2024 ACS PUMS
Minnesota Census Data
A demographic, economic, and housing profile of Minnesota, built from the U.S. Census Bureau's 2024 American Community Survey Public Use Microdata Sample. Minnesota is home to 5,793,151 people across 48 PUMAs, with a median household income of $87,312 and a median age of 39.8.
5,793,151
Population
$87,312
Median HH income
39.9%
Bachelor's+
$327,000
Median home value
Minnesota at a glance, vs. the U.S.
Every figure below is a weighted estimate from the 2024 ACS PUMS. The U.S. column is the population-weighted national average for comparison.
| Statistic | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $87,312 | $83,310 |
| Median family income | $114,216 | $102,685 |
| Mean wage (workers) | $66,056 | $66,223 |
| Median personal income (15+) | $41,828 | $35,074 |
| Poverty rate | 9.2% | 12.1% |
| Unemployment rate | 3.5% | 4.6% |
| Labor force participation (16+) | 68.3% | 64.0% |
| Mean hours worked / week | 37.3 | 37.9 |
| Mean Interest, dividends, and net rental income | $2,723 | $2,830 |
| Mean Selected monthly owner costs as a percentage of household income | 22.0% | 24.1% |
| Mean All other income | $681 | $705 |
| Mean Public assistance income | $72 | $45 |
| Mean Total person's earnings | $47,845 | $44,138 |
| Mean Income-to-poverty ratio | 343.5 | 318.7 |
| Mean Retirement income | $3,496 | $3,754 |
| Mean Self-employment income | $2,642 | $2,518 |
| Mean Supplementary Security Income | $257 | $282 |
| Mean Social Security income | $4,046 | $3,799 |
| Statistic | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 39.9% | 36.9% |
| High school diploma or higher | 94.1% | 89.9% |
| Statistic | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Management | 11.8% | 10.9% |
| Business operations | 4.2% | 3.8% |
| Financial specialists | 2.1% | 2.0% |
| Computer & math | 3.7% | 3.6% |
| Architecture & engineering | 2.4% | 2.2% |
| Science | 1.3% | 1.1% |
| Community & social service | 2.1% | 1.7% |
| Legal | 0.8% | 1.1% |
| Education instruction | 6.3% | 6.3% |
| Arts, design & media | 2.2% | 2.2% |
| Healthcare practitioners | 7.1% | 6.1% |
| Healthcare support | 3.9% | 3.4% |
| Protective service | 1.3% | 2.1% |
| Food prep & serving | 5.3% | 5.7% |
| Building & grounds cleaning | 3.0% | 3.5% |
| Personal care | 2.6% | 2.7% |
| Sales | 8.7% | 9.1% |
| Office & admin support | 9.6% | 10.3% |
| Farming, fishing & forestry | 0.8% | 0.6% |
| Construction | 4.5% | 4.6% |
| Extraction | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| Installation & repair | 2.7% | 2.9% |
| Production | 6.2% | 5.1% |
| Transportation & moving | 6.9% | 7.8% |
| Military | 0.1% | 0.3% |
| Agriculture & forestry (industry) | 2.0% | 1.2% |
| Mining & oil/gas (industry) | 0.2% | 0.4% |
| Utilities (industry) | 0.6% | 0.8% |
| Construction (industry) | 6.6% | 6.7% |
| Manufacturing (industry) | 12.5% | 9.2% |
| Wholesale trade (industry) | 1.8% | 1.8% |
| Retail trade (industry) | 11.0% | 11.0% |
| Transportation & warehousing (industry) | 4.0% | 5.0% |
| Information (industry) | 1.3% | 1.8% |
| Finance & insurance (industry) | 6.9% | 6.2% |
| Professional & technical (industry) | 10.5% | 12.5% |
| Educational services (industry) | 9.1% | 9.4% |
| Health care (industry) | 13.6% | 11.3% |
| Social assistance (industry) | 3.0% | 2.3% |
| Arts & entertainment (industry) | 8.3% | 9.7% |
| Other services (industry) | 4.6% | 4.8% |
| Public administration (industry) | 3.6% | 4.6% |
| Armed forces (industry) | 0.1% | 0.7% |
| Statistic | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Uninsured | 5.3% | 8.4% |
| Private insurance | 73.4% | 66.7% |
| Public insurance | 35.5% | 37.0% |
| With a disability | 12.7% | 14.1% |
| Statistic | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Mean commute time | 23 min | 27 min |
| Drove to work | 79.1% | 78.5% |
| Public transit to work | 1.6% | 3.7% |
| Worked from home | 14.6% | 13.3% |
| Mean Weeks worked | 33.4 | 30.9 |
| Statistic | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $327,000 | $390,221 |
| Median gross rent | $1,290 | $1,507 |
| Rent as % of income | 29.0% | 30.6% |
| Homeownership rate | 72.1% | 65.1% |
| Average household size | 2.4 | 2.5 |
| Median bedrooms | 3 | 2.9 |
| Median rooms | 6 | 5.6 |
| Median year built | 1970 | 1976 |
| Vehicles per household | 1.9 | 1.8 |
| No vehicle | 6.9% | 8.5% |
| Single-family detached | 65.8% | 62.1% |
| Broadband internet | 94.7% | 95.0% |
| Median Condominium and/or homeowners association fee | $0 | $0 |
| Median Electricity cost | $130 | $155 |
| Median Fuel cost | $800 | $620 |
| Median Gas cost | $80 | $71 |
| Mean Age of the householder | 52.1 | 52.5 |
| Median Mobile home costs | $980 | $1,348 |
| Median First mortgage payment | $1,500 | $1,568 |
| Mean Number of own children in household | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| Mean Number of related children in household | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| Median Monthly rent | $1,200 | $1,323 |
| Median Selected monthly owner costs | $1,465 | $1,505 |
| Median Total payment on all second and junior mortgages and home equity loans | $420 | $471 |
| Median Property taxes | $3,350 | $3,490 |
| Median Water cost | $520 | $577 |
| Statistic | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 5,793,151 | 340,110,990 |
| Average age | 39.8 | 39.8 |
| Married (15+) | 50.4% | 47.9% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 6.7% | 20.0% |
| Black | 7.5% | 11.7% |
| Asian | 5.3% | 6.2% |
| Mean Fire/hazard/flood insurance | $1,897 | $1,682 |
| Mean Number of persons in family | 1.9 | 2 |
Minnesota's 48 PUMAs
A PUMA (Public Use Microdata Area) is a Census geography of roughly 100,000+ people — the finest level at which PUMS microdata is released. Explore Minnesota's 48 PUMAs on the map below — recolor it by any measure, and click an area to open its full profile.
