Dakota County vs. Ramsey County

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

Source: United States Census Bureau

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