What is the population of Dakota County, Nebraska?

The population of Dakota County, Nebraska is 20,502, compared to the U.S. total of 334,821,731.

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

The median household income in Dakota County, Nebraska is $72,653, compared to the U.S. median of $78,145.

The median home price in Dakota County, Nebraska is $110,454, compared to the U.S. median of $242,182.

The unemployment rate in Dakota County, Nebraska is 4.3%, 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 B

Income C

Education F

Metric	Dakota County	Nebraska Avg	U.S. Average
Population	20,502	1,957,609	334,821,731
Population density (per sq mi)	76.6	25.3	85.8
Population growth (%/yr)	0.46%	0.63%	0.57%
Median age	30.6	38.3	37.1
Households	7,299	786,867	128,459,983

Year	Dakota County

Group	Share

Dakota County has a the economy index of C, which means it is somewhat prosperous.

Metric	Dakota County	Nebraska Avg	U.S. Average
Median household income	$72,653	$74,987	$78,145
Income growth (%/yr)	4.80%	4.57%	5.07%
Unemployment rate	4.3%	3.0%	5.2%

Metric	Dakota County	Nebraska Avg	U.S. Average
Median home price	$110,454	$167,658	$242,182
Median rent	$1,052	$1,035	$1,342
Homeownership rate	64.6%	66.5%	65.1%

The most common departure window is 12:00 PM – 03:59 PM , followed by 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM .

Metric	Dakota County	Nebraska Avg	U.S. Average
Average commute time (min)	13.3	16.9	22.5
Work from home	6.4%	10.0%	13.4%

Dakota County has a education index of F, which means it scores poorly in education.

Metric	Dakota County	Nebraska Avg	U.S. Average
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.8%	30.8%	31.6%
Average household size	2.90	2.43	2.54

Dakota County has a health index of B, which means it is quite healthy.

Metric	Dakota County	Nebraska Avg	U.S. Average
Life expectancy (years)	78.3	79.5	78.3
Self-rated poor health	16.0%	12.9%	16.3%
Smokers	17.5%	16.6%	19.0%