Language Spoken At Home in Dakota County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 19,160 | 100% |
English only | 12,266 | 64.0% |
Language other than English | 6,894 | 36.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 3,820 | 19.9% |
Spanish | 5,603 | 29.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 2,965 | 15.5% |
Other Indo-European languages | 83 | 0.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 17 | 0.1% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 609 | 3.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 349 | 1.8% |
Other languages | 599 | 3.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 489 | 2.6% |
Ancestry in Dakota County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 20,869 | 100% |
American | 778 | 3.7% |
Arab | 17 | 0.1% |
Czech | 121 | 0.6% |
Danish | 704 | 3.4% |
Dutch | 555 | 2.7% |
English | 1,019 | 4.9% |
French (except Basque) | 537 | 2.6% |
French Canadian | 39 | 0.2% |
German | 4,644 | 22.3% |
Greek | 25 | 0.1% |
Hungarian | 0 | 0.0% |
Irish | 2,624 | 12.6% |
Italian | 107 | 0.5% |
Lithuanian | 6 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 590 | 2.8% |
Polish | 185 | 0.9% |
Portuguese | 17 | 0.1% |
Russian | 8 | 0.0% |
Scotch-Irish | 91 | 0.4% |
Scottish | 114 | 0.5% |
Slovak | 0 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 561 | 2.7% |
Swedish | 601 | 2.9% |
Swiss | 51 | 0.2% |
Ukrainian | 0 | 0.0% |
Welsh | 146 | 0.7% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 0 | 0.0% |
Households By Type in Dakota County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 7,253 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 5,412 | 74.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,819 | 38.9% |
Married-couple family | 3,924 | 54.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,857 | 25.6% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 605 | 8.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 342 | 4.7% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 883 | 12.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 620 | 8.5% |
Nonfamily households | 1,841 | 25.4% |
Householder living alone | 1,393 | 19.2% |
65 years and over | 567 | 7.8% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 3,096 | 42.7% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 1,536 | 21.2% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Dakota County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 20,554 | 100% |
Householder | 7,253 | 35.3% |
Spouse | 4,035 | 19.6% |
Child | 7,060 | 34.3% |
Other relatives | 1,333 | 6.5% |
Nonrelatives | 873 | 4.2% |
Unmarried partner | 637 | 3.1% |
Marital Status in Dakota County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 7,848 | 100% |
Never married | 2,594 | 33.1% |
Now married, except separated | 4,287 | 54.6% |
Separated | 79 | 1.0% |
Widowed | 196 | 2.5% |
Divorced | 692 | 8.8% |
Females 15 years and over | 8,006 | 100% |
Never married | 1,934 | 24.2% |
Now married, except separated | 4,268 | 53.3% |
Separated | 113 | 1.4% |
Widowed | 683 | 8.5% |
Divorced | 1,008 | 12.6% |
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 | 420 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 147 | 35.0% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 58 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 84 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 43 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 126 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 47 | 0% |
Grandparents in Dakota County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 550 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 313 | 56.9% |
Less than 1 year | 153 | 27.8% |
1 or 2 years | 73 | 13.3% |
3 or 4 years | 38 | 6.9% |
5 or more years | 49 | 8.9% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 313 | 100% |
Who are female | 158 | 50.5% |
Who are married | 261 | 83.4% |
School Enrollment in Dakota County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 5,373 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 274 | 5.1% |
Kindergarten | 169 | 3.1% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 2,603 | 48.4% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 1,403 | 26.1% |
College or graduate school | 924 | 17.2% |
Educational Attainment in Dakota County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 12,881 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 2,309 | 17.9% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 1,422 | 11.0% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 4,221 | 32.8% |
Some college, no degree | 2,489 | 19.3% |
Associate's degree | 1,104 | 8.6% |
Bachelor's degree | 900 | 7.0% |
Graduate or professional degree | 436 | 3.4% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 71.0% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 10.4% |
Veteran Status in Dakota County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 14,845 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 1,226 | 8.3% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Dakota County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 20,623 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,839 | 8.9% |
Under 18 years | 6,011 | 100% |
With a disability | 162 | 2.7% |
18 to 64 years | 12,407 | 100% |
With a disability | 980 | 7.9% |
65 years and over | 2,205 | 100% |
With a disability | 697 | 31.6% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Dakota County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 20,431 | 100% |
Same house | 17,686 | 86.6% |
Different house in the U.S. | 2,599 | 12.7% |
Same county | 1,900 | 9.3% |
Different county | 699 | 3.4% |
Same state | 247 | 1.2% |
Different state | 452 | 2.2% |
Abroad | 146 | 0.7% |
Place Of Birth in Dakota County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 20,869 | 100% |
Native | 16,458 | 78.9% |
Born in United States | 16,320 | 78.2% |
State of residence | 3,998 | 19.2% |
Different state | 12,322 | 59.0% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 138 | 0.7% |
Foreign born | 4,411 | 21.1% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Dakota County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 4,411 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 1,645 | 37.3% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 2,766 | 62.7% |
Year of Entry in Dakota County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 4,549 | 100% |
Native | 138 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 138 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 4,411 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 80 | 1.8% |
Entered before 2010 | 4,331 | 98.2% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Dakota County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 4,411 | 100% |
Europe | 31 | 0.7% |
Asia | 408 | 9.2% |
Africa | 613 | 13.9% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 3,349 | 75.9% |
Northern America | 10 | 0.2% |