Dakota County, Minnesota

21 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 442,204
Median household income: $105,212
Median home value: $362,100

Dakota County is a county in Minnesota with a population of 442,204. 21 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $105,212 is above the Minnesota median ($87,556).

From 2019 to 2023, Dakota County's population grew 4.9% from 421,453 to 442,204, while its median household income rose 22.3% from $86,036 to $105,212.

The typical home was built around 1988. 5.6% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 442,204
Median age: 38.4 yrs
Median household income: $105,212
Median home value: $362,100
Median gross rent: $1,497
Housing units: 176,447
Homeownership rate: 75.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 44.6%
Unemployment rate: 3.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

421,453442,204

Median household income

$86,036$105,212

Median home value

$266,000$362,100

Median gross rent

$1,174$1,497

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	421,453	$86,036	$266,000	$1,174
2020	425,271	$88,468	$280,300	$1,235
2021	435,863	$93,892	$294,700	$1,293
2022	439,179	$101,360	$341,200	$1,410
2023	442,204	$105,212	$362,100	$1,497

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.1%

5 to 1718.1%

18 to 247.7%

25 to 3412.8%

35 to 4414.1%

45 to 5412.5%

55 to 6413.3%

65 to 749.3%

75 and over6.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	26,965	6.1%
5 to 17	79,951	18.1%
18 to 24	34,159	7.7%
25 to 34	56,382	12.8%
35 to 44	62,548	14.1%
45 to 54	55,409	12.5%
55 to 64	58,875	13.3%
65 to 74	41,131	9.3%
75 and over	26,784	6.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	326,551	73.8%
Black or African American	31,968	7.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	799	0.2%
Asian	22,719	5.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	60	0.0%
Some other race	2,454	0.6%
Two or more races	20,332	4.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	37,321	8.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.5%

High school graduate19.7%

Some college or associate's31.2%

Bachelor's degree29.9%

Graduate or professional degree14.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	13,554	4.5%
High school graduate	59,179	19.7%
Some college or associate's	94,068	31.2%
Bachelor's degree	90,169	29.9%
Graduate or professional degree	44,159	14.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone69.7%

Carpooled7.3%

Public transit1.7%

Walked1.3%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home18.9%

Other means0.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	164,205	69.7%
Carpooled	17,301	7.3%
Public transit	3,990	1.7%
Walked	3,038	1.3%
Bicycle	437	0.2%
Worked from home	44,592	18.9%
Other means	2,165	0.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	49,313	25.8%
15 to 29 min	76,290	39.9%
30 to 44 min	45,528	23.8%
45 to 59 min	12,535	6.6%
60+ min	7,470	3.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.56
Poverty rate: 5.6% (24,512 of 439,231)

	Count	Share
Family households	116,578	67.9%
Nonfamily households	55,052	32.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1988

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	171,630	97.3%
Vacant	4,817	2.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	129,327	75.4%
Renter-occupied	42,303	24.6%

1-unit, detached58.5%

1-unit, attached17.3%

2 to 4 units2.9%

5 to 19 units4.2%

20 or more units15.3%

Mobile home & other1.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	103,139	58.5%
1-unit, attached	30,604	17.3%
2 to 4 units	5,097	2.9%
5 to 19 units	7,379	4.2%
20 or more units	26,972	15.3%
Mobile home & other	3,256	1.8%

Geography

County GEOID: 27037
State: Minnesota
Land area: 563 sq mi
Water area: 24 sq mi
Center point: 44.6709, -93.0625