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2000 Census - City of Minneapolis:
Profile of General Demographic Characteristics

Subject

Number

Percent

Total Population

382,618

100%

SEX AND RACE

   

Male

192,232

50.24%

Female

190,386

49.76%

Under 5 years

25,187

6.58%

5 to 9 years

23,960

6.26%

10 to 14 years

22,291

5.83%

15 to 19 years

26,866

7.02%

20 to 24 years

40,953

10.70%

25 to 34 years

78,978

20.64%

35 to 44 years

60,904

15.92%

45 to 54 years

45,961

12.01%

55 to 59 years

13,199

3.45%

60 to 64 years

9,441

2.47%

65 to 74 years

15,332

4.01%

75 to 84 years

13,172

3.44%

85 years and over

6,374

1.67%

Median age

31.20

 

18 years and over

298,449

78.00%

Male

149,274

39.01%

Female

149,175

38.99%

21 years and over

275,980

72.13%

62 years and over

40,220

10.51%

65 years and over

34,878

9.12%

Male

13,283

3.47%

Female

21,595

5.64%

     

RACE

   

One race

365,924

95.64%

White

249,186

65.13%

Black or African American

68,818

17.99%

American Indian and Alaska Native

8,378

2.19%

Asian

23,455

6.13%

Asian Indian

1,816

0.47%

Chinese

2,447

0.64%

Filipino

615

0.16%

Japanese

662

0.17%

Korean

1,637

0.43%

Vietnamese

2,395

0.63%

Other Asian

13,883

3.63%

Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander

289

0.08%

Native Hawaiian

49

0.01%

Guamanian or Chamorro

41

0.01%

Samoan

111

0.03%

Other Pacific Islander

88

0.02%

Some other race

15,798

4.13%

Two or more races

16,694

4.36%

RACE ALONE OR IN COMBINATION WITH ONE OR MORE OTHER RACES

   

White

260,089

67.98%

Black or African American

78,291

20.46%

American Indian and Alaska Native

12,683

3.31%

Asian

26,601

6.95%

Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander

949

0.25%

Some other race

22,089

5.77%

     
     

Subject

Number

Percent

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE

 

Total Population

382,618

100%

Hispanic or Latino (of any race)

29,175

7.63%

Mexican

19,835

5.18%

Puerto Rican

1,202

0.31%

Cuban

490

0.13%

Other Hispanic or Latino

7,648

2.00%

Not Hispanic or Latino

353,443

92.37%

White Alone

239,080

62.49%

RELATIONSHIP

 

Total population

382,618

100%

In households

364,554

95.28%

Householder

162,352

42.43%

Spouse

47,049

12.30%

Child

89,700

23.44%

Own child under 18 years

72,768

19.02%

Other relatives

22,374

5.85%

Under 18 years

8,045

2.10%

Nonrelatives

43,079

11.26%

Unmarried partner

12,585

3.29%

In group quarters

18,064

4.72%

Institutionalized population

5,701

1.49%

Noninstitutionalized population

12,363

3.23%

HOUSEHOLD BY TYPE

   

Total households

162,352

100%

Family households (families)

73,939

45.54%

With own children under 18 years

36,698

22.60%

Married-couple family

47,049

28.98%

With own children under 18 years

20,843

12.84%

Female householder, no husband present

19,991

12.31%

With own children under 18 years

12,828

7.90%

Nonfamily households

88,413

54.46%

Householder living alone

65,508

40.35%

Householder 65 years and over

13,043

8.03%

     

Households with individuals under 18 years

40,579

24.99%

Households with individuals 65 years and over

24,734

15.23%

Average household size

2.25

 

Average family size

3.15

 
     

HOUSING OCCUPANCY

   

Total Housing Units

168,606

100%

Occupied housing units

162,352

96.29%

Vacant housing units

6,254

3.71%

For season, recreational or occasional use

780

0.46%

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)

0.70

 

Rental vacancy rate (percent)

2.80

 

HOUSING TENURE

   

Occupied housing units

162,352

100%

Owner-occupied housing units

83,408

51.37%

Renter-occupied housing units

78,944

48.63%

Average household size of owner-occupied units

2.43

 

Average household size of renter-occupied units

2.05

 

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000.

Prepared by Minneapolis Planning Department,

Research and Strategic Planning Division, June, 2002