Hennepin County, MN Demographic Data

Hennepin County, MN Summary

Hennepin County is located in Minnesota
  • Population: 1,184,576
  • Area: 606.55 sq. miles
    • Land Area: 553.59 sq. miles
    • Water Area: 52.96 sq. miles
  • Population Density: 1,952.98 people per sq. mile
  • Elevation: 977.69 ft
  • Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
  • Daylight Savings: Yes

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Hennepin County, MN Gender Breakdown

Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
623,391
51%
50.8
Male
609,092
49%
49.2
Total Population
1,232,480
 
323,128,000

Hennepin County, MN Age Breakdown

Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
81,028
6.6% 
6.1
5 to 9 Years
77,581
6.3% 
6.3
10 to 14 Years
71,440
5.8% 
6.4
15 to 19 Years
70,937
5.8% 
6.7
20 to 24 Years
79,380
6.4% 
6.9
25 to 34 Years
210,356
17.1% 
13.7
35 to 44 Years
161,814
13.1% 
12.6
45 to 54 Years
159,838
13.0% 
13.2
55 to 59 Years
81,499
6.6% 
6.7
60 to 64 Years
75,911
6.2% 
6.1
65 to 74 Years
93,771
7.6% 
8.9
75 to 84 Years
43,891
3.6% 
4.4
85 Years and Over
25,037
2.0% 
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
959,615
77.9%
77.2
Female
489,323
51.0%
51.3
Male
470,292
49.0%
48.7
21 Years and over
917,096
74.4%
73.1
62 Years and over
207,938
16.9%
18.8
65 Years and over
162,699
13.2%
15.2
Female
91,999
56.5%
55.8
Male
70,700
43.5%
44.2
Median Age (years)
36
0.0%
0.0

Hennepin County, MN Race Breakdown

Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
1,189,280
96.5% 
96.8
White
893,871
72.5% 
72.6
Black or African American
158,741
12.9% 
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
9,923
0.8% 
0.8
Asian
85,906
7.0% 
5.4
Asian Indian
21,645
1.8% 
1.2
Chinese
13,641
1.1% 
1.3
Filipino
3,498
0.3% 
0.9
Japanese
1,929
0.2% 
0.2
Korean
6,512
0.5% 
0.4
Vietnamese
11,133
0.9% 
0.6
Other Asian
27,548
2.2% 
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
483
0.0% 
0.2
Native Hawaiian
 
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
 
0.0
Samoan
 
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
 
0.1
Some Other Race
40,359
3.3% 
5.1
Two or More Races
43,200
3.5% 
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
84,589
6.9% 
17.8
Mexican
57,370
4.7% 
11.2
Puerto Rican
3,593
0.3% 
1.7
Cuban
738
0.1% 
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
22,888
1.9% 
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
1,147,890
93.1% 
82.2

Hennepin County, MN Educational Attainment

Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
26,863
3.2% 
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
33,098
3.9% 
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
141,239
16.6% 
27.2
Some college, no degree
159,378
18.7% 
20.6
Associate's Degree
76,337
9.0% 
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
266,159
31.2% 
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
149,043
17.5% 
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
59,961
7.1%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
792,156
93.0%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
415,202
48.7%
31.2

Hennepin County, MN Marital Status

Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
376,375
37.5%
33.7%
Now Married
470,074
46.9%
47.5
Divorced
99,337
9.9%
11.0%
Separated
12,265
1.2%
2.0
Widowed
44,383
4.4
5.8%

Hennepin County, MN Language Spoken at Home

Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
942,075
81.8%
78.4%
Languages other than english
209,380
18.2%
21.6%
Spanish
66,511
5.8%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
36,486
3.2%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
57,970
5.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
48,413
4.2%
1.1%

Hennepin County, MN Household Income

Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
25,601
5.1%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
19,771
3.9%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
41,690
8.3%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
34,954
7.0%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
59,005
11.8%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
80,598
16.1%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
63,414
12.6%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
84,459
16.8%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
40,970
8.2%
5.8
$200,000 or more
51,599
10.3%
6.4
Median household income
71,200
 
