Ramsey County, MN Demographic Data
Ramsey County, MN Summary
Ramsey County is located in Minnesota
- Population: 520,152
- Area: 170.08 sq. miles
- Land Area: 152.21 sq. miles
- Water Area: 17.87 sq. miles
- Population Density: 3,058.31 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 945.21 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Ramsey County, MN Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
277,436
51%
50.8
Male
263,213
49%
49.2
Total Population
540,649
323,128,000
Ramsey County, MN Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
38,167
7.1%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
36,367
6.7%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
32,485
6.0%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
34,794
6.4%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
40,186
7.4%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
89,381
16.5%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
64,337
11.9%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
64,266
11.9%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
33,356
6.2%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
33,710
6.2%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
42,081
7.8%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
20,077
3.7%
4.4
85 Years and Over
11,442
2.1%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
414,179
76.6%
77.2
Female
215,647
52.1%
51.3
Male
198,532
47.9%
48.7
21 Years and over
390,335
72.2%
73.1
62 Years and over
93,553
17.3%
18.8
65 Years and over
73,600
13.6%
15.2
Female
42,326
57.5%
55.8
Male
31,274
42.5%
44.2
Median Age (years)
35
0.0%
0.0
Ramsey County, MN Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
513,922
95.1%
96.8
White
358,606
66.3%
72.6
Black or African American
59,737
11.0%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
3,089
0.6%
0.8
Asian
76,470
14.1%
5.4
Asian Indian
4,098
0.8%
1.2
Chinese
5,456
1.0%
1.3
Filipino
1,661
0.3%
0.9
Japanese
637
0.1%
0.2
Korean
2,574
0.5%
0.4
Vietnamese
7,000
1.3%
0.6
Other Asian
55,044
10.2%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
209
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0.0
Samoan
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0.1
Some Other Race
15,811
2.9%
5.1
Two or More Races
26,727
4.9%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
39,965
7.4%
17.8
Mexican
28,622
5.3%
11.2
Puerto Rican
1,858
0.3%
1.7
Cuban
202
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
9,283
1.7%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
500,684
92.6%
82.2
Ramsey County, MN Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
19,076
5.3%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
15,834
4.4%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
80,089
22.3%
27.2
Some college, no degree
66,532
18.6%
20.6
Associate's Degree
30,460
8.5%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
88,758
24.7%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
57,901
16.1%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
34,910
9.7%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
323,740
90.2%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
146,659
40.8%
31.2
Ramsey County, MN Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
166,539
38.4%
33.7%
Now Married
192,749
44.5%
47.5
Divorced
47,049
10.9%
11.0%
Separated
6,070
1.4%
2.0
Widowed
21,223
4.9
5.8%
Ramsey County, MN Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
383,686
76.4%
78.4%
Languages other than english
118,796
23.6%
21.6%
Spanish
28,800
5.7%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
12,811
2.5%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
55,859
11.1%
3.5%
Other Languages
21,326
4.2%
1.1%
Ramsey County, MN Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
11,497
5.5%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
10,363
5.0%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
17,816
8.5%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
19,544
9.4%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
27,091
13.0%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
39,110
18.7%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
25,758
12.3%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
31,892
15.3%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
13,740
6.6%
5.8
$200,000 or more
11,932
5.7%
6.4
Median household income
60,369
57,617
Per capita income
32,765
31,128
Ramsey County, MN Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
564
0.2%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
22,822
8.2%
9.8
Construction
10,008
3.6%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
77,805
27.9%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
21,885
7.8%
6.6
Information
5,846
2.1%
2.1
Manufacturing
34,224
12.3%
10.1
Other services except public administration
14,883
5.3%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
33,486
12.0%
11.4
Public administration
11,119
4.0%
4.6
Retail trade
28,337
10.2%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
10,965
3.9%
5.2
Wholesale trade
7,132
2.6%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
13,843
5.0%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
122,867
44.0%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
32,659
11.7%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
63,143
22.6%
23.3%
Service occupations
46,564
16.7%
18.1%
Ramsey County, MN Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
274,046
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
203,307
74.2%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
25,605
9.3%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
17,939
6.5%
5.1
Walked
6,391
2.3%
2.7
Other means
5,405
2.0%
1.8
Worked at home
15,399
5.6%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
24.2
26.6
Ramsey County, MN Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
21,346
10.2%
8.7
1 vehicles
78,043
37.4%
33.2
2 vehicles
76,423
36.6%
37.1
3 or more
32,931
15.8%
21.0
Ramsey County, MN Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
208,743
95.3%
87.6
Owner Occupied
123,252
59.0%
63.1
Renter Occupied
85,491
41.0%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
10,271
4.7%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
1
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
4
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.6
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.4
0.0%
2.5
Ramsey County, MN Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
219,014
1 room
6,793
3.1%
2.4
2 rooms
7,530
3.4%
2.7
3 rooms
25,885
11.8%
9.1
4 rooms
37,515
17.1%
16.5
5 rooms
31,089
14.2%
19.8
6 rooms
32,781
15.0%
17.8
7 rooms
27,223
12.4%
12.0
8 rooms
21,308
9.7%
8.6
9 rooms or more
28,890
13.2%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Ramsey County, MN Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
219,014
1-unit, detached
117,927
53.8%
61.5
1-unit, attached
16,584
7.6%
5.9
2-units
8,260
3.8%
3.6
3 or 4 units
6,901
3.2%
4.4
5 to 9 units
6,451
2.9%
4.8
10 to 19 units
12,749
5.8%
4.4
20 or more units
46,775
21.4%
9.0
Mobile home
3,367
1.5%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Ramsey County, MN Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
58,755
26.8%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
11,699
5.3%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
30,187
13.8%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
24,515
11.2%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
29,657
13.5%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
28,002
12.8%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
17,101
7.8%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
14,340
6.5%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
3,082
1.4%
2.8%
2014 or later
1,676
0.8%
1.4%
Ramsey County, MN Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
157,177
75.3%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
3,352
1.6%
4.7
Electricity
41,314
19.8%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
908
0.4%
4.8
Coal or coke
53
0.0%
0.1
Wood
418
0.2%
1.9
Solar energy
49
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
3,653
1.7%
0.5
No fuel used
1,819
0.9%
1.1
Ramsey County, MN Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
82,897
47295100.0
Less than $500
444
0.5%
1.6%
$2,500 to $2,999
4,196
5.1%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
5,322
6.4%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
9,632
11.6%
11.8%
$500 to $999
10,680
12.9%
20.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
23,951
28.9%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
28,672
34.6%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
40,553
49.1%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
13,866
16.8%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
9,694
11.7%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
4,187
5.1%
7.0%
35.0% or more
14,299
17.3%
21.3%
Not Computed
298
0.0%
0.0%
Ramsey County, MN Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
83,389
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
87
0.1%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
529
0.6%
1.8%
$2,000 to $2,499
1,969
2.4%
4.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
8,052
9.7%
11.9%
Less than $500
9,743
11.7%
10.7%
$1,000 to $1,499
23,947
28.7%
28.3%
$500 to $999
39,062
46.8%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
2,102
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
940
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
9,394
11.3%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
11,072
13.4%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
13,334
16.1%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
10,079
12.2%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
7,723
9.3%
9.0%
35.0% or more
31,183
37.7%
40.7%
Not Computed
2,706
0.0%
0.0%
Ramsey County, MN Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
123,252
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
3,957
3.2%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
7,560
6.1%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
15,475
12.6%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
24,120
19.6%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
42,325
34.3%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
22,690
18.4%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
6,719
5.5%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
406
0.3%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
220,100
205,000
