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Dakota County, NE


Metropolitan Statistical Area: Sioux City, IA-NE-SD
Designated Market Area: Sioux City, IA-NE-SD
USDA County Type (2015): Manufacturing, Low Education
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Hispanic Centers

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2022 population: 21,042   ( 36 from 2010 , 545 from 2020)
Land area: 264.3 square miles
Population density: 79.6 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:9,091 43.20% 21.6%
Black:1,6978.06% 164.7%
Indian:5112.43% 9.7%
Asian:8253.92% 24.2%
2+ races:3791.80% 75.5%
Hispanic:8,53940.58% 15.1%
Total non-White:11,95156.80% 27.0%

2020-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:784 18.2
Deaths:54412.6
Net Migration: -919-21.3
Net Immigration: 1353.1
Change in White population:-2,505 -11.9
Change in Non-White pop.:2,541 12.1




Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change
[Display all years]

Year:
Total population:
White:
Black:
Indian:
Asian:
2+ races:
Hispanic:
Total non-White:

2010
21,006
11,59655.20%
6413.05%
4662.22%
6643.16%
2161.03%
7,41935.32%
9,41044.80%

2000
20,253
14,36870.94%
1110.55%
3391.67%
6273.10%
2201.09%
4,58122.62%
5,88529.06%

1990
16,742
15,02489.74%
1220.73%
2681.60%
3041.82%
n/a
1,0246.12%
1,71810.26%

1980
16,573
15,74895.02%
270.16%
2031.22%
1140.69%
n/a
4812.90%
8254.98%

1970
13,137
12,84697.78%
390.30%
1491.13%
50.04%
n/a
880.67%
291 2.22%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:
2000's
NumberRate
3,623 17.9
1,4637.2
-2,922-14.4
1,2246.0
-2,772 -13.7
3,525 17.4
1990's
NumberRate
3,434 20.5
1,5799.4
-396-2.4
1,0036.0
-656 -3.9
4,167 24.9
1980's
NumberRate
3,094 18.7
1,407 8.5
-1,507 -9.1
n/a
-724 -4.4
893 5.4
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
1,509 11.5
n/a
2,902 22.1
534 4.1

Age, Family & Household Data for Dakota County, NE
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Year:
 
Median Age:
Under 18:
Voting Age Population:
Over 65:
Households:
Persons Per HH:
Families (%HH):
Married Couples (%Fams):
Single Mothers (%Fams):
Non-Family (%HH):

2022
NumberPercent
31.7
6,202 29.5%
14,840 70.5%
2,815 13.4%
7,181
2.94
4,865 67.7%
3,669 75.4%
317 6.5%
2,316 32.3%

2010
NumberPercent
32.8
6,318 30.1%
14,688 69.9%
2,391 11.4%
7,218
2.88
5,184 71.8%
3,752 72.4%
618 11.9%
2,034 28.2%

2000
NumberPercent
31.8
6,192 30.6%
14,061 69.4%
2,003 9.9%
7,083
2.82
5,136 72.5%
3,947 76.8%
675 13.1%
1,947 27.5%

1990
NumberPercent
31.1
5,046 30.1%
11,696 69.9%
1,954 11.7%
6,048
2.72
4,497 74.4%
3,656 81.3%
405 9.0%
1,551 25.6%

1980
NumberPercent
27.8
5,429 32.8%
11,144 67.2%
1,713 10.3%
5,733
2.86
4,354 75.9%
3,848 88.4%
248 5.7%
1,379 24.1%

2022 Housing Data for Dakota County, NE

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units7,767 
Median Value$158,700 
Occupied7,18192.5%
Vacant5867.5%
Owned4,67065.0%
Rented2,51135.0%
Median Rent$959 
Single-Family Units5,29468.2%
    Detached5,15666.4%
    Attached1381.8%
Buldings with 5+ Units1,29216.6%
Mobile Homes83210.7%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Dakota County, NE

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,0001672.3%
$10,000 to $14,9991962.7%
$15,000 to $19,9991782.5%
$20,000 to $24,9992994.2%
$25,000 to $29,9994316.0%
$30,000 to $34,9994125.7%
$35,000 to $39,9993615.0%
$40,000 to $44,9992743.8%
$45,000 to $49,9993254.5%
$50,000 to $59,9995517.7%
$60,000 to $74,99981611.4%
$75,000 to $99,9991,13715.8%
$100,000 to $124,99991712.8%
$125,000 to $149,9995177.2%
$150,000 to $199,9993585.0%
$200,000 or more2423.4%
Median Household Income66,112 
Per Capita Income29,584 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to state98 
Compared to U.S.92 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI3404.7%
Public Assistance881.2%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps7039.8%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed5,91975.5%
Unemployed2663.4%
In Armed Forces320.4%
Total Labor Force6,21779.3%
Not in Labor Force1,62220.7%
Real Unemployment Rate 24.1%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector4,6633,52956.9%
Non-Profit7843115.3%
Self-Employed68818778.6%
Local Government19647029.4%
State Government1224473.5%
Federal Government547242.9%
Total Private + Self5,3513,71659.0%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.4501,01730.7%
Total5,8014,73355.1%
Pct. Govt.9.1%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts1,06810.1%
Sales and Office Occupations2,19620.8%
Professional, Technical1,50514.3%
Service Occupations1,56914.9%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing930.9%
All others4,20139.9%
White Collar 45.3%
Industry
 Number%
Manufacturing3,00428.5%
Health care and social assistance1,23511.7%
Retail trade9388.9%
Educational services8167.7%
Construction8007.6%
Accommodation and food services6676.3%
Finance and insurance5805.5%
Transportation and warehousing4944.7%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.4224.0%
Other services4023.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting2412.3%
Professional, scientific, technical2192.1%
Wholesale trade1711.6%
Public administration1631.5%
Arts, entertainment, recreation1601.5%
Information1061.0%
Utilities710.7%
Real estate and rental and leasing260.2%
Management240.2%

