Census Information

The following information is taken from a report prepared by the Minnesota Department of Trade and Economic Development using information from the U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000.

For more information, contact the Planning Department at 952-826-0369.

PROFILE OF GENERAL DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS: 2000
SUBJECT	NUMBER	PERCENT
Total Population	47,425	100.0
SEX AND AGE
Male	21,729	45.8
Female	25,696	54.2
Under 5 years	2,546	5.4
5 to 9 years	3,142	6.6
10 to 14 years	3,221	6.8
15 to 19 years	2,575	5.4
20 to 24 years	1,427	3.0
25 to 34 years	4,153	8.8
35 to 44 years	7,034	14.8
45 to 54 years	7,552	15.9
55 to 59 years	2,684	5.7
60 to 64 years	2,326	4.9
65 to 74 years	4,776	10.1
75 to 84 years	4,405	9.3
85 years and over	1,584	3.3
Median age (years)	44.5	X
18 years and over	36,587	77.1
Male	16,227	34.2
Female	20,360	42.9
21 years and over	35,735	75.4
62 years and over	12,139	25.6
65 years and over	10,765	22.7
Male	4,068	8.6
Female	6,697	14.1
RACE
One race	46,917	98.9
White	44,712	94.3
Black or African American	546	1.2
American Indian and Alaska Native	62	0.1
Asian	1,418	3.0
Asian Indian	415	0.9
Chinese	386	0.8
Filipino	85	0.2
Japanese	66	0.1
Korean	227	0.5
Vietnamese	76	0.2
Other Asian	163	0.3
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	14	-
Native Hawaiian	2	-
Guamanian or Chamorro	6	-
Samoan	-	-
Other Pacific Islander	6	-
Two or more races	508	1.1
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races
White	45,144	95.2
Black or African American	696	1.5
American Indian and Alaska Native	146	0.3
Asian	1,656	3.5
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	33	0.1
Some other race	290	0.6
HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	47,425	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	539	1.1
Mexican	177	0.4
Puerto Rican	57	0.1
Cuban	39	.01
Other Hispanic or Latino	266	0.6
Not Hispanic or Latino	46,886	98.9
White alone	44,367	93.6
RELATIONSHIP
Total population	47,425	100.0
In households	47,135	99.4
Householder	20,996	44.3
Spouse	11,303	23.8
Child	12,586	26.5
Own child under 18 years	10,586	22.3
Other relatives	737	1.6
Under 18 years	181	0.4
Non-relatives	1,513	3.2
Unmarried partner	534	1.1
In group quarters	290	0.6
Institutionalized population	262	0.6
Non-institutionalized population	28	0.1
HOUSEHOLD BY TYPE
Total households	20,996	100.0
Family households (families)	12,878	61.3
With own children under 18 years	5,569	26.5
Married-couple family	11,303	53.8
With own children under 18 years	4,753	22.6
Female householder, no husband present	1,226	5.8
With own children under 18 years	647	3.1
Non-family households	8,118	38.7
Householder living alone	7,149	34.0
Householder 65 years and over	3,888	18.5
Households with individuals under 18 years	5,704	27.2
Households with individuals 65 years and over	7,677	36.6
Average household size	2.24	(X)
Average family size	2.91	(X)
HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	21,669	100.0
Occupied housing units	20,996	96.9
Vacant housing units	673	3.1
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	302	1.4
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	0.5	(X)
Rental vacancy rate	2.5	(X)
HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	20,996	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	16,072	76.5
Renter-occupied housing units	4,924	23.5
Average household size of owner-occupied units	2.42	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied units	1.66	(X)