At a glance facts

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Who lives in Shakopee?

Category Count Count margin-of-error Percent Percent margin-of-error
Under 5 years 3,462 8.6%
5-9 years 3,344 8.3%
10-14 years 3,315 8.2%
15-17 years 1,559 3.9%
18-24 years 3,367 8.3%
25-34 years 5,887 14.6%
35-44 years 6,874 17.0%
45-54 years 5,527 13.7%
55-64 years 3,620 9.0%
65-74 years 2,001 5.0%
75-84 years 952 2.4%
85 years and older 510 1.3%
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Male 20,087 49.7%
Female 20,331 50.3%
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White 29,823 73.8%
Of Color 10,595 26.2%
Black or African American 3,224 8.0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native 269 0.7%
Asian or Pacific Islander 4,471 11.1%
Other 1,247 3.1%
Two or more races 1,368 3.4%
Hispanic or Latino 2,621 6.5%
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Language spoken (2014-2018)
Population (5 years and older) 36,956 100.0%
English only 29,075 78.7%
Language other than English 7,881 21.3%
Speaks English less than "very well" 3,079 8.3%
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Total population for whom disability status is determined 39,398 100.0%
Population with a disability 3,164 8.0%
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Foreign-born residents 6,311 15.6%
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Residence one year ago (2014-2018)
Population (1 year and over in US) 39,810 100.0%
Same residence 35,104 88.2%
Different residence in the U.S. 4,593 11.5%
Different residence outside the U.S. suppressed

What's Shakopee's quality of life?

