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Apple Valley, Minnesota: commercial real estate data.
Apple Valley is a Census city of 55,679 people across 16.87 square miles of land, in Dakota County. Median household income is $97,673, 73.4 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 54 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $31.3 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Apple Valley
What Apple Valley is
- Census place typecity
- Land area16.87 sq mi
- Water area0.68 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land3,300
- County holding the largest share of its areaDakota 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 Apple Valley
- Population55,679
- Median age39.0
- Population under 1813,853
- Share under 1824.9 percent
- Population 65 and over9,553
- Share 65 and over17.2 percent
- Households21,627
- Family households14,202
- Share of households that are families65.7 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Apple Valley
- Median household income$97,673
- Per capita income$50,382
- Civilian labor force29,651
- Employed28,722
- Unemployed929 plus or minus 267
- Unemployment rate3.1 percent plus or minus 0.9
- Adults 25 and over37,744
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher95.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher45.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree16.4 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Apple Valley
- Housing units22,013
- Occupied units21,627
- Vacant units386 plus or minus 152
- Vacancy rate1.8 percent plus or minus 0.7
- Owner occupied15,880
- Renter occupied5,747
- Ownership rate73.4 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$370,400
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,738
- Annual rent as a share of median income21.4 percent
- Single family units17,180
- Share single family78.0 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more4,433
- Share in buildings of two or more20.1 percent
- Mobile homes400 plus or minus 118
- Median year structure built1990
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Apple Valley gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute21,941
- Commuting under 15 minutes5,360
- Share commuting under 15 minutes24.4 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more7,214
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more32.9 percent
- Drove alone65.5 percent
- Carpooled7.6 percent
- Public transport2.0 percent plus or minus 0.7
- Walked0.7 percent plus or minus 0.4
- Worked from home22.4 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Apple Valley (7(a))
- Approvals54
- Gross approval$31,285,000
- Average approval$579,352
- Median approval$200,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$1,366,050
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported703
- Jobs per approval13.0
- Loans with a final outcome12
- Paid in full11
- Charged off1
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more11.1 percent
- Share to franchises25.9 percent
- Distinct lenders29
- Distinct industries by NAICS35
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Apple Valley, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 12 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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SBA loans in Apple Valley (504)
- Approvals15
- Gross approval$14,869,000
- Average approval$991,267
- Median approval$417,000
- Largest approval$4,999,000
- Jobs supported221
- Loans with a final outcome5
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs4
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Apple Valley, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 5 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Apple Valley
- NFIP communityCity of Apple Valley
- NFIP community number270050
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date12/02/11
The City of Apple Valley participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 270050 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Dakota County, not Apple Valley
Dakota County context, not Apple Valley figures
- Establishments in Dakota County10,964
- Covered employment, Dakota County189,387
- Average annual pay, Dakota County$72,792
- Housing units permitted, Dakota County2,146
Every figure in this section is published for Dakota County as a whole and is not a measurement of Apple Valley.
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.
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Common questions
Apple Valley questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Apple Valley, Minnesota?
55,679, in 21,627 households. Apple Valley city covers 16.87 square miles of land, which is 3,300 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Apple Valley in?
Dakota 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 Apple Valley?
$97,673. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $370,400. Median gross rent is $1,738 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Apple Valley businesses?
54 7(a) approvals totaling $31.3 m since FY2020, across 29 lenders, median approval $200,000, plus 15 504 approvals worth $14.9 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Apple Valley, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Apple Valley borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Apple Valley. Only 12 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Apple Valley in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Apple Valley appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Apple Valley, city of, community 270050, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Apple Valley figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Dakota 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 Apple Valley.
Is zoning published for Apple Valley?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.