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Population
91,242 – 103,955
103,955 – 110,028
110,028 – 116,480
116,480 – 127,397
127,397 – 141,627
141,627 – 166,263
All PUMAs in Minnesota
Olmsted County--Rochester City166,263Scott County157,509Le Sueur, Rice, Steele & Waseca Counties154,016North Central Minnesota147,076Northwest Minnesota145,076Crow Wing, Morrison, Todd & Wadena Counties144,255Washington County (North)--Oakdale, Forest Lake, Stillwater & Hugo Cities141,995Washington County (South)--Woodbury & Cottage Grove Cities141,627Anoka County (Southwest)--Coon Rapids, Fridley, Columbia Heights & Anoka Cities138,802Wright (South) County137,673Kandiyohi, McLeod, Meeker, Renville & Sibley Counties134,130Clay, Otter Tail & Wilkin Counties133,879Chisago, Isanti & Mille Lacs Counties130,702Ramsey County (North)--Shoreview, White Bear Lake & New Brighton Cities130,297Anoka County (North)--Andover, Ramsey, Ham Lake & East Bethel Cities130,252Hennepin County (West)--Champlin, Rogers Cities & Lake Minnetonka127,397Hennepin County--Minneapolis City (East)127,239Hennepin County--Bloomington & Richfield Cities125,624Hennepin County--Brooklyn Park, Maple Grove (East) & Osseo Cities122,263Hennepin County--Edina, St. Louis Park & Hopkins Cities120,736Dakota County (West)--Burnsville & Apple Valley Cities120,225Goodhue, Wabasha & Winona Counties119,590Dakota County (Northeast)--Inver Grove Heights, Rosemount, Hastings & South St. Paul117,419Southwest Minnesota116,480Hennepin County--Eden Prairie & Minnetonka Cities115,600Dakota County (South)--Lakeville & Farmington Cities115,466Hennepin County--Plymouth, Maple Grove (West) & Medicine Lake Cities114,523West Central Minnesota113,492Hennepin County--Brooklyn Center, Crystal, Golden Valley, New Hope & Robbinsdale112,737Carver County112,569Benton (Northwest) & Stearns (West) Counties112,546Aitkin, Carlton, Kanabec, Pine & St. Louis (Southwest) Counties110,028Hennepin County--Minneapolis (North) & St. Anthony Cities109,369Sherburne (East) & Wright (North) Counties109,232Anoka County (Southeast)--Blaine & Lino Lakes Cities107,956Hennepin County--Minneapolis City (Southwest)106,846Blue Earth & Nicollet Counties--Mankato City104,753Benton (Southwest), Sherburne (Northwest) & Stearns (East) Counties--St. Cloud City104,303Ramsey County (Central & Far Southeast)--Maplewood, Roseville & North St. Paul Cities104,106Ramsey County--St. Paul City (Southwest)103,955Cook, Lake & St. Louis (North) Counties103,698St. Louis County (Southeast)--Duluth, Hermantown & Proctor Cities103,495Ramsey County--St. Paul City (Northwest)103,053Dodge, Fillmore, Houston & Mower Counties102,053Ramsey County--St. Paul City (East)101,125Brown, Martin, Faribault, Freeborn & Watonwan Counties100,719Dakota County (Northwest)--Eagan, West St. Paul & Mendota Heights Cities99,760Hennepin County--Minneapolis City (Central)91,242
Minnesota Census data — FAQ
What is the population of Minnesota?+
According to the 2024 American Community Survey (ACS), Minnesota has a population of 5,793,151 people, represented across 48 PUMAs (Public Use Microdata Areas).
What is the median household income in Minnesota?+
The median household income in Minnesota is $87,312 based on the 2024 ACS PUMS, compared with a U.S. figure of $83,310.
How educated is Minnesota?+
39.9% of Minnesota residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher, versus 36.9% nationally, per the 2024 ACS.
Where does this Minnesota data come from?+
These figures are derived from the U.S. Census Bureau's 2024 ACS Public Use Microdata Sample (PUMS) — a de-identified, statistically weighted sample of individual records. PUMSdata is an independent product and is not affiliated with the Census Bureau.
New — housing construction: Building permits in Minnesota — monthly residential permits for every county, metro area, and city, single-family vs. multifamily, from the Census Building Permits Survey.