Dakota vs German Valley

A side-by-side comparison of Dakota and German Valley: population, income, housing, and more.

Dakota and German Valley are places in Illinois. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Dakota has the higher population (625 vs 455 in German Valley). German Valley has the higher median household income ($71,420 vs $57,063 in Dakota). German Valley has the higher median home value ($118,300 vs $115,700 in Dakota).

Population, income & housing

	Dakota	German Valley
Population	625	455
Median age	33.4 yrs	34.4 yrs
Median household income	$57,063	$71,420
Median home value	$115,700	$118,300
Median gross rent	$644	$775
Housing units	279	205
Homeownership rate	63.7%	74.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.4%	30.1%
Unemployment rate	4.5%	1.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dakota	German Valley
Population	562 → 625 (+11.2%)	553 → 455 (-17.7%)
Median household income	$57,679 → $57,063 (-1.1%)	$57,500 → $71,420 (+24.2%)
Median home value	$94,300 → $115,700 (+22.7%)	$89,100 → $118,300 (+32.8%)
Median gross rent	$675 → $644 (-4.6%)	$654 → $775 (+18.5%)

Dakota

Population

562625

Median household income

$57,679$57,063

Median home value

$94,300$115,700

Median gross rent

$675$644

German Valley

Population

553455

Median household income

$57,500$71,420

Median home value

$89,100$118,300

Median gross rent

$654$775

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dakota	German Valley
Under 5	6.4%	10.8%
5 to 17	25.8%	19.3%
18 to 24	12.6%	6.4%
25 to 34	6.9%	14.1%
35 to 44	10.1%	13.4%
45 to 54	16.2%	11.2%
55 to 64	5.6%	9.9%
65 to 74	9.6%	8.6%
75 and over	6.9%	6.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dakota	German Valley
White (non-Hispanic)	90.9%	97.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.3%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.4%
Two or more races	5.9%	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino	2.9%	0.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dakota	German Valley
No high school diploma	7.2%	5.9%
High school graduate	35.1%	33.6%
Some college or associate's	40.3%	30.4%
Bachelor's degree	7.2%	12.1%
Graduate or professional degree	10.1%	18.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dakota	German Valley
Drove alone	68.1%	90.4%
Carpooled	15.0%	1.3%
Public transit	5.9%	0.0%
Walked	0.8%	1.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.3%	6.6%
Other means	2.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dakota	German Valley
1-unit, detached	84.6%	84.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.5%
2 to 4 units	9.7%	3.9%
5 to 19 units	5.0%	8.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.5%
Mobile home & other	0.7%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Dakota	German Valley
Poverty rate	12.5%	6.8%
Average household size	2.91	2.49
Mean commute (minutes)	24	29
Median year structure built	1945	1970