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Dickinson County, KS

Demographic and economic profile of Dickinson County, KS, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Dickinson County is a small rural Kansas county of 18,423 residents with an economy anchored in agriculture and related industries, reflected in a per capita income of $36,242 and median worker earnings of $42,297. The labor force is tight, with unemployment at just 2.4%, though labor force participation stands at 63.2% and only 21.9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Housing costs are low — median home value of $148,500 and median gross rent of $809/month support a 79.1% homeownership rate — but the county's population has declined 3.1% over five years.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

18,423

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$68,417

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

42.8 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-3.1% since 2018

Dickinson County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone16,722 (90.7%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races977 (5.3%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race308 (1.7%)
  • Some Other Race Alone284 (1.5%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone92 (0.5%)
  • Asian Alone44 (0.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish357
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic129
  3. 3.Other Indo-European35
  4. 4.Vietnamese33
  5. 5.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic20

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

22.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

56.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

20.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

0.9%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

1,617

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$35,605

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$36,242

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

2.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

8.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance2,698
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)1,140
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)728
  4. 4.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services696
  5. 5.Public Administration (Group)614

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations3,374
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,476
  3. 3.Service Occupations1,461
  4. 4.Sales & Office Occupations1,410
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,038

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 3.15×)452
  2. 2.Manufacturing (LQ 1.60×)1,436
  3. 3.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.21×)2,554
  4. 4.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.17×)242
  5. 5.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.10×)577

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$148,500

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$809/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

78.6%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,999862 (13.7%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999697 (11.1%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999579 (9.2%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999521 (8.3%)
  • $90,000 to $99,999506 (8.0%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999475 (7.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

21.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

92.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

63.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$42,297

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

22.1 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

5.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone7,137 (82.1%)
  • Carpooled610 (7.0%)
  • Worked At Home498 (5.7%)
  • Walked292 (3.4%)
  • Other64 (0.7%)
  • Bicycle53 (0.6%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.