Language Spoken At Home in Dakota County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 371,840 | 100% |
English only | 330,775 | 89.0% |
Language other than English | 41,065 | 11.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 15,375 | 4.1% |
Spanish | 15,976 | 4.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 7,075 | 1.9% |
Other Indo-European languages | 8,755 | 2.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 2,318 | 0.6% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 9,840 | 2.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 3,797 | 1.0% |
Other languages | 6,494 | 1.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 2,185 | 0.6% |
Ancestry in Dakota County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 399,443 | 100% |
American | 11,858 | 3.0% |
Arab | 2,523 | 0.6% |
Czech | 7,464 | 1.9% |
Danish | 5,657 | 1.4% |
Dutch | 6,918 | 1.7% |
English | 27,605 | 6.9% |
French (except Basque) | 15,403 | 3.9% |
French Canadian | 3,739 | 0.9% |
German | 148,342 | 37.1% |
Greek | 1,630 | 0.4% |
Hungarian | 913 | 0.2% |
Irish | 56,817 | 14.2% |
Italian | 11,246 | 2.8% |
Lithuanian | 477 | 0.1% |
Norwegian | 58,269 | 14.6% |
Polish | 17,901 | 4.5% |
Portuguese | 332 | 0.1% |
Russian | 3,941 | 1.0% |
Scotch-Irish | 2,089 | 0.5% |
Scottish | 6,161 | 1.5% |
Slovak | 647 | 0.2% |
Subsaharan African | 7,556 | 1.9% |
Swedish | 31,285 | 7.8% |
Swiss | 1,761 | 0.4% |
Ukrainian | 1,681 | 0.4% |
Welsh | 2,104 | 0.5% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 387 | 0.1% |
Households By Type in Dakota County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 153,160 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 106,650 | 69.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 52,641 | 34.4% |
Married-couple family | 85,025 | 55.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 39,413 | 25.7% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 6,351 | 4.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 3,643 | 2.4% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 15,274 | 10.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 9,585 | 6.3% |
Nonfamily households | 46,510 | 30.4% |
Householder living alone | 37,964 | 24.8% |
65 years and over | 11,276 | 7.4% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 55,179 | 36.0% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 28,414 | 18.6% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Dakota County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 396,955 | 100% |
Householder | 153,160 | 38.6% |
Spouse | 85,099 | 21.4% |
Child | 128,102 | 32.3% |
Other relatives | 13,026 | 3.3% |
Nonrelatives | 17,568 | 4.4% |
Unmarried partner | 8,789 | 2.2% |
Marital Status in Dakota County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 152,195 | 100% |
Never married | 47,895 | 31.5% |
Now married, except separated | 88,215 | 58.0% |
Separated | 1,363 | 0.9% |
Widowed | 2,384 | 1.6% |
Divorced | 12,338 | 8.1% |
Females 15 years and over | 161,076 | 100% |
Never married | 41,527 | 25.8% |
Now married, except separated | 87,834 | 54.5% |
Separated | 2,102 | 1.3% |
Widowed | 10,483 | 6.5% |
Divorced | 19,130 | 11.9% |
Fertility in Dakota County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 5,912 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 1,573 | 26.6% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 33 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 58 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 21 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 113 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 26 | 0% |
Grandparents in Dakota County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 4,206 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 1,605 | 38.2% |
Less than 1 year | 471 | 11.2% |
1 or 2 years | 287 | 6.8% |
3 or 4 years | 301 | 7.2% |
5 or more years | 546 | 13.0% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,605 | 100% |
Who are female | 899 | 56.0% |
Who are married | 1,148 | 71.5% |
School Enrollment in Dakota County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 108,367 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 7,286 | 6.7% |
Kindergarten | 5,899 | 5.4% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 46,560 | 43.0% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 24,559 | 22.7% |
College or graduate school | 24,063 | 22.2% |
Educational Attainment in Dakota County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 263,512 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 4,790 | 1.8% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 9,286 | 3.5% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 59,298 | 22.5% |
Some college, no degree | 60,017 | 22.8% |
Associate's degree | 28,853 | 10.9% |
Bachelor's degree | 70,144 | 26.6% |
Graduate or professional degree | 31,124 | 11.8% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 94.7% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 38.4% |
Veteran Status in Dakota County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 294,454 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 28,443 | 9.7% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Dakota County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 397,679 | 100% |
With a disability | 30,791 | 7.7% |
Under 18 years | 104,540 | 100% |
With a disability | 3,575 | 3.4% |
18 to 64 years | 253,620 | 100% |
With a disability | 15,839 | 6.2% |
65 years and over | 39,519 | 100% |
With a disability | 11,377 | 28.8% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Dakota County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 394,344 | 100% |
Same house | 344,779 | 87.4% |
Different house in the U.S. | 47,829 | 12.1% |
Same county | 25,890 | 6.6% |
Different county | 21,939 | 5.6% |
Same state | 15,455 | 3.9% |
Different state | 6,484 | 1.6% |
Abroad | 1,736 | 0.4% |
Place Of Birth in Dakota County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 399,443 | 100% |
Native | 367,116 | 91.9% |
Born in United States | 363,450 | 91.0% |
State of residence | 260,758 | 65.3% |
Different state | 102,692 | 25.7% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 3,666 | 0.9% |
Foreign born | 32,327 | 8.1% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Dakota County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 32,327 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 16,552 | 51.2% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 15,775 | 48.8% |
Year of Entry in Dakota County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 35,993 | 100% |
Native | 3,666 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 145 | 4.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 3,521 | 96.0% |
Foreign born | 32,327 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 618 | 1.9% |
Entered before 2010 | 31,709 | 98.1% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Dakota County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 32,327 | 100% |
Europe | 4,340 | 13.4% |
Asia | 11,774 | 36.4% |
Africa | 5,937 | 18.4% |
Oceania | 66 | 0.2% |
Latin America | 8,776 | 27.1% |
Northern America | 1,434 | 4.4% |