St. Louis County, Minnesota

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Key figures

Statistic	St. Louis County, Minnesota	Minnesota	United States	Rank
Total Population	200,123	5,739,445	334,922,499	349th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$70,069	$89,062	$80,734	1195th of 3,221
Median Age	41.2	38.8	38.9	1748th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	33.6%	39.4%	35.7%	537th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$221,400	$329,300	$332,700	1175th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,013	$1,280	$1,413	954th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	13.2%	9.3%	12.5%	1639th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	4.6%	4.1%	5.2%	1512th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	32.0	72.1	n/a	1938th of 3,222
Foreign Born	1.9%	8.7%	14.1%	2078th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	77.7	n/a	n/a	874th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	71.2%	72.2%	65.2%	2132nd of 3,222
Average Commute Time	19.9	22.7	26.4	2558th of 3,221
Worked from Home	11.2%	17.6%	15.1%	940th of 3,222
Uninsured	5.2%	n/a	n/a	2977th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	43.0%	48.9%	46.9%	2607th of 3,222
Broadband Access	86.2%	n/a	n/a	1005th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in St. Louis County, Minnesota

Statistic	St. Louis County, Minnesota	Minnesota	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	89.5%	75.9%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1.9%	6.4%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	1.6%	6.9%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	1.0%	5.1%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	4.1%	4.5%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	1.5%	0.7%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	19.6	41.1	61.4

Age in St. Louis County, Minnesota

Statistic	St. Louis County, Minnesota	Minnesota	United States
Median Age	41.2	38.8	38.9
Under 18 %	18.6%	22.9%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	12.3%	8.8%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	11.5%	13.0%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.0%	13.5%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	24.4%	24.5%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	21.4%	17.3%	17.2%

Households and families in St. Louis County, Minnesota

Statistic	St. Louis County, Minnesota	Minnesota	United States
Households	87,115	2,307,955	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.2	2.4	2.5
Family Households	55.4%	62.3%	64.2%
Households with Children	22.4%	28.7%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	12.3%	13.4%	17.3%
People Living Alone	34.4%	29.7%	28.7%
Never Married	35.2%	33.4%	34.4%

Income and poverty in St. Louis County, Minnesota

Statistic	St. Louis County, Minnesota	Minnesota	United States
Per Capita Income	$41,302	$48,237	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	16.2%	11.7%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	16.9%	15.6%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	17.3%	19.6%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	7.1%	13.8%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	13.2%	9.3%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	29.6%	22.2%	28.2%
SNAP Households	10.2%	7.9%	n/a

Housing in St. Louis County, Minnesota

Statistic	St. Louis County, Minnesota	Minnesota	United States
Housing Units	104,263	2,545,030	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	73.2%	66.0%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	13.5%	19.4%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	16.4%	9.3%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,962.0	1,979.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	28.8%	27.8%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	31.2%	29.2%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$2,271	$3,357	n/a

Education in St. Louis County, Minnesota

Statistic	St. Louis County, Minnesota	Minnesota	United States
Less than High School	4.9%	6.1%	10.4%
High School Graduate	25.2%	23.3%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	36.2%	31.2%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	21.4%	25.6%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	12.2%	13.8%	14.1%

Work and commuting in St. Louis County, Minnesota

Statistic	St. Louis County, Minnesota	Minnesota	United States
Labour Force Participation	61.2%	68.1%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	74.1%	68.9%	68.8%
Public Transit	1.8%	1.8%	3.2%
Walked to Work	3.6%	2.5%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	40.1%	32.2%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	4.5%	4.9%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	8.0%	6.7%	n/a

Origins and language in St. Louis County, Minnesota

Statistic	St. Louis County, Minnesota	Minnesota	United States
Born in State of Residence	75.5%	67.1%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	1.1%	5.1%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.8%	3.6%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	96.8%	87.6%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	1.1%	4.2%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	3.1%	12.7%	16.7%

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