Dakota County vs. Hennepin County

	Dakota County (MN)	Hennepin County (MN)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	425,423	1,259,428
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	6.7%	9.3%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	398,583	1,152,385
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	398,552	1,152,425
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.5%	6.5%
Persons under 18 years, percent	24.4%	22.0%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	14.2%	14.0%
Female persons, percent	50.7%	50.5%
White alone, percent	84.1%	74.4%
Black or African American alone, percent	7.0%	13.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.6%	1.1%
Asian alone, percent	5.2%	7.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	2.9%	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	7.4%	7.0%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	77.7%	68.6%
Veterans, 2014-2018	23,229	54,750
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	9.5%	14.1%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	168,117	537,756
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	74.3%	62.4%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$252,000	$260,300
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,700	$1,781
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$566	$626
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$1,119	$1,085
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	21.5%	36.3%
Building permits, 2018	2,057	7,057
Households, 2014-2018	160,144	503,476
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.59	2.40
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	87.0%	83.1%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	12.7%	18.3%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	94.1%	92.6%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	88.4%	85.3%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	94.9%	93.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	41.8%	49.2%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	5.8%	6.9%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	3.9%	5.4%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	73.9%	72.5%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	69.7%	68.5%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	762,132	3,791,160
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	1,679,569	14,036,038
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	17,442,945	22,020,690
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	11,785,950	32,265,131
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	6,485,623	23,926,878
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$16,010	$20,199
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	24.7	23.6
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$83,288	$74,113
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$40,441	$43,976
Persons in poverty, percent	6.3%	10.3%
Total employer establishments, 2017	10,707	40,869
Total employment, 2017	183,119	900,580
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	9,264,159	57,682,638
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	2.9%	1.4%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	29,744	107,549
All firms, 2012	36,935	127,120
Men-owned firms, 2012	20,104	70,122
Women-owned firms, 2012	12,400	43,728
Minority-owned firms, 2012	4,207	19,399
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	31,341	102,744
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	3,489	10,590
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	31,752	109,898
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	2.8%	5.2%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.7%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	2.7%	3.4%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.1%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	1.8%	1.3%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	28.3%	28.8%
Population per square mile, 2010	709.0	2,081.7
Land area in square miles, 2010	562.17	553.59

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Dakota county (MN) and Hennepin county (MN) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.