Dickens

Population

Population

Population	2000	2010	2025	2030
Dickens	202	185	132	132

Source: ESRI, 2025-08-25

Population by Age

Population	2025
0-4	9
5-9	13
10-14	5
15-19	6
20-24	6
25-29	4
30-34	5
35-39	10
40-44	7
45-49	10
50-54	5
55-59	6
60-64	9
65-69	14
70-74	10
75-79	9
80-84	2
85+	2
18+	101
Median Age	46

Source: ESRI, 2025-08-25

Population by Race

Dickens	2025
Total	132.00
White Alone	98.48%
Black Alone	0%
American Indian Alone	0%
Asian Alone	0.76%
Pacific Islander Alone	0%
Some Other Race	0.76%
Two or More Races	0%
Hispanic Origin	3.79%
Diversity Index	10.10

Source: ESRI, 2025-08-25

Growth Rate

Dickens	2025 - 2030
Population	0.00%
Households	0.00%
Families	2.50%
Median Household Income	-3%
Per Capita Income	4%

Source: ESRI, 2025-08-25

Housing

Households

Population	2000	2010	2025	2030
Households	74	72	60	60
Housing Units	83	76	67	67
Owner Occupied Units			53	52
Renter Occupied Units			7	8
Vacant Units			7	7

Source: ESRI, 2025-08-25

Home Value

Dickens	2025	2030
Median Home Value	$350,000	$390,909
Average Home Value	$421,934	$470,481
<$50,000	3	2
$50,000 - $99,999	3	3
$100,000 - $149,999	3	2
$150,000 - $199,999	3	3
$200,000 - $249,999	3	2
$250,000 - $299,999	5	4
$300,000 - $399,999	13	11
$400,000 - $499,999	3	3
$500,000 - $749,999	12	16
$1,000,000 +	0	0

Source: ESRI, 2025-08-25

Housing Year Built

Year Range	Houses Built
2010 or Later	10
2000-2009	1
1990-1999	1
1980-1989	4
1970-1979	20
1960-1969	2
1950-1959	2
1940-1949	2
1939 or Before	26

Source: ESRI, 2025-08-25

Income

Income

Dickens	2025	2030
Median Household	$92,406	$79,132
Average Household	$108,993	$131,295
Per Capita	$49,542	$59,680

Source: ESRI, 2025-08-25

Household Income

Dickens	2025
<$15,000	5
$15,000 - $24,999	5
$25,000 - $34,999	0
$35,000 - $49,999	5
$50,000 - $74,999	9
$75,000 - $99,999	8
$100,000 - $149,999	12
$150,000 - $199,999	3
$200,000+	13

Source: ESRI, 2025-08-25

Employees

Commute

Category	Commuters
Workers 16+	72
In-County Residents	54
Out-of-County Residents	18
Drive Alone	61
Carpooled	11
Public Transport	0
Work at Home	0
Motorcycle	0
Bicycle	0
Walked	0
Other	0
Less than 5 minutes	9
5-9 minutes	9
10-14 minutes	14
15-19 minutes	12
20-24 minutes	14
25-29 minutes	5
30-34 minutes	0
35-39 minutes	0
40-44 minutes	0
45-59 minutes	4
60-89 minutes	0
90+ minutes	5
Average Travel Time	0

Source: ESRI, 2025-08-25

Source: ESRI, 2025-08-25

Employees by NAICS

Category	Number
Total Employees	35
Agr/Forestry/Fish/Hunt	0
Mining	0
Utilities	0
Construction	3
Manufacturing	0
Wholesale Trade	0

Retail Trade	7
Motor Veh/Parts Dealers	0
Furn & Home Furnish Str	0
Electronics & Appl Store	0
Bldg Matl/Garden Equip	0
Food & Beverage Stores	0
Health/Pers Care Stores	0
Gasoline Stations	0
Clothing/Accessory Store	0
Sports/Hobby/Book/Music	0
General Merchandise Str	7

Transportation/Warehouse	8
Information	1

Finance & Insurance	0
Cntrl Bank/Crdt Intrmdtn	0
Sec/Cmdty Cntrct/Oth Inv	0
Insur/Funds/Trusts/Other	0

Real Estate/Rent/Leasing	0
Prof/Scientific/Tech Srv	0
Legal Services	0
Mgmt of Comp/Enterprises	0
Admin/Support/Waste Mgmt	0
Educational Services	0
HealthCare/Social Assist	0
Arts/Entertainment/Rec	0

