Due to data restrictions, employment data may not be available for all years.

Source: Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development, 2nd quarter data; Metropolitan Council staff have estimated some data points.
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Source: Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development, 2nd quarter data; Metropolitan Council staff have estimated some data points; and Metropolitan Council Forecasts.
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Source: U.S. Census Bureau Decennial Census and Metropolitan Council Housing Stock Estimates.
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Note: Between 2003 & 2004 housing unit type definitions changed: Duplex category was expanded to include duplex, triplex and quad, and the definition of multifamily changed from 3 or more units to 5 or more units.
Source: Metropolitan Council Residential Building Permit Survey.
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Source: U.S. Census Bureau Decennial Census and American Community Survey.
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Generalized Land Use in Dakota County

Year Land Use 2016 2020 Acres Change Acres Change Residential Total 62,896 N/A 65,441 4.05% Single Family Detached 54,551 N/A 56,704 3.95% Multifamily 8,345 N/A 8,737 4.70% Commercial Total 6,151 N/A 6,352 3.27% Retail and Other Commercial 4,554 N/A 4,763 4.59% Office 1,595 N/A 1,589 -0.37% Industrial Total 11,738 N/A 12,449 6.06% Industrial and Utility 8,343 N/A 9,030 8.23% Extractive 3,087 N/A 3,069 -0.59% Railway 309 N/A 349 13.04% Institutional Total 6,098 N/A 6,128 0.49% Park and Recreational 31,530 N/A 33,708 6.91% Park, Recreational or Preserve 28,390 N/A 30,598 7.78% Golf Course 3,137 N/A 3,112 -0.77% Mixed Use Total 919 N/A 1,200 30.58% Mixed Use Residential 130 N/A 133 2.77% Mixed Use Industrial 733 N/A 931 27.07% Mixed Use Commercial and Other 59 N/A 137 132.54% Major Roadways 5,425 N/A 5,434 0.17% Airport 560 N/A 498 -11.07% Agricultural and Undeveloped Total 236,889 N/A 230,975 -2.50% Agriculture 182,298 N/A 179,210 -1.69% Undeveloped Land 54,591 N/A 51,763 -5.18% Open Water 12,981 N/A 12,999 0.14% Total 375,187 N/A 375,184 0.00% Sort A-Z Sort Z-A Clear Sorting Reload Data Hide this Field Hide Field List Show Field List Expand Collapse Expand All Collapse All Remove All Sorting Remove All Sorting Field List Loading…

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Source: Metropolitan Council Generalized Land Use Historical Data Set
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Regional Planned Land Use in Dakota County

Year Planned Land Use 2040 Acres % of Total Agricultural 209,307.3 49.55 % Airport 790.6 0.19 % Commercial 6,891.4 1.63 % Industrial 14,274.5 3.38 % Institutional 13,070.8 3.09 % Mixed Use 524.7 0.12 % Multifamily Residential 11,193.4 2.65 % Multi-Optional Development 8,277.3 1.96 % Open Space or Restrictive Use 10,541.5 2.50 % Park and Recreation 39,023.5 9.24 % Railway (inc. LRT) 1,579.1 0.37 % Rights-of-Way (i.e., Roads) 5,678.9 1.34 % Rural and Large-Lot Residential 23,320.9 5.52 % Single Family Residential 64,255.4 15.21 % Water 13,718.7 3.25 % Total 422,447.9 100.00 % Sort A-Z Sort Z-A Clear Sorting Reload Data Hide this Field Hide Field List Show Field List Show Prefilter Expand Collapse Expand All Collapse All Sort "Planned Land Use" by This Column Sort "Planned Land Use" by This Column Remove All Sorting Sort "Year - Acres" by This Row Sort "Year - % of Total" by This Row Remove All Sorting Field List Loading…

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Source: Metropolitan Council Regional Planned Land Use Data Set
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Regional Planned Land Use in Dakota County

Source: Metropolitan Council Regional Planned Land Use Data Set
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Note: Cities and townships do not consistently report information on both square footage and permit value on commercial, industrial, and public and institutional building permits. View "Download Tabular Data" for more details.
Source: Metropolitan Council Commercial, Industrial, and Public and Institutional Building Permits Survey
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Note: Cities and townships do not consistently report information on both square footage and permit value on commercial, industrial, and public and institutional building permits. View "Download Tabular Data" for more details.
Source: Metropolitan Council Commercial, Industrial, and Public and Institutional Building Permits Survey
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Note: Cities and townships do not consistently report information on both square footage and permit value on commercial, industrial, and public and institutional building permits. View "Download Tabular Data" for more details.
Source: Metropolitan Council Commercial, Industrial, and Public and Institutional Building Permits Survey
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Note: Cities and townships do not consistently report information on both square footage and permit value on commercial, industrial, and public and institutional building permits. View "Download Tabular Data" for more details.
Source: Metropolitan Council Commercial, Industrial, and Public and Institutional Building Permits Survey
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