Dakota, MN

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2022 Population

277

1.07% 1-year decline

US Senator

Amy Klobuchar

Democratic (DFL) Party

US Senator

Tina Smith

Democratic (DFL) Party

2022 Median Age

46.6

2.31% 1-year decrease

2022 Poverty Rate

3.25%

13.7% 1-year increase

2022 Median Household Income

$85,000

3.82% 1-year growth

2022 Median Property Value

$190,200

7.88% 1-year growth

About

In 2022, Dakota, MN had a population of 277 people with a median age of 46.6 and a median household income of $85,000. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Dakota, MN declined from 280 to 277, a −1.07% decrease and its median household income grew from $81,875 to $85,000, a 3.82% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Dakota, MN are White (Non-Hispanic) (100%), White (Hispanic) (0%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (0%), Black or African American (Hispanic) (0%), and American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) (0%).

None of the households in Dakota, 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.

100% of the residents in Dakota, MN are U.S. citizens.

In 2022, the median property value in Dakota, MN was $190,200, and the homeownership rate was 95.5%.

Most people in Dakota, MN drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 27.2 minutes. The average car ownership in Dakota, MN was 2 cars per household.

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Economy

The economy of Dakota, MN employs 158 people. The largest industries in Dakota, MN are Construction (30 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (25 people), and Transportation & Warehousing (24 people), and the highest paying industries are Construction ($72,000), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($66,250), and Finance & Insurance ($66,250).

Employment

Occupations

158

2022 Value

± 50

0.637%

1 Year growth

± 43.7%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Dakota, MN grew at a rate of 0.637%, from 157 employees to 158 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Dakota, MN, are Management Occupations (24 people), Construction & Extraction Occupations (19 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (13 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Dakota, 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.

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

158

2022 Value

± 50

0.637%

1 Year growth

± 43.7%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Dakota, MN grew at a rate of 0.637%, from 157 employees to 158 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Dakota, MN, are Construction (30 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (25 people), and Transportation & Warehousing (24 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Dakota, MN, though some of these residents may live in Dakota, MN and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$61,146

Median earning men ± $10,282

$43,125

Median earning women ± $10,827

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($123,500), Construction ($71,750), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($61,250).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($77,813), Manufacturing ($54,375), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($53,750).

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

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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 Dakota, MN was $190,200 in 2022, which is 0.675 times smaller than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $176,300 to $190,200, a 7.88% increase. The homeownership rate in Dakota, MN is 95.5%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in Dakota, MN have an average commute time of 27.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Dakota, MN is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Property

$190,200

Median Property Value 2022

±$10,746

$126

Median Property Taxes

±$29

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

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

Rent vs Own

95.5%

Homeownership

2022

63.7%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2022

In 2022, 95.5% of the housing units in Dakota, MN were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 93.1%.

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

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

The following map shows all of the places in Dakota, 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.

$85,000

Median Household Income

± $19,551

132

Number of Households

± 32

In 2022, the median household income of the 132 households in Dakota, MN grew to $85,000 from the previous year's value of $81,875.

The following chart displays the households in Dakota, 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 Dakota, 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 (87.3%)
Worked At Home (10.1%)
Carpooled (1.9%)

In 2022, 87.3% of workers in Dakota, MN drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (10.1%) and those who carpooled to work (1.9%).

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

27.2 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Dakota, MN have a longer commute time (27.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 4.93% of the workforce in Dakota, MN have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

3.25% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Dakota, MN (9 out of 277 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 Males 75+, followed by Males 55 - 64 and then Females 75+.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Dakota, MN is White, followed by Black and Native American.

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

98.6% of the population of Dakota, MN has health coverage, with 64.6% on employee plans, 1.44% on Medicaid, 21.7% on Medicare, 4.33% on non-group plans, and 6.5% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Winona County, MN see 2524 patients per year on average, which represents a 5.01% decrease from the previous year (2657 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1504 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 435 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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2,524 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Winona County, MN

Primary care physicians in Winona County, MN see an average of 2,524 patients per year. This represents a 5.01% decrease from the previous year (2,657 patients).

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

Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 12.3% under 18 years, 16.2% between 18 and 34 years, 46.2% between 35 and 64 years, and 25.3% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 56.2% were men and 43.8% were women.

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

Uninsured People

1.44%

Uninsured

64.6%

Employer Coverage

1.44%

Medicaid

21.7%

Medicare

4.33%

Non-Group

6.5%

Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in Dakota, MN grew by 1.08% from 1.43% to 1.44%.

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

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