Dakota County is located in the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area of Minnesota. The County Seat is Hastings and the largest city is Eagan. The Official Web Site is located at https://www.co.dakota.mn.us/. The 2014 population estimate is 412,529 and the 2010 census population was 398,552. The land area is 562.17 square miles and there are 709 persons per square mile.
86.7% of the population is White, 5.4% is Black or African American, 6.5% is Hispanic or Latino, 4.7% is Asian, 0.5% is American Indian or Alaska Native, 0.1% is Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, and 2.6% is two or more races. 94.7% have a high school degree or higher, and 38.7% have a Bachelor degree or higher.
The median home value is $223,300, there are 154,275 households, an average of 2.59 persons per household. The per capita income is $34,828, the median household income is $73,732, and 7.6% of the persons in Dakota County are considered below poverty level.
The total number of firms, at last estimate, was 36,982. Retail sales (in $1000) were $5,163,980, and sales per capita were $13,231. The percentage of black-owned firms is 2.8%, and the percentage of women-owned firms is 28.3%.
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| Dakota County Court Calendar Minnesota Trial Court Public Access (MPA) system court calendar for Dakota County, Minnesota. |
| Dakota County Court Records | Civil, Family, Probate Search the Minnesota Trial Court Public Access (MPA) system for Dakota County, Minnesota civil, family, and probate case records by case number, party name, or attorney. |
| Dakota County Court Records | Criminal, Traffic, Petty Search the Minnesota Trial Court Public Access (MPA) system for Dakota County, Minnesota criminal felony, gross misdemeanor, misdemeanor, traffic, and petty misdemeanor case records by case number, defendant name, citation number, or attorney. |
| Dakota County Criminal Complaints Dakota County Attorney's office index of criminal complaints. |
| Dakota County Foreclosure Map Use this GIS Mapping service from the Dakota County, Minnesota Sheriff to locate foreclosure properties by address or date. |
| Dakota County Foreclosures Search the Dakota County, Minnesota Sheriff's foreclosure database by house number or date. |
| Dakota County Forfeited Property Browse this list from the Dakota County, Minnesota Treasurer-Auditor Department to obtain information on tax-forfeited parcels. |
| Dakota County Inmates Dakota County Jail inmate search. |
| Dakota County Judgments Search the Minnesota Trial Court Public Access (MPA) system for Dakota County, Minnesota judgments by first and last name or business name. |
| Dakota County Most Wanted Dakota County Sheriff Department list of most wanted fugitives. |
| Dakota County Property & GIS Maps Search the Dakota County, Minnesota Assessor records for property information by house number, address, or PIN, and view interactive GIS maps. |
| Dakota County Property Tax Estimator Use this Dakota County, Minnesota Assessing Department service to find your estimated property tax. |
| Dakota County Recorded Plats & Surveys Browse the Dakota County, Minnesota databases of recorded plats and surveys, including CIC plats, registered land surveys, right of way maps and subdivision plats. |
| Dakota County Warrants Provided by the Dakota County, Minnesota Sheriff's Office. Search this database for warrant information by name. View information including name, DOB, physical description, and charge. |
| Historical Society Records Dakota Count Historical Society databases, including census, cemetery, civil war, WWI, and WWII records. |
| Inmates | VineLink Dakota County inmate / offender records by ID or name. |
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