What is the population of Dakota County, Minnesota?

The population of Dakota County, Minnesota is 439,345, compared to the U.S. total of 334,821,731.

What is the median household income in Dakota County, Minnesota?

The median household income in Dakota County, Minnesota is $105,239, compared to the U.S. median of $78,145.

The median home price in Dakota County, Minnesota is $337,089, compared to the U.S. median of $242,182.

The unemployment rate in Dakota County, Minnesota is 3.6%, compared to the U.S. average of 5.2%.

Key statistics on population, economy, housing, and commuting compared to state and national averages. Explore interactive maps for deeper analysis.

Health A

Income A

Education B

Metric	Dakota County	Minnesota Avg	U.S. Average
Population	439,345	5,674,785	334,821,731
Population density (per sq mi)	749.2	65.3	85.8
Population growth (%/yr)	1.02%	0.66%	0.57%
Median age	36.7	36.9	37.1
Households	171,492	2,271,841	128,459,983

Year	Dakota County

Group	Share

Dakota County has a the economy index of A, which means it is very prosperous.

Metric	Dakota County	Minnesota Avg	U.S. Average
Median household income	$105,239	$88,383	$78,145
Income growth (%/yr)	4.51%	4.81%	5.07%
Unemployment rate	3.6%	3.9%	5.2%

Metric	Dakota County	Minnesota Avg	U.S. Average
Median home price	$337,089	$243,729	$242,182
Median rent	$1,496	$1,234	$1,342
Homeownership rate	75.4%	72.4%	65.1%

The most common departure window is 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM , followed by 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM .

Metric	Dakota County	Minnesota Avg	U.S. Average
Average commute time (min)	22.3	20.6	22.5
Work from home	18.9%	15.9%	13.4%

Dakota County has a education index of B, which means it is quite educated.

Metric	Dakota County	Minnesota Avg	U.S. Average
Bachelor's degree or higher	41.3%	35.5%	31.6%
Average household size	2.55	2.44	2.54

Dakota County has a health index of A, which means it is very healthy.

Metric	Dakota County	Minnesota Avg	U.S. Average
Life expectancy (years)	80.7	80.8	78.3
Self-rated poor health	9.2%	13.0%	16.3%
Smokers	14.2%	18.5%	19.0%