US Census Data

Minnesota

Population, income, and housing across 87 counties and 915 cities & places.

Population
5,713,716
+2.7%’19–’23
Median household income
$87,556
+22.8%’19–’23
Median home value
$305,500
+36.4%’19–’23

Minnesota has a population of 5,713,716, spread across 87 counties and 915 cities and places.

From 2019 to 2023, Minnesota's population grew 2.7% from 5,563,378 to 5,713,716, while its median home value rose 36.4% from $223,900 to $305,500.

The median gross rent is $1,235. 38.8% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023
Population
5,713,716
Median age
38.6 yrs
Median household income
$87,556
Median home value
$305,500
Median gross rent
$1,235
Housing units
2,519,538
Homeownership rate
72.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher
38.8%
Unemployment rate
3.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023
Population
5,563,3785,713,716
Median household income
$71,306$87,556
Median home value
$223,900$305,500
Median gross rent
$977$1,235
YearPopulationMedian household incomeMedian home valueMedian gross rent
20195,563,378$71,306$223,900$977
20205,600,166$73,382$235,700$1,010
20215,670,472$77,706$250,200$1,081
20225,695,292$84,313$286,800$1,178
20235,713,716$87,556$305,500$1,235

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

CountShare
Under 5339,1055.9%
5 to 17978,15417.1%
18 to 24498,8678.7%
25 to 34749,87613.1%
35 to 44765,14313.4%
45 to 54669,88511.7%
55 to 64750,54313.1%
65 to 74571,95910.0%
75 and over390,1846.8%

Race & ethnicity

CountShare
White (non-Hispanic)4,383,71776.7%
Black or African American384,2866.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native41,7650.7%
Asian287,3215.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander2,1180.0%
Some other race25,5490.4%
Two or more races235,3524.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)353,6086.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

CountShare
No high school diploma239,6366.1%
High school graduate916,74423.5%
Some college or associate's1,227,83631.5%
Bachelor's degree984,74825.3%
Graduate or professional degree528,62613.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work
23 min

How workers get to work

CountShare
Drove alone2,064,02670.3%
Carpooled223,3787.6%
Public transit60,9112.1%
Walked74,1812.5%
Bicycle14,3680.5%
Worked from home465,17615.8%
Other means33,2141.1%

Travel time

CountShare
Under 15 min777,49531.5%
15 to 29 min953,13538.6%
30 to 44 min465,29818.8%
45 to 59 min147,1186.0%
60+ min127,0325.1%

Households

Average household size
2.44
Poverty rate
9.2% (514,300 of 5,591,806)
CountShare
Family households1,431,52762.7%
Nonfamily households851,44037.3%

Housing

Median year structure built
1978

Occupancy

CountShare
Occupied2,282,96790.6%
Vacant236,5719.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

CountShare
Owner-occupied1,652,53472.4%
Renter-occupied630,43327.6%

Units in structure

CountShare
1-unit, detached1,670,15766.3%
1-unit, attached188,4137.5%
2 to 4 units105,5354.2%
5 to 19 units138,1295.5%
20 or more units341,48213.6%
Mobile home & other75,8223.0%

Geography

State FIPS
27
USPS
MN
Land area
79,632 sq mi
Water area
7,312 sq mi
Center point
46.3160, -94.1996

Minnesota rankings

21

National rankings

21

Counties

87

Largest cities by land area

10

Other states

51