Scott County vs. Dakota County
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Scott County (MN) Dakota County (MN)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 147,381 425,423
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) 13.4% 6.7%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 129,912 398,583
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 129,928 398,552
Persons under 5 years, percent 6.8% 6.5%
Persons under 18 years, percent 27.5% 24.4%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 10.9% 14.2%
Female persons, percent 50.2% 50.7%
White alone, percent 85.2% 84.1%
Black or African American alone, percent 4.9% 7.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 1.1% 0.6%
Asian alone, percent 6.3% 5.2%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent 0.1% 0.1%
Two or More Races, percent 2.4% 2.9%
Hispanic or Latino, percent 5.3% 7.4%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 80.8% 77.7%
Veterans, 2014-2018 5,844 23,229
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 9.2% 9.5%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 51,946 168,117
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 82.3% 74.3%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018 $285,200 $252,000
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018 $1,900 $1,700
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018 $592 $566
Median gross rent, 2014-2018 $1,139 $1,119
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 9.2% 21.5%
Building permits, 2018 853 2,057
Households, 2014-2018 48,510 160,144
Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.92 2.59
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 89.0% 87.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 12.7% 12.7%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 94.6% 94.1%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 89.4% 88.4%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 94.8% 94.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 39.3% 41.8%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 5.2% 5.8%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 3.8% 3.9%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 75.7% 73.9%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 70.6% 69.7%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000) 581,160 762,132
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) 395,857 1,679,569
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000) 2,301,458 17,442,945
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000) 2,117,472 11,785,950
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 1,337,067 6,485,623
Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $9,893 $16,010
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 26.0 24.7
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $97,744 $83,288
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $39,952 $40,441
Persons in poverty, percent 5.2% 6.3%
Total employer establishments, 2017 3,398 10,707
Total employment, 2017 48,790 183,119
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 2,317,559 9,264,159
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 10.7% 2.9%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 10,865 29,744
All firms, 2012 11,337 36,935
Men-owned firms, 2012 5,762 20,104
Women-owned firms, 2012 4,049 12,400
Minority-owned firms, 2012 1,095 4,207
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 9,924 31,341
Veteran-owned firms, 2012 694 3,489
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 10,256 31,752
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 1.5% 2.8%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.4% 0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 3.0% 2.7%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.1%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 1.0% 1.8%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 30.1% 28.3%
Population per square mile, 2010 364.5 709.0
Land area in square miles, 2010 356.48 562.17
Source: United States Census Bureau
About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Scott county (MN) and Dakota county (MN) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.