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Dickens, Iowa: commercial real estate data.
Dickens is a Census city of 131 people across 0.83 square miles of land, in Clay County. Median household income is $71,250, 91.1 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Dickens
What Dickens is
- Census place typecity
- Land area0.83 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land157 plus or minus 56
- County holding the largest share of its areaClay County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Dickens
How many people live in Dickens
- Population131 plus or minus 47
- Median age55.1
- Population under 1812 plus or minus 14
- Share under 189.2 percent plus or minus 10.5
- Population 65 and over36 plus or minus 17
- Share 65 and over27.5 percent plus or minus 8.3
- Households56 plus or minus 19
- Family households47 plus or minus 16
- Share of households that are families83.9 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Dickens
Income and work in Dickens
- Median household income$71,250 plus or minus $48,610
- Per capita income$35,338
- Civilian labor force84 plus or minus 41
- Employed82 plus or minus 41
- Unemployed2 plus or minus 3
- Unemployment rate2.4 percent plus or minus 3.4
- Adults 25 and over103 plus or minus 33
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher92.2 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher4.9 percent plus or minus 11.1
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree1.0 percent plus or minus 10.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Dickens
Housing in Dickens
- Housing units70 plus or minus 22
- Occupied units56 plus or minus 19
- Vacant units14 plus or minus 12
- Vacancy rate20.0 percent plus or minus 15.9
- Owner occupied51 plus or minus 19
- Renter occupied5 plus or minus 5
- Ownership rate91.1 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$99,300 plus or minus $22,664
- Single family units52 plus or minus 19
- Share single family74.3 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more0
- Share in buildings of two or more0.0 percent
- Mobile homes18 plus or minus 14
- Median year structure built1971
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Dickens
How Dickens gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute77 plus or minus 40
- Commuting under 15 minutes38 plus or minus 24
- Share commuting under 15 minutes49.4 percent plus or minus 17.0
- Commuting 30 minutes or more10 plus or minus 13
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more13.0 percent plus or minus 15.7
- Drove alone89.6 percent plus or minus 65.1
- Carpooled10.4 percent plus or minus 18.7
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home0.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Dickens
Flood risk in Dickens
- NFIP communityCity of Dickens
- NFIP community number190355
- Participating in the NFIPNo
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date11/05/21
The City of Dickens does not participate in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 190355 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Clay County, not Dickens
Clay County context, not Dickens figures
- Establishments in Clay County570
- Covered employment, Clay County8,534
- Average annual pay, Clay County$53,504
- Housing units permitted, Clay County9
Every figure in this section is published for Clay County as a whole and is not a measurement of Dickens.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Dickens questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Dickens, Iowa?
131, in 56 households. Dickens city covers 0.83 square miles of land, which is 157 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Dickens in?
Clay County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Dickens?
$71,250. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $99,300. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Dickens in the National Flood Insurance Program?
No, it is listed but not participating. Dickens appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Dickens, city of, community 190355, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Dickens figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Clay County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Dickens.
Is zoning published for Dickens?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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