Minneapolis-St. Paul Metro Area

  1. Minneapolis-St. Paul Metro Area Legal Resources
  2. Minneapolis-St. Paul Metro Area Statistics
  3. Minneapolis-St. Paul Metro Area Property/Housing/Real Estate Information
  4. Minneapolis-St. Paul Metro Area Employment Information
  5. Minneapolis-St. Paul Metro Area Family Information
  6. Minneapolis-St. Paul Metro Area Education Information
  7. Minneapolis-St. Paul Metro Area Public Benefits Information
  8. Minneapolis-St. Paul Metro Area Criminal Information
  9. Minneapolis-St. Paul Metro Area Immigration & Civil Rights Information
  10. Minneapolis-St. Paul Metro Area Counties
  11. Minneapolis-St. Paul Metro Area Cities


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Minneapolis-St. Paul Metro Area Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 2,868,847
  • Land Area (2000): 12,340.667 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 704.399 square kilometers
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Houses (2000): 1,132,017
Minneapolis-St. Paul Metro Area Population - Urban/Rural
Urban/Rural Population Percent
Color 0 Box Urban 5,135,148 89.26%
Color 1 Box Rural, Farm 46,455 0.81%
Color 2 Box Rural, Non-farm 571,576 9.93%

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Minneapolis-St. Paul Metro Area Employment Information Back to top
Minneapolis-St. Paul Metro Area Labor Force By Month
Year Labor Force Color 8 Box Employed Unemployment
Color 13 Box Total Percent Rate
1990 1,429,132 1,370,589 58,543 4.10% 41
1991 1,447,533 1,381,072 66,461 4.59% 46
1992 1,472,842 1,407,284 65,558 4.45% 45
1993 1,498,649 1,435,869 62,780 4.19% 42
1994 1,542,201 1,491,730 50,471 3.27% 33
1995 1,580,175 1,534,162 46,013 2.91% 29
1996 1,604,494 1,556,136 48,358 3.01% 30
1997 1,625,044 1,584,477 40,566 2.50% 25
1998 1,655,660 1,620,492 35,168 2.12% 21
1999 1,683,084 1,646,287 36,797 2.19% 22
2000 1,691,947 1,646,606 45,341 2.68% 27
2001 1,722,676 1,662,432 60,244 3.50% 35
2002 1,728,345 1,652,827 75,518 4.37% 44
2003 1,740,282 1,659,604 80,678 4.64% 46
2004 1,748,106 1,671,915 76,191 4.36% 44
2005 1,750,710 1,683,422 67,288 3.84% 38
2006 1,760,981 1,695,007 65,975 3.75% 38
2007 1,777,798 1,702,185 75,613 4.25% 43
2008 1,781,796 1,692,010 89,786 5.04% 50
Month Labor Force Color 8 Box Employed Unemployment
Color 13 Box Total Percent Rate
Jan 2008 1,768,151 1,685,127 83,024 4.70% 47
Feb 2008 1,765,706 1,685,870 79,836 4.52% 45
Mar 2008 1,774,708 1,689,979 84,729 4.77% 48
Apr 2008 1,782,378 1,703,130 79,248 4.45% 44
May 2008 1,785,020 1,699,908 85,112 4.77% 48
Jun 2008 1,791,031 1,698,800 92,231 5.15% 51
Jul 2008 1,798,438 1,699,913 98,525 5.48% 55
Aug 2008 1,794,320 1,691,761 102,559 5.72% 57
Sep 2008 1,776,409 1,673,603 102,806 5.79% 58
Oct, 2008 -- -- -- --% --
Nov, 2008 -- -- -- --% --
Dec, 2008 -- -- -- --% --

Minneapolis-St. Paul Metro Area Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Construction 153,346 9.39%
2. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 135,208 8.28%
3. Finance and Insurance 91,682 5.62%
4. Educational Services 81,400 4.99%
5. Accommodation and Food Services 77,944 4.78%
6. Health Care 59,942 3.67%
7. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 53,518 3.28%
8. Public Administration 51,312 3.14%
9. Metal Manufactuing 50,696 3.11%
10. Computer and Electronic Manufacturing 48,872 2.99%
11. Miscellaneous Manufacturing 47,980 2.94%
12. Machinery Manufacturing 43,076 2.64%
13. Repair and Maintenance 34,622 2.12%
14. Printing and Related Manufacturing 32,128 1.97%
15. Other Transportation 31,908 1.95%
16. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 30,412 1.86%
17. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 30,112 1.84%
18. Food and Beverage Stores 29,748 1.82%
19. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 28,992 1.78%
20. Air Transportation 26,212 1.61%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Health Care 209,454 14.01%
2. Educational Services 174,254 11.66%
3. Finance and Insurance 131,846 8.82%
4. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 110,506 7.39%
5. Accommodation and Food Services 82,198 5.50%
6. Social Assistance 62,058 4.15%
7. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 51,034 3.41%
8. Public Administration 50,874 3.40%
9. Department and Other General Stores 44,838 3.00%
10. Miscellaneous Manufacturing 34,136 2.28%
11. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 32,122 2.15%
12. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 28,746 1.92%
13. Personal and Laundry Services 28,692 1.92%
14. Food and Beverage Stores 27,258 1.82%
15. Computer and Electronic Manufacturing 26,818 1.79%
16. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 25,776 1.72%
17. Construction 18,892 1.26%
18. Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries 18,148 1.21%
19. Printing and Related Manufacturing 17,390 1.16%
20. Air Transportation 17,182 1.15%

