dickinson, nd?

nia here! nia (nee-ah) home?! :) yup, still makes me smile!

if you all are interested in more information on dickinson, nd.. today is your lucky day!! so grab a cup of coffee and join me as we take a closer look at the community that is dickinson nd!

dickinson and sw nd are growing by leaps and bounds! we are blessed to have an incredible economy with endless opportunities! in addition to being in the heart of oil country, we are thriving in so many additional areas of growth and industry. let me tell you, if you are looking for a great place to live, this is it! and if you are looking for one of the greatest real estate markets in the country, this is really it! so how can this benefit you?

with great interest rates (around 4%! whoa!) and tons of financing options to fit your needs, it couldnt be a better time to check in and see how this can work for you and yours! our real estate market here in dickinson is extremely fast paced with new houses coming on the market every day.. and not lasting long, thats for sure! alot of houses sell before they even hit the market! (which is way it is an AWESOME thing to have a realtor watching the market for you, being your eyes and ears to ensure that you dont miss out on what you are looking for! we'll talk more on that in another blog cause its just too important not to cover! :))

lets take a look at the real numbers in our real estate marekt here!
year to date our average sales price in dkn is $200,113 with an average marketing time of only 97 days! (keep in mind that is list to close.. and from offer to closing can be 30-60 days out!)
on average a sellers % of list is 99.4%, thats less than 1% off of the original list price!
year to date 201 properties have sold in dickinson!
those numbers should help you see whats going on with todays market in dickinson

some other fun numbers to go through include the population change in dickinson from 4,122 in 1920 to 17,787 in 2010.
according to the 2010 census the population distribution in dickinson showed the following age breakdown
under 5: 6.37%
5-19 yrs: 18.10%
20-34 yrs: 24.91%
35-49 yrs: 16.53%
50-64 yrs: 18%
65-79 yrs: 9.34%
80&up: 6.75%
so that tells you who exactly is living in dickinson nd

now, lets talk money because we all know that money talks right :)
in regards to wages of dickinson workers from job service in dickinson nd:
workers making more than $3333 per month went up from 15% of the population to 30% from 02 to 08 (thats not even showing our bigger years here to 2011! and look how exciting it still is!)
workers making $1250 per month or less went from 37% down to 30% in that same time frame!
workers between $1251 & $3333 stayed around the same percentage of 40-45% of people!
whats super exciting about those numbers for you is that they were compiled pre-major oil growth and look at how good dickinson was doing before.. now its even better!!
in 2000 the median family income  was $40,600 and now in 2011 the median family income is $61,300!

these are very exciting numbers when you look at the rest of the nation and the nationwide recession.. let me tell you, its great to be a north dakotan! :)

well, ay yi yi.. that was ALOT of numbers for one blog but i sure hope that it was able to give you a better idea of what is going on here in dickinson by the numbers!

summary: dickinson is growing by people, by jobs, by houses, by dollars!

i hope if you are here, you stay here and if you are thinking of coming here that you do!

and always remember the team at the real estate co. can help you with all of your real estate needs and answer any question anytime! call them at 483.0111! talk real estate everyday with YOUR realtors, the real estate co!

cheers to dickinson!