Hennepin County, Minnesota

42 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 1,268,903
Median household income: $96,339
Median home value: $376,500

Hennepin County, Minnesota counts 1,268,903 residents. 42 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $96,339 runs above the Minnesota figure of $87,556.

From 2019 to 2023, Hennepin County's population grew 1.9% from 1,245,837 to 1,268,903, while its median household income rose 23.2% from $78,167 to $96,339.

Households average 2.32 people. The median gross rent is $1,439.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,268,903
Median age: 37.4 yrs
Median household income: $96,339
Median home value: $376,500
Median gross rent: $1,439
Housing units: 564,441
Homeownership rate: 63.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 53.3%
Unemployment rate: 4.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,245,8371,268,903

Median household income

$78,167$96,339

Median home value

$276,900$376,500

Median gross rent

$1,135$1,439

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,245,837	$78,167	$276,900	$1,135
2020	1,255,296	$81,169	$292,100	$1,176
2021	1,270,283	$85,438	$309,200	$1,244
2022	1,270,787	$92,595	$358,000	$1,373
2023	1,268,903	$96,339	$376,500	$1,439

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

Age distribution

Under 56.0%

5 to 1715.8%

18 to 248.4%

25 to 3416.1%

35 to 4414.5%

45 to 5411.7%

55 to 6412.3%

65 to 749.1%

75 and over6.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	75,931	6.0%
5 to 17	200,436	15.8%
18 to 24	106,365	8.4%
25 to 34	204,699	16.1%
35 to 44	184,154	14.5%
45 to 54	148,968	11.7%
55 to 64	156,538	12.3%
65 to 74	115,973	9.1%
75 and over	75,839	6.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	836,929	66.0%
Black or African American	167,455	13.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	4,951	0.4%
Asian	90,018	7.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	255	0.0%
Some other race	8,617	0.7%
Two or more races	62,865	5.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	97,813	7.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.0%

High school graduate15.2%

Some college or associate's25.5%

Bachelor's degree33.4%

Graduate or professional degree20.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	53,481	6.0%
High school graduate	134,455	15.2%
Some college or associate's	225,677	25.5%
Bachelor's degree	295,747	33.4%
Graduate or professional degree	176,811	20.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone62.1%

Carpooled6.4%

Public transit4.0%

Walked2.8%

Bicycle0.9%

Worked from home22.4%

Other means1.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	426,347	62.1%
Carpooled	43,931	6.4%
Public transit	27,643	4.0%
Walked	19,397	2.8%
Bicycle	6,515	0.9%
Worked from home	153,713	22.4%
Other means	9,495	1.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	129,429	24.3%
15 to 29 min	258,356	48.4%
30 to 44 min	104,585	19.6%
45 to 59 min	24,039	4.5%
60+ min	16,919	3.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.32
Poverty rate: 10.0% (124,654 of 1,245,699)

	Count	Share
Family households	298,270	55.8%
Nonfamily households	236,303	44.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1973

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	534,573	94.7%
Vacant	29,868	5.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	336,521	63.0%
Renter-occupied	198,052	37.0%

1-unit, detached52.2%

1-unit, attached8.2%

2 to 4 units5.9%

5 to 19 units7.6%

20 or more units25.6%

Mobile home & other0.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	294,886	52.2%
1-unit, attached	46,553	8.2%
2 to 4 units	33,397	5.9%
5 to 19 units	42,927	7.6%
20 or more units	144,695	25.6%
Mobile home & other	1,983	0.4%

Geography

County GEOID: 27053
State: Minnesota
Land area: 554 sq mi
Water area: 53 sq mi
Center point: 45.0061, -93.4752