Category Count Count margin-of-error Percent Percent margin-of-error
Household income (2018 dollars) (2014-2018)
Total households 13,272 100.0%
Less than $35,000 2,153 16.2%
$35,000-$49,999 1,291 9.7%
$50,000-$74,999 2,417 18.2%
$75,000-$99,999 2,104 15.9%
$100,000 or more 5,307 40.0%
Median household income (2018 dollars) $83,565 100%
Category Count Count margin-of-error Percent Percent margin-of-error
All people for whom poverty status is determined 39,243 100.0%
Less than $35,000 2,153 16.2%
With income below poverty 2,221 5.7%
With income 100%-149% of poverty 2,279 5.8%
With income 150%-199% of poverty 2,843 7.2%
With income 200% of poverty or higher 31,900 81.3%
17 years and younger (percent of people under age 18) 2,254 5.7%
18-24 (percent of people age 18-24) 3,266 8.3%
25-34 (percent of people age 25-34) 1,300 3.3%
35-44 (percent of people age 35-44) 2,272 5.8%
45-54 (percent of people age 45-54) 1,199 3.1%
55-64 (percent of people age 55-64) 2,590 6.6%
18-64 (percent of people age 18-64) 1,994 5.1%
65 years and older (percent of people age 65+) 3,814 9.7%
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Health coverage (2014-2018)
Total population age 65 and under for whom health insurance coverage status is determined 39,398 100.0%
Population 65 and under without health insurance coverage 1,565 4.0%
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Total housing units (2014-2018)
Total housing units 13,906 100.0%
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Owned and Rental Housing (2014-2018)
Vacant housing units (seasonal units included) 634 4.6%
Occupied housing units 13,272 95.4%
Average household size 3.0
Owner-occupied 9,943 71.5%
Average household size 3.1
Renter-occupied 3,329 23.9%
Average household size 2.6
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Year built (2014-2018)
2000 or later 6,494 46.7%
1970-1999 5,389 38.8%
1940-1969 1,351 9.7%
1939 or earlier 672 4.8%
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Households (2014-2018)
Total households 13,272 100.0%
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Households by type (2014-2018)
Family households 9,648 72.7%
With children under 18 years 5,592 42.1%
Married-couple family households 7,564 57.0%
With children under 18 years 4,162 31.4%
Single-person family households 2,084 15.7%
With children under 18 years 1,430 10.8%
Nonfamily households 3,624 27.3%
Householder living alone 2,797 21.1%
65 years and over 830 6.3%
Households with one or more children under 18 years 5,672 42.7%
Households with one or more people 65 years and over 2,317 17.5%
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Year householder moved into unit (2014-2018)
Moved in 2010 or later 6,488 48.9%
Moved in 2000-2009 4,682 35.3%
Moved in 1990-1999 1,136 8.6%
Moved in 1989 or earlier 1,136 8.6%
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All households for which cost burden is calculated 13,089 100.0%
Cost-burdened households 3,418 26.1%
Owner households for which cost burden is calculated 9,868 100.0%
Cost-burdened owner households 1,958 19.8%
Renter households for which cost burden is calculated 3,221 100.0%
Cost-burdened renter households 1,460 45.3%
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Rent paid (2014-2018)
Households paying rent 3,229
Median rent paid (2018 dollars) $1,194
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Vehicles per household (2014-2018)
No vehicles 504 3.8%
1 vehicle available 3,486 26.3%
2 vehicles available 6,624 49.9%
3 or more vehicles available 2,658 20.0%
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Transportation to work (2014-2018)
Workers (16 years and older) 21,213 100.0%
Car, truck, or van (including passengers) 19,439 91.6%
Public transportation 339 1.6%
Walked, biked, worked at home, or other 1,435 6.8%
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Travel time to work (2014-2018)
Total workers age 16+ (not home based) 20,280 100.0%
Less than 10 minutes 3,216 15.9%
10-19 minutes 5,609 27.7%
20-29 minutes 4,852 23.9%
30 minutes or longer 6,603 32.6%
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Educational attainment (2014-2018)
Population (25 years and older) 25,371 100.0%
Less than high school 1,950 7.7%
High school diploma or GED 6,148 24.2%
Some college or associate’s degree 8,281 32.6%
Bachelor’s Degree 6,631 26.1%
Graduate or professional Degree 2,361 9.3%
High school graduate or higher 23,421 92.3%
Bachelor’s degree or higher 8,992 35.4%
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Working Adults (2014-2018)
Total civilian non-institutionalized population, age 18-64 24,467 100.0%
Working age adults who are employed 20,657 84.4%
Civilian labor force 21,349 100.0%
Unemployed 692 3.2%
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Total employed workers (LEHD) (2017)
Total employed workers 27,614 100.0%
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Worker age (2017)
Age 29 or younger 6,090 22.1%
Age 30 to 54 16,706 60.5%
Age 55 or older 4,818 17.4%
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Workers by earnings (2017)
$15,000 per year or less 5,779 20.9%
$15,001 to $39,999 per year 6,762 24.5%
$40,000 or more per year 15,073 54.6%
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Workers by industry of employment (2017)
Accommodation and food services 2,474 9.0%
Administration & support, waste management, and remediation 15 0.1%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting 1,821 6.6%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation 703 2.5%
Construction 1,148 4.2%
Educational services 1,834 6.6%
Finance and insurance 1,626 5.9%
Health care and social assistance 3,570 12.9%
Information 535 1.9%
Management of companies and enterprises 920 3.3%
Manufacturing 3,468 12.6%
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction 15 0.1%
Other services (excluding public administration) 895 3.2%
Professional, scientific, and technical services 2,056 7.4%
Public administration 1,016 3.7%
Real estate and rental and leasing 407 1.5%
Retail trade 2,463 8.9%
Transportation and warehousing 903 3.3%
Utilities 99 0.4%
Wholesale trade 1,603 5.8%
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Workers by race (2017)
White alone 22,374 81.0%
Black or African American alone 1,745 6.3%
American Indian or Alaska Native alone 218 0.8%
Asian alone 2,844 10.3%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander alone 21 0.1%
Two or more race groups 412 1.5%
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Workers by educational attainment (2017)
Less than high school 1,917 6.9%
High school or equivalent, no college 5,171 18.7%
Some college or associate degree 7,073 25.6%
Bachelor’s degree or advanced degree 7,363 26.7%