Updated September 25, 2021 |
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Hennepin county minnesota dp 2 profile of selected social characteristics
| NOTE: Data based on a sample except in P3, P4, H3, and H4. For information on confidentiality protection, sampling error, nonsampling error, definitions, and count corrections see https://factfinder.census.gov/faces/nav/jsf/pages/index.xhtml. |
| Number | Percent |
| SCHOOL ENROLLMENT | ||
|---|---|---|
| Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 297,966 | 100.0 |
| Nursery school, preschool | 21,514 | 7.2 |
| Kindergarten | 15,879 | 5.3 |
| Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 122,929 | 41.3 |
| High school (grades 9-12) | 59,020 | 19.8 |
| College or graduate school | 78,624 | 26.4 |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
| Population 25 years and over | 740,444 | 100.0 |
| Less than 9th grade | 25,139 | 3.4 |
| 9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 44,109 | 6.0 |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 156,947 | 21.2 |
| Some college, no degree | 172,999 | 23.4 |
| Associate degree | 51,845 | 7.0 |
| Bachelor's degree | 199,740 | 27.0 |
| Graduate or professional degree | 89,665 | 12.1 |
| Percent high school graduate or higher | 90.6 | (X) |
| Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 39.1 | (X) |
| MARITAL STATUS | ||
| Population 15 years and over | 891,076 | 100.0 |
| Never married | 297,100 | 33.3 |
| Now married, except separated | 448,361 | 50.3 |
| Separated | 12,024 | 1.3 |
| Widowed | 47,770 | 5.4 |
Female | 39,116 | 4.4 |
| Divorced | 85,821 | 9.6 |
Female | 50,178 | 5.6 |
| GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
| Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 11,333 | 100.0 |
| Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 4,429 | 39.1 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||
| Civilian population 18 years and over | 848,463 | 100.0 |
| Civilian veterans | 95,977 | 11.3 |
| DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
| Population 5 to 20 years | 237,763 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 17,134 | 7.2 |
| Population 21 to 64 years | 679,962 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 89,946 | 13.2 |
Percent employed | 65.1 | (X) |
| No disability | 590,016 | 86.8 |
Percent employed | 84.5 | (X) |
| Population 65 years and over | 113,629 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 40,216 | 35.4 |
| RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 1,043,809 | 100.0 |
| Same house in 1995 | 541,148 | 51.8 |
| Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 463,586 | 44.4 |
Same county | 271,658 | 26.0 |
Different county | 191,928 | 18.4 |
Same state | 85,930 | 8.2 |
Different state | 105,998 | 10.2 |
| Elsewhere in 1995 | 39,075 | 3.7 |
| NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
| Total population | 1,116,200 | 100.0 |
| Native | 1,005,704 | 90.1 |
Born in United States | 998,371 | 89.4 |
State of residence | 669,610 | 60.0 |
Different state | 328,761 | 29.5 |
Born outside United States | 7,333 | 0.7 |
| Foreign born | 110,496 | 9.9 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 66,843 | 6.0 |
Naturalized citizen | 36,519 | 3.3 |
Not a citizen | 73,977 | 6.6 |
| REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
| Total (excluding born at sea) | 110,487 | 100.0 |
| Europe | 17,363 | 15.7 |
| Asia | 40,762 | 36.9 |
| Africa | 20,735 | 18.8 |
| Oceania | 567 | 0.5 |
| Latin America | 26,994 | 24.4 |
| Northern America | 4,066 | 3.7 |
| LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 1,043,809 | 100.0 |
| English only | 909,793 | 87.2 |
| Language other than English | 134,016 | 12.8 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 64,156 | 6.1 |
Spanish | 42,540 | 4.1 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 22,866 | 2.2 |
Other Indo-European languages | 32,974 | 3.2 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 10,259 | 1.0 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 38,401 | 3.7 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 21,753 | 2.1 |
| ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
| Total population | 1,116,200 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 1,408,240 | 126.2 |
| Arab | 4,832 | 0.4 |
| Czech1 | 19,276 | 1.7 |
| Danish | 18,631 | 1.7 |
| Dutch | 18,625 | 1.7 |
| English | 85,488 | 7.7 |
| French (except Basque)1 | 43,283 | 3.9 |
| French Canadian1 | 11,398 | 1.0 |
| German | 321,681 | 28.8 |
| Greek | 3,682 | 0.3 |
| Hungarian | 3,517 | 0.3 |
| Irish1 | 131,230 | 11.8 |
| Italian | 26,827 | 2.4 |
| Lithuanian | 2,014 | 0.2 |
| Norwegian | 163,554 | 14.7 |
| Polish | 49,741 | 4.5 |
| Portuguese | 747 | 0.1 |
| Russian | 16,292 | 1.5 |
| Scotch-Irish | 12,621 | 1.1 |
| Scottish | 18,712 | 1.7 |
| Slovak | 2,573 | 0.2 |
| Subsaharan African | 25,646 | 2.3 |
| Swedish | 114,759 | 10.3 |
| Swiss | 5,576 | 0.5 |
| Ukrainian | 4,726 | 0.4 |
| United States or American | 26,698 | 2.4 |
| Welsh | 6,335 | 0.6 |
| West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 1,962 | 0.2 |
| Other ancestries | 267,814 | 24.0 |
| (X) Not applicable. 1 The data represent a combination of two ancestries shown separately in Summary File 3. Czech includes Czechoslovakian. French includes Alsatian. French Canadian includes Acadian/Cajun. Irish includes Celtic. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3, Matrices P18, P19, P21, P22, P24, P36, P37, P39, P42, PCT8, PCT16, PCT17, and PCT19 |
