Hennepin County, Minnesota Demographics

Hennepin County is 13th out of 3,143 other counties in Non-farm private employees

Hennepin County is 19th out of 3,143 other counties in Building permits (last year)

Hennepin County is 19th out of 3,143 other counties in Retail sales

Hennepin County is 20th out of 3,143 other counties in Non-farm private establishments

Hennepin County is 25th out of 3,143 other counties in Retail accommodation and food service sales

Hennepin County is 27th out of 3,143 other counties in Total businesses (including small businesses)

Hennepin County is 30th out of 3,143 other counties in Households

Hennepin County is 33rd out of 3,143 other counties in Housing units

Hennepin County is 35th out of 3,143 other counties in Current population (2012)

Hennepin County is 1st in Minnesota out of 87 other counties in Building permits (last year)

Hennepin County is 1st in Minnesota out of 87 other counties in Current population (2012)

Hennepin County is 1st in Minnesota out of 87 other counties in Households

Hennepin County is 1st in Minnesota out of 87 other counties in Housing units

Hennepin County is 1st in Minnesota out of 87 other counties in Income per capita

Hennepin County is 1st in Minnesota out of 87 other counties in Non-farm private employees

Hennepin County is 1st in Minnesota out of 87 other counties in Non-farm private establishments

Hennepin County is 1st in Minnesota out of 87 other counties in Race - Black or African American

Hennepin County is 1st in Minnesota out of 87 other counties in Residents with college degree (older than 25)

Hennepin County is 1st in Minnesota out of 87 other counties in Retail accommodation and food service sales

Hennepin County is 1st in Minnesota out of 87 other counties in Retail sales

Hennepin County is 1st in Minnesota out of 87 other counties in Total businesses (including small businesses)

Size Demographics
	Hennepin County	Rank	Minnesota	US
Current population (2012)	1,184,576	1st	5,379,139	313,914,040
Size in square miles	553.6	60th	79,626.7	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	2,081.7	2nd	66.6	87.4

Age Demographics
	Hennepin County	Rank	Minnesota	US
Residents younger than 5	6.6%	22nd	6.5%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	22.5%	56th	23.7%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	11.9%	80th	13.6%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Hennepin County	Rank	Minnesota	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	92.1%	17th	91.6%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	44.7%	1st	31.8%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Hennepin County	Rank	Minnesota	US
Race - White	76.7%	84th	86.5%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	12.3%	1st	5.5%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	1.2%	27th	1.3%	1.2%
Race - Asian	6.7%	2nd	4.4%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.1%	15th	0.1%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	3.0%	6th	2.2%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	6.9%	10th	4.9%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	71.1%	84th	82.4%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Hennepin County	Rank	Minnesota	US
Female residents	50.8%	8th	50.3%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	12.7%	3rd	7.1%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Hennepin County	Rank	Minnesota	US
Housing units	510,206	1st	2,354,034	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	36.3%	2nd	21.6%	25.9%
Households	475,737	1st	2,094,265	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	64.8%	86th	73.6%	66.1%
Home median value	$244,100	4th	$201,400	$186,200
People per household	2.4	51st	2.5	2.6
Building permits (last year)	5,505	1st	16,095	829,658

Income Demographics
	Hennepin County	Rank	Minnesota	US
Income per capita	$36,858	1st	$30,310	$27,915
Income per household	$62,966	11th	$58,476	$52,762
Income below poverty line	12.3%	29th	11.0%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Hennepin County	Rank	Minnesota	US
Non-farm private establishments	38,620	1st	144,606	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	797,765	1st	2,393,746	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	123,360	1st	496,657	27,092,908
Retail sales	$22,278,830	1st	$71,384,103	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$19,646	2nd	$13,751	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$3,279,149	1st	$10,423,660	$613,795,732