COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Dakota County

Nebraska · 16,742 residents · 264 sq mi

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Dakota County is home to 16,742 people in Nebraska. The typical home is worth $43,100. About 12% of adults have finished a four-year degree. Getting to work takes 15 minutes on average. The population has fallen 17% since 2000. The median household earns $25,397, about 16% below the national median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 30.9

US median: 33.0

Less educated

12% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 26%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

16,742

−17%vs 2000

vs 20,253 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

30.9

−1%vs 2000

vs 31.4 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

264 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202421K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58.4%(1,414)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.9%(1,498)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.6%(1,434)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.9%(1,161)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.5%(1,083)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3417.5%(2,936)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.5%(2,258)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.3%(1,722)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.7%(1,282)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 746.3%(1,054)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.8%(634)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.6%(266)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$25,397

−14%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $38,834 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,635

−34%vs 2000

vs $16,125 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

11.7%

+0.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.4% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$43,100

−26%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $76,400 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$348

−11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $516 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

68.3%

+0.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 67.4% in 2000

31.7% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic70.9%(14,368)

Black0.5%(111)

Hispanic / Latino22.6%(4,581)

Asian3.1%(619)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic92.7%(15,517)

Black0.7%(122)

Hispanic / Latino6.1%(1,024)

Asian1.9%(310)

Other4.7%(793)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican36.7%(7,832)

Central American2.9%(623)

Guatemalan2.5%(543)

Puerto Rican0.8%(162)

Honduran0.3%(65)

South American0.1%(17)

Colombian0.1%(17)

Salvadoran0.1%(15)

Spaniard0%(2)

Cuban0%(1)

Asian origin

Laotian1.4%(301)

Chinese0.6%(120)

Burmese0.2%(53)

Filipino0.2%(44)

Taiwanese0.2%(38)

Thai0.1%(27)

Vietnamese0.1%(26)

Asian Indian0.1%(23)

Japanese0%(9)

Korean0%(5)

Ancestry

German15.2%(3,254)

Irish9.9%(2,108)

Subsaharan African6.2%(1,327)

English4.4%(930)

Ethiopian2.7%(584)

Somali2.5%(530)

American2.4%(509)

Norwegian2.1%(452)

Czech1.4%(290)

Dutch1.3%(274)

Swedish1.2%(266)

French1.2%(264)

+ 18 more ancestry groups with data

Danish1%(215)

Scottish0.7%(151)

Italian0.7%(149)

Russian0.6%(134)

Polish0.4%(84)

Scotch-Irish0.4%(79)

Welsh0.4%(77)

British0.3%(55)

French Canadian0.2%(44)

Swiss0.2%(34)

Brazilian0.1%(20)

Hungarian0.1%(17)

Arab0.1%(16)

Lebanese0.1%(15)

Lithuanian0%(6)

Austrian0%(4)

Slovak0%(3)

Palestinian0%(1)

RANKED:Largest Mexican population · Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest Subsaharan African population · Largest English population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

11.7%

−0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.4% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

74.9%

+1.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 73.5% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.1%

+0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.9% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

14.7 min

+36%vs 2000

vs 10.8 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married33.7%(2,710)

Married51.7%(4,157)

Widowed2.8%(228)

Divorced11.8%(945)

Women 15+

Never married28%(2,237)

Married53.4%(4,271)

Widowed9.9%(791)

Divorced8.7%(693)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

8.1%

−9.0 ptssince 2013

from 17.1% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

57.5%

+2.0 ptssince 2020

from 55.5% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

12.1%

−4.6 ptssince 2020

from 16.7% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

14.2%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 14.3% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

18.7%

+1.8 ptssince 2020

from 16.9% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.4%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 1.8% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

67.9%

−1.7 ptssince 2020

from 69.6% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

31.6%

+1.5 ptssince 2020

from 30.1% 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)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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