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Hennepin County, MN

1,260,121 Population
554 square miles 2,274.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2022 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.7 ±0.2 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in Minnesota: 39 ±0.2
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 39 ±0.1

Economics

$55,615 ±$1,184 Per capita income
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Minnesota: $45,021 ±$432
  • about 1.3 times the amount in United States: $41,804 ±$92
$89,399 ±$2,047 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Minnesota: $82,338 ±$749
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in United States: $74,755 ±$148

10.7% ±0.8% (131,879  ±10,394) Persons below poverty line
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Minnesota: 9.6% 540,079 (±0.4% / ±19,753)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 12.6% 40,951,624 (±0.1% / ±260,310)

21.6 minutes ±0.2 (11,220,025  ±244,622) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in Minnesota: 22.8 55,877,872 (±0.2 / ±544,694)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,591,156,000 (±0 / ±7,204,853)

Families

542,072 ±3,647 Number of households
  • Minnesota: 2,322,190 ±6,929
  • United States: 129,870,930 ±136,261
2.3 ±0 (1,230,620  ±661) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in Minnesota: 2.4 † 5,580,990 (±239.2 / ±-555,555,600)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 † 325,134,660 (±4.3 / ±-555,555,600)

4.5% ±0.6% (13,703  ±1,899) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Minnesota: 5.4% 69,168 (±0.3% / ±3,731)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,036,894 (±0.1% / ±36,689)

Housing

571,382 ±293 Number of housing units
  • Minnesota: 2,547,867 ±597
  • United States: 143,772,900 ±7,466

$377,100 ±$3,641 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Minnesota: $314,600 ±$2,081
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in United States: $320,900 ±$622

14.7% ±0.9% (182,730  ±11,291.9) Moved since previous year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Minnesota: 12.6% 714,114 (±0.4% / ±21,215.3)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.6% 41,404,691 (±0.1% / ±187,841.9)

Social

93.9% ±1.6% (828,837  ±14,119.9) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Minnesota: 94% 3,684,684 (±0.7% / ±25,948.9)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 205,882,074 (±0.1% / ±272,504.5)
53.5% ±1.1% (471,890  ±9,977.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Minnesota: 39.1% 1,533,711 (±0.4% / ±16,414.7)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 35.7% 81,908,335 (±0.1% / ±175,321.9)

18% ±0.9% (214,170  ±10,133.2) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Minnesota: 12.2% 656,320 (±0.3% / ±14,717.7)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 22% 69,241,800 (±0.1% / ±203,206.2)

13.4% ±5,913.7% (169,028  ±8,836) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Minnesota: 8.7% † 498,826 (±847.8% / ±12,692)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 13.9% † 46,182,176 (±23.1% / ±149,842)

4.5% ±0.3% (44,398  ±2,885) Population with veteran status
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Minnesota: 6% 265,234 (±0.1% / ±6,334)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,200,322 (±0% / ±70,866)
44,398 Total veterans ±2,885 41,015 Male ±2,759 3,383 Female ±885

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