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Richardton, ND vs Dickinson, ND

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Highlights
- Household income in Dickinson, is 5% less than it is in Richardton and is 7% below the National Average.
- Richardton unemployment rate is 6.3%.
- Dickinson unemployment rate is 6.3%.
 Richardton, NDDickinson, NDUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock6.3%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-1.7%1.6%
 Future Job Growth3.5%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes5.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock2.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$37,057  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$64,806$69,021
 Family Median Income$76,389  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Richardton, NDDickinson, NDUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock10.9%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K7.2%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock6.5%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K4.4%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock8.1%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K5.3%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock12.6%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K11.4%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock19.6%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K2.5%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock6.4%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Richardton, NDDickinson, NDUnited States
 Management, business, finance16.7%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock7.4%6.5%
 Community, social services4.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.7%1.2%
 Education, library3.1%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock0.9%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock3.4%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.7%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock3.8%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.5%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock3.0%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support12.7%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.6%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair10.2%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock15.8%13.1%
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Reviews for Dickinson    5 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

I lived in ND all of my life until my son got married to a gal from MN. I moved to the city in which she lived. Sometimes I regret leaving my family behind to go to  More

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Over 16 years ago

I have lived in Dickinson for over 10 years. It is a very conservative town, but the university helps bring in some diversity. I enjoy the open country and the  More

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This is an EXTREMELY religious town (catholic mainly). If you are not interested in religion you will not be welcome in this  More

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