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Who lives in Ramsey County?

Category Count Count margin-of-error Percent Percent margin-of-error
Under 5 years 38,057 7.0%
5-9 years 35,005 6.5%
10-14 years 33,900 6.3%
15-17 years 19,528 3.6%
18-24 years 55,420 10.2%
25-34 years 89,740 16.6%
35-44 years 65,173 12.0%
45-54 years 63,728 11.8%
55-64 years 66,694 12.3%
65-74 years 42,271 7.8%
75-84 years 20,653 3.8%
85 years and older 11,324 2.1%
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Male 263,843 48.7%
Female 277,650 51.3%
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White 361,501 66.8%
Of Color 179,992 33.2%
Black or African American 63,724 11.8%
American Indian and Alaskan Native 3,723 0.7%
Asian or Pacific Islander 77,156 14.2%
Other 12,028 2.2%
Two or more races 23,169 4.3%
Hispanic or Latino 40,569 7.5%
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Language spoken (2014-2018)
Population (5 years and older) 503,436 100.0%
English only 388,179 77.1%
Language other than English 115,257 22.9%
Speaks English less than "very well" 54,243 10.8%
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Total population for whom disability status is determined 537,280 100.0%
Population with a disability 76,302 14.2%
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Foreign-born residents 84,379 15.6%
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Residence one year ago (2014-2018)
Population (1 year and over in US) 533,847 100.0%
Same residence 437,877 82.0%
Different residence in the U.S. 91,459 17.1%
Different residence outside the U.S. 4,511 0.8%

What's Ramsey County's quality of life?

