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Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $1,372 (1.7%)
Area name: Sioux City, IA-NE-SD MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Dakota County is $455 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $597 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $752 a month.
Cities in this county include: South Sioux City
, Dakota City
, Homer
, Hubbard
, Jackson
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Neighboring
counties: Dixon County
, Union County, South Dakota
, Thurston County
, Woodbury County, Iowa
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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Dakota County: Willis
(A),
Covington Links Golf Course
(B),
Jackson
(C),
Dakota City
(D),
Bing
(E),
O'Connor House Museum Complex
(F)
Churches in Dakota County include: Salem
Church
(A),
Saint Johns Church
(B)
Cemeteries: Saint
Marys Cemetery
(1),
Omaha Valley Cemetery
(2),
Taylor Cemetery
(3),
Grove Cemetery
(4),
St. Cornelius Cemetery
(5),
Wood Cemetery
(6),
Saint Johns Cemetery
(7)
Lakes and reservoirs: Blyburg
Lake
(A),
Hirch Reservoir
(B),
Crystal Lake
(C),
Heeney Reservoir
(D),
Overfelt Reservoir
(E),
Gateway Lake
(F)
Creeks: Elk
Creek
(A),
Little Creek
(B),
Omaha Creek
(C),
Aowa Creek
(D),
Fiddlers Creek
(E),
Jones Creek
(F),
Eagle Creek
(G),
West Creek
(H),
Otter Creek
(I)
Parks in Dakota County include: Tonwantonga
Historical Marker
(1),
Atokad Park
(2),
Basswood Ridge State Wildlife Management Area
(3),
Lewis and Clark Camp Site Historical Marker
(4)
Post office: Nacora
Post Office
(A).
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Unemployment in September 2007:
Current college students: 647
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 73.5%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 12.4%
Number of foreign born residents: 3,169 (24% naturalized citizens)
| Dakota
County: |
15.6% | | Whole
state: |
4.4% |
Year
of entry for the foreign-born population |
- 1995
to March 2000: 927
- 1990
to 1994: 625
- 1985
to 1989: 734
- 1980
to 1984: 432
- 1975
to 1979: 236
- 1970
to 1974: 122
- 1970
to 1974: 42
- 1965
to 1969: 51
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Mean travel time to work: 17.3 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 51.0%
Housing units in structures:
- One,
detached: 4,979
- One,
attached: 148
- Two:
163
- 3
or 4: 194
- 5
to 9: 206
- 10
to 19: 243
- 20
or more: 566
- Mobile
homes: 1,029
Housing units in Dakota County with a mortgage: 2,333 (212 second mortgage, 203 home equity loan, 19 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,221 Agriculture
in Dakota County
Average size of farms: 512 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $102084
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $222.86
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 18.17%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $92862
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 73.19%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $95332
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 87.50%
Average age of principal farm operators: 56 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 6.47
Corn for grain: 52204 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 51930 harvested acresDakota
County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly below Nebraska state average. It is 1.2 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 3 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 8/17/2001, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured 3 people and caused $3 million in damages.
Most
common industries for males: |
- Food
(22%)
- Construction
(10%)
- Agriculture,
forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
- Truck
transportation (4%)
- Repair
and maintenance (4%)
- Computer
and electronic products (4%)
- Accommodation
and food services (4%)
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Most
common industries for females: |
- Food
(16%)
- Health
care (12%)
- Educational
services (10%)
- Finance
and insurance (8%)
- Accommodation
and food services (6%)
- Social
assistance (4%)
- Broadcasting
and telecommunications (4%)
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Most
common occupations for males |
- Food
processing workers (9%)
- Other
production occupations including supervisors (9%)
- Laborers
and material movers, hand (7%)
- Driver/sales
workers and truck drivers (7%)
- Vehicle
and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
- Electrical
equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
- Other
sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
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Most
common occupations for females
|
- Food
processing workers (6%)
- Other
production occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Secretaries
and administrative assistants (5%)
- Other
office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
- Cashiers
(4%)
- Bookkeeping,
accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)
- Child
care workers (4%)
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Most
common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
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- Mexico
(73%)
- Laos
(6%)
- Vietnam
(6%)
- El
Salvador (3%)
- Guatemala
(2%)
- Peru
(2%)
- Germany
(1%)
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Most
common first ancestries reported in Dakota County:
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- German
(28%)
- Irish
(10%)
- United
States or American (5%)
- English
(4%)
- Norwegian
(4%)
- Swedish
(3%)
- Danish
(2%)
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Means of transportation to work
- Drove
a car alone: 7,564 (77%)
- Carpooled:
1,717 (17%)
- Bus
or trolley bus: 23 (0%)
- Streetcar
or trolley car: 11 (0%)
- Bicycle:
24 (0%)
- Walked:
156 (2%)
- Other
means: 80 (1%)
- Worked
at home: 267 (3%)
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People
in group quarters in Dakota County, Nebraska
- 197
people in nursing homes
- 30
people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 30
people in other group homes
- 24
people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 10
people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
Average
gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $43,327.
