Dakota County, MN

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US Senator
N/AAmy Klobuchar
Democratic(DFL) Party
US Senator
N/ATina Smith
Democratic(DFL) Party

About

None of the households in Dakota County, MN reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

95.9% of the residents in Dakota County, MN are U.S. citizens.

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Population & Diversity

Dakota County, MN is home to a population of N/A people, from which 95.9% are citizens. As of N/A, NaNT% of Dakota County, MN residents were born outside of the country (N/A people).

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

95.9%
2024 Citizenship
96%
2023 Citizenship

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Economy

Industries

Employment by Industry Sector

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Civics

Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith are the senators currently representing the state of Minnesota. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Minnesota is currently represented by 8 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Minnesota

N/AAmy Klobuchar
Senator from Minnesota1
Assumed office on January 3, 2007
The Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL) is the Minnesota affiliate of the U.S. Democratic Party and its members are counted as Democrats.
N/ATina Smith
Senator from Minnesota2
Assumed office on January 3, 2018
Appointed to the seat following the resignation of Al Franken.{{Cite news |url=http://abc7chicago.com/news/franken-to-make-announcement-thursday-as-chorus-grows-for-his-resignation/2747124/ |title=Franken to make announcement Thursday as chorus grows for his resignation |date=December 6, 2017 |work=ABC7 Chicago |access-date=December 9, 2017 }}

Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith are the senators currently representing Minnesota.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Minnesota over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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Housing & Living

Housing

Rent vs Own

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Homeownership
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68.3%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

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Equity

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Dakota County, MN is from Minnesota.
0.452
2024 Wage GINI in Minnesota
0.454
2023 Wage GINI in Minnesota

In 2024, the income inequality in Minnesota was 0.452 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.568% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Minnesota was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Minnesota in comparison to the national average.

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Poverty