Minneapolis Demographics and Statistics
Minneapolis is the largest city in the state of Minnesota. The population of Minneapolis was 385.378, as per the 2010 census. The majority of the population was made by the non-Hispanic Whites, which were about 70.2% followed by 17.4% of African Americans, American Indians are a minority at 1.7%, while Asians make up 5% and the rest belonged to other races.
The Minneapolis Saint Paul metropolitan area has doubled in population since 1950 and now has approximately about 3.5 million residents including the suburbs. According to the 2010 census, 7.3 % of the population was under 5 years, 9.7% of them were aged between 20 and 25, 14% were around 45 to 54 and 3.7% was aged above 60 years. There were a total of about 155,555 households among which 45% were families and 56% were non families. Out of the family households, 22% had children aged under 18 and 30% were married couples. Non family households had 42.7% of a householder living alone and 7.4% consisted of a single householder aged 65 and over.
Minneapolis (city), Minnesota
| People QuickFacts | Minneapolis | Minnesota | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population, 2006 estimate | 372,833 | 5,167,101 | |
| Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 | -2.6% | 5.0% | |
| Population, 2000 | 382,618 | 4,919,479 | |
| Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 | 6.6% | 6.7% | |
| Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 | 22.0% | 26.2% | |
| Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 | 9.1% | 12.1% | |
| Female persons, percent, 2000 | 49.8% | 50.5% | |
| White persons, percent, 2000 (a) | 65.1% | 89.4% | |
| Black persons, percent, 2000 (a) | 18.0% | 3.5% | |
| American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) | 2.2% | 1.1% | |
| Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) | 6.1% | 2.9% | |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a) | 0.1% | Z | |
| Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 | 4.4% | 1.7% | |
| Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b) | 7.6% | 2.9% | |
| Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over | 42.7% | 57.0% | |
| Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 | 14.5% | 5.3% | |
| Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 | 19.3% | 8.5% | |
| High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 | 85.0% | 87.9% | |
| Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 | 37.4% | 27.4% | |
| Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 | 21.7 | 21.9 | |
| Housing units, 2000 | 168,606 | 2,065,946 | |
| Homeownership rate, 2000 | 51.4% | 74.6% | |
| Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 | $113,500 | $122,400 | |
| Households, 2000 | 162,352 | 1,895,127 | |
| Persons per household, 2000 | 2.25 | 2.52 | |
| Median household income, 1999 | $37,974 | $47,111 | |
| Per capita money income, 1999 | $22,685 | $23,198 | |
| Persons below poverty, percent, 1999 | 16.9% | 7.9% | |
| Business QuickFacts | Minneapolis | Minnesota | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) | 9,110,661 | 108,388,816 | |
| Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) | 2,806,708 | 60,015,531 | |
| Retail sales per capita, 2002 | $7,446 | $11,947 | |
| Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) | 962,837 | 7,959,590 | |
| Total number of firms, 2002 | 34,078 | 443,827 | |
| Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 | 9.0% | 1.8% | |
| American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 | 0.7% | 0.6% | |
| Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 | 3.1% | 1.7% | |
| Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 | 1.8% | 0.9% | |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 | F | S | |
| Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 | 33.2% | 27.9% | |
| Geography QuickFacts | Minneapolis | Minnesota |
|---|---|---|
| Land area, 2000 (square miles) | 54 | 79,610 |
| Persons per square mile, 2000 | 6,970.6 | 61.8 |
| FIPS Code | 43000 | 27 |
| Counties | Hennepin County |