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Dakota County, NE

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican7,69636.12%
Puerto Rican1770.83%
Cuban00.00%
Dominican00.00%
Total Central American4622.17%
Costa Rican00.00%
Guatemalan3691.73%
Honduran00.00%
Nicaraguan00.00%
Panamanian00.00%
Salvadoran930.44%
Other Central American00.00%
Total South American00.00%
Argentinean00.00%
Bolivian00.00%
Chilean00.00%
Colombian00.00%
Ecuadorian00.00%
Paraguayan00.00%
Peruvian00.00%
Uruguayan00.00%
Venezuelan00.00%
Other South American00.00%
Other Hispanic1460.69%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Laotian2931.38%
Hmong1260.59%
Chinese1150.54%
Burmese620.29%
Filipino400.19%
Indian310.15%
Japanese100.05%
Korean30.01%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English11,67059.7%
Spanish6,01830.8%
Other1,2606.4%
Other Asian4442.3%
Chinese750.4%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic280.1%
Tagalog270.1%
Other Indo-European220.1%
German, other Germanic140.1%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
German3,74117.6%
Irish2,0989.8%
English1,2015.6%
Swedish6282.9%
Ethiopian6122.9%
Norwegian4932.3%
Somalian4372.1%
Czech3711.7%
Danish3691.7%
American3321.6%
Dutch3201.5%
French2271.1%
Other Subsaharan African2091.0%
Italian2081.0%
African1850.9%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen19,04489.4%
Not a citizen2,26410.6%
Native16,36476.8%
Foreign-born4,94423.2%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Dakota County, NE

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
1,548 12.0%1,218 9.4%4,411 34.2%3,880 30.1%1,427 11.1%412 3.2%
  Average years of education: 12.0
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 1,548 12.0%
9-12 Years 1,218 9.4%
H.S. Grad or GED 4,411 34.2%
Some College 3,880 30.1%
Bach. Degree 1,427 11.1%
Grad Degree 412 3.2%
Average years of education: 12.0

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (5 year-estimates)


Historical Labor Force Data for Dakota County, NE

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force		EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate		State
Avg.
1990 8,767 8,464 303 3.5% 2.4%
1991 8,922 8,597 325 3.6% 2.7%
1992 9,097 8,810 287 3.2% 2.8%
1993 9,422 9,189 233 2.5% 2.8%
1994 9,683 9,410 273 2.8% 2.6%
1995 10,035 9,775 260 2.6% 2.6%
1996 10,273 9,952 321 3.1% 2.7%
1997 10,428 10,102 326 3.1% 2.4%
1998 10,511 10,214 297 2.8% 2.5%
1999 10,398 10,112 286 2.8% 2.7%
2000 10,789 10,442 347 3.2% 2.8%
2001 10,824 10,489 335 3.1% 3.1%
2002 10,735 10,265 470 4.4% 3.7%
2003 10,731 10,225 506 4.7% 3.9%
2004 10,618 10,143 475 4.5% 3.9%
2005 10,527 10,032 495 4.7% 3.8%
2006 10,622 10,202 420 4.0% 3.0%
2007 10,928 10,499 429 3.9% 2.9%
2008 10,975 10,530 445 4.1% 3.2%
2009 11,111 10,437 674 6.1% 4.7%
2010 11,290 10,447 843 7.5% 4.7%
2011 11,018 10,369 649 5.9% 4.4%
2012 11,167 10,539 628 5.6% 3.9%
2013 11,174 10,661 513 4.6% 3.7%
2014 11,054 10,645 409 3.7% 3.3%
2015 11,038 10,649 389 3.5% 3.0%
2016 10,969 10,515 454 4.1% 3.1%
2017 10,663 10,229 434 4.1% 2.9%
2018 10,711 10,328 383 3.6% 2.9%
2019 10,775 10,365 410 3.8% 3.0%
2020 10,598 10,089 509 4.8% 4.2%
2021 10,842 10,488 354 3.3% 2.7%
2022 11,067 10,753 314 2.8% 2.3%
2023 10,965 10,673 292 2.7% 2.3%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com