Total population
Category Count Count, margin of error Percent Percent, margin of error
Total population 4,424,396
Twin Cities 50.2%
Greater Minnesota 49.8%
Top ancestries (2016-2020)
Category Count Count, margin of error Percent Percent, margin of error
German 1,258,093 28.4%
Norwegian 485,195 11.0%
Irish 278,055 6.3%
Swedish 221,593 5.0%
Gender (2016-2020)
Category Count Count, margin of error Percent Percent, margin of error
Male 2,195,487 49.6%
Female 2,228,909 50.4%
Age (2016-2020)
Category Count Count, margin of error Percent Percent, margin of error
Under 5 years 231,762 5.2%
5-9 years 241,382 5.5%
10-14 years 252,038 5.7%
15-17 years 154,620 3.5%
18-24 years 365,143 8.3%
25-34 years 557,212 12.6%
35-44 years 548,535 12.4%
45-54 years 577,019 13.0%
55-64 years 672,596 15.2%
65-74 years 468,423 10.6%
75-84 years 239,229 5.4%
85 years and older 116,437 2.6%
17 years and younger 19.9%
18-64 years 61.5%
65 years and older 18.6%
Foreign-born (2016-2020)
Category Count Count, margin of error Percent Percent, margin of error
Foreign-born residents 1.7%
Language spoken (2016-2020)
Category Count Count, margin of error Percent Percent, margin of error
Population (5 years and older) 4,192,634
English only 97.2%
Language other than English 2.8%
Speaks English less than "very well" 0.6%
Disability (2016-2020)
Category Count Count, margin of error Percent Percent, margin of error
Total population for whom disability status is determined 4,380,448
Population with a disability 11.3%
Total population for whom disability status is determined, Under 65 3,584,902
With a disability, under 65 7.2%
Residence one year ago (2016-2020)
Category Count Count, margin of error Percent Percent, margin of error
Population (1 year and over in US) 4,383,255
Same residence 87.8%
Different residence in the U.S. 12.0%
Different residence outside the U.S. 0.2%
Household income (2020 dollars) (2016-2020)
Category Count Count, margin of error Percent Percent, margin of error
Total households 1,871,215
Less than $35,000 20.4%
$35,000-$49,999 11.3%
$50,000-$74,999 17.7%
$75,000-$99,999 14.4%
$100,000 or more 36.3%
Median household income (2020 dollars, averaged) 75,936
Poverty (2016-2020)
Category Count Count, margin of error Percent Percent, margin of error
All people for whom poverty status is determined 4,340,588
With income below poverty 6.8%
With income 100-149% of poverty 5.2%
With income 150-199% of poverty 6.1%
With income 200% of poverty or higher 81.9%
17 years and younger (percent of people under 18) 874,641 7.0%
18-24 (percent of people 18-24) 327,657 16.5%
25-34 (percent of people 25-34) 553,392 6.4%
35-44 (percent of people 35-44) 545,754 4.8%
45-54 (percent of people 45-54) 574,370 4.6%
55-64 (percent of people 55-64) 669,330 6.3%
65 years and older (percent of people 65+) 795,444 6.5%
18-64 (percent of people 18-64) 2,670,503 6.9%
Health care coverage (2016-2020)
Category Count Count, margin of error Percent Percent, margin of error
Total population for whom health insurance coverage status is determined 4,380,448
Population without health insurance coverage 3.3%
Households and average household size (2016-2020)
Category Count Count, margin of error Percent Percent, margin of error
Households 1,871,215
Average household size 2.33
Owned and rental housing (2016-2020)
Category Count Count, margin of error Percent Percent, margin of error
Owner-occupied 76.8%
Renter-occupied 23.2%
Households by type (2016-2020)
Category Count Count, margin of error Percent Percent, margin of error
Married couples, no children under 18 33.3%
Married couples, with children under 18 19.1%
Single male with children under 18 1.3%
Single female with children under 18 2.8%
Other family households 4.3%
Individual living alone 29.4%
Other non-family households 2.9%
Undetermined household type 7.0%
Cost-burdened households (2016-2020)
Category Count Count, margin of error Percent Percent, margin of error
All households for which cost burden is calculated 1,839,732
Cost-burdened households 22.7%
Owner households for which cost burden is calculated 1,430,246
Cost-burdened owner households 16.8%
Renter households for which cost burden is calculated 409,486
Cost-burdened renter households 43.0%
Rent paid (2016-2020)
Category Count Count, margin of error Percent Percent, margin of error
Households paying rent 434,868
Median gross rent paid (2020 dollars, averaged) 980
Vehicles per household (2016-2020)
Category Count Count, margin of error Percent Percent, margin of error
No vehicles 5.4%
1 vehicle available 28.7%
2 vehicles available 41.2%
3 or more vehicles available 24.7%
Transportation to work (2016-2020)
Category Count Count, margin of error Percent Percent, margin of error
Workers (16 years and older) 2,372,478
Car, truck, or van (including passengers) 84.9%
Public transportation 2.5%
Walked, biked, worked at home, or other 12.6%
Travel time to work (2016-2020)
Category Count Count, margin of error Percent Percent, margin of error
Total age 16+ (not home based) 2,166,227
Less than 10 minutes 16.2%
10-19 minutes 29.9%
20-29 minutes 21.8%
30 minutes or longer 32.1%
Educational attainment (2016-2020)
Category Count Count, margin of error Percent Percent, margin of error
Population (25 years and older) 3,179,451
Less than high school 4.2%
High school diploma or GED 24.7%
Some college or associate's degree 33.1%
Bachelor's degree 25.2%
Graduate or professional degree 12.8%
High school graduate or higher 95.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher 38.0%
Working adults (2016-2020)
Category Count Count, margin of error Percent Percent, margin of error
Total civilian population, 18-64 2,717,881
% of working age adults who are employed 82.0%
Total civilian population, 18-64, male 1,367,279
% of working age adults who are employed, male 84.5%
Total civilian population, 18-64, female 1,350,602
% of working age adults who are employed, female 79.6%