Dakota Ridge, CO

Census Place

2024 Population

33,753

US Senator

Michael Bennet

Democratic Party

US Senator

John Hickenlooper

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

41.1

0.983% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

4.39%

7.42% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$120,822

0.377% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

Population & Diversity

Dakota Ridge, CO is home to a population of 33.8k people, from which 98.2% are citizens.

As of 2024, 5.61% of Dakota Ridge, CO residents were born outside of the country (1.9k people).

In 2024, there were 8.05 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (24.8k people) in Dakota Ridge, CO than any other race or ethnicity. There were 3.08k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 1.32k White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.2%

2024 Citizenship

98.1%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 98.2% of Dakota Ridge, CO residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Dakota Ridge, CO was 98.1%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Dakota Ridge, CO compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Dakota Ridge, CO

White (Non-Hispanic)
24.8k ± 1.19k
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
3.08k ± 874
White (Hispanic)
1.32k ± 427

16.6%

Hispanic Population

5.6k people

16.6% of the people in Dakota Ridge, CO are hispanic (5.6k people).

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

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Colorado.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
205,206 ± 10,925 people
India
23,918 ± 3,789 people
China
18,011 ± 3,290 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Colorado was Mexico, the natal country of 205,206 Colorado residents, followed by India with 23,918 and China with 18,011.

Foreign-Born Population

5.61%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

1.9k people

4.94%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

1.69k people

As of 2024, 5.61% of Dakota Ridge, CO residents (1.9k 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 Ridge, CO was 4.94%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
561 ± 177
Vietnam
554 ± 213
Gulf War (1990s)
281 ± 117

Dakota Ridge, CO has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.01 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Dakota Ridge, CO.

Economy

The economy of Dakota Ridge, CO employs 19.6k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Dakota Ridge, CO were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (2,847 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (2,414 people), and Educational Services (1,884 people), and the highest paying industries were Management of Companies & Enterprises ($213,611), Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($151,023), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($116,369).

Employment

Occupations

19.6k

2024 Value

± 1,012

0.138%

1 Year growth

± 7.46%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Dakota Ridge, CO grew at a rate of 0.138%, from 19.6k employees to 19.6k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Dakota Ridge, CO, are Management Occupations (2,892 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,964 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (1,745 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Dakota Ridge, CO.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Colorado (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.

Industries

Employment by Industries

19.6k

2024 Value

± 1,012

0.138%

1 Year growth

± 7.46%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Dakota Ridge, CO grew at a rate of 0.138%, from 19.6k employees to 19.6k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Dakota Ridge, CO, are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (2,847 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (2,414 people), and Educational Services (1,884 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Dakota Ridge, CO, though some of these residents may live in Dakota Ridge, CO and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$70,760

Median earning men ± $6,793

$59,153

Median earning women ± $3,458

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($115,060), Public Administration ($112,692), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($109,609).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($250,001), Manufacturing ($87,222), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($80,217).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Dakota Ridge, CO was $604,600 in 2024, which is 1.82 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $570,400 to $604,600, a 6% increase. The homeownership rate in Dakota Ridge, CO is 83.6%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Dakota Ridge, CO have an average commute time of 25.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Dakota Ridge, CO is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$604,600

Median Property Value 2024

±$12,098

$11,043

Median Property Taxes

±$732

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 Ridge, CO the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

Rent vs Own

83.6%

Homeownership

2024

70.5%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 83.6% of the housing units in Dakota Ridge, CO were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 82.8%.

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

Equity

Household Income

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

$120,822

Median Household Income

± $5,597

13.2k

Number of Households

± 838

In 2024, the median household income of the 13.2k households in Dakota Ridge, CO grew to $120,822 from the previous year's value of $120,368.

The following chart displays the households in Dakota Ridge, CO 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 $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Dakota Ridge, CO is from Colorado.

0.46

2024 Wage GINI in Colorado

0.462

2023 Wage GINI in Colorado

In 2024, the income inequality in Colorado was 0.46 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.498% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Colorado was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Colorado in comparison to the national average.

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

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (66.6%)
Worked At Home (24.1%)
Carpooled (6.11%)

In 2024, 66.6% of workers in Dakota Ridge, CO drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (24.1%) and those who carpooled to work (6.11%).

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

25.8 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Dakota Ridge, CO have a shorter commute time (25.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.61% of the workforce in Dakota Ridge, CO have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

4.39% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Dakota Ridge, CO (1.47k out of 33.6k 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 25 - 34, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Females 75+.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Dakota Ridge, CO is White, followed by Hispanic and Two Or More.

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

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

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

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