Dakota County, Nebraska

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Dakota County, Nebraska is among the lowest in the country for median age, and among the highest in the country for foreign born (56th of 3,222 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Dakota County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States	Rank
Total Population	21,354	1,978,707	334,922,499	1802nd of 3,222
Median Household Income	$70,329	$76,475	$80,734	1177th of 3,221
Median Age	32.5	37.2	38.9	3103rd of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	14.6%	34.6%	35.7%	2872nd of 3,222
Median Home Value	$185,700	$238,600	$332,700	1564th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,069	$1,072	$1,413	787th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	11.5%	10.6%	12.5%	2086th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	4.8%	3.0%	5.2%	1380th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	80.8	25.8	n/a	1135th of 3,222
Foreign Born	25.6%	8.0%	14.1%	56th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	77.5	n/a	n/a	920th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	63.9%	66.5%	65.2%	2805th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	13.9	19.2	26.4	3132nd of 3,221
Worked from Home	4.9%	11.0%	15.1%	2696th of 3,222
Uninsured	13.5%	n/a	n/a	943rd of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	49.5%	48.8%	46.9%	1575th of 3,222
Broadband Access	80.5%	n/a	n/a	2110th 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, Nebraska

Statistic	Dakota County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	42.3%	75.3%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	41.6%	12.7%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	8.7%	4.6%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	3.0%	2.6%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	2.3%	3.8%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	2.0%	0.6%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.4%	0.6%
Diversity Index	63.9	41.3	61.4

Age in Dakota County, Nebraska

Statistic	Dakota County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Median Age	32.5	37.2	38.9
Under 18 %	29.5%	24.5%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	9.7%	9.8%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	13.6%	12.9%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	13.4%	13.1%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	20.9%	23.1%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	12.8%	16.7%	17.2%

Households and families in Dakota County, Nebraska

Statistic	Dakota County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Households	7,459	797,847	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.8	2.4	2.5
Family Households	70.0%	62.7%	64.2%
Households with Children	37.2%	30.1%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	20.5%	13.9%	17.3%
People Living Alone	24.1%	30.7%	28.7%
Never Married	30.9%	31.7%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Dakota County, Nebraska

Statistic	Dakota County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Per Capita Income	$32,253	$41,751	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	11.7%	13.8%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	22.8%	17.3%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	20.4%	18.9%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	4.5%	9.4%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	11.5%	10.6%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	34.6%	26.3%	28.2%
SNAP Households	10.0%	8.2%	n/a

Housing in Dakota County, Nebraska

Statistic	Dakota County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Housing Units	7,808	863,444	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	69.2%	71.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	16.7%	17.4%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	4.5%	7.6%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,974.0	1,975.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	36.1%	33.5%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	27.0%	27.9%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$2,854	$3,549	n/a

Education in Dakota County, Nebraska

Statistic	Dakota County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Less than High School	21.3%	7.8%	10.4%
High School Graduate	34.6%	25.0%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	29.6%	32.6%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	11.3%	22.3%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	3.3%	12.3%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Dakota County, Nebraska

Statistic	Dakota County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Labour Force Participation	71.5%	68.6%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	75.3%	76.1%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.5%	0.5%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.0%	2.3%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	55.7%	41.0%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	0.7%	3.6%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	4.5%	5.4%	n/a

Origins and language in Dakota County, Nebraska

Statistic	Dakota County, Nebraska	Nebraska	United States
Born in State of Residence	16.7%	64.1%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	13.3%	3.4%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	12.2%	4.6%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	59.4%	87.2%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	31.4%	8.4%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	29.1%	9.5%	16.7%

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