Hennepin County vs. Dakota County

	Hennepin County (MN)	Dakota County (MN)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	1,259,428	425,423
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	9.3%	6.7%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	1,152,385	398,583
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	1,152,425	398,552
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.5%	6.5%
Persons under 18 years, percent	22.0%	24.4%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	14.0%	14.2%
Female persons, percent	50.5%	50.7%
White alone, percent	74.4%	84.1%
Black or African American alone, percent	13.6%	7.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	1.1%	0.6%
Asian alone, percent	7.5%	5.2%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	3.2%	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	7.0%	7.4%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	68.6%	77.7%
Veterans, 2014-2018	54,750	23,229
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	14.1%	9.5%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	537,756	168,117
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	62.4%	74.3%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$260,300	$252,000
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,781	$1,700
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$626	$566
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$1,085	$1,119
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	36.3%	21.5%
Building permits, 2018	7,057	2,057
Households, 2014-2018	503,476	160,144
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.40	2.59
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	83.1%	87.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	18.3%	12.7%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	92.6%	94.1%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	85.3%	88.4%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	93.2%	94.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	49.2%	41.8%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	6.9%	5.8%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	5.4%	3.9%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	72.5%	73.9%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	68.5%	69.7%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	3,791,160	762,132
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	14,036,038	1,679,569
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	22,020,690	17,442,945
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	32,265,131	11,785,950
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	23,926,878	6,485,623
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$20,199	$16,010
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	23.6	24.7
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$74,113	$83,288
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$43,976	$40,441
Persons in poverty, percent	10.3%	6.3%
Total employer establishments, 2017	40,869	10,707
Total employment, 2017	900,580	183,119
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	57,682,638	9,264,159
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	1.4%	2.9%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	107,549	29,744
All firms, 2012	127,120	36,935
Men-owned firms, 2012	70,122	20,104
Women-owned firms, 2012	43,728	12,400
Minority-owned firms, 2012	19,399	4,207
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	102,744	31,341
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	10,590	3,489
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	109,898	31,752
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	5.2%	2.8%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.7%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	3.4%	2.7%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.1%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	1.3%	1.8%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	28.8%	28.3%
Population per square mile, 2010	2,081.7	709.0
Land area in square miles, 2010	553.59	562.17

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Hennepin county (MN) and Dakota county (MN) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.