Somali

Total population
Category	Count	Count, margin of error	Percent	Percent, margin of error
Total population (2024)	111,722	±20,401
Total population used in analysis* (2020-2024)	85,533	±7,711
Twin Cities			77.3%	±3.6%
Greater Minnesota			22.7%	±3.6%

Gender (2020-2024)
Category	Count	Count, margin of error	Percent	Percent, margin of error
Male	43,315	±4,062	50.6%	±2.1%
Female	42,218	±4,412	49.4%	±2.1%

Age (2020-2024)
Category	Count	Count, margin of error	Percent	Percent, margin of error
Under 5 years	12,911	±1,905	15.1%	±1.8%
5-9 years	9,675	±1,929	11.3%	±1.9%
10-14 years	10,513	±1,878	12.3%	±1.8%
15-17 years	5,985	±1,012	7.0%	±1.1%
18-24 years	9,330	±1,972	10.9%	±2.0%
25-34 years	12,766	±2,032	14.9%	±2.0%
35-44 years	11,620	±1,765	13.6%	±1.8%
45-54 years	6,799	±1,368	7.9%	±1.4%
55-64 years	3,044	±747	3.6%	±0.8%
65-74 years	1,496	±520	1.7%	±0.6%
75-84 years	1,000	±493	1.2%	±0.6%
85 years and older	394	±226	0.5%	±0.3%
17 years and younger			45.7%	±2.8%
18-64 years			50.9%	±2.8%
65 years and older			3.4%	±0.9%

Foreign-born (2020-2024)
Category	Count	Count, margin of error	Percent	Percent, margin of error
Foreign-born residents			52.2%	±3.2%

Language spoken (2020-2024)
Category	Count	Count, margin of error	Percent	Percent, margin of error
Population (5 years and older)	72,622	±6,725
English only			17.3%	±2.7%
Language other than English			82.7%	±2.7%
Speaks English less than "very well"			33.6%	±3.3%

Disability (2020-2024)
Category	Count	Count, margin of error	Percent	Percent, margin of error
Total population for whom disability status is determined	85,304	±7,702
Population with a disability			7.4%	±1.5%
Total population for whom disability status is determined, Under 65	82,414	±7,695
With a disability, under 65			5.5%	±1.2%

Residence one year ago (2020-2024)
Category	Count	Count, margin of error	Percent	Percent, margin of error
Population (1 year and over in US)	82,795	±7,380
Same residence			84.6%	±3.8%
Different residence in the U.S.			13.1%	±3.5%
Different residence outside the U.S.			2.4%	±1.3%

Household income (2024 dollars) (2020-2024)
Category	Count	Count, margin of error	Percent	Percent, margin of error
Total households	22,265	±2,325
Less than $35,000			36.9%	±5.2%
$35,000-$49,999			14.3%	±3.3%
$50,000-$74,999			14.5%	±3.9%
$75,000-$99,999			13.7%	±3.6%
$100,000 or more			20.6%	±4.8%
Median household income (2024 dollars)	49,554	±6,519

Poverty (2020-2024)
Category	Count	Count, margin of error	Percent	Percent, margin of error
All people for whom poverty status is determined	83,675	±7,668
With income below poverty			30.9%	±5.5%
With income 100-149% of poverty			21.8%	±4.5%
With income 150-199% of poverty			10.3%	±3.1%
With income 200% of poverty or higher			37.1%	±4.9%
17 years and younger (percent of people under 18)	38,309	±4,402	35.4%	±7.5%
18-24 (percent of people 18-24)	9,233	±1,983	26.1%	±7.6%
25-34 (percent of people 25-34)	12,135	±2,043	18.0%	±7.3%
35-44 (percent of people 35-44)	11,599	±1,763	27.5%	±9.6%
45-54 (percent of people 45-54)	6,771	±1,367	25.6%	±8.8%
55-64 (percent of people 55-64)	2,855	±718	39.6%	±13.2%
65 years and older (percent of people 65+)	2,773	±696	58.6%	±14.9%
18-64 (percent of people 18-64)	42,593	±4,595	25.0%	±4.6%

