Dakota County vs. Pierce County

Dakota County (MN)Pierce County (WI)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)425,42342,555
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)6.7%3.7%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)398,58341,019
Population, Census, April 1, 2010398,55241,019
Persons under 5 years, percent6.5%4.8%
Persons under 18 years, percent24.4%20.6%
Persons 65 years and over, percent14.2%14.6%
Female persons, percent50.7%50.2%
White alone, percent84.1%95.8%
Black or African American alone, percent7.0%0.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.6%0.5%
Asian alone, percent5.2%1.3%
Two or More Races, percent2.9%1.5%
Hispanic or Latino, percent7.4%2.1%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent77.7%94.0%
Veterans, 2014-201823,2292,420
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20189.5%1.9%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)168,11716,693
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201874.3%72.4%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$252,000$197,500
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,700$1,615
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$566$588
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$1,119$853
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201321.5%16.8%
Building permits, 20182,057137
Households, 2014-2018160,14415,367
Persons per household, 2014-20182.592.53
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201887.0%79.5%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201812.7%3.5%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201894.1%89.3%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201888.4%81.3%
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%28.2%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20185.8%7.3%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent3.9%4.9%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201873.9%71.1%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201869.7%69.2%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)762,13238,243
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)1,679,56953,810
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)17,442,945516,479
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)6,485,623256,501
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$16,010$6,285
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201824.726.0
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$83,288$72,111
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$40,441$32,525
Persons in poverty, percent6.3%8.5%
Total employer establishments, 201710,707810
Total employment, 2017183,1196,919
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)9,264,159235,421
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20172.9%-0.7%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201729,7442,648
All firms, 201236,9353,204
Men-owned firms, 201220,1041,611
Women-owned firms, 201212,4001,061
Minority-owned firms, 20124,20732
Nonminority-owned firms, 201231,3413,091
Veteran-owned firms, 20123,489311
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201231,7522,678
Black-owned firms, percent, 20072.8%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20072.7%1.7%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.1%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20071.8%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200728.3%28.9%
Population per square mile, 2010709.071.5
Land area in square miles, 2010562.17573.75

Source: United States Census Bureau

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