METRO AREA
Minneapolis Metro
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI · 15 counties · 3,790,295 residents (2025 est.) · 7,047 sq mi
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Minneapolis is a metro area of 3,713,668 people. That puts it in the top 1% of US metro areas for household income. About 45% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The population is up 23% since 2000. 71% of homes are owner-occupied. Median household income runs $100,194, well clear of the $82,259 US median.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $100,194, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 38.0
US median: 38.9
More educated
45% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 49%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Minneapolis
What changed most since 1990
- Black share3.4% → 9.1% (+5.7 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
Among the 23 metro and micro areas based in Minnesota
- 1st in household income$100,194
- 1st in share with a bachelor's degree45.3%
- 1st in home value$375,718
- 2nd in diversity score57.1
Section 01
Population & growth
3,713,668
+23%since 2000
from 3,016,562 in 2000
3,790,295 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Land area
7,047 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
20243.7M
Age distribution, 2024
Under 55.9%(220,505)
5 to 96.4%(238,468)
10 to 146.7%(249,898)
15 to 196.5%(240,110)
20 to 245.9%(219,376)
25 to 3414%(518,846)
35 to 4414.3%(531,108)
45 to 5412.1%(448,632)
55 to 6412.7%(470,416)
65 to 749.4%(348,181)
75 to 844.4%(163,070)
85 and over1.8%(65,058)
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Section 02
Income & economy
$100,194
+1%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $54,279 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Households earning $100K+
62.8%
+20.1 ptssince 2009
from 42.6% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Workforce by industry, 2024
Retail trade13.6%
Information10.5%
Other services8.4%
Public administration6.8%
Wholesale trade5.8%
Finance & insurance4.9%
Professional, scientific, technical4.3%
Transportation & warehousing2.5%
Arts, entertainment, food1.5%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.8%
Construction0.7%
Education & health services0.6%
Manufacturing0.1%
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Section 03
Housing
$375,718
+49%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $138,531 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
3.8
+1%since 2009
from 3.7 in 2009
1990 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
56
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04
Race & ethnicity
2000
White, non-Hispanic84.8%(2,559,351)
Black5.2%(155,526)
Hispanic / Latino3.3%(100,332)
Asian4.1%(122,207)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic71.4%(2,649,749)
Black9.1%(337,720)
Hispanic / Latino6.8%(253,692)
Asian6.9%(257,566)
Other5.8%(214,941)
57
+45%since 2009
from 39 in 2009
1990 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
38
−9%since 2020
from 41 in 2020
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means White and non-White residents are more separated across neighborhoods.
Section 04 · Origins
Detailed origins & ancestry
Hispanic origin
Mexican4.1%(151,117)
South American0.9%(35,180)
Central American0.7%(27,605)
Ecuadorian0.4%(15,243)
Puerto Rican0.4%(13,241)
Salvadoran0.3%(11,210)
Guatemalan0.2%(6,651)
Colombian0.2%(6,460)
Spaniard0.2%(5,644)
Honduran0.2%(5,441)
Venezuelan0.1%(4,748)
Cuban0.1%(4,623)
+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data
Peruvian0.1%(3,676)
Dominican0.1%(2,937)
Nicaraguan0.1%(2,218)
Chilean0.1%(1,785)
Argentine0%(1,444)
Costa Rican0%(1,122)
Panamanian0%(956)
Uruguayan0%(734)
Bolivian0%(535)
Paraguayan0%(234)
Asian origin
Hmong2.6%(97,223)
Asian Indian1.1%(40,893)
Chinese0.7%(25,763)
Vietnamese0.6%(21,445)
Korean0.3%(12,521)
Burmese0.4%(11,809)
Filipino0.3%(11,312)
Cambodian0.2%(6,343)
Laotian0.2%(5,843)
Japanese0.1%(2,903)
Pakistani0.1%(2,850)
Nepalese0.1%(2,308)
+ 13 more asian origin groups with data
Thai0%(1,544)
Taiwanese0%(1,432)
Sri Lankan0%(1,340)
Bangladeshi0%(1,301)
Kazakh0%(774)
Bhutanese0.1%(692)
Indonesian0%(479)
Malaysian0%(210)
Mongolian0%(141)
Singaporean0%(61)
Mien0%(25)
Okinawan0%(16)
Uzbek0%(10)
Pacific Islander origin
Native Hawaiian0%(1,785)
Samoan0%(872)
Chamorro0%(461)
Tongan0%(345)
Marshallese0%(106)
Fijian0%(40)
Guamanian0%(25)
Ancestry
German27%(1,003,951)
Irish10.8%(401,252)
Norwegian10.3%(384,011)
English7.1%(261,849)
Swedish6.7%(249,976)
Subsaharan African4.1%(152,513)
Polish3.9%(143,180)
American3%(112,677)
French2.8%(103,142)
Italian2.5%(94,216)
Somali1.5%(51,303)
Czech1.3%(48,099)
+ 51 more ancestry groups with data
Dutch1.2%(45,981)
Finnish1.2%(45,675)
Scottish1.2%(45,046)
Danish1%(38,372)
Ethiopian0.8%(29,162)
French Canadian0.8%(28,232)
Russian0.7%(24,242)
Arab0.6%(20,495)
Scotch-Irish0.5%(16,981)
Welsh0.4%(14,671)
Ukrainian0.4%(14,643)
Swiss0.4%(13,978)
Nigerian0.3%(12,121)
British0.3%(11,960)
Austrian0.3%(11,867)
Hungarian0.2%(9,024)
West Indian0.2%(8,482)
Kenyan0.2%(8,194)
