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Dakota County

Minnesota · 398,552 residents · 563 sq mi
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With 398,552 people, Dakota County is a county in Minnesota. 76% of homes are owner-occupied. About 38% of adults have finished a four-year degree. That is roughly 27% ahead of the Minnesota median. The poverty rate is 5.6%, under the national 13.8%. The median household earns $72,850, about 38% above the national median.

At a glance
Wealthier
above the US median
US median: $52,703
Mid-age
median age 36.8
US median: 37.2
More educated
38% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 28%
Less affordable
home values up 30%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $225,659
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
398,552
+12%since 2000
from 355,904 in 2000
1990 – 2025
Median age
36.8
+9%since 2000
from 33.7 in 2000
US average: 37.2
Land area
563 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
258K309K360K412K463K19902000201020202024Dakota County
2024446K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2010
Under 57%(27,871)
US avg: 6.5%
5 to 97.3%(28,947)
US avg: 6.6%
10 to 147.5%(29,793)
US avg: 6.7%
15 to 196.9%(27,301)
US avg: 7.1%
20 to 245.5%(21,839)
US avg: 7%
25 to 3413.6%(54,279)
US avg: 13.3%
35 to 4414.3%(56,912)
US avg: 13.3%
45 to 5416.6%(66,334)
US avg: 14.6%
55 to 6411.4%(45,460)
US avg: 11.8%
65 to 745.6%(22,433)
US avg: 7%
75 to 843.1%(12,315)
US avg: 4.2%
85 and over1.3%(5,068)
US avg: 1.8%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$72,850
−7%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $61,863 in 2000
US average: $52,703
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$34,142
+26%since 2000
from $27,008 in 2000
US average: $27,286
Households earning $100K+
48.5%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 48.7% in 2009
US average: 33.3%
Poverty rate
5.6%
+2.0 ptssince 2000
from 3.6% in 2000
US average: 13.8%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.395
US average: 0.461
Workforce by industry, 2010
Retail trade12%
US avg: 10.9%
Information11.3%
US avg: 11.5%
Other services10.6%
US avg: 7%
Public administration8.5%
US avg: 4.9%
Finance & insurance7%
US avg: 5.1%
Professional, scientific, technical6.4%
US avg: 4.2%
Wholesale trade5.2%
US avg: 7.2%
Transportation & warehousing3.8%
US avg: 3.1%
Arts, entertainment, food2.9%
US avg: 2.4%
Education & health services0.6%
US avg: 0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.6%
US avg: 1.9%
Construction0.5%
US avg: 1.4%
Manufacturing0.1%
US avg: 0.5%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$243,700
+30%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $148,500 in 2000
US average: $225,659
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$891
−3%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $722 in 2000
US average: $853
Owner-occupied
76.5%
−1.8 ptssince 2000
from 78.2% in 2000
23.5% rent
Vacancy rate
4.3%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 4.3% in 2009
US average: 12.1%
Persons per household
2.59 people
−1%since 2009
from 2.61 people in 2009
US average: 2.60
Owner cost-burdened
28.0%
−0.3 ptssince 2009
from 28.3% in 2009
US average: 30.9%
Renter cost-burdened
43.4%
−0.6 ptssince 2009
from 44.0% in 2009
US average: 46.8%
Afford Score
3.3
Unchangedsince 2009
from 3.4 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic90%(320,242)
Black2.2%(7,941)
Hispanic / Latino2.9%(10,459)
Asian2.9%(10,220)
Other0%
2010
White, non-Hispanic82.3%(327,962)
Black4.6%(18,235)
Hispanic / Latino6%(23,966)
Asian4.4%(17,350)
Other2.4%(9,655)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican3.7%(14,655)
Central American0.7%(2,791)
Salvadoran0.4%(1,619)
South American0.4%(1,416)
Puerto Rican0.4%(1,414)
Colombian0.1%(558)
Honduran0.1%(434)
Ecuadorian0.1%(433)
Spaniard0.1%(332)
Nicaraguan0.1%(323)
Cuban0.1%(283)
Guatemalan0.1%(198)
+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data
Panamanian0.1%(198)
Peruvian0%(193)
Argentine0%(105)
Dominican0%(60)
Bolivian0%(15)
Uruguayan0%(11)
Chilean0%(7)
Ancestry
German38.5%(151,304)
Norwegian15.2%(59,666)
Irish14.8%(58,134)
Swedish8.6%(33,682)
English7%(27,618)
Polish4.3%(16,897)
French3.9%(15,488)
Italian2.8%(11,151)
American2.6%(10,282)
Czech1.9%(7,565)
Dutch1.8%(7,214)
+ 48 more ancestry groups with data
Danish1.6%(6,201)
Scottish1.5%(6,081)
Scotch-Irish1.1%(4,425)
Finnish1.1%(4,245)
French Canadian1.1%(4,179)
Russian1%(3,948)
Welsh0.7%(2,593)
Somali0.5%(2,054)
Arab0.5%(2,011)
Ukrainian0.5%(1,876)
Austrian0.5%(1,862)
Ethiopian0.4%(1,591)
Swiss0.4%(1,560)
British0.3%(1,348)
Greek0.3%(1,293)
Belgian0.2%(983)
Hungarian0.2%(890)
Lebanese0.2%(791)
Slovak0.2%(788)
Croatian0.2%(726)
Canadian0.2%(710)
Lithuanian0.2%(656)
Romanian0.2%(607)
Kenyan0.2%(603)
Egyptian0.1%(559)
Serbian0.1%(417)
Slovene0.1%(412)
Portuguese0.1%(376)
West Indian0.1%(352)
Nigerian0.1%(348)
Brazilian0.1%(211)
Latvian0%(180)
Jamaican0%(146)
Turkish0%(131)
Iranian0%(129)
Guyanese0%(122)
Israeli0%(109)
Syrian0%(88)
Moroccan0%(85)
Bulgarian0%(61)
Haitian0%(52)
Jordanian0%(45)
Armenian0%(35)
Ghanaian0%(17)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
38.1%
+3.2 ptssince 2000
from 34.9% in 2000
US average: 27.9%
High school or higher
94.4%
+1.2 ptssince 2000
from 93.2% in 2000
US average: 84.9%
Graduate degree
11.2%
+1.9 ptssince 2000
from 9.3% in 2000
US average: 10.2%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
23.8 min
+66%since 2000
from 14.3 min in 2000
US average: 25.2
Drive alone to work
82.2%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 82.1% in 2009
US average: 76.2%
Carpooled to work
8.4%
−0.4 ptssince 2009
from 8.7% in 2009
US average: 10.4%
Public transit
3.1%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 3.0% in 2009
US average: 4.7%
Worked from home
4.2%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 4.0% in 2009
US average: 4.1%
Walked to work
1.1%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 1.2% in 2009
US average: 2.8%
Biked to work
0.3%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 0.3% in 2009
US average: 0.5%
No vehicle available
4.1%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 3.9% in 2009
US average: 8.7%
Section 07