8.43% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($28,022 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
8.43% | | Nebraska
average: |
7.03% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
1.82% relocated from other counties in Nebraska ($5,564 average AGI)
6.60% relocated from other states ($22,458 average AGI)
| Dakota
County: |
6.60% | | Nebraska
average: |
2.84% |
Top
counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
| from
Woodbury County, IA
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3.49% ($28,312 average AGI) |
| from
Thurston County, NE
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0.54% ($19,079) |
| from
Douglas County, NE
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0.25% ($21,778) |
| from
Dixon County, NE
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0.24% ($30,765) |
| from
Union County, SD
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0.24% ($27,647) |
| from
Los Angeles County, CA
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0.21% ($23,667) |
| from
Lancaster County, NE
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0.16% ($38,636) |
9.84% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,699 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
9.84% | | Nebraska
average: |
7.41% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
1.93% relocated to other counties in Nebraska ($6,388 average AGI)
7.91% relocated to other states ($22,311 average AGI)
| Dakota
County: |
7.91% | | Nebraska
average: |
3.31% |
Top
counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
| to
Woodbury County, IA
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3.94% ($24,594 average AGI) |
| to
Douglas County, NE
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0.51% ($33,432) |
| to
Union County, SD
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0.32% ($39,087) |
| to
Dixon County, NE
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0.31% ($22,318) |
| to
Thurston County, NE
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0.29% ($25,381) |
| to
Lancaster County, NE
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0.25% ($22,167) |
| to
Plymouth County, IA
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0.21% ($26,667) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 18.8
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 18.8
Births
per 1000 population in Dakota County |
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 7.6
Deaths
per 1000 population in Dakota County |
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 11.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 5.3
Infant
deaths per 1000 live births in Dakota County |
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 2,519 (2,140 aged, 379 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 17%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%
Household
type by relationship
Households: 19,960
- In
family households: 17,618 (3,864 male householders, 1,272 female householders)
4,034
spouses, 6,782 children (6,439 natural, 118 adopted, 225 stepchildren), 327 grandchildren, 236 brothers or sisters, 60 parents, 434 other relatives, 609 non-relatives
- In
nonfamily households: 2,342 (955 male householders (742 living alone)), 992 female householders (880 living alone)), 395 nonrelatives
- In
group quarters: 293 (227 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 1,824 2-persons, 1,180 3-persons, 1,060 4-persons, 594 5-persons, 257 6-persons, 221 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 1,622 1-person, 284 2-persons, 27 3-persons, 7 4-persons, 2 5-persons, 5 6-persons.
4,161 married couples with children.
1,409 single-parent households (354 men, 1,055 women).
75.3% of residents of Dakota County speak English at home.
21.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (41% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 18% don't speak English at all).
