Table DP-1. Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Minnesota
 
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Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent
    Total population 4,919,479 100.0%   HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE    
            Total population 4,919,479 100.0%
SEX AND AGE       Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 143,382 2.9%
Male 2,435,631 49.5%     Mexican 95,613 1.9%
Female 2,483,848 50.5%     Puerto Rican 6,616 0.1%
          Cuban 2,527 0.1%
Under 5 years 329,594 6.7%     Other Hispanic or Latino 38,626 0.8%
5 to 9 years 355,894 7.2%   Not Hispanic or Latino 4,776,097 97.1%
10 to 14 years 374,995 7.6%     White alone 4,337,143 88.2%
15 to 19 years 374,362 7.6%        
20 to 24 years 322,483 6.6%   RELATIONSHIP    
25 to 34 years 673,138 13.7%       Total population 4,919,479 100.0%
35 to 44 years 824,182 16.8%   In households 4,783,596 97.2%
45 to 54 years 665,696 13.5%     Householder 1,895,127 38.5%
55 to 59 years 226,857 4.6%     Spouse 1,018,245 20.7%
60 to 64 years 178,012 3.6%     Child 1,472,917 29.9%
65 to 74 years 295,825 6.0%       Own child under 18 years 1,210,443 24.6%
75 to 84 years 212,840 4.3%     Other relatives 136,159 2.8%
85 years and over 85,601 1.7%       Under 18 years 47,983 1.0%
          Nonrelatives 261,148 5.3%
Median age (years) 35.4 (X)       Unmarried partner 100,358 2.0%
        In group quarters 135,883 2.8%
18 years and over 3,632,585 73.8%     Institutionalized population 63,058 1.3%
  Male 1,775,400 36.1%     Noninstitutionalized population 72,825 1.5%
  Female 1,857,185 37.8%        
21 years and over 3,414,300 69.4%   HOUSEHOLD BY TYPE    
62 years and over 696,775 14.2%       Total households 1,895,127 100.0%
65 years and over 594,266 12.1%   Family households (families) 1,255,141 66.2%
  Male 246,847 5.0%       With own children under 18 years 626,291 33.0%
  Female 347,419 7.1%     Married couple family 1,018,245 53.7%
            With own children under 18 years 477,615 25.2%
RACE         Female householder, no husband present 168,782 8.9%
One race 4,836,737 98.3%       With own children under 18 years 111,371 5.9%
  White 4,400,282 89.4%   Nonfamily households 639,986 33.8%
  Black or African American 171,731 3.5%     Householder living alone 509,468 26.9%
  American Indian and Alaska Native 54,967 1.1%       Householder 65 years and over 177,056 9.3%
  Asian 141,968 2.9%        
    Asian Indian 16,887 0.3%   Households with individuals under 18 years 658,565 34.8%
    Chinese 16,060 0.3%   Households with individuals 65 years and over 402,837 21.3%
    Filipino 6,284 0.1%        
    Japanese 3,816 0.1%   Average household size 2.52 (X)
    Korean 12,584 0.3%   Average family size 3.09 (X)
    Vietnamese 18,824 0.4%        
    Other Asian1 67,513 1.4%   HOUSING OCCUPANCY    
  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 1,979 0.0%       Total housing units 2,065,946 100.0%
    Native Hawaiian 593 0.0%   Occupied housing units 1,895,127 91.7%
    Guamanian or Chamorro 266 0.0%   Vacant housing units 170,819 8.3%
    Samoan 508 0.0%     For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 105,609 5.1%
    Other Pacific Islander2 612 0.0%        
  Some other race 65,810 1.3%   Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.9% (X)
Two or more races 82,742 1.7%   Rental vacancy rate (percent) 4.1% (X)
             
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races:3       HOUSING TENURE    
White 4,466,325 90.8%       Occupied housing units 1,895,127 100.0%
Black or African American 202,972 4.1%   Owner-occupied housing units 1,412,865 74.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 81,074 1.6%   Renter-occupied housing units 482,262 25.4%
Asian 162,414 3.3%        
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 5,867 0.1%   Average household size of owner-occupied unit 2.69 (X)
Some other race 89,042 1.8%   Average household size of renter-occupied unit 2.03 (X)
Date: March 3, 2003
- Represents zero or rounds to zero. (X) Not applicable.
1Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
2Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
3In combination with one or more of the other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
 
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000.