Ramsey County vs. Dakota County

	Ramsey County (MN)	Dakota County (MN)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	550,210	425,423
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	8.2%	6.7%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	508,639	398,583
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	508,640	398,552
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.9%	6.5%
Persons under 18 years, percent	23.3%	24.4%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	14.4%	14.2%
Female persons, percent	51.2%	50.7%
White alone, percent	67.4%	84.1%
Black or African American alone, percent	12.6%	7.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	1.0%	0.6%
Asian alone, percent	15.3%	5.2%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	3.6%	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	7.6%	7.4%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	61.4%	77.7%
Veterans, 2014-2018	22,891	23,229
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	15.6%	9.5%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	220,680	168,117
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	59.3%	74.3%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$219,400	$252,000
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,585	$1,700
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$578	$566
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$969	$1,119
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	37.9%	21.5%
Building permits, 2018	1,001	2,057
Households, 2014-2018	209,069	160,144
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.52	2.59
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	82.0%	87.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	22.9%	12.7%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	91.0%	94.1%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	84.5%	88.4%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	90.1%	94.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	41.9%	41.8%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	8.4%	5.8%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	5.8%	3.9%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	69.0%	73.9%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	66.0%	69.7%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	1,080,379	762,132
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	5,557,286	1,679,569
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	6,172,047	17,442,945
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	8,499,726	11,785,950
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	6,557,022	6,485,623
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$12,606	$16,010
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	23.9	24.7
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$62,304	$83,288
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$34,049	$40,441
Persons in poverty, percent	14.6%	6.3%
Total employer establishments, 2017	13,579	10,707
Total employment, 2017	298,031	183,119
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	17,154,242	9,264,159
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-3.1%	2.9%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	38,768	29,744
All firms, 2012	47,210	36,935
Men-owned firms, 2012	24,928	20,104
Women-owned firms, 2012	16,937	12,400
Minority-owned firms, 2012	9,506	4,207
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	35,648	31,341
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	4,197	3,489
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	40,535	31,752
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	5.6%	2.8%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.6%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	5.1%	2.7%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.1%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	1.7%	1.8%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	30.6%	28.3%
Population per square mile, 2010	3,341.7	709.0
Land area in square miles, 2010	152.21	562.17

Source: United States Census Bureau

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