Minneapolis-St. Paul Metro Area Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Computer Specialists 85,260 5.22%
2. Other Management Occupations 79,194 4.85%
3. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 70,648 4.33%
4. Other Sales and Related Occupations 65,564 4.02%
5. Other Production Occupations 61,978 3.80%
6. Other Installation / Maintenance 56,218 3.44%
7. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 54,178 3.32%
8. Metal Workers and Plastic Workers 51,530 3.16%
9. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 50,308 3.08%
10. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 48,146 2.95%
11. Top Executives 44,414 2.72%
12. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 43,780 2.68%
13. Engineers 43,208 2.65%
14. Business Operations Specialists 40,134 2.46%
15. Vehicle Mechanics 39,486 2.42%
16. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 39,026 2.39%
17. Other Office and Admin Support 34,256 2.10%
18. Other Construction Trades 31,538 1.93%
19. Operations Managers Non Finance 30,346 1.86%
20. Carpenters 29,454 1.80%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Other Office and Admin Support 104,770 7.01%
2. Secretaries and Admins 76,652 5.13%
3. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 58,450 3.91%
4. Other Management Occupations 58,230 3.90%
5. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 57,060 3.82%
6. Business Operations Specialists 56,016 3.75%
7. Registered Nurses 50,448 3.38%
8. Other Sales and Related Occupations 48,944 3.27%
9. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 45,342 3.03%
10. Customer Service Representatives 44,968 3.01%
11. Cashiers 37,518 2.51%
12. Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing 37,440 2.50%
13. Health Technologists and Technicians 36,056 2.41%
14. Child Care Workers 36,052 2.41%
15. Computer Specialists 35,550 2.38%
16. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 35,242 2.36%
17. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 32,928 2.20%
18. Accountants and Auditors 32,250 2.16%
19. Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians 31,356 2.10%
20. Waiters and Waitresses 28,994 1.94%

Minneapolis-St. Paul Metro Area Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 2,685,496 61.32%
15-35 hours 660,414 15.08%
1-14 hours 152,329 3.48%
No regular hours 880,893 20.12%

Minneapolis-St. Paul Metro Area Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 77,472 2.61%
5 AM-5:29 AM 82,122 2.76%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 142,056 4.78%
6 AM-6:29 AM 263,596 8.87%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 347,913 11.71%
7 AM-7:29 AM 476,122 16.02%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 462,632 15.57%
8 AM-8:29 AM 299,891 10.09%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 150,282 5.06%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 161,686 5.44%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 62,872 2.12%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 31,421 1.06%
Noon-3:59 PM 223,260 7.51%
4 PM-11:59 PM 190,331 6.40%

Minneapolis-St. Paul Metro Area Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 74,275 2.50%
5-9 278,674 9.38%
10-14 425,357 14.31%
15-19 485,339 16.33%
20-24 523,582 17.62%
25-29 233,647 7.86%
30-34 423,094 14.24%
35-39 97,795 3.29%
40-44 113,598 3.82%
45-59 193,775 6.52%
60-89 86,124 2.90%
At least 90 36,396 1.22%

Minneapolis-St. Paul Metro Area Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes Color 0 Box Population (public) Percent Color 1 Box Population (private) Percent
Under 30 52,512 1.77% 1,968,362 66.24%
30-44 47,104 1.59% 587,383 19.77%
45-59 22,094 0.74% 171,681 5.78%
At least 60 20,250 0.68% 102,270 3.44%

Minneapolis-St. Paul Metro Area Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 13,722 0.44%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 307,731 9.96%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 2,418,798 78.31%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 1,948 0.06%
Color 4 Box Other 13,640 0.44%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 141,960 4.60%
Color 6 Box Walked 73,857 2.39%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 117,228 3.80%

