Dakota County vs. Goodhue County
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Dakota County (MN) Goodhue County (MN)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 425,423 46,403
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) 6.7% 0.5%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 398,583 46,185
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 398,552 46,183
Persons under 5 years, percent 6.5% 5.6%
Persons under 18 years, percent 24.4% 22.2%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 14.2% 19.7%
Female persons, percent 50.7% 50.4%
White alone, percent 84.1% 94.5%
Black or African American alone, percent 7.0% 1.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 0.6% 1.5%
Asian alone, percent 5.2% 0.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent 0.1% 0.1%
Two or More Races, percent 2.9% 1.7%
Hispanic or Latino, percent 7.4% 3.5%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 77.7% 91.8%
Veterans, 2014-2018 23,229 3,519
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 9.5% 2.8%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 168,117 20,692
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 74.3% 75.0%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018 $252,000 $196,100
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018 $1,700 $1,489
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018 $566 $527
Median gross rent, 2014-2018 $1,119 $841
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 21.5% 17.3%
Building permits, 2018 2,057 136
Households, 2014-2018 160,144 19,313
Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.59 2.34
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 87.0% 86.9%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 12.7% 4.2%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 94.1% 88.9%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 88.4% 81.2%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 94.9% 94.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 41.8% 25.0%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 5.8% 6.3%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 3.9% 5.6%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 73.9% 67.1%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 69.7% 62.5%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000) 762,132 246,153
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) 1,679,569 254,339
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000) 17,442,945 1,869,416
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000) 11,785,950 582,194
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 6,485,623 737,943
Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $16,010 $15,926
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 24.7 24.1
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $83,288 $64,765
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $40,441 $33,400
Persons in poverty, percent 6.3% 7.1%
Total employer establishments, 2017 10,707 1,290
Total employment, 2017 183,119 20,600
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 9,264,159 924,970
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 2.9% -0.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 29,744 3,115
All firms, 2012 36,935 4,120
Men-owned firms, 2012 20,104 2,067
Women-owned firms, 2012 12,400 1,401
Minority-owned firms, 2012 4,207 139
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 31,341 3,773
Veteran-owned firms, 2012 3,489 290
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 31,752 3,440
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 2.8% 0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 2.7% 0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.1% 0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 1.8% 0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 28.3% 24.3%
Population per square mile, 2010 709.0 61.0
Land area in square miles, 2010 562.17 756.84
Source: United States Census Bureau
About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Dakota county (MN) and Goodhue county (MN) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.