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (82% speak English very well, 9% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
2.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (26% speak English very well, 34% speak English well, 31% speak English not well, 9% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well). In
fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $86,135,000 ($4179 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $866,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $36,326,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $16,488,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $5,230,000
Federal grants: $22,844,000
Federal procurement contracts: $688,000 ($21,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $4,558,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $524,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $7,338,000
Federal Government insurance: $29,993,000
Population
change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 2,026
| Here: |
100 per 1000 residents | | State: |
75 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 783
| Here: |
38 per 1000 residents | | State: | 46
per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +790
| Here: |
+39 per 1000 residents | | State: |
+13 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: -1,907
| Here: |
-94 per 1000 residents | | State: |
-15 per 1000 residents |
Population
growth in Dakota County |
Total
withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 3.39 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Median
number of rooms in apartments:
Year
house built:
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- 1999
to March 2000: 62
- 1995
to 1998: 749
- 1990
to 1994: 391
- 1980
to 1989: 745
- 1970
to 1979: 1,987
- 1960
to 1969: 1,197
- 1950
to 1959: 712
- 1940
to 1949: 502
- 1939
or earlier: 1,183
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Rooms
in owner-occupied houses in Dakota County, Nebraska: |
- 1
room: 0
- 2
rooms: 135
- 3
rooms: 193
- 4
rooms: 665
- 5
rooms: 1,134
- 6
rooms: 686
- 7
rooms: 711
- 8
rooms: 598
- 9
or more rooms: 664
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Rooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Dakota County, Nebraska: |
- 1
room: 73
- 2
rooms: 196
- 3
rooms: 532
- 4
rooms: 664
- 5
rooms: 414
- 6
rooms: 178
- 7
rooms: 147
- 8
rooms: 81
- 9
or more rooms: 24
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Bedrooms
in owner-occupied houses and condos in Dakota County: |
- no
bedroom: 43
- 1
bedroom: 277
- 2
bedrooms: 1,164
- 3
bedrooms: 2,131
- 4
bedrooms: 882
- 5
or more bedrooms: 289
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Bedrooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Dakota County: |
- no
bedroom: 82
- 1
bedroom: 689
- 2
bedrooms: 957
- 3
bedrooms: 439
- 4
bedrooms: 132
- 5
or more bedrooms: 10
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Dakota County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
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- no
vehicle: 169
- 1
vehicle: 1,118
- 2
vehicles: 2,206
- 3
vehicles: 884
- 4
vehicles: 292
- 5
or more vehicles: 117
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Dakota County in renter-occupied apartments
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- no
vehicle: 238
- 1
vehicle: 1,138
- 2
vehicles: 705
- 3
vehicles: 198
- 4
vehicles: 20
- 5
or more vehicles: 10
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54% of Dakota County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out
of people who lived in different houses, 47% lived in this county.
Out
of people who lived in different counties, 23% lived in Nebraska.
| Dakota
County: |
54.0% | | State
average: | 55.7% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This
state: 3985
- Northeast:
142
- Midwest:
10995
- South:
607
- West:
1266
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $71,500 Housing
units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%
Housing
units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
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- Utility
gas (61%)
- Electricity
(25%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (12%)
- Wood
(2%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
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Most
commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
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- Utility
gas (59%)
- Electricity
(33%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (5%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
- Other
fuel (1%)
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Private
vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 276
| Here: |
9.9% | | Nebraska: | 14.6% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 121
| Here: |
8.9% | | Nebraska: | 10.8% |
Students in private undegraduate colleges: 82
| Here: |
14.7% | | Nebraska: | 20.0% |
Dakota
County government finances in 2004:
- Charges
- All Other: $336,000
- Construction
- Regular Highways: $69,000
- Current
Operations - Corrections - Other: $1,603,000
Regular Highways: $1,134,000
Police Protection: $799,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $787,000
Central Staff Services: $418,000
General - Other: $212,000
Financial Administration: $212,000
General Public Buildings: $190,000
Health Services - Other: $145,000
Welfare - Other: $93,000
Parks & Recreation: $89,000
Natural Resources - Other: $86,000
Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $14,000
Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $8,000
- Federal
Intergovernmental - All Other: $44,000
General Support: $1,000
- General
- Interest on Debt: $106,000
- Intergovernmental
to Local NEC - Police Protection: $401,000
- Long
Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $2,605,000
- Long
Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $2,470,000
- Long
Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $135,000
- Miscellaneous
- General Revenue, NEC: $102,000
Interest Earnings: $67,000
Property Sale Other: $28,000
- Other
Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $95,000
Police Protection: $11,000
Central Staff: $10,000
Judicial: $8,000
Health - Other: $5,000
Welfare - Other: $2,000
Corrections - Other: $1,000
Financial Administration: $1,000
Natural Resource - Other: $1,000
- Other
Funds - Cash & Deposits: $2,477,000
- State
Intergovernmental - Highways: $847,000
General Support: $529,000
All Other: $62,000
Health & Hospitals: $47,000
Public Welfare: $2,000
- Tax
- Property: $2,885,000
Motor Vehicle License: $541,000
NEC: $287,000
Other Selective Sales: $185,000
- Total
Salaries & Wages: $2,465,000
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