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Minneapolis-St. Paul Metro Area Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 2,201,688 (5,617,728 people)
Families (2000): 1,446,256 (4,551,380 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 738,334
People at same address in 1995: 2,902,935
Minneapolis-St. Paul Metro Area Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 113,171 5.13%
$10,000-$14,999 90,615 4.11%
$15,000-$19,999 94,285 4.27%
$20,000-$24,999 108,845 4.93%
$25,000-$29,999 117,325 5.32%
$30,000-$34,999 126,090 5.71%
$35,000-$39,999 118,137 5.35%
$40,000-$44,999 118,336 5.36%
$45,000-$49,999 110,254 5.00%
$50,000-$59,999 223,379 10.12%
$60,000-$74,999 289,848 13.13%
$75,000-$99,999 321,259 14.56%
$100,000-$124,999 163,968 7.43%
$125,000-$149,999 79,579 3.61%
$150,000-$199,999 64,826 2.94%
$200,000 or more 67,076 3.04%

Minneapolis-St. Paul Metro Area Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 295,315 26.84%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 288,869 26.26%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 69,549 6.32%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 159,889 14.53%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 11,437 1.04%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 161,316 14.66%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 3,757 0.34%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 70,127 6.37%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 1,150 0.10%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 22,860 2.08%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 398 0.04%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 15,266 1.39%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 257 0.02%

Minneapolis-St. Paul Metro Area Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 1,914,092 31.14%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 981,258 15.96%
Public Assistance 74,143 1.21%
Retirement 280,677 4.57%
Self Employment 282,955 4.60%
Social Security 428,252 6.97%
Supplemental Security 56,679 0.92%
Wage / Salary 1,871,663 30.45%
Other 256,620 4.18%

Minneapolis-St. Paul Metro Area Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 580,947 49.71%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 587,789 50.29%

Minneapolis-St. Paul Metro Area Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 175,223 8.04%
Color 1 Box Married 1,253,885 57.56%
Color 2 Box Never Married 710,463 32.61%
Color 3 Box Widowed 38,969 1.79%

Minneapolis-St. Paul Metro Area Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 238,001 10.41%
Color 1 Box Married 1,250,996 54.74%
Color 2 Box Never Married 619,551 27.11%
Color 3 Box Widowed 176,670 7.73%

Minneapolis-St. Paul Metro Area Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Minneapolis-St. Paul Metro Area Education Information Back to top
Minneapolis-St. Paul Metro Area Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 136,129 3.23%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 324,092 7.69%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 1,064,147 25.24%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 1,081,645 25.65%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 307,544 7.29%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 923,545 21.90%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 379,270 9.00%

Minneapolis-St. Paul Metro Area Population In School (3 or older)
School Level Color 0 Box In Public School Percent Color 1 Box In Private School Percent Total Percent
Nursery or preschool 63,567 2.22% 51,755 1.80% 115,322 4.02%
Kindergarten 76,224 2.66% 14,305 0.50% 90,529 3.16%
Grades 1-4 309,149 10.78% 46,118 1.61% 355,267 12.38%
Grades 5-8 312,336 10.89% 39,724 1.38% 352,060 12.27%
Grades 9-12 316,087 11.02% 27,561 0.96% 343,648 11.98%
Undergrad college 193,661 6.75% 74,275 2.59% 267,936 9.34%
Graduate or professional school 48,282 1.68% 33,562 1.17% 81,844 2.85%
Total 1,319,306 45.99% 287,300 10.01% 1,606,606 56.00%

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Minneapolis-St. Paul Metro Area Public Benefits Information Back to top
Minneapolis-St. Paul Metro Area Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999
Above/Below Population Percent
Color 0 Box At Or Above Poverty Level 5,264,026 93.25%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 380,784 6.75%

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Minneapolis-St. Paul Metro Area Criminal Information Back to top
Correctional Institution Population (2000): 7,674
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Minneapolis-St. Paul Metro Area Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Minneapolis-St. Paul Metro Area Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 424,228 14.79%
10-19 Years 419,127 14.61%
20-29 Years 396,866 13.83%
30-39 Years 494,132 17.22%
40-49 Years 463,895 16.17%
50-59 Years 304,300 10.61%
60-69 Years 164,949 5.75%
70-79 Years 124,274 4.33%
80-89 Years 63,550 2.22%
90+ Years 13,526 0.47%

Minneapolis-St. Paul Metro Area Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 1,416,518 49.38%
Color 1 Box Female 1,452,329 50.62%

Minneapolis-St. Paul Metro Area Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 2,417,073 84.25%
Color 1 Box African-American 155,162 5.41%
Color 2 Box Asian 121,542 4.24%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 98,337 3.43%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 52,155 1.82%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 19,437 0.68%
Color 6 Box Other Race 4,068 0.14%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 1,073 0.04%

