Census Reporter

Minnesota

5,576,606 Population
79,625.5 square miles 70 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2017 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.9 ±0.2 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 38.1 ±0.1

Economics

$36,156 ±$307 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $32,397 ±$64
$68,388 ±$658 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $60,336 ±$86

9.5% ±0.3% (517,476  ±15,252) Persons below poverty line
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 13.4% 42,583,651 (±0.1% / ±241,032)

23.8 minutes ±0.2 (65,045,020  ±571,294) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 26.9 3,891,349,480 (±0.1 / ±8,012,447)

Families

2,162,211 ±7,968 Number of households
  • United States: 120,062,818 ±161,148
2.5 ±0 (5,444,571  ±0) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.7 317,631,941

5.6% ±0.3% (70,957  ±3,841) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,997,394 (±0% / ±28,051)

Housing

2,437,726 ±470 Number of housing units
  • United States: 137,407,308 ±4,122

$224,000 ±$1,281 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little higher than the amount in United States: $217,600 ±$437

14.2% ±0.3% (782,154  ±18,975) Moved since previous year
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 14.3% 46,073,420 (±0.1% / ±187,510.3)

Social

93.1% ±0.6% (3,516,782  ±23,587.5) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 88% 194,667,872 (±0.1% / ±241,381.6)
36.1% ±0.4% (1,362,126  ±14,166.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 32% 70,765,915 (±0.1% / ±146,608.8)

11.9% ±0.3% (622,849  ±13,712.4) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about half the rate in United States: 21.8% 66,592,306 (±0.1% / ±178,397.9)

8.7% ±0.2% (486,243  ±10,464) Foreign-born population
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 13.7% 44,525,855 (±0% / ±135,763)

7.1% ±0.2% (303,524  ±6,719) Population with veteran status
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 7.3% 18,204,605 (±0% / ±71,514)
303,524 Total veterans ±6,719 284,944 Male ±6,232 18,580 Female ±1,687

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