Work & employment

Self-employed
11.1%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 11.1% in 2009
US average: 12.9%
Management & professional
41.1%
+0.4 ptssince 2009
from 40.7% in 2009
US average: 35.2%
Section 08

People & community

Male
49.1%
−0.4 ptssince 2009
from 49.5% in 2009
Female
50.9%
+0.4 ptssince 2009
from 50.5% in 2009
Foreign born
7.9%
+0.5 ptssince 2009
from 7.4% in 2009
US average: 12.8%
Veterans
10.2%
+0.3 ptssince 2009
from 9.9% in 2009
US average: 9.9%
Marital status (2024)
Men 15+
Never married33.1%(58,300)
Married57.5%(101,354)
Widowed1.8%(3,109)
Divorced7.6%(13,419)
Women 15+
Never married28.7%(52,159)
Married53%(96,539)
Widowed6.4%(11,622)
Divorced11.9%(21,726)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured
4.2%
−3.2 ptssince 2013
from 7.4% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
67.4%
−2.4 ptssince 2020
from 69.8% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
13.9%
−0.3 ptssince 2020
from 14.2% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
16.1%
+1.4 ptssince 2020
from 14.7% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
15.0%
+1.6 ptssince 2020
from 13.4% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
1.8%
−0.1 ptssince 2020
from 1.9% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
79.3%
−2.4 ptssince 2020
from 81.7% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
30.2%
+2.8 ptssince 2020
from 27.4% in 2020
US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)25.1%(5,031)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)17.5%(3,518)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era33.5%(6,722)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4%(795)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.9%(184)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 20,077 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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Frequently asked

How many people live in Dakota County, Minnesota?

Dakota County, Minnesota has about 398,552 residents according to the 2010 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Dakota County, Minnesota?

The typical household in Dakota County, Minnesota earns about $72,850 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Dakota County, Minnesota expensive?

In Dakota County, Minnesota, the median home is worth about $243,700, and the typical rent is about $891 a month.

How educated are people in Dakota County, Minnesota?

About 38.1% of adults age 25 and over in Dakota County, Minnesota hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Dakota County, Minnesota?

About 5.6% of people in Dakota County, Minnesota live below the federal poverty line.

Has Dakota County, Minnesota grown since 1990?

Yes, Dakota County, Minnesota has grown since 1990. The population has added about 123,325 residents, a change of about 45 percent over that period.

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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · UPDATED 2024

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