Minneapolis-St. Paul Metro Area Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. German 1,965,704 29.91%
2. Norwegian 835,491 12.71%
3. Irish 734,935 11.18%
4. Swedish 608,631 9.26%
5. English 394,522 6.00%
6. Polish 289,292 4.40%
7. French Non-Basque 253,833 3.86%
8. Italian 159,407 2.43%
9. United States Or American 152,194 2.32%
10. Dutch 96,156 1.46%

Minneapolis-St. Paul Metro Area Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 4,787,381 89.66%
2. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 173,649 3.25%
3. Miao / Hmong 80,265 1.50%
4. African 42,946 0.80%
5. German 34,640 0.65%
6. Vietnamese 27,764 0.52%
7. French 22,955 0.43%
8. Chinese 21,288 0.40%
9. Russian 17,287 0.32%
10. Laotian 11,404 0.21%

Minneapolis-St. Paul Metro Area Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 5,334,395 92.72%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 153,498 2.67%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 265,286 4.61%

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Minneapolis-St. Paul Metro Area Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Minneapolis-St. Paul Metro Area Counties Back to top

Minneapolis-St. Paul Metro Area Cities Back to top
Alphabetical | By Population
Afton Golden Valley Norwood Young America
Albertville Grandy Oak Grove
Albion Grant Oak Park Heights
Almelund Greenfield Oakdale
Amador Greenvale Orono
Andover Greenwood Orrock
Annandale Grey Cloud Island Osseo
Anoka Ham Lake Otsego
Apple Valley Hamburg Oxford
Arden Hills Hamel Palmer
Athens Hampton Pine Springs
Baldwin Hancock Plymouth
Bayport Hanover Princeton
Baytown Harris Prior Lake
Becker Hassan Ramsey
Belle Plaine Hastings Randolph
Benton Haven Ravenna
Bethel Helena Richfield
Big Lake Hilltop Robbinsdale
Birchwood Village Hollywood Rockford
Blaine Hopkins Rogers
Blakeley Howard Lake Rosemount
Bloomington Hugo Roseville
Blue Hill Independence Rush City
Bradford Inver Grove Heights Rushseba
Braham Isanti Saint Paul
Brooklyn Center Jackson San Francisco
Brooklyn Park Jordan Sand Creek
Buffalo Lake Elmo Santiago
Burns Lake St. Croix Beach Savage
Burnsville Lakeland Scandia
Cambridge Laketown Sciota
Camden Lakeville Shafer
Carver Landfall Shakopee
Castle Rock Lauderdale Shoreview
Cedar Lent Shorewood
Cedar Lake Lexington Silver Creek
Center City Lilydale South Haven
Centerville Lindstrom South Saint Paul
Champlin Lino Lakes South St. Paul
Chanhassen Linwood Southside
Chaska Little Canada Spencer Brook
Chatham Livonia Spring Lake
Chisago City Long Lake Spring Lake Park
Chisago Lake Loretto Spring Park
Circle Pines Louisville Springvale
Clear Lake Mahtomedi St. Anthony
Clearwater Maple Grove St. Bonifacius
Coates Maple Lake St. Cloud
Cokato Maple Plain St. Francis
Cologne Maple Ridge St. Lawrence
Columbia Heights Maplewood St. Louis Park
Columbus Marine On Saint Croix St. Marys Point
Coon Rapids Marine on St. Croix St. Michael
Corcoran Marshan St. Paul
Corinna Marysville St. Paul Park
Cottage Grove May Stacy
Credit River Mayer Stanchfield
Crystal Medicine Lake Stanford
Crystal Bay Medina Stillwater
Dahlgren Mendota Stockholm
Dalbo Middleville Sunfish Lake
Dayton Miesville Sunrise
Deephaven Minneapolis Taylors Falls
Delano Minnetonka Tonka Bay
Dellwood Minnetonka Beach Vadnais Heights
Denmark Minnetrista Vermillion
Douglas Monticello Victor
Eagan Montrose Victoria
East Bethel Mound Waconia
Eden Prairie Mounds View Waterford
Edina Navarre Watertown
Elk River Nessel Waverly
Elko New Brighton Wayzata
Empire New Germany West Lakeland
Eureka New Hope West St. Paul
Excelsior New Market White Bear
Falcon Heights New Prague White Bear Lake
Farmington New Scandia Willernie
Fish Lake New Trier Woodbury
Forest Lake Newport Woodland
Fort Snelling Nininger Wyanett
Franconia North Branch Wyoming
Franklin North Oaks Young America
French Lake North St. Paul Zimmerman
Fridley Northfield  
Gem Lake Norwood