Total population
Category Count Count, margin of error Percent Percent, margin of error
Total population 4,354,310
Twin Cities 49.7%
Greater Minnesota 50.3%
Top ancestries (2020-2024)
Category Count Count, margin of error Percent Percent, margin of error
German 1,217,932 28.0%
Norwegian 428,683 9.8%
Irish 273,387 6.3%
English 202,968 4.7%
Gender (2020-2024)
Category Count Count, margin of error Percent Percent, margin of error
Male 2,173,126 49.9%
Female 2,181,184 50.1%
Age (2020-2024)
Category Count Count, margin of error Percent Percent, margin of error
Under 5 years 208,669 4.8%
5-9 years 227,772 5.2%
10-14 years 246,506 5.7%
15-17 years 153,796 3.5%
18-24 years 348,283 8.0%
25-34 years 524,794 12.1%
35-44 years 572,212 13.1%
45-54 years 523,140 12.0%
55-64 years 639,897 14.7%
65-74 years 532,362 12.2%
75-84 years 265,866 6.1%
85 years and older 111,013 2.5%
17 years and younger 19.2%
18-64 years 59.9%
65 years and older 20.9%
Foreign-born (2020-2024)
Category Count Count, margin of error Percent Percent, margin of error
Foreign-born residents 1.5%
Language spoken (2020-2024)
Category Count Count, margin of error Percent Percent, margin of error
Population (5 years and older) 4,145,641
English only 97.4%
Language other than English 2.6%
Speaks English less than "very well" 0.7%
Disability (2020-2024)
Category Count Count, margin of error Percent Percent, margin of error
Total population for whom disability status is determined 4,307,700
Population with a disability 12.2%
Total population for whom disability status is determined, Under 65 3,430,564
With a disability, under 65 8.2%
Residence one year ago (2020-2024)
Category Count Count, margin of error Percent Percent, margin of error
Population (1 year and over in US) 4,313,714
Same residence 89.2%
Different residence in the U.S. 10.6%
Different residence outside the U.S. 0.2%
Household income (2024 dollars) (2020-2024)
Category Count Count, margin of error Percent Percent, margin of error
Total households 1,891,431
Less than $35,000 16.6%
$35,000-$49,999 8.9%
$50,000-$74,999 15.6%
$75,000-$99,999 13.7%
$100,000 or more 45.3%
Median household income (2024 dollars) 90,585
Poverty (2020-2024)
Category Count Count, margin of error Percent Percent, margin of error
All people for whom poverty status is determined 4,229,074
With income below poverty 6.2%
With income 100-149% of poverty 4.9%
With income 150-199% of poverty 5.7%
With income 200% of poverty or higher 83.2%
17 years and younger (percent of people under 18) 822,584 5.2%
18-24 (percent of people 18-24) 309,400 14.8%
25-34 (percent of people 25-34) 517,281 5.4%
35-44 (percent of people 35-44) 565,312 4.5%
45-54 (percent of people 45-54) 515,870 4.3%
55-64 (percent of people 55-64) 628,497 5.9%
65 years and older (percent of people 65+) 870,130 7.1%
18-64 (percent of people 18-64) 2,536,360 6.2%
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 4,307,700
Population without health insurance coverage 3.4%
Households and average household size (2020-2024)
Category Count Count, margin of error Percent Percent, margin of error
Households 1,891,431
Average household size 2.30
Owned and rental housing (2020-2024)
Category Count Count, margin of error Percent Percent, margin of error
Owner-occupied 77.5%
Renter-occupied 22.5%
Households by type (2020-2024)
Category Count Count, margin of error Percent Percent, margin of error
Married couples, no children under 18 32.8%
Married couples, with children under 18 18.2%
Single male with children under 18 1.1%
Single female with children under 18 2.6%
Other family households 4.6%
Individual living alone 30.5%
Other non-family households 2.6%
Unmarried couple households 7.6%
Cost-burdened households (2020-2024)
Category Count Count, margin of error Percent Percent, margin of error
All households for which cost burden is calculated 1,857,552
Cost-burdened households 24.6%
Owner households for which cost burden is calculated 1,457,224
Cost-burdened owner households 18.7%
Renter households for which cost burden is calculated 400,328
Cost-burdened renter households 46.1%
Rent paid (2020-2024)
Category Count Count, margin of error Percent Percent, margin of error
Households paying rent 405,055
Median gross rent paid (2024 dollars) 1,278
Vehicles per household (2020-2024)
Category Count Count, margin of error Percent Percent, margin of error
No vehicles 5.2%
1 vehicle available 30.0%
2 vehicles available 40.8%
3 or more vehicles available 24.0%
Transportation to work (2020-2024)
Category Count Count, margin of error Percent Percent, margin of error
Workers (16 years and older) 2,298,378
Car, truck, or van (including passengers) 76.8%
Public transportation 1.3%
Walked, biked, worked at home, or other 21.9%
Travel time to work (2020-2024)
Category Count Count, margin of error Percent Percent, margin of error
Total age 16+ (not home based) 1,878,866
Less than 10 minutes 17.4%
10-19 minutes 31.3%
20-29 minutes 22.3%
30 minutes or longer 29.1%
Educational attainment (2020-2024)
Category Count Count, margin of error Percent Percent, margin of error
Population (25 years and older) 3,169,284
Less than high school 3.4%
High school diploma or GED 23.5%
Some college or associate's degree 32.2%
Bachelor's degree 26.9%
Graduate or professional degree 14.0%
High school graduate or higher 96.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher 40.9%
Working adults (2020-2024)
Category Count Count, margin of error Percent Percent, margin of error
Total civilian population, 18-64 2,605,349
% of working age adults who are employed 81.7%
Total civilian population, 18-64, male 1,320,908
% of working age adults who are employed, male 83.8%
Total civilian population, 18-64, female 1,284,441
% of working age adults who are employed, female 79.5%