Dickey County, North Dakota

Dickey County has a population of 4,935 and has shrunk 2.1% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $162,400, about 2.4 times the county's median household income of $68,654.

Home price
$162,400
Income
$68,654
Population
4,935
Unemployment
4.1%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$162,400county
Median gross rent$840county
Median year homes here were built1964county
Share of homes built before 198075.7%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile6.9%county
Share of homes that are vacant18.0%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented20.3%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use3.2%county
Typical monthly rent$1,200(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$873county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$730county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,214county
Home insurance / yr$2,982(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living91.4(statewide)
Median household income$68,654county
Family health premium / yr$23,090(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$12,373(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.858(statewide)
Poverty rate11.8%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home10.5%county
Unemployment rate4.1%county
Share of adults in the labor force67.4%county
Share of workers who are self-employed14.4%county
Share of workers employed by government16.0%county
Share of workers in the largest industry24.4%county
Economic output per resident$105,119county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.92%county
Top state income tax2.50%(statewide)
Capital gains tax2.50%(statewide)
Combined sales tax7.09%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time15.8 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service45 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport23705county
Miles to nearest general aviation field11 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here2county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station91 micounty
Households without a vehicle1.3%county
Traffic deaths81.1county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-5.4(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher28.9%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher91.2%county
Public schools in the county6county
Public school enrollment779county
Students per full-time teacher13.0county
Free lunch eligible26.7%county
Elementary schools3county
Middle schools1county
High schools2county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above1county
Share of local colleges that are public0.0%county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution11 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians82county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter5.9 µgcounty
Without health insurance7.7%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year10.6%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year6.6%county
Frequent mental distress14.6%county
No leisure-time physical activity27.1%county
Diagnosed diabetes11.5%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population4,935county
Land area in square miles1,131county
People per square mile of land4.4county
Supermarkets and grocery stores3county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store17.3%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020-2.1%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-3county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents4county
Median age39.5 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1822.8%county
Share of residents 65 and over19.9%county
Share of households that are one person30.2%county
Share of residents born outside the United States3.5%county
Second languages6.2%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls87.9%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents580county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-5county
Households that moved in80county
Households that moved away100county
Average income of arriving households$42,763county
Average income of departing households$60,760county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes9county
Housing units authorised in the latest year21county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings27.6%(statewide)
Violent crime rate254(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature43.2°Fcounty
Annual precipitation23.1 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy3.85 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F3 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing170 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6acounty
Frost-free days146 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMay 7county
Average first fall frostSep 30county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$120county
Electric utilities serving this county4county
Electricity price per kWh11.9¢county
Household electricity use1,004 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$14.61(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity46.1%county
Homes heated by utility gas3.0%county
Homes heated by propane37.9%county
Homes heated by fuel oil7.6%county
Homes heated by wood2.5%county
Households with broadband87.0%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk6.5county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk26.2county
Landslide risk18.7county
Hail risk76.3county
Earthquake risk7.3county
Tornado risk24.8county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk14.1county
Winter weather risk83.5county
Strong wind risk47.5county
Wildfire risk56.0county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Dickey County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the North Dakota figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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