Dakota County, Minnesota

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Dakota County, Minnesota is among the highest in the country for median household income (116th of 3,221 counties), and among the lowest in the country for poverty rate.

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Key figures

Statistic	Dakota County, Minnesota	Minnesota	United States	Rank
Total Population	445,771	5,739,445	334,922,499	163rd of 3,222
Median Household Income	$106,318	$89,062	$80,734	116th of 3,221
Median Age	38.6	38.8	38.9	2459th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	45.0%	39.4%	35.7%	172nd of 3,222
Median Home Value	$381,000	$329,300	$332,700	338th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,548	$1,280	$1,413	217th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	5.8%	9.3%	12.5%	3126th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	3.6%	4.1%	5.2%	2175th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	792.4	72.1	n/a	226th of 3,222
Foreign Born	10.1%	8.7%	14.1%	382nd of 3,222
Life Expectancy	81.1	n/a	n/a	143rd of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	74.9%	72.2%	65.2%	1545th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	23.6	22.7	26.4	1763rd of 3,221
Worked from Home	21.3%	17.6%	15.1%	110th of 3,222
Uninsured	4.4%	n/a	n/a	3082nd of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	53.7%	48.9%	46.9%	751st of 3,222
Broadband Access	93.2%	n/a	n/a	90th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Dakota County, Minnesota

Statistic	Dakota County, Minnesota	Minnesota	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	72.7%	75.9%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	8.7%	6.4%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	7.7%	6.9%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	5.2%	5.1%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	5.0%	4.5%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.7%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.5%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	45.2	41.1	61.4

Age in Dakota County, Minnesota

Statistic	Dakota County, Minnesota	Minnesota	United States
Median Age	38.6	38.8	38.9
Under 18 %	24.0%	22.9%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	7.7%	8.8%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	12.7%	13.0%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	14.3%	13.5%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	25.4%	24.5%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	15.9%	17.3%	17.2%

Households and families in Dakota County, Minnesota

Statistic	Dakota County, Minnesota	Minnesota	United States
Households	174,362	2,307,955	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.5	2.4	2.5
Family Households	67.4%	62.3%	64.2%
Households with Children	32.0%	28.7%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	13.7%	13.4%	17.3%
People Living Alone	25.9%	29.7%	28.7%
Never Married	30.8%	33.4%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Dakota County, Minnesota

Statistic	Dakota County, Minnesota	Minnesota	United States
Per Capita Income	$52,084	$48,237	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	8.0%	11.7%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	13.6%	15.6%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	21.9%	19.6%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	17.8%	13.8%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	5.8%	9.3%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	16.1%	22.2%	28.2%
SNAP Households	4.9%	7.9%	n/a

Housing in Dakota County, Minnesota

Statistic	Dakota County, Minnesota	Minnesota	United States
Housing Units	178,879	2,545,030	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	58.1%	66.0%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	19.8%	19.4%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	2.5%	9.3%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,988.0	1,979.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	25.1%	27.8%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	29.9%	29.2%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$3,749	$3,357	n/a

Education in Dakota County, Minnesota

Statistic	Dakota County, Minnesota	Minnesota	United States
Less than High School	4.8%	6.1%	10.4%
High School Graduate	19.1%	23.3%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	31.0%	31.2%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	30.1%	25.6%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	14.9%	13.8%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Dakota County, Minnesota

Statistic	Dakota County, Minnesota	Minnesota	United States
Labour Force Participation	71.0%	68.1%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	67.8%	68.9%	68.8%
Public Transit	1.2%	1.8%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.1%	2.5%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	25.9%	32.2%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	3.4%	4.9%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	4.9%	6.7%	n/a

Origins and language in Dakota County, Minnesota

Statistic	Dakota County, Minnesota	Minnesota	United States
Born in State of Residence	63.6%	67.1%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	6.0%	5.1%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	4.1%	3.6%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	85.9%	87.6%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	5.6%	4.2%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	13.3%	12.7%	16.7%

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