57,617
Per capita income
41,968
 
31,128

Hennepin County, MN Employment Breakdown

Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
3,354
0.5%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
63,242
9.3%
9.8
Construction
28,929
4.2%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
157,953
23.2%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
68,043
10.0%
6.6
Information
13,969
2.0%
2.1
Manufacturing
80,324
11.8%
10.1
Other services except public administration
30,824
4.5%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
99,449
14.6%
11.4
Public administration
16,000
2.3%
4.6
Retail trade
75,861
11.1%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
26,293
3.9%
5.2
Wholesale trade
17,362
2.5%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
32,646
4.8%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
330,446
48.5%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
62,807
9.2%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
151,026
22.2%
23.3%
Service occupations
104,678
15.4%
18.1%

Hennepin County, MN Commute Statistics

Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
669,546
 
 
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
485,054
72.4%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
54,455
8.1%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
49,923
7.5%
5.1
Walked
22,286
3.3%
2.7
Other means
17,273
2.6%
1.8
Worked at home
40,555
6.1%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
23.6
 
26.6

Hennepin County, MN Vehicles per Household

Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
49,659
9.9%
8.7
1 vehicles
181,207
36.1%
33.2
2 vehicles
195,577
39.0%
37.1
3 or more
75,618
15.1%
21.0

Hennepin County, MN Housing Occupancy

Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
 
 
Occupied Housing Units
502,061
95.0%
87.6
Owner Occupied
306,886
61.1%
63.1
Renter Occupied
195,175
38.9%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
26,428
5.0%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
1
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
3
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.6
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.2
0.0%
2.5

Hennepin County, MN Rooms per Residence

Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
528,489
1 room
15,942
3.0%
2.4
2 rooms
23,815
4.5%
2.7
3 rooms
66,634
12.6%
9.1
4 rooms
75,771
14.3%
16.5
5 rooms
63,241
12.0%
19.8
6 rooms
68,628
13.0%
17.8
7 rooms
59,659
11.3%
12.0
8 rooms
53,636
10.1%
8.6
9 rooms or more
101,163
19.1%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
 
0.0

Hennepin County, MN Structure Type Statistics

Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
528,489
 
 
1-unit, detached
280,346
53.0%
61.5
1-unit, attached
46,034
8.7%
5.9
2-units
18,774
3.6%
3.6
3 or 4 units
12,737
2.4%
4.4
5 to 9 units
12,863
2.4%
4.8
10 to 19 units
26,274
5.0%
4.4
20 or more units
130,049
24.6%
9.0
Mobile home
1,412
0.3%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1

Hennepin County, MN Housing Age Statistics

Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
99,250
18.8%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
26,621
5.0%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
70,125
13.3%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
59,113
11.2%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
85,180
16.1%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
71,053
13.4%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
48,004
9.1%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
47,849
9.1%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
11,762
2.2%
2.8%
2014 or later
9,532
1.8%
1.4%

Hennepin County, MN Household Heating

Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
388,672
77.4%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
7,165
1.4%
4.7
Electricity
94,057
18.7%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
1,703
0.3%
4.8
Coal or coke
63
0.0%
0.1
Wood
867
0.2%
1.9
Solar energy
37
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
5,614
1.1%
0.5
No fuel used
3,883
0.8%
1.1

Hennepin County, MN Mortgage Statistics

Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
222,106
 
47295100.0
Less than $500
1,249
0.6%
1.6%
$2,500 to $2,999
17,299
7.8%
7.0%
$500 to $999
20,188
9.1%
20.4%
$3,000 or more
25,828
11.6%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
36,062
16.2%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
57,839
26.0%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
63,641
28.7%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
114,006
51.6%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
34,113
15.4%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
22,356
10.1%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
13,401
6.1%
7.0%
35.0% or more
37,149
16.8%
21.3%
Not Computed
1,081
0.0%
0.0%

Hennepin County, MN Rent Statistics

Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
191,231 
 
41,631,300 
$3,000 or more
1,477
0.8%
1.8%
$2,500 to $2,999
2,539
1.3%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
6,495
3.4%
4.4%
Less than $500
20,122
10.5%
10.7%
$1,500 to $1,999
26,909
14.1%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
62,701
32.8%
28.3%
$500 to $999
70,988
37.1%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
3,944
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
1,031
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
25,709
13.6%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
25,707
13.6%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
28,520
15.1%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
21,862
11.6%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
18,823
10.0%
9.0%
35.0% or more
68,292
36.1%
40.7%
Not Computed
6,262
0.0%
0.0%

Hennepin County, MN Property Value

Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
306,886
 
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
4,654
1.5%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
9,081
3.0%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
26,213
8.5%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
51,979
16.9%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
93,542
30.5%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
80,086
26.1%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
33,593
10.9%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
7,738
2.5%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
257,700
 
205,000