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Dakota City city, Dakota County, NE

2,675 Population
1.4 square miles 1,905.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

30.7 ±6.3 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in Dakota County: 32.5 ±0.8
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Nebraska: 37.2 ±0.2
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$29,453 ±$4,013 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Dakota County: $32,253 ±$2,838
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Nebraska: $41,751 ±$384
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$76,806 ±$14,180 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Dakota County: $70,329 ±$4,068
  • about the same as the amount in Nebraska: $76,475 ±$633
  • a little less than the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

7.4% ±5.8% (192  ±154) Persons below poverty line
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Dakota County: 11.5% † 2,440 (±2.7% / ±573)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Nebraska: 10.6% 204,630 (±0.3% / ±5,789)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

14.9 minutes ±3.3 (18,270  ±5,779) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Dakota County: 13.9 137,540 (±0.6 / ±8,472)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Nebraska: 19.2 17,325,040 (±0.1 / ±147,565)
  • about three-fifths of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

742 ±124 Number of households
  • Dakota County: 7,459 ±146
  • Nebraska: 797,847 ±2,728
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
3.5 ±0.8 (2,607  ±430) Persons per household
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Dakota County: 2.8 21,173 (±0.1 / ±9)
  • about 1.5 times the figure in Nebraska: 2.4 1,931,011
  • about 1.4 times the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

7.1% ±5% (42  ±33) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Dakota County: 5.7% † 280 (±2.3% / ±111)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Nebraska: 5.8% 26,331 (±0.3% / ±1,201)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

756 ±126 Number of housing units
  • Dakota County: 7,808 ±23
  • Nebraska: 863,444 ±628
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$177,800 ±$25,421 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little less than the amount in Dakota County: $185,700 ±$14,209
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Nebraska: $238,600 ±$1,365
  • about half the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

10.2% ±5.5% (268  ±151.9) Moved since previous year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Dakota County: 12.4% † 2,628 (±2.9% / ±609.2)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Nebraska: 13.2% 257,994 (±0.3% / ±5,628.5)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

78.5% ±17.4% (1,303  ±203.6) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Dakota County: 78.8% 10,218 (±4.8% / ±662.3)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Nebraska: 92.2% 1,198,824 (±0.6% / ±7,286.7)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
9% ±3.5% (149  ±63.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Dakota County: 14.6% † 1,889 (±2.4% / ±311.9)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Nebraska: 34.6% 449,651 (±0.3% / ±4,426.3)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

15.2% ±3.7% (407  ±119) Foreign-born population
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Dakota County: 25.6% 5,463
  • nearly double the rate in Nebraska: 8% 159,084
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

6.3% ±3% (122  ±62) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Dakota County: 4.2% † 635 (±1% / ±144)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Nebraska: 6.9% 102,710 (±0.1% / ±1,710)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
122 Total veterans ±62 122 Male ±62 N/A Female ±10

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