%
Pacific Islander, 0.55% from some other races and 1.23% from two or more races.
Hispanic or Latino people of any race were 1.89% of the population. In terms of ancestry, 56.3% were
German, 16.9% were
Norwegian, 11.4% were
Irish, 7.4% were
Swedish, 5.1% were
Russian, and 1.1% were
American. Of 2,180 households in the county, 26.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.0% were
married couples living together, 4.4% had a female householder with no husband present, 36.7% were non-families, and 33.3% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.29 and the average family size was 2.94. The median age was 43.0 years. The median income for a household in the county was $37,179 and the median income for a family was $53,333. Males had a median income of $36,029 versus $25,625 for females. The
per capita income for the county was $21,824. About 6.8% of families and 11.0% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 9.3% of those under age 18 and 18.2% of those age 65 or over.
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