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Language Spoken At Home in Minnesota
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over4,960,626100%
English only4,432,89089.4%
Language other than English527,73610.6%
   Speak English less than very well212,1454.3%
   Spanish190,5203.8%
      Speak English less than very well85,4901.7%
   Other Indo-European languages107,8902.2%
      Speak English less than very well26,2650.5%
   Asian and Pacific Islander languages147,0383.0%
      Speak English less than very well69,3571.4%
   Other languages82,2881.7%
      Speak English less than very well31,0330.6%

Ancestry in Minnesota
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population5,313,081100%
  American172,5293.2%
  Arab19,0220.4%
  Czech94,2341.8%
  Danish78,8941.5%
  Dutch103,5511.9%
  English318,4716.0%
  French (except Basque)200,2913.8%
  French Canadian51,9871.0%
  German1,917,15236.1%
  Greek12,8730.2%
  Hungarian13,7420.3%
  Irish591,70711.1%
  Italian126,3452.4%
  Lithuanian6,3770.1%
  Norwegian852,15916.0%
  Polish253,4384.8%
  Portuguese3,5210.1%
  Russian44,3880.8%
  Scotch-Irish29,3300.6%
  Scottish67,8201.3%
  Slovak7,1040.1%
  Subsaharan African104,4922.0%
  Swedish478,6039.0%
  Swiss23,2990.4%
  Ukrainian15,3720.3%
  Welsh22,4650.4%
  West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)5,4910.1%
Households By Type in Minnesota
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households2,101,875100%
  Family households (families)1,365,84565.0%
     With own children under 18 years631,80830.1%
     Married-couple family1,082,12751.5%
        With own children under 18 years454,42121.6%
     Male householder, no wife present, family86,5074.1%
        With own children under 18 years48,6802.3%
     Female householder, no husband present, family197,2119.4%
        With own children under 18 years128,7076.1%
  Nonfamily households736,03035.0%
     Householder living alone592,83528.2%
        65 years and over204,2839.7%
 
  Households with one or more people under 18 years670,48031.9%
  Households with one or more people 65 years and over477,57422.7%
 
  Average household size20%
  Average family size30%
Relationship in Minnesota
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households5,177,138100%
  Householder2,101,87540.6%
  Spouse1,081,42820.9%
  Child1,518,04229.3%
  Other relatives178,6753.5%
  Nonrelatives297,1185.7%
     Unmarried partner136,6472.6%
Marital Status in Minnesota
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over2,096,023100%
  Never married716,44134.2%
  Now married, except separated1,133,63754.1%
  Separated20,1671.0%
  Widowed44,1692.1%
  Divorced181,6098.7%
 
  Females 15 years and over2,156,606100%
  Never married599,60727.8%
  Now married, except separated1,121,49852.0%
  Separated26,2381.2%
  Widowed179,7658.3%
  Divorced229,49810.6%
Fertility in Minnesota
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months76,531100%
  Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)22,21629.0%
     Per 1,000 unmarried women340%
  Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old590%
     Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old190%
     Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old1100%
     Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old250%
Grandparents in Minnesota
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years60,468100%
  Responsible for grandchildren22,89437.9%
        Less than 1 year6,58010.9%
        1 or 2 years5,5389.2%
        3 or 4 years3,4545.7%
        5 or more years7,32212.1%
  Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years22,894100%
  Who are female13,79060.2%
  Who are married16,25071.0%
School Enrollment in Minnesota
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school1,412,738100%
  Nursery school, preschool95,7646.8%
  Kindergarten69,7584.9%
  Elementary school (grades 1-8)558,08539.5%
  High school (grades 9-12)297,80321.1%
  College or graduate school391,32827.7%
Educational Attainment in Minnesota
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over3,525,850100%
  Less than 9th grade116,6503.3%
  9th to 12th grade, no diploma169,1894.8%
  High school graduate (includes equivalency)955,84627.1%
  Some college, no degree794,19422.5%
  Associate's degree353,43210.0%
  Bachelor's degree768,06121.8%
  Graduate or professional degree368,47810.5%
 
  Percent high school graduate or higher091.9%
  Percent bachelor's degree or higher032.2%
Veteran Status in Minnesota
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over4,029,928100%
  Civilian veterans377,5229.4%
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Minnesota
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population5,253,764100%
  With a disability524,14810.0%
 
Under 18 years1,278,246100%
  With a disability47,1313.7%
 
18 to 64 years3,316,728100%
  With a disability265,7328.0%
 
65 years and over658,790100%
  With a disability211,28532.1%
Residence 1 Year Ago in Minnesota
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over5,246,422100%
  Same house4,487,76485.5%
  Different house in the U.S.733,09514.0%
     Same county407,5267.8%
     Different county325,5696.2%
        Same state228,0214.3%
        Different state97,5481.9%
  Abroad25,5630.5%
Place Of Birth in Minnesota
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population5,313,081100%
  Native4,930,34992.8%
     Born in United States4,898,73192.2%
        State of residence3,645,21868.6%
        Different state1,253,51323.6%
     Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s)31,6180.6%
  Foreign born382,7327.2%
U.S. Citizenship Status in Minnesota
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population382,732100%
  Naturalized U.S. citizen171,12944.7%
  Not a U.S. citizen211,60355.3%
Year of Entry in Minnesota
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States414,350100%
  Native31,618100%
    Entered 2010 or later6962.2%
    Entered before 201030,92297.8%
  Foreign born382,732100%
    Entered 2010 or later15,1123.9%
    Entered before 2010367,62096.1%
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Minnesota
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea382,732100%
  Europe45,16511.8%
  Asia143,71937.6%
  Africa73,24119.1%
  Oceania2,1120.6%
  Latin America106,04027.7%
  Northern America12,4553.3%