Accommodation/Food Srvcs	10
Accommodation	0
Food Srv/Drinking Places	10

Other Srv excl Pub Admin	2
Auto Repair/Maintenance	0
Public Administration Emp	4

Source: ESRI, 2025-08-25

Educational Attainment (25+)

Dickens	2025
<9th Grade	5
Some High School	6
GED	3
Graduated High School	25
Some College/No Degree	15
Associates Degree	20
Bachelor's Degree	10
Graduate Degree	9

Source: ESRI, 2025-08-25

Businesses

Businesses by NAICS

Category	Number
Total Businesses	10
Agr/Forestry/Fish/Hunt Bus	0
Mining Bus	0
Utilities Bus	0
Construction Bus	1
Manufacturing Bus	0
Wholesale Trade Bus	0

Retail Trade Bus	1
Motor Veh/Parts Dealers Bus	0
Furn & Home Furnish Str Bus	0
Electronics & Appl Store Bus	0
Bldg Matl/Garden Equip Bus	0
Food & Beverage Stores Bus	0
Health/Pers Care Stores Bus	0
Gasoline Stations Bus	0
Clothing/Accessory Store Bus	0
Sports/Hobby/Book/Music Bus	0
General Merchandise Str Bus	1

Transportation/Warehouse Bus	2
Information Bus	1

Finance & Insurance Bus	0
Cntrl Bank/Crdt Intrmdtn Bus	0
Sec/Cmdty Cntrct/Oth Inv Bus	0
Insur/Funds/Trusts/Other Bus	0

Real Estate/Rent/Leasing Bus	0
Prof/Scientific/Tech Srv Bus	0
Legal Services Bus	0
Mgmt of Comp/Enterprises Bus	0
Admin/Support/Waste Mgmt Bus	0
Educational Services Bus	0
HealthCare/Social Assist Bus	0
Arts/Entertainment/Rec Bus	0

Accommodation/Food Srvcs Bus	1
Accommodation Bus	0
Food Srv/Drinking Places Bus	1

Other Srv excl Pub Admin Bus	1
Auto Repair/Maintenance Bus	0
Public Administration Bus	2

Source: ESRI, 2025-08-25

MWI Components
US Senate
Midwest Mechanical
Godbersen Metal Works
Cannon Moss Brygger Architects
Doll Distributing

Thoughts on the Corridor

"Our experience with the Corridor has been one of genuine partnership. The team demonstrates true interest in community growth by asking questions to provoke thought..."

— Philip Ramstack, MWI Components

Thoughts on the Corridor

"The Iowa Lakes Corridor serves as an incredible conduit between business, economic development, and government. Their tireless advocacy of their region and member communities (and their diverse needs) helps to keep the Lakes region at the forefront and top-of-mind in my work."

— Kolby DeWitt, Outreach Director, US Senate

Thoughts on the Corridor

"The Iowa Lakes Corridor Development Corporation has always been the go-to place to find ways of helping current business and future business. There isn’t much they will not do to help, including showing property or finding housing for new employees that come to work in the area. The staff at the Corridor is top notch and very caring."

— Donavon Wunschel, Midwestern Mechanical/Spencer City Council

Thoughts on the Corridor

"The Iowa Lakes Corridor has been a valuable resource as we have gone from a startup company to now becoming an established local business, their entire team is very knowledgeable and great to work with."

—Jim Smith, Godbersen Metal Works

Thoughts on the Corridor

"This is a great homebase in Northwest Iowa with the ability to reach a number of communities. The community is positive about growth and values quality spaces. This is a great place to raise a family and be a part of a community that cares about people."

—Adam Van Gorp, CMBA Architects

Thoughts on the Corridor

"After our initial (BRE) meeting, Joanne and I started discussing challenges that we were facing and warehouse space was at the top of our issues. She asked me if we had interest in taking a look at the Daily Reporter building as they were wanting to possibly downsize their location. Jo did all of the leg work in arranging a meeting between Doll’s and the Daily Reporter. She even was present the day that we looked at the facility. Basically, without Jo, we could of possibly never been told that a solution to our warehouse needs was 4 blocks away! Jo checked in several times throughout the process and was always asking if there was anything else she could help with. We are very happy with our purchase and the growth opportunities that this additional space will provide us. We can’t thank you enough!"

—Jason Halverson, Doll Distributing