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Empire, Minnesota: commercial real estate data.
Empire is a Census city of 3,092 people across 30.53 square miles of land, in Dakota County. Median household income is $147,700, 94.3 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Empire
What Empire is
- Census place typecity
- Land area30.53 sq mi
- Water area0.14 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land101
- 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 Empire
- Population3,092
- Median age37.3
- Population under 18883
- Share under 1828.6 percent
- Population 65 and over440 plus or minus 126
- Share 65 and over14.2 percent plus or minus 4.1
- Households1,014
- Family households862
- Share of households that are families85.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Empire
- Median household income$147,700
- Per capita income$51,680
- Civilian labor force1,732
- Employed1,723
- Unemployed9 plus or minus 15
- Unemployment rate0.5 percent plus or minus 0.9
- Adults 25 and over2,037
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher97.4 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher37.4 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree10.9 percent plus or minus 3.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Empire
- Housing units1,030
- Occupied units1,014
- Vacant units16 plus or minus 25
- Vacancy rate1.6 percent plus or minus 2.4
- Owner occupied956
- Renter occupied58 plus or minus 30
- Ownership rate94.3 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$469,500
- Median gross rent, monthly$2,052
- Annual rent as a share of median income16.7 percent plus or minus 3.6
- Single family units1,011
- Share single family98.2 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more19 plus or minus 20
- Share in buildings of two or more1.8 percent plus or minus 1.9
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1997
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Empire gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute1,368
- Commuting under 15 minutes293 plus or minus 89
- Share commuting under 15 minutes21.4 percent plus or minus 6.0
- Commuting 30 minutes or more666 plus or minus 133
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more48.7 percent
- Drove alone73.0 percent
- Carpooled5.2 percent plus or minus 2.9
- Public transport0.2 percent plus or minus 0.3
- Walked1.0 percent plus or minus 1.0
- Worked from home20.1 percent plus or minus 5.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Flood risk in Empire
- NFIP communityCity of Empire
- NFIP community number275336
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
The City of Empire participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 275336 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 Empire
Dakota County context, not Empire 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 Empire.
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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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
Empire questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Empire, Minnesota?
3,092, in 1,014 households. Empire city covers 30.53 square miles of land, which is 101 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Empire 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 Empire?
$147,700. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $469,500. Median gross rent is $2,052 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Empire in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Empire appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Empire, city of, community 275336, 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 Empire 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 Empire.
Is zoning published for Empire?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.