Total population
Category Count Count, margin of error Percent Percent, margin of error
Total population 4,440,675
Twin Cities 50.2%
Greater Minnesota 49.8%
Top ancestries (2017-2021)
Category Count Count, margin of error Percent Percent, margin of error
German 1,250,481 28.2%
Norwegian 470,577 10.6%
Irish 278,915 6.3%
Swedish 215,838 4.9%
Gender (2017-2021)
Category Count Count, margin of error Percent Percent, margin of error
Male 2,216,301 49.9%
Female 2,224,374 50.1%
Age (2017-2021)
Category Count Count, margin of error Percent Percent, margin of error
Under 5 years 227,454 5.1%
5-9 years 242,188 5.5%
10-14 years 257,523 5.8%
15-17 years 157,384 3.5%
18-24 years 359,707 8.1%
25-34 years 549,089 12.4%
35-44 years 564,775 12.7%
45-54 years 566,677 12.8%
55-64 years 678,860 15.3%
65-74 years 491,692 11.1%
75-84 years 235,544 5.3%
85 years and older 109,782 2.5%
17 years and younger 19.9%
18-64 years 61.2%
65 years and older 18.8%
Foreign-born (2017-2021)
Category Count Count, margin of error Percent Percent, margin of error
Foreign-born residents 1.7%
Language spoken (2017-2021)
Category Count Count, margin of error Percent Percent, margin of error
Population (5 years and older) 4,213,221
English only 97.2%
Language other than English 2.8%
Speaks English less than "very well" 0.6%
Disability (2017-2021)
Category Count Count, margin of error Percent Percent, margin of error
Total population for whom disability status is determined 4,399,269
Population with a disability 11.5%
Total population for whom disability status is determined, Under 65 3,587,962
With a disability, under 65 7.5%
Residence one year ago (2017-2021)
Category Count Count, margin of error Percent Percent, margin of error
Population (1 year and over in US) 4,398,966
Same residence 88.1%
Different residence in the U.S. 11.7%
Different residence outside the U.S. 0.2%
Household income (2020 dollars) (2017-2021)
Category Count Count, margin of error Percent Percent, margin of error
Total households 1,875,511
Less than $35,000 19.1%
$35,000-$49,999 10.6%
$50,000-$74,999 16.9%
$75,000-$99,999 14.3%
$100,000 or more 39.0%
Median household income (2020 dollars, averaged) 80,000
Poverty (2017-2021)
Category Count Count, margin of error Percent Percent, margin of error
All people for whom poverty status is determined 4,361,061
With income below poverty 6.9%
With income 100-149% of poverty 5.0%
With income 150-199% of poverty 6.0%
With income 200% of poverty or higher 82.1%
17 years and younger (percent of people under 18) 879,284 7.0%
18-24 (percent of people 18-24) 323,865 16.1%
25-34 (percent of people 25-34) 545,146 6.7%
35-44 (percent of people 35-44) 562,050 4.8%
45-54 (percent of people 45-54) 564,188 4.8%
55-64 (percent of people 55-64) 675,339 6.4%
65 years and older (percent of people 65+) 811,189 6.8%
18-64 (percent of people 18-64) 2,670,588 7.0%
Health care coverage (2017-2021)
Category Count Count, margin of error Percent Percent, margin of error
Total population for whom health insurance coverage status is determined 4,399,269
Population without health insurance coverage 3.4%
Households and average household size (2017-2021)
Category Count Count, margin of error Percent Percent, margin of error
Households 1,875,511
Average household size 2.34
Owned and rental housing (2017-2021)
Category Count Count, margin of error Percent Percent, margin of error
Owner-occupied 77.3%
Renter-occupied 22.7%
Households by type (2017-2021)
Category Count Count, margin of error Percent Percent, margin of error
Married couples, no children under 18 33.2%
Married couples, with children under 18 18.9%
Single male with children under 18 1.2%
Single female with children under 18 2.8%
Other family households 4.4%
Individual living alone 29.5%
Other non-family households 2.8%
Undetermined household type 7.1%
Cost-burdened households (2017-2021)
Category Count Count, margin of error Percent Percent, margin of error
All households for which cost burden is calculated 1,843,210
Cost-burdened households 22.7%
Owner households for which cost burden is calculated 1,442,878
Cost-burdened owner households 16.9%
Renter households for which cost burden is calculated 400,332
Cost-burdened renter households 43.3%
Rent paid (2017-2021)
Category Count Count, margin of error Percent Percent, margin of error
Households paying rent 404,658
Median gross rent paid (2020 dollars, averaged) 1,057
Vehicles per household (2017-2021)
Category Count Count, margin of error Percent Percent, margin of error
No vehicles 5.3%
1 vehicle available 28.7%
2 vehicles available 41.2%
3 or more vehicles available 24.8%
Transportation to work (2017-2021)
Category Count Count, margin of error Percent Percent, margin of error
Workers (16 years and older) 2,369,172
Car, truck, or van (including passengers) 82.2%
Public transportation 2.2%
Walked, biked, worked at home, or other 15.6%
Travel time to work (2017-2021)
Category Count Count, margin of error Percent Percent, margin of error
Total age 16+ (not home based) 2,087,367
Less than 10 minutes 16.3%
10-19 minutes 30.3%
20-29 minutes 21.9%
30 minutes or longer 31.4%
Educational attainment (2017-2021)
Category Count Count, margin of error Percent Percent, margin of error
Population (25 years and older) 3,196,419
Less than high school 3.9%
High school diploma or GED 24.2%
Some college or associate's degree 32.9%
Bachelor's degree 25.8%
Graduate or professional degree 13.2%
High school graduate or higher 96.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher 39.0%
Working adults (2017-2021)
Category Count Count, margin of error Percent Percent, margin of error
Total civilian population, 18-64 2,716,078
% of working age adults who are employed 81.7%
Total civilian population, 18-64, male 1,374,631
% of working age adults who are employed, male 84.0%
Total civilian population, 18-64, female 1,341,447
% of working age adults who are employed, female 79.3%