Dakota County vs. Scott County
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Dakota County (MN) Scott County (MN)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 425,423 147,381
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) 6.7% 13.4%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 398,583 129,912
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 398,552 129,928
Persons under 5 years, percent 6.5% 6.8%
Persons under 18 years, percent 24.4% 27.5%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 14.2% 10.9%
Female persons, percent 50.7% 50.2%
White alone, percent 84.1% 85.2%
Black or African American alone, percent 7.0% 4.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 0.6% 1.1%
Asian alone, percent 5.2% 6.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent 0.1% 0.1%
Two or More Races, percent 2.9% 2.4%
Hispanic or Latino, percent 7.4% 5.3%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 77.7% 80.8%
Veterans, 2014-2018 23,229 5,844
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 9.5% 9.2%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 168,117 51,946
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 74.3% 82.3%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018 $252,000 $285,200
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018 $1,700 $1,900
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018 $566 $592
Median gross rent, 2014-2018 $1,119 $1,139
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 21.5% 9.2%
Building permits, 2018 2,057 853
Households, 2014-2018 160,144 48,510
Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.59 2.92
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 87.0% 89.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 12.7% 12.7%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 94.1% 94.6%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 88.4% 89.4%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 94.9% 94.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 41.8% 39.3%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 5.8% 5.2%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 3.9% 3.8%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 73.9% 75.7%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 69.7% 70.6%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000) 762,132 581,160
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) 1,679,569 395,857
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000) 17,442,945 2,301,458
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000) 11,785,950 2,117,472
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 6,485,623 1,337,067
Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $16,010 $9,893
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 24.7 26.0
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $83,288 $97,744
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $40,441 $39,952
Persons in poverty, percent 6.3% 5.2%
Total employer establishments, 2017 10,707 3,398
Total employment, 2017 183,119 48,790
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 9,264,159 2,317,559
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 2.9% 10.7%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 29,744 10,865
All firms, 2012 36,935 11,337
Men-owned firms, 2012 20,104 5,762
Women-owned firms, 2012 12,400 4,049
Minority-owned firms, 2012 4,207 1,095
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 31,341 9,924
Veteran-owned firms, 2012 3,489 694
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 31,752 10,256
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 2.8% 1.5%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.4%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 2.7% 3.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.1% 0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 1.8% 1.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 28.3% 30.1%
Population per square mile, 2010 709.0 364.5
Land area in square miles, 2010 562.17 356.48
Source: United States Census Bureau
About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Dakota county (MN) and Scott county (MN) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.