Dickinson County, Iowa

Dickinson County is a county located in Iowa, in the Midwestern Region (West North Central) of United States. In 2000, county's population was 16424 inhabitants. The county's estimated population as of July 2008 was 16775, It is 43rd most populous county in Iowa. Its area is just over 403.69 square miles (1045.55 square kilometre), of which, 381.06 square miles (986.94 square kilometre) of it is land and 22.63 square miles (58.61 square kilometre) of it is water, giving it the fifth smallest by total area among Iowa's county. It is ranks first in the size of its inland waterways in Iowa.

Dickinson County Iowa
Map of Dickinson County, Iowa

As of the census of 2000, there were 16424 people, 7103 households, and 4760 families residing in the county. The population density was 43.1 people per square mile (16.64/kmē), it is the 25th most populated county in terms of population density. There were 11375 housing units at an average density of 29.9 per square mile (11.54/kmē). It has an average household size was 2.27 persons, and the average family size was 2.78 persons. In the county Age distribution was 21.9% under the age of 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 23.9% from 25 to 44, 26.9% from 45 to 64, and 20.6% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 95 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.3 males. As of July 2008, the population was estimated at 16775, The racial or ethnic makeup of the county was 98.74% White, 0.26% Black or African American, 0.25% American Indian, 0.26% Asian, 0.01% Native Hawaiian, and 0.49% from two or more races.

Dickinson County Iowa Population 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Population 2000-2008
Dickinson County Iowa School Enrollment
School Enrollment 2000
Dickinson County Iowa GDP
GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $39020, it would be the 26th highest county by median household income in the U.S. state of Iowa. The median income for a family in the county was $47739, it is 20th wealthiest county by median family income in Iowa. The per capita income for the county was $21929, it is fifth wealthiest county by per capita income in Iowa.

In 2000, 3611 pupils and students, of which 1756 are male and 1855 are female, 21.99% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, total enrollment of student are in, 252 nursery or pri school, 191 kindergarten, 1653 elementary school, 916 high school and 599 College graduate school.

RankCityCountyTotal Area mi2Land Area mi2Water Area mi2PopulationDensity mi2Per capita IncomeHouse hold Income
1Arnolds Park CityDickinson County1.31.301162896.12407235441
2Lake Park CityDickinson County1.521.490.031023687.71809435104
3Milford CityDickinson County2.262.26024741095.51668036063
4Okoboji CityDickinson County1.791.7808204602929737500
5Orleans CityDickinson County1.0110583582.22845141818
6Spirit Lake CityDickinson County3.343.330.0242611280.21866136224
7Superior CityDickinson County0.420.4201423362548635000
8Terril CityDickinson County0.550.5504047401628334583
9Wahpeton CityDickinson County1.311.280.03462361.13625853125
10West Okoboji CityDickinson County1.361.240.12432348.22485332083
YearPopulation
April 2000 census16424
April 2000 Estimate16424
July 2000 Estimate16461
July 2001 Estimate16476
July 2002 Estimate16348
July 2003 Estimate16322
July 2004 Estimate16480
July 2005 Estimate16610
July 2006 Estimate16668
July 2007 Estimate16669
July 2008 Estimate16775
SchoolMaleFemaleTotal
Nursery school135117252
Kindergarten9596191
Elementary school8378161653
High school443473916
College or graduate school246353599
PlaceMedian household incomeMedian family incomePer capita income
Dickinson County, Iowa$39020$47739$21929
Iowa, United States$39469$48005$19674
United States$41994$50046$21587