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Language Spoken At Home in Minnesota
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 4,960,626 | 100% |
English only | 4,432,890 | 89.4% |
Language other than English | 527,736 | 10.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 212,145 | 4.3% |
Spanish | 190,520 | 3.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 85,490 | 1.7% |
Other Indo-European languages | 107,890 | 2.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 26,265 | 0.5% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 147,038 | 3.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 69,357 | 1.4% |
Other languages | 82,288 | 1.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 31,033 | 0.6% |
Ancestry in Minnesota
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 5,313,081 | 100% |
American | 172,529 | 3.2% |
Arab | 19,022 | 0.4% |
Czech | 94,234 | 1.8% |
Danish | 78,894 | 1.5% |
Dutch | 103,551 | 1.9% |
English | 318,471 | 6.0% |
French (except Basque) | 200,291 | 3.8% |
French Canadian | 51,987 | 1.0% |
German | 1,917,152 | 36.1% |
Greek | 12,873 | 0.2% |
Hungarian | 13,742 | 0.3% |
Irish | 591,707 | 11.1% |
Italian | 126,345 | 2.4% |
Lithuanian | 6,377 | 0.1% |
Norwegian | 852,159 | 16.0% |
Polish | 253,438 | 4.8% |
Portuguese | 3,521 | 0.1% |
Russian | 44,388 | 0.8% |
Scotch-Irish | 29,330 | 0.6% |
Scottish | 67,820 | 1.3% |
Slovak | 7,104 | 0.1% |
Subsaharan African | 104,492 | 2.0% |
Swedish | 478,603 | 9.0% |
Swiss | 23,299 | 0.4% |
Ukrainian | 15,372 | 0.3% |
Welsh | 22,465 | 0.4% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 5,491 | 0.1% |
Households By Type in Minnesota
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 2,101,875 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 1,365,845 | 65.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 631,808 | 30.1% |
Married-couple family | 1,082,127 | 51.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 454,421 | 21.6% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 86,507 | 4.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 48,680 | 2.3% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 197,211 | 9.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 128,707 | 6.1% |
Nonfamily households | 736,030 | 35.0% |
Householder living alone | 592,835 | 28.2% |
65 years and over | 204,283 | 9.7% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 670,480 | 31.9% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 477,574 | 22.7% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Minnesota
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 5,177,138 | 100% |
Householder | 2,101,875 | 40.6% |
Spouse | 1,081,428 | 20.9% |
Child | 1,518,042 | 29.3% |
Other relatives | 178,675 | 3.5% |
Nonrelatives | 297,118 | 5.7% |
Unmarried partner | 136,647 | 2.6% |
Marital Status in Minnesota
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 2,096,023 | 100% |
Never married | 716,441 | 34.2% |
Now married, except separated | 1,133,637 | 54.1% |
Separated | 20,167 | 1.0% |
Widowed | 44,169 | 2.1% |
Divorced | 181,609 | 8.7% |
Females 15 years and over | 2,156,606 | 100% |
Never married | 599,607 | 27.8% |
Now married, except separated | 1,121,498 | 52.0% |
Separated | 26,238 | 1.2% |
Widowed | 179,765 | 8.3% |
Divorced | 229,498 | 10.6% |
Fertility in Minnesota
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 76,531 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 22,216 | 29.0% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 34 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 59 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 19 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 110 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 25 | 0% |
Grandparents in Minnesota
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 60,468 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 22,894 | 37.9% |
Less than 1 year | 6,580 | 10.9% |
1 or 2 years | 5,538 | 9.2% |
3 or 4 years | 3,454 | 5.7% |
5 or more years | 7,322 | 12.1% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 22,894 | 100% |
Who are female | 13,790 | 60.2% |
Who are married | 16,250 | 71.0% |
School Enrollment in Minnesota
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 1,412,738 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 95,764 | 6.8% |
Kindergarten | 69,758 | 4.9% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 558,085 | 39.5% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 297,803 | 21.1% |
College or graduate school | 391,328 | 27.7% |
Educational Attainment in Minnesota
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 3,525,850 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 116,650 | 3.3% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 169,189 | 4.8% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 955,846 | 27.1% |
Some college, no degree | 794,194 | 22.5% |
Associate's degree | 353,432 | 10.0% |
Bachelor's degree | 768,061 | 21.8% |
Graduate or professional degree | 368,478 | 10.5% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 91.9% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 32.2% |
Veteran Status in Minnesota
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 4,029,928 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 377,522 | 9.4% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Minnesota
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 5,253,764 | 100% |
With a disability | 524,148 | 10.0% |
Under 18 years | 1,278,246 | 100% |
With a disability | 47,131 | 3.7% |
18 to 64 years | 3,316,728 | 100% |
With a disability | 265,732 | 8.0% |
65 years and over | 658,790 | 100% |
With a disability | 211,285 | 32.1% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Minnesota
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 5,246,422 | 100% |
Same house | 4,487,764 | 85.5% |
Different house in the U.S. | 733,095 | 14.0% |
Same county | 407,526 | 7.8% |
Different county | 325,569 | 6.2% |
Same state | 228,021 | 4.3% |
Different state | 97,548 | 1.9% |
Abroad | 25,563 | 0.5% |
Place Of Birth in Minnesota
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 5,313,081 | 100% |
Native | 4,930,349 | 92.8% |
Born in United States | 4,898,731 | 92.2% |
State of residence | 3,645,218 | 68.6% |
Different state | 1,253,513 | 23.6% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 31,618 | 0.6% |
Foreign born | 382,732 | 7.2% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Minnesota
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 382,732 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 171,129 | 44.7% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 211,603 | 55.3% |
Year of Entry in Minnesota
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 414,350 | 100% |
Native | 31,618 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 696 | 2.2% |
Entered before 2010 | 30,922 | 97.8% |
Foreign born | 382,732 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 15,112 | 3.9% |
Entered before 2010 | 367,620 | 96.1% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Minnesota
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 382,732 | 100% |
Europe | 45,165 | 11.8% |
Asia | 143,719 | 37.6% |
Africa | 73,241 | 19.1% |
Oceania | 2,112 | 0.6% |
Latin America | 106,040 | 27.7% |
Northern America | 12,455 | 3.3% |