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Hennepin County Demographics Information

HENNEPIN COUNTY MN US
 
POPULATION
Number Number Number
Total population 1,116,200
Square miles (land) 556.62
Population per square mile 2,005.33 61.79 79.56
GENDER
Number Pct Pct Pct
Male 549,569 49.2 49.5 49.1
Female 566,631 50.8 50.5 50.9
AGE
Number Pct Pct Pct
15 or younger 224,150 20.1 21.6 21.4
16-24 152,119 13.6 14.2 13.9
25-44 375,732 33.7 30.4 30.2
45-64 241,841 21.7 21.8 22.0
65+ 122,358 11.0 12.1 12.4
Number Number Number
Average age (years) 35.89 36.04 36.22
RACE AND ETHNICITY
Number Pct Pct Pct
White 898,921 80.5 89.4 75.1
Black or African American 99,943 9.0 3.5 12.3
American Indian and Alaska native 11,163 1.0 1.1 0.9
Asian 53,555 4.8 2.9 3.6
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific islander 531 0.0 0.0 0.1
Some other race 23,046 2.1 1.3 5.5
Two or more races 29,041 2.6 1.7 2.4
Hispanic or Latino 45,439 4.1 2.9 12.5
HOUSING UNITS
Number Number Number
Total housing units 468,824
RENTER-OCCUPIED HOUSING UNITS
Number Pct Pct Pct
Renter-occupied housing units 154,294 32.9 23.4 30.8
Number Number Number
Average number of household members 1.95 1.99 2.36
Average number of rooms 3.54 3.86 4.04
Average number of vehicles 1.08 1.18 1.19
Median year structure was built 1967 1970 1969
Median year householder moved in 1998 1998 1998
Median rent ($) 615 521 519
Median rent asked for vacant units ($) 667 464 469
Number Pct Pct Pct
Rent includes utilities 26,557 17.2 19.8 16.5
Number Number Number
Rent as a pct of household revenue 25.2 24.7 25.5
OWNER-OCCUPIED HOUSING UNITS
Number Pct Pct Pct
Owner-occupied housing units 301,835 64.4 68.4 60.2
Number Number Number
Average number of household members 2.61 2.71 2.71
Average number of rooms 6.89 6.76 6.30
Average number of vehicles 1.55 1.44 1.64
Median year structure was built 1961 1969 1971
Median year householder moved in 1991 1991 1991
Median value ($) 141,100 118,100 111,800
Number Pct Pct Pct
With mortgage or contract to purchase 210,533 69.8 58.7 55.4
With second mortgage, equity loan 60,684 20.1 16.5 12.7
Number Number Number
Median price asked for vacant housing ($) 144,200 92,800 89,600
Monthly cost, with mortgage ($) 1,166 1,044 1,088
Monthly cost, without mortgage ($) 325 271 295
 

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