COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Ramsey County

Minnesota · 485,765 residents · 152 sq mi

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Ramsey County is a county of 485,765 people in Minnesota. 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Median home value sits at $82,900. Headcount has barely moved since 2000. Median household income is $32,043, close to the national figure.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 32.1

US median: 33.0

More educated

29% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 11%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

485,765

−5%vs 2000

vs 511,035 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

32.1

−5%vs 2000

vs 33.7 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

152 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024543K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58%(38,764)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.3%(35,669)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146%(29,135)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.2%(30,360)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 248.5%(41,471)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3419.6%(95,149)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415.3%(74,179)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.1%(44,350)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.7%(37,241)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 746.7%(32,356)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.1%(19,937)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.5%(7,154)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$32,043

−8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $45,722 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$15,645

−34%vs 2000

vs $23,536 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

11.4%

+0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.6% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$82,900

−11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $122,800 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$450

−2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $606 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

62.2%

−1.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 63.5% in 2000

37.8% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic75.3%(384,648)

Black7.4%(37,978)

Hispanic / Latino5.3%(26,979)

Asian8.7%(44,633)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic88.2%(428,209)

Black4.6%(22,584)

Hispanic / Latino2.6%(12,457)

Asian5.1%(24,902)

Other2.1%(10,070)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican5.3%(28,873)

Central American1.1%(6,134)

South American0.7%(3,777)

Salvadoran0.6%(3,468)

Puerto Rican0.3%(1,810)

Honduran0.2%(1,173)

Cuban0.2%(1,035)

Spaniard0.2%(957)

Guatemalan0.2%(955)

Colombian0.2%(867)

Ecuadorian0.2%(866)

Venezuelan0.1%(813)

+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data

Dominican0.1%(464)

Peruvian0.1%(429)

Chilean0%(255)

Nicaraguan0%(243)

Argentine0%(241)

Costa Rican0%(153)

Panamanian0%(142)

Uruguayan0%(118)

Bolivian0%(58)

Paraguayan0%(11)

Asian origin

Hmong8.4%(45,796)

Burmese2%(10,678)

Chinese0.8%(4,400)

Asian Indian0.7%(3,606)

Vietnamese0.7%(3,541)

Korean0.5%(2,502)

Filipino0.4%(2,397)

Cambodian0.3%(1,375)

Nepalese0.2%(905)

Bhutanese0.1%(692)

Japanese0.1%(528)

Kazakh0.1%(473)

+ 10 more asian origin groups with data

Pakistani0.1%(425)

Laotian0.1%(423)

Thai0%(207)

Bangladeshi0%(205)

Sri Lankan0%(203)

Taiwanese0%(202)

Indonesian0%(147)

Mongolian0%(35)

Malaysian0%(20)

Singaporean0%(9)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.1%(444)

Samoan0.1%(299)

Chamorro0%(110)

Tongan0%(37)

Guamanian0%(12)

Ancestry

German22.1%(119,887)

Irish10.6%(57,560)

Norwegian8.2%(44,756)

English6.2%(33,627)

Swedish6.1%(33,110)

Subsaharan African5%(27,303)

Polish3.2%(17,382)

Italian2.7%(14,911)

French2.6%(14,350)

American2.1%(11,171)

Ethiopian1.6%(8,638)

Scottish1.4%(7,684)

+ 50 more ancestry groups with data

Somali1.4%(7,472)

Dutch1.1%(5,953)

Danish1%(5,434)

Finnish0.9%(4,956)

Czech0.9%(4,773)

French Canadian0.7%(3,784)

Scotch-Irish0.6%(3,138)

Arab0.5%(2,967)

Russian0.4%(2,414)

Swiss0.4%(2,292)

West Indian0.4%(2,178)

British0.4%(2,051)

Nigerian0.4%(1,979)

Austrian0.4%(1,975)

Ukrainian0.3%(1,824)

Hungarian0.3%(1,773)

Kenyan0.3%(1,618)

Welsh0.3%(1,606)

Belgian0.2%(993)

Slovene0.2%(980)

Lebanese0.2%(947)

Greek0.2%(945)

Lithuanian0.2%(937)

Jamaican0.2%(899)

Slovak0.2%(890)

Egyptian0.1%(811)

Ghanaian0.1%(731)

Romanian0.1%(688)

Croatian0.1%(647)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0.1%(513)

Iranian0.1%(469)

Serbian0.1%(389)

Canadian0.1%(350)

Portuguese0.1%(326)

Palestinian0.1%(303)

Latvian0.1%(282)

Haitian0%(261)

Brazilian0%(235)

Turkish0%(231)

Moroccan0%(173)

Armenian0%(162)

Guyanese0%(162)

Bulgarian0%(139)

Iraqi0%(117)

Syrian0%(90)

Barbadian0%(81)

Israeli0%(60)

Australian0%(58)

Macedonian0%(37)

Jordanian0%(20)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest Hmong population · Largest Norwegian population · Largest English population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

28.8%

−5.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 34.3% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

85.0%

−2.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 87.6% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

9.8%

−2.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.5% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

18.6 min

+45%vs 2000

vs 12.9 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married43.4%(92,303)

Married45.7%(97,403)

Widowed2.2%(4,767)

Divorced8.7%(18,449)

Women 15+

Never married39%(88,020)

Married42.7%(96,350)

Widowed6.5%(14,618)

Divorced11.8%(26,673)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

5.5%

−5.0 ptssince 2013

from 10.5% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

56.7%

−0.8 ptssince 2020

from 57.5% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

13.8%

Unchangedsince 2020

from 13.8% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

16.4%

+0.8 ptssince 2020

from 15.6% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

25.2%

+0.3 ptssince 2020

from 24.9% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.4%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 1.5% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

67.8%

−1.1 ptssince 2020

from 68.9% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

39.3%

+1.0 ptssince 2020

from 38.3% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)22.4%(4,235)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)14.6%(2,752)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era34.7%(6,565)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War6.9%(1,305)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II1.7%(330)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 18,897 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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