Health care coverage (2020-2024)
Category	Count	Count, margin of error	Percent	Percent, margin of error
Total population for whom health insurance coverage status is determined	85,304	±7,702
Population without health insurance coverage			6.2%	±2.0%

Households and average household size (2020-2024)
Category	Count	Count, margin of error	Percent	Percent, margin of error
Households	22,265	±2,325
Average household size	4.07	±0

Owned and rental housing (2020-2024)
Category	Count	Count, margin of error	Percent	Percent, margin of error
Owner-occupied			15.6%	±4.2%
Renter-occupied			84.4%	±4.2%

Households by type (2020-2024)
Category	Percent	Percent, margin of error
Married couples, no children under 18	5.9%	±2.9%
Married couples, with children under 18	36.4%	±5.5%
Single male with children under 18	suppressed
Single female with children under 18	19.3%	±4.8%
Other family households	11.5%	±3.7%
Individual living alone	20.3%	±4.7%
Other non-family households	3.0%	±1.7%
Unmarried couple households	suppressed

Cost-burdened households (2020-2024)
Category	Count	Count, margin of error	Percent	Percent, margin of error
All households for which cost burden is calculated	21,485	±2,321
Cost-burdened households			50.5%	±6.4%
Owner households for which cost burden is calculated	3,441	±934
Cost-burdened owner households			26.0%	±12.3%
Renter households for which cost burden is calculated	18,044	±2,297
Cost-burdened renter households			55.1%	±7.1%

Rent paid (2020-2024)
Category	Count	Count, margin of error	Percent	Percent, margin of error
Households paying rent	18,492	±2,305
Median gross rent paid (2024 dollars)	1,243	±131

Vehicles per household (2020-2024)
Category	Percent	Percent, margin of error
No vehicles	16.5%	±4.6%
1 vehicle available	40.1%	±5.9%
2 vehicles available	30.2%	±5.0%
3 or more vehicles available	13.3%	±3.3%

Transportation to work (2020-2024)
Category	Count	Count, margin of error	Percent	Percent, margin of error
Workers (16 years and older)	30,368	±3,596
Car, truck, or van (including passengers)			83.1%	±3.3%
Public transportation			4.2%	±2.1%
Walked, biked, worked at home, or other			12.7%	±3.0%

Travel time to work (2020-2024)
Category	Count	Count, margin of error	Percent	Percent, margin of error
Total age 16+ (not home based)	27,924	±3,458
Less than 10 minutes			12.2%	±3.0%
10-19 minutes			40.5%	±4.7%
20-29 minutes			23.5%	±3.9%
30 minutes or longer			23.8%	±4.0%

Educational attainment (2020-2024)
Category	Count	Count, margin of error	Percent	Percent, margin of error
Population (25 years and older)	37,119	±3,610
Less than high school			36.1%	±4.8%
High school diploma or GED			29.9%	±4.3%
Some college or associate's degree			16.7%	±3.2%
Bachelor's degree			13.6%	±2.9%
Graduate or professional degree			3.6%	±1.3%
High school graduate or higher			63.9%	±4.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher			17.2%	±3.2%

Working adults (2020-2024)
Category	Count	Count, margin of error	Percent	Percent, margin of error
Total civilian population, 18-64	43,559	±4,624
% of working age adults who are employed			69.6%	±3.3%
Total civilian population, 18-64, male	20,695	±2,527
% of working age adults who are employed, male			75.7%	±3.8%
Total civilian population, 18-64, female	22,864	±2,842
% of working age adults who are employed, female			64.0%	±4.9%

* In 2024, the Census Bureau began collecting data in ways that allow for more accurate reporting of cultural ancestry for Black and White respondents. In this profile, the 2024 total population should be considered the Census Bureau’s most accurate estimate of the true size of the cultural community. However, because the 2020-2024 pooled 5-year estimates come from a larger and more robust sample, these data are used for all other estimates presented in this profile.

Somali population