Apple Valley, MN

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2022 Population

55,594

0.646% 1-year growth

US Senator

Amy Klobuchar

Democratic (DFL) Party

US Senator

Tina Smith

Democratic (DFL) Party

2022 Median Age

37.6

0.267% 1-year increase

2022 Poverty Rate

5.91%

25.6% 1-year increase

2022 Median Household Income

$97,588

6.15% 1-year growth

2022 Median Property Value

$333,300

14.4% 1-year growth

About

In 2022, Apple Valley, MN had a population of 55.6k people with a median age of 37.6 and a median household income of $97,588. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Apple Valley, MN grew from 55,237 to 55,594, a 0.646% increase and its median household income grew from $91,936 to $97,588, a 6.15% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Apple Valley, MN are White (Non-Hispanic) (70.3%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (9.98%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (6.11%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (5.32%), and Two+ (Hispanic) (2.69%).

None of the households in Apple Valley, 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.

94.5% of the residents in Apple Valley, MN are U.S. citizens.

In 2022, the median property value in Apple Valley, MN was $333,300, and the homeownership rate was 75.6%.

Most people in Apple Valley, MN drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 26.1 minutes. The average car ownership in Apple Valley, MN was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Apple Valley, MN is home to a population of 55.6k people, from which 94.5% are citizens. As of 2022, 12.1% of Apple Valley, MN residents were born outside of the country (6.74k people).

In 2022, there were 7.04 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (39.1k people) in Apple Valley, MN than any other race or ethnicity. There were 5.55k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 3.4k Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

94.5%

2022 Citizenship

95.2%

2021 Citizenship

As of 2022, 94.5% of Apple Valley, MN residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.5%. In 2021, the percentage of US citizens in Apple Valley, MN was 95.2%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Apple Valley, MN compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Apple Valley, MN

White (Non-Hispanic)
39.1k ± 1.55k
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
5.55k ± 1.14k
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
3.4k ± 559

7.6%

Hispanic Population

4.23k people

7.6% of the people in Apple Valley, MN are hispanic (4.23k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Apple Valley, MN as a share of the total population.

Foreign-Born Population

12.1%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

6.74k people

12.9%

2021 Foreign-Born Population

7.11k people

As of 2022, 12.1% of Apple Valley, MN residents (6.74k people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.6%. In 2021, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Apple Valley, MN was 12.9%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Apple Valley, MN compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
873 ± 181
Gulf War (2001-)
463 ± 178
Korea
284 ± 193

Apple Valley, MN has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.89 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Apple Valley, MN employs 29k people. The largest industries in Apple Valley, MN are Health Care & Social Assistance (4,249 people), Retail Trade (3,628 people), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (3,040 people), and the highest paying industries are Management of Companies & Enterprises ($118,152), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($96,853), and Public Administration ($90,845).

Employment

Occupations

29k

2022 Value

± 1,311

−2.73%

1 Year decline

± 6.46%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Apple Valley, MN declined at a rate of −2.73%, from 29.8k employees to 29k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Apple Valley, MN, are Management Occupations (3,696 people), Sales & Related Occupations (2,948 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (2,882 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Apple Valley, MN.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Minnesota (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

29k

2022 Value

± 1,311

−2.73%

1 Year decline

± 6.46%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Apple Valley, MN declined at a rate of −2.73%, from 29.8k employees to 29k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Apple Valley, MN, are Health Care & Social Assistance (4,249 people), Retail Trade (3,628 people), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (3,040 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Apple Valley, MN, though some of these residents may live in Apple Valley, MN and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$66,271

Median earning men ± $4,694

$46,808

Median earning women ± $2,494

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($100,355), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($97,230), and Public Administration ($92,368).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Public Administration ($87,105), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($74,864), and Construction ($73,466).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

2.26%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 2.93M people employed in Minnesota. This represents a 2.26% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 13.4%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Minnesota.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Minnesota went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 52.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (45.3%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.07%).

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.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Apple Valley, MN. Showing the available data for Minnesota.

