Dakota County vs. Scott County

Dakota County (MN)Scott County (MN)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)425,423147,381
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)6.7%13.4%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)398,583129,912
Population, Census, April 1, 2010398,552129,928
Persons under 5 years, percent6.5%6.8%
Persons under 18 years, percent24.4%27.5%
Persons 65 years and over, percent14.2%10.9%
Female persons, percent50.7%50.2%
White alone, percent84.1%85.2%
Black or African American alone, percent7.0%4.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.6%1.1%
Asian alone, percent5.2%6.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent2.9%2.4%
Hispanic or Latino, percent7.4%5.3%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent77.7%80.8%
Veterans, 2014-201823,2295,844
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20189.5%9.2%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)168,11751,946
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201874.3%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, 2009-201321.5%9.2%
Building permits, 20182,057853
Households, 2014-2018160,14448,510
Persons per household, 2014-20182.592.92
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201887.0%89.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201812.7%12.7%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201894.1%94.6%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201888.4%89.4%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201894.9%94.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201841.8%39.3%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20185.8%5.2%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent3.9%3.8%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201873.9%75.7%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201869.7%70.6%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)762,132581,160
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)1,679,569395,857
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)17,442,9452,301,458
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)11,785,9502,117,472
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)6,485,6231,337,067
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$16,010$9,893
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201824.726.0
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, percent6.3%5.2%
Total employer establishments, 201710,7073,398
Total employment, 2017183,11948,790
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)9,264,1592,317,559
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20172.9%10.7%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201729,74410,865
All firms, 201236,93511,337
Men-owned firms, 201220,1045,762
Women-owned firms, 201212,4004,049
Minority-owned firms, 20124,2071,095
Nonminority-owned firms, 201231,3419,924
Veteran-owned firms, 20123,489694
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201231,75210,256
Black-owned firms, percent, 20072.8%1.5%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.4%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20072.7%3.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.1%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20071.8%1.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200728.3%30.1%
Population per square mile, 2010709.0364.5
Land area in square miles, 2010562.17356.48

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.