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Dakota Ridge, Colorado: commercial real estate data.
Dakota Ridge is a Census CDP of 33,753 people across 9.39 square miles of land, in Jefferson County. Median household income is $120,822, 83.6 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Dakota Ridge
What Dakota Ridge is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area9.39 sq mi
- Water area0.3 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land3,594
- County holding the largest share of its areaJefferson County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Dakota Ridge
- Population33,753
- Median age41.1
- Population under 186,749
- Share under 1820.0 percent
- Population 65 and over5,419
- Share 65 and over16.1 percent
- Households13,215
- Family households9,291
- Share of households that are families70.3 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Dakota Ridge
- Median household income$120,822
- Per capita income$55,851
- Civilian labor force20,179
- Employed19,605
- Unemployed574 plus or minus 169
- Unemployment rate2.8 percent plus or minus 0.8
- Adults 25 and over24,740
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher96.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher51.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree17.4 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Dakota Ridge
- Housing units13,576
- Occupied units13,215
- Vacant units361 plus or minus 219
- Vacancy rate2.7 percent plus or minus 1.6
- Owner occupied11,043
- Renter occupied2,172
- Ownership rate83.6 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$604,600
- Median gross rent, monthly$2,176
- Annual rent as a share of median income21.6 percent
- Single family units11,643
- Share single family85.8 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more1,923
- Share in buildings of two or more14.2 percent
- Mobile homes10 plus or minus 16
- Median year structure built1989
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Dakota Ridge gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute14,687
- Commuting under 15 minutes2,919
- Share commuting under 15 minutes19.9 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more5,835
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more39.7 percent
- Drove alone66.6 percent
- Carpooled6.1 percent plus or minus 1.5
- Public transport1.3 percent plus or minus 0.8
- Walked0.3 percent plus or minus 0.3
- Worked from home24.1 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Jefferson County, not Dakota Ridge
Jefferson County context, not Dakota Ridge figures
- Establishments in Jefferson County17,999
- Covered employment, Jefferson County248,082
- Average annual pay, Jefferson County$78,598
- Housing units permitted, Jefferson County1,172
Every figure in this section is published for Jefferson County as a whole and is not a measurement of Dakota Ridge.
All Jefferson County figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Dakota Ridge questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Dakota Ridge, Colorado?
33,753, in 13,215 households. Dakota Ridge CDP covers 9.39 square miles of land, which is 3,594 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Dakota Ridge in?
Jefferson County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Dakota Ridge?
$120,822. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $604,600. Median gross rent is $2,176 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Are the county figures on this page Dakota Ridge figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Jefferson County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Dakota Ridge.
Is zoning published for Dakota Ridge?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.