Category Count Count margin-of-error Percent Percent margin-of-error
Household income (2018 dollars) (2014-2018)
Total households 209,069 100.0%
Less than $35,000 58,424 27.9%
$35,000-$49,999 26,000 12.4%
$50,000-$74,999 37,174 17.8%
$75,000-$99,999 27,243 13.0%
$100,000 or more 60,228 28.8%
Median household income (2018 dollars) $62,304 100%
Category Count Count margin-of-error Percent Percent margin-of-error
All people for whom poverty status is determined 527,749 100.0%
Less than $35,000 58,424 27.9%
With income below poverty 77,330 14.7%
With income 100%-149% of poverty 47,793 9.1%
With income 150%-199% of poverty 43,374 8.2%
With income 200% of poverty or higher 359,252 68.1%
17 years and younger (percent of people under age 18) 116,224 22.0%
18-24 (percent of people age 18-24) 135,559 25.7%
25-34 (percent of people age 25-34) 69,777 13.2%
35-44 (percent of people age 35-44) 64,022 12.1%
45-54 (percent of people age 45-54) 55,405 10.5%
55-64 (percent of people age 55-64) 47,574 9.0%
18-64 (percent of people age 18-64) 70,791 13.4%
65 years and older (percent of people age 65+) 39,819 7.5%
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Health coverage (2014-2018)
Total population age 65 and under for whom health insurance coverage status is determined 537,280 100.0%
Population 65 and under without health insurance coverage 33,680 6.3%
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Total housing units (2014-2018)
Total housing units 219,390 100.0%
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Owned and Rental Housing (2014-2018)
Vacant housing units (seasonal units included) 10,321 4.7%
Occupied housing units 209,069 95.3%
Average household size 2.5
Owner-occupied 123,968 56.5%
Average household size 2.6
Renter-occupied 85,101 38.8%
Average household size 2.3
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Year built (2014-2018)
2000 or later 19,221 8.8%
1970-1999 73,889 33.7%
1940-1969 68,769 31.3%
1939 or earlier 57,511 26.2%
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Households (2014-2018)
Total households 209,069 100.0%
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Households by type (2014-2018)
Family households 122,544 58.6%
With children under 18 years 61,909 29.6%
Married-couple family households 88,249 42.2%
With children under 18 years 39,210 18.8%
Single-person family households 34,295 16.4%
With children under 18 years 22,699 10.9%
Nonfamily households 86,525 41.4%
Householder living alone 69,011 33.0%
65 years and over 24,316 11.6%
Households with one or more children under 18 years 62,462 29.9%
Households with one or more people 65 years and over 53,874 25.8%
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Year householder moved into unit (2014-2018)
Moved in 2010 or later 105,129 50.3%
Moved in 2000-2009 45,216 21.6%
Moved in 1990-1999 27,284 13.1%
Moved in 1989 or earlier 31,440 15.0%
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All households for which cost burden is calculated 205,418 100.0%
Cost-burdened households 64,901 31.6%
Owner households for which cost burden is calculated 123,561 100.0%
Cost-burdened owner households 24,461 19.8%
Renter households for which cost burden is calculated 81,857 100.0%
Cost-burdened renter households 40,440 49.4%
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Rent paid (2014-2018)
Households paying rent 83,111
Median rent paid (2018 dollars) $969
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Vehicles per household (2014-2018)
No vehicles 21,937 10.5%
1 vehicle available 77,151 36.9%
2 vehicles available 78,526 37.6%
3 or more vehicles available 31,455 15.0%
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Transportation to work (2014-2018)
Workers (16 years and older) 275,479 100.0%
Car, truck, or van (including passengers) 228,462 82.9%
Public transportation 18,565 6.7%
Walked, biked, worked at home, or other 28,452 10.3%
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Travel time to work (2014-2018)
Total workers age 16+ (not home based) 260,313 100.0%
Less than 10 minutes 23,974 9.2%
10-19 minutes 81,130 31.2%
20-29 minutes 71,667 27.5%
30 minutes or longer 83,542 32.1%
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Educational attainment (2014-2018)
Population (25 years and older) 359,583 100.0%
Less than high school 35,551 9.9%
High school diploma or GED 75,283 20.9%
Some college or associate’s degree 97,990 27.3%
Bachelor’s Degree 90,083 25.1%
Graduate or professional Degree 60,676 16.9%
High school graduate or higher 324,032 90.1%
Bachelor’s degree or higher 150,759 41.9%
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Working Adults (2014-2018)
Total civilian non-institutionalized population, age 18-64 339,348 100.0%
Working age adults who are employed 263,897 77.8%
Civilian labor force 277,044 100.0%
Unemployed 13,147 4.7%
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Total employed workers (LEHD) (2017)
Total employed workers 268,532 100.0%
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Worker age (2017)
Age 29 or younger 72,213 26.9%
Age 30 to 54 139,464 51.9%
Age 55 or older 56,855 21.2%
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Workers by earnings (2017)
$15,000 per year or less 63,099 23.5%
$15,001 to $39,999 per year 81,393 30.3%
$40,000 or more per year 124,040 46.2%
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Workers by industry of employment (2017)
Accommodation and food services 23,121 8.6%
Administration & support, waste management, and remediation 48 0.0%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting 16,237 6.0%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation 5,226 1.9%
Construction 8,021 3.0%
Educational services 28,702 10.7%
Finance and insurance 14,037 5.2%
Health care and social assistance 47,335 17.6%
Information 5,694 2.1%
Management of companies and enterprises 10,625 4.0%
Manufacturing 23,626 8.8%
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction 48 0.0%
Other services (excluding public administration) 9,519 3.5%
Professional, scientific, and technical services 16,853 6.3%
Public administration 12,504 4.7%
Real estate and rental and leasing 3,873 1.4%
Retail trade 23,922 8.9%
Transportation and warehousing 7,537 2.8%
Utilities 766 0.3%
Wholesale trade 10,270 3.8%
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Workers by race (2017)
White alone 195,231 72.7%
Black or African American alone 31,286 11.7%
American Indian or Alaska Native alone 1,841 0.7%
Asian alone 33,781 12.6%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander alone 274 0.1%
Two or more race groups 6,119 2.3%
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Workers by educational attainment (2017)
Less than high school 18,687 7.0%
High school or equivalent, no college 46,241 17.2%
Some college or associate degree 63,153 23.5%
Bachelor’s degree or advanced degree 68,238 25.4%