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Population (year 2000): 1,821. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,880 (+3.2% change)
Males: 931 (51.1%), Females: 890 (48.9%)
Dakota County
Zip code:
68731
Median resident age: 31.1 years
Median household income: $43,438 (year 2000)
Median house value: $80,900 (year 2000)
Races in Dakota City:
- White Non-Hispanic (75.3%)
- Hispanic (20.2%)
- Other race (9.3%)
- American Indian (2.3%)
- Two or more races (1.6%)
- Other Asian (1.5%)
- Black (0.8%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (35.7%), Irish (12.9%),
English (7.5%), United States (5.8%), French (5.6%), Danish
(4.6%).
Elevation: 1102 feet
Land area: 1.1 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Dakota City
- High school or higher: 78.5%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.0%
- Unemployed: 2.6%
- Mean travel time to work: 17.1 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Dakota City city
- Never married: 25.1%
- Now married: 56.6%
- Separated: 1.4%
- Widowed: 5.1%
- Divorced: 11.9%
10.1% Foreign born (7.4% Latin America, 2.1%
Asia).
Population change in the 1990s: +342 (+23.1%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Dakota City:
- MERCY MEDICAL CENTER-SIOUX CITY (about 6 miles;
SIOUX CITY, IA)
- ST LUKES REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 8 miles;
SIOUX CITY, IA)
- SIOUXLAND SURGERY CENTER LP (about 10 miles; DAKOTA
DUNES, SD)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Dakota City:
- SIOUX GATEWAY/COL. BUD DAY FIELD (about 3 miles;
SIOUX CITY, IA; ID: SUX)
- CHAN GURNEY MUNI (about 76 miles; YANKTON, SD; ID:
YKN)
- KARL STEFAN MEMORIAL (about 77 miles; NORFOLK, NE;
ID: OFK)
Other public-use airports nearest to Dakota City:
- MARTIN FIELD (about 5 miles; SO SIOUX CITY, NE; ID:
7K8)
- GRAHAM FIELD (about 10 miles; NORTH SIOUX CITY, SD;
ID: 7K7)
- AKRON MUNI (about 30 miles; AKRON, IA; ID: Y40)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Dakota City:
- WESTERN IOWA TECH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 8 miles;
SIOUX CITY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,639)
- WAYNE STATE COLLEGE (about 45 miles; WAYNE, NE; FT
enrollment: 3,026)
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA (about 46 miles;
VERMILLION, SD; FT enrollment: 6,014)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA (about 80 miles;
OMAHA, NE; FT enrollment: 10,150)
- CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY (about 80 miles; OMAHA, NE; FT
enrollment: 5,806)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER (about 80
miles; OMAHA, NE; FT enrollment: 2,448)
- METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE AREA (about 84 miles;
OMAHA, NE; FT enrollment: 6,175)
Public primary/middle schools in Dakota City:
- DAKOTA CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 247;
Grades: PK - 06)
- SIOUX LAND FAMILY CENTER (Students: 102;
Grades: PK - PK)
Library in Dakota City:
- DAKOTA CITY PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$20,420; Location: 1710 BROADWAY; 7,878 books; 157 audio
materials; 188 video materials; 26 serial subscriptions)
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