Dakota vs Stockton

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

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

Stockton has the higher population (684 vs 276 in Dakota). Dakota has the higher median household income ($92,969 vs $83,438 in Stockton). Stockton has the higher median home value ($229,000 vs $223,900 in Dakota).

Population, income & housing

	Dakota	Stockton
Population	276	684
Median age	45.2 yrs	32.9 yrs
Median household income	$92,969	$83,438
Median home value	$223,900	$229,000
Median gross rent	—	$933
Housing units	151	296
Homeownership rate	94.9%	86.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.8%	28.9%
Unemployment rate	6.1%	5.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dakota	Stockton
Population	287 → 276 (-3.8%)	835 → 684 (-18.1%)
Median household income	$61,786 → $92,969 (+50.5%)	$68,000 → $83,438 (+22.7%)
Median home value	$162,900 → $223,900 (+37.4%)	$163,000 → $229,000 (+40.5%)
Median gross rent	—	$844 → $933 (+10.5%)

Dakota

Population

287276

Median household income

$61,786$92,969

Median home value

$162,900$223,900

Stockton

Population

835684

Median household income

$68,000$83,438

Median home value

$163,000$229,000

Median gross rent

$844$933

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dakota	Stockton
Under 5	0.4%	7.5%
5 to 17	10.9%	24.1%
18 to 24	15.6%	8.2%
25 to 34	7.6%	12.4%
35 to 44	15.2%	18.7%
45 to 54	14.1%	8.9%
55 to 64	13.4%	8.8%
65 to 74	18.5%	6.0%
75 and over	4.3%	5.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dakota	Stockton
White (non-Hispanic)	99.6%	87.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.4%	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	9.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dakota	Stockton
No high school diploma	5.0%	15.0%
High school graduate	36.1%	17.2%
Some college or associate's	38.1%	38.8%
Bachelor's degree	15.8%	24.8%
Graduate or professional degree	5.0%	4.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dakota	Stockton
Drove alone	84.0%	83.7%
Carpooled	0.0%	11.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	14.8%	4.9%
Other means	1.2%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dakota	Stockton
1-unit, detached	94.7%	73.3%
1-unit, attached	2.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	1.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.0%
Mobile home & other	3.3%	24.0%

Poverty & households

	Dakota	Stockton
Poverty rate	2.2%	7.9%
Average household size	2.36	2.76
Mean commute (minutes)	24	19
Median year structure built	1965	1996