With 21,354 people, Dakota County is a county in Nebraska. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 15% of adults. This skews young, with a median age of 32.5. That puts it in the top 10% of US counties for household income. The average commute runs 14 minutes. The foreign-born share is 26%.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $70,329, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 32.5
US median: 38.9
Less educated
15% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 33%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Dakota County
What changed most since 1990
White share89.7% → 42.3%(−47.4 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Hispanic share6.1% → 41.6%(+35.5 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
Homes owned by their occupants68.3% → 63.9%(−4.4 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
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)19.2%(122)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)18.4%(117)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era38.7%(246)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War5.7%(36)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 635 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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Over time
Dakota County, decade by decade
Dakota County population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
16,742
$60,955
$103,443
11.7%
23.8
2000
20,253
$70,742
$139,174
12.4%
55.5
2010
21,006
$62,907
$140,692
10.8%
71.0
2020
21,582
$74,210
$159,262
14.7%
79.6
2024
21,354
$70,329
$185,700
14.6%
79.7
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