Belgian0.2%(7,155)
Greek0.2%(7,082)
Lebanese0.2%(6,424)
Slovak0.1%(5,559)
Croatian0.1%(5,185)
Romanian0.1%(4,817)
Slovene0.1%(4,467)
Lithuanian0.1%(4,438)
Canadian0.1%(4,422)
Ghanaian0.1%(4,222)
Egyptian0.1%(3,851)
Iranian0.1%(3,285)
Jamaican0.1%(3,027)
Portuguese0.1%(2,918)
Palestinian0.1%(2,269)
Haitian0.1%(2,132)
Latvian0.1%(2,108)
Brazilian0.1%(2,092)
Guyanese0.1%(2,014)
Iraqi0.1%(1,728)
Serbian0%(1,587)
Turkish0%(1,410)
Armenian0%(1,080)
Moroccan0%(1,072)
Bulgarian0%(1,019)
Trinidadian & Tobagonian0%(965)
Australian0%(896)
Syrian0%(770)
Jordanian0%(431)
Israeli0%(367)
Macedonian0%(203)
Barbadian0%(152)
Cape Verdean0%(72)
Section 05
Education
High school or higher
94.3%
+3.8 ptssince 2000
from 90.5% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Section 06
Commute & transportation
Section 07
Work & employment
Women 20-64 in the labor force
82.6%
+0.4 ptssince 2020
from 82.2% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Section 08
People & community
Computer in household
96.8%
+2.4 ptssince 2020
from 94.4% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married37.2%(553,474)
Married52.4%(781,290)
Widowed2%(29,822)
Divorced8.4%(125,147)
Women 15+
Never married31.9%(482,879)
Married50.3%(762,573)
Widowed6.4%(97,299)
Divorced11.4%(172,313)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09
Health coverage
Direct-purchase
14.9%
+0.2 ptssince 2020
from 14.8% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
VA health care
1.8%
−0.1 ptssince 2020
from 1.9% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
76.7%
−1.4 ptssince 2020
from 78.1% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
31.5%
+1.9 ptssince 2020
from 29.7% 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%(33,611)
Gulf War (1990s)17.2%(25,822)
Vietnam era36%(54,051)
Korean War5.5%(8,317)
World War II1.3%(2,021)
Share of the 150,014 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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Over time
Minneapolis, decade by decade
| Year | Population | Median household income | Median home value | Bachelor's degree+ | Diversity score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2,580,743 | $87,335 | $208,693 | 26.4% | 19.1 |
| 2000 | 3,016,562 | $98,878 | $252,356 | 32.8% | 34.3 |
| 2010 | 3,333,633 | $93,723 | $345,032 | 37.1% | 45.9 |
| 2020 | 3,690,261 | $100,985 | $331,671 | 42.6% | 58.2 |
| 2024 | 3,713,668 | $100,194 | $375,718 | 45.3% | 57.1 |
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
In this metro
Largest cities
MinneapolisCENTRAL430,324St. PaulCENTRAL306,684BloomingtonCENTRAL89,034Brooklyn Park83,543Woodbury81,558Lakeville79,270PlymouthCENTRAL78,942Blaine76,603Maple Grove73,893EaganCENTRAL67,109BurnsvilleCENTRAL65,244Coon Rapids64,193Eden PrairieCENTRAL63,075Apple Valley55,248EdinaCENTRAL54,356MinnetonkaCENTRAL53,969St. Louis ParkCENTRAL50,027Shakopee49,366Cottage Grove43,604Maplewood40,717Inver Grove Heights36,873Richfield36,593Roseville35,663Andover33,874Savage32,970Rosemount31,881Brooklyn Center31,846Fridley30,829Oakdale30,588Chaska30,513
The 30 most populous of 218 cities and towns in this metro. CENTRAL marks the metro's principal cities.
What's inside
15 component counties
Hennepin CountyCENTRAL1,284,784Ramsey CountyCENTRAL541,623Dakota CountyCENTRAL457,710Anoka CountyCENTRAL381,605Washington CountyCENTRAL286,895Scott CountyCENTRAL159,017Wright CountyCENTRAL157,559Carver CountyCENTRAL114,379Sherburne CountyCENTRAL104,194St. Croix County98,276Chisago County59,142Isanti County44,386Pierce County43,519Le Sueur County29,453Mille Lacs County27,753
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Frequently asked
How many people live in Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI?
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI has about 3,713,668 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.
What is the median household income in Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI?
The typical household in Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI earns about $100,194 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.
Is Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI expensive?
In Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI, the median home is worth about $375,718, and the typical rent is about $1,446 a month.
How educated are people in Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI?
About 45.3% of adults age 25 and over in Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
What is the poverty rate in Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI?
About 8.2% of people in Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI live below the federal poverty line.
Has Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI grown since 1990?
Yes, Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI has grown since 1990. The population has added about 1,132,925 residents, a change of about 44 percent over that period.
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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · METRO ROLLUP OF COMPONENT COUNTIES · UPDATED 2024