Dakota County
Dakota county is located in southeast Minnesota. Dakota county has 562.17 square miles of land area and 24.70 square miles of water area. As of 2010, the total Dakota county population is 398,552, which has grown 11.98% since 2000. The population growth rate is higher than the state average rate of 7.81% and is higher than the national average rate of 9.71%. Dakota county median household income is $72,850 in 2006-2010 and has grown by 17.76% since 2000. The income growth rate is about the same as the state average rate of 17.72% and is lower than the national average rate of 19.17%. Dakota county median house value is $243,700 in 2006-2010 and has grown by 59.91% since 2000. The house value growth rate is about the same as the state average rate of 58.74% and is higher than the national average rate of 50.42%. As a reference, the national Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation rate for the same period is 26.63%. On average, the public school district that covers Dakota county is better than the state average in quality. The Dakota county area codes are 507, 612, 651, 952.
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