Dakota City, IA

Census Place

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2024 Population
752
US Senator
Chuck Grassley
Republican Party
US Senator
Joni Ernst
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
42.7
4.91% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
6.29%
4.43% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$60,417
8.61% 1-year decline
2024 Median Property Value
$119,800
0.419% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
400
14.5% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Dakota City, IA 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.

98.1% of the residents in Dakota City, IA are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Dakota City, IA was $119,800, and the homeownership rate was 78.4%.

Most people in Dakota City, IA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 17.4 minutes. The average car ownership in Dakota City, IA was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Dakota City, IA is home to a population of 752 people, from which 98.1% are citizens. As of 2024, 8.11% of Dakota City, IA residents were born outside of the country (61 people).

In 2024, there were 9.57 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (660 people) in Dakota City, IA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 69 Native Hawaiian & Other Pacific Islander (Non-Hispanic) and 6 Other (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.1%
2024 Citizenship
97.9%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 98.1% of Dakota City, IA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Dakota City, IA was 97.9%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Dakota City, IA
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    660 ± 158
  2. Native Hawaiian & Other Pacific Islander (Non-Hispanic)
    69 ± 87
  3. Other (Non-Hispanic)
    6 ± 10
1.2%
Hispanic Population
9 people

In 2024, there were 9.57 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (660 people) in Dakota City, IA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 69 Native Hawaiian & Other Pacific Islander (Non-Hispanic) and 6 Other (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

1.2% of the people in Dakota City, IA are hispanic (9 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Dakota City, IA as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Iowa.
Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    42,808 ± 5,046 people
  2. India
    12,283 ± 2,716 people
  3. China
    7,889 ± 2,178 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Iowa was Mexico, the natal country of 42,808 Iowa residents, followed by India with 12,283 and China with 7,889.

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Foreign-Born Population

8.11%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
61 people
7.78%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
69 people

As of 2024, 8.11% of Dakota City, IA residents (61 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Dakota City, IA was 7.78%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    12 ± 16
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    8 ± 15
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    4 ± 5

Dakota City, IA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.5 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Dakota City, IA employs 400 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Dakota City, IA were Manufacturing (85 people), Retail Trade (59 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (54 people), and the highest paying industries were Public Administration ($85,250), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($80,833), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($80,833).

Employment

Occupations

400
2024 Value
± 89
−14.5%
1 Year decline
± 34.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Dakota City, IA declined at a rate of −14.5%, from 468 employees to 400 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Dakota City, IA, are Production Occupations (98 people), Sales & Related Occupations (51 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (37 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Dakota City, IA.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Iowa.

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The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

400
2024 Value
± 89
−14.5%
1 Year decline
± 34.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Dakota City, IA declined at a rate of −14.5%, from 468 employees to 400 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Dakota City, IA, are Manufacturing (85 people), Retail Trade (59 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (54 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Dakota City, IA, though some of these residents may live in Dakota City, IA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$46,750
Median earning men ± $17,052
$35,781
Median earning women ± $6,850

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($73,750), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($59,327), and Construction ($58,750).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($81,250), Other Services Except Public Administration ($55,521), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($40,139).

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Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Iowa.
Y-Axis
1.48%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 1.57M people employed in Iowa. This represents a 1.48% 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 10.9%.

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

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Iowa went to Donald J. Trump with 55.7% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (42.5%), followed by Robert Kennedy (0.789%).

Chuck Grassley and Joni Ernst are the senators currently representing the state of Iowa. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Iowa is currently represented by 4 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Voting results are not available for Dakota City, IA. Showing the available data for Iowa.
2024 Election Results
  1. Donald J. Trump (55.7%)
    Republican Party
  2. Kamala Harris (42.5%)
    Democratic Party
  3. Robert Kennedy (0.789%)
    Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Iowa went to Donald J. Trump with 55.7% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (42.5%), followed by Robert Kennedy (0.789%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Iowa for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Iowa

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Chuck Grassley
Senator from Iowa3
Assumed office on January 3, 1981
Joni Ernst
Senator from Iowa2
Assumed office on January 3, 2015

Chuck Grassley and Joni Ernst are the senators currently representing Iowa.

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 Iowa over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Dakota City, IA was $119,800 in 2024, which is 0.36 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $119,300 to $119,800, a 0.419% increase. The homeownership rate in Dakota City, IA is 78.4%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Dakota City, IA have an average commute time of 17.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Dakota City, IA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$119,800
Median Property Value 2024
±$13,508
$261
Median Property Taxes
±$58

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 Dakota City, IA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Dakota City, IA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

78.4%
Homeownership
2024
56.7%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 78.4% of the housing units in Dakota City, IA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 77.1%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$60,417
Median Household Income
± $13,865
333
Number of Households
± 67

In 2024, the median household income of the 333 households in Dakota City, IA declined from $60,417 from the previous year's value of $66,111.

The following chart displays the households in Dakota City, IA 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.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Dakota City, IA is from Iowa.
0.441
2023 Wage GINI in Iowa
0.442
2022 Wage GINI in Iowa

In 2023, the income inequality in Iowa was 0.441 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.304% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Iowa was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Iowa in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (67.9%)
  2. Worked At Home (18.7%)
  3. Carpooled (12.1%)

In 2024, 67.9% of workers in Dakota City, IA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (18.7%) and those who carpooled to work (12.1%).

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.

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Commute Time

17.4 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Dakota City, IA have a shorter commute time (17.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.86% of the workforce in Dakota City, IA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

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

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

6.29% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Dakota City, IA (47 out of 747 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 65 - 74, followed by Males 15 and then Females 75+.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Dakota City, IA is White, followed by Hispanic and Other.

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.

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Health

96.4% of the population of Dakota City, IA has health coverage, with 40.2% on employee plans, 21.8% on Medicaid, 13.2% on Medicare, 20.7% on non-group plans, and 0.532% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Iowa see 1,385 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,385 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1411 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 466 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.3% were men and 49.7% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 24.5% under 18 years, 14.6% between 18 and 34 years, 42% between 35 and 64 years, and 18.9% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.3% were men and 49.7% were women.

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Uninsured People

3.59%
Uninsured
40.2%
Employer Coverage
21.8%
Medicaid
13.2%
Medicare
20.7%
Non-Group
0.532%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Dakota City, IA declined by 16.2% from 4.28% to 3.59%.

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