Hopkins

Population: 18,696
Median household income: $71,170
Median home value: $350,100

Hopkins is a community in Hennepin County, Minnesota, home to 18,696 residents. Its median household income of $71,170 runs below the Hennepin County figure of $96,339.

From 2019 to 2023, Hopkins's population grew 1.7% from 18,382 to 18,696, while its median home value rose 53.9% from $227,500 to $350,100.

Households average 1.93 people. The median gross rent is $1,346.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 18,696
Median age: 38.1 yrs
Median household income: $71,170
Median home value: $350,100
Median gross rent: $1,346
Housing units: 10,105
Homeownership rate: 37.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 47.0%
Unemployment rate: 5.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

18,38218,696

Median household income

$56,390$71,170

Median home value

$227,500$350,100

Median gross rent

$1,032$1,346

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	18,382	$56,390	$227,500	$1,032
2020	18,400	$59,141	$251,700	$1,074
2021	18,861	$60,824	$289,500	$1,163
2022	18,752	$70,058	$320,200	$1,284
2023	18,696	$71,170	$350,100	$1,346

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

Age distribution

Under 58.2%

5 to 1710.9%

18 to 245.1%

25 to 3422.2%

35 to 4413.0%

45 to 5411.4%

55 to 6411.1%

65 to 748.3%

75 and over9.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,537	8.2%
5 to 17	2,043	10.9%
18 to 24	948	5.1%
25 to 34	4,146	22.2%
35 to 44	2,434	13.0%
45 to 54	2,137	11.4%
55 to 64	2,082	11.1%
65 to 74	1,554	8.3%
75 and over	1,815	9.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	11,811	63.2%
Black or African American	3,691	19.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	33	0.2%
Asian	676	3.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	48	0.3%
Two or more races	1,403	7.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,034	5.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.6%

High school graduate18.3%

Some college or associate's30.1%

Bachelor's degree32.6%

Graduate or professional degree14.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	647	4.6%
High school graduate	2,594	18.3%
Some college or associate's	4,269	30.1%
Bachelor's degree	4,620	32.6%
Graduate or professional degree	2,038	14.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone65.0%

Carpooled8.1%

Public transit3.0%

Walked2.9%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home18.8%

Other means2.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	6,519	65.0%
Carpooled	816	8.1%
Public transit	296	3.0%
Walked	289	2.9%
Bicycle	8	0.1%
Worked from home	1,883	18.8%
Other means	218	2.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,566	31.5%
15 to 29 min	4,067	49.9%
30 to 44 min	1,208	14.8%
45 to 59 min	148	1.8%
60+ min	157	1.9%

Households

Average household size: 1.93
Poverty rate: 10.0% (1,841 of 18,461)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,097	43.0%
Nonfamily households	5,426	57.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1973

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	9,523	94.2%
Vacant	582	5.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,554	37.3%
Renter-occupied	5,969	62.7%

1-unit, detached30.7%

1-unit, attached8.6%

2 to 4 units3.9%

5 to 19 units17.3%

20 or more units39.5%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,105	30.7%
1-unit, attached	867	8.6%
2 to 4 units	394	3.9%
5 to 19 units	1,745	17.3%
20 or more units	3,994	39.5%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2730140
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 4.06 sq mi
Water area: 0.03 sq mi
Center point: 44.9251, -93.4045