2020 Election Results

Joseph R Biden Jr. (52.4%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (45.3%)
Republican Party
Jo Jorgensen (1.07%)
Libertarian Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Minnesota went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 52.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (45.3%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.07%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Minnesota for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Minnesota

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Amy Klobuchar

Senator from Minnesota

Assumed office on January 3, 2007
The Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party (DFL) is the Minnesota affiliate of the Democratic Party (United States)|U.S. Democratic Party and its members are counted as Democrats.

Tina Smith

Senator from Minnesota

Assumed office on January 3, 2018
Appointed to the seat following the resignation of Al Franken.

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.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Minnesota

Minnesota is currently represented by 8 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Minnesota have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 0.877% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.991% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (1.07M), Bachelors Degree (1.04M), and Some college (962k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Apple Valley, MN was $333,300 in 2022, which is 1.18 times larger than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $291,400 to $333,300, a 14.4% increase. The homeownership rate in Apple Valley, MN is 75.6%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in Apple Valley, MN have an average commute time of 26.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Apple Valley, MN is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Apple Valley, MN is $97,588. In 2022, the place with the highest median household income in Apple Valley, MN was Census Tract 608.06 with a value of $129,358, followed by Census Tract 608.22 and Census Tract 608.23, with respective values of $127,292 and $120,114.

Property

$333,300

Median Property Value 2022

±$9,096

$16,101

Median Property Taxes

±$833

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Apple Valley, MN the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Apple Valley, MN compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

75.6%

Homeownership

2022

68.6%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2022

In 2022, 75.6% of the housing units in Apple Valley, MN were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 75.8%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Apple Valley, MN compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 608.06
Census Tract 608.22
Census Tract 608.23

In 2022, the place with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Apple Valley, MN was Census Tract 608.06 with a value of $129,358, followed by Census Tract 608.22 and Census Tract 608.23, with respective values of $127,292 and $120,114.

The following map shows all of the places in Apple Valley, MN colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$97,588

Median Household Income

± $4,637

21.3k

Number of Households

± 997

In 2022, the median household income of the 21.3k households in Apple Valley, MN grew to $97,588 from the previous year's value of $91,936.

The following chart displays the households in Apple Valley, MN distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Apple Valley, MN is from Minnesota.

0.458

2022 Wage GINI in Minnesota

0.459

2021 Wage GINI in Minnesota

In 2022, the income inequality in Minnesota was 0.458 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.267% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Minnesota was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Minnesota in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Minnesota across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022

Drove Alone (70.5%)
Worked At Home (16.6%)
Carpooled (7.67%)

In 2022, 70.5% of workers in Apple Valley, MN drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (16.6%) and those who carpooled to work (7.67%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

26.1 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Apple Valley, MN have a shorter commute time (26.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 1.97% of the workforce in Apple Valley, MN have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Apple Valley, MN compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Apple Valley, MN distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Apple Valley, MN have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

5.91% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Apple Valley, MN (3.26k out of 55.2k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 75+, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Females 6 - 11.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Apple Valley, MN is White, followed by Black and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

95.8% of the population of Apple Valley, MN has health coverage, with 60.7% on employee plans, 11.3% on Medicaid, 12.3% on Medicare, 10.5% on non-group plans, and 1.05% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Dakota County, MN see 1611 patients per year on average, which represents a 3.67% increase from the previous year (1554 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1377 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 457 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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1,611 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Dakota County, MN

Primary care physicians in Dakota County, MN see an average of 1,611 patients per year. This represents a 3.67% increase from the previous year (1,554 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Dakota County, MN in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 27% under 18 years, 19.2% between 18 and 34 years, 38.4% between 35 and 64 years, and 15.3% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.9% were men and 52.1% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

4.17%

Uninsured

60.7%

Employer Coverage

11.3%

Medicaid

12.3%

Medicare

10.5%

Non-Group

1.05%

Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in Apple Valley, MN declined by 0.589% from 4.2% to 4.17%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Apple Valley, MN changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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