Census 2010 Fact Sheet
Hennepin County Households and Family Types
Research, Planning,
& Development
October 2012
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age
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This fact sheet
presents 2010 Census
data for households
and family types in
Hennepin County.
Some comparisons
in household
composition are made
to the 1990 and/or
2000 Censuses.
The percentage of
households that are
occupied by a single
person age 65 or
older has held steady
around 9 percent
since 1990, even
though the number
of those households
increased from
37,466 to 42,657.
CHAMPLIN
HANOVER
OSSEO
CORCORAN
BROOKLYN PARK
MAPLE GROVE
GREENFIELD
ROCKFORD
BROOKLYN CENTER
LORETTO
NEW HOPE
MEDINA
INDEPENDENCE
CRYSTAL
ROBBINSDALE
PLYMOUTH
ST. ANTHONY
MAPLE PLAIN
MEDICINE LAKE
GOLDEN VALLEY
LONG LAKE
WAYZATA
ORONO
MINNEAPOLIS
WOODLAND
ST. LOUIS PARK
MINNETONKA BEACH
MINNETRISTA
MOUND
SPRING PARK
DEEPHAVEN
TONKA BAY
ST. BONIFACIUS
SHOREWOOD
MINNETONKA
HOPKINS
GREENWOOD
EXCELSIOR
EDINA
Pct. of One-Person Households
Householder Age 65 or older
1% - 5%
MSP INTL. AIRPORT
RICHFIELD
CHANHASSEN
EDEN PRAIRIE
5.1% - 8.4%
BLOOMINGTON
8.5% - 12.3%
12.4% - 19.4%
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and Development Department
website at: http://www.
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electronic version, and to view
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Census reports.
²
19.5% - 45%
Hennepin County Cities
Data source:
U.S. Census Bureau,
2010 Summary File 1
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3
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Census 2010 Fact Sheet - Hennepin County Households and Family Types
Introduction
A household consists of all the
people who occupy a housing unit,
regardless of their relationship
to each other. A household may
include related family members
and all the unrelated people, if
any, living in the housing unit or it
may consist of a single person.1
There are two major categories
of households, “family” and
“nonfamily”. The U.S. Census
Bureau defines a family as a
household consisting of two or
more people related by birth,
marriage or adoption.
Changes in Hennepin County household composition
• This is a 4.3 percent change
from the 2000 household count,
but a smaller increase than the
change that occurred between
the 1990 and 2000 Censuses
(8.8%).
• The number of households
in Hennepin County stood at
475,913 in the 2010 Census.
• Although they comprise only 2
percent of the total households
in 2010, male-headed single
parent families with children
under age 18 nearly doubled
from 5,335 in 1990 to 10,111 in
2010, a 90 percent change.
Trends in Hennepin County households 1990-2010
1990
Percent
2000
Percent
2010
Percent
Percent change
1990-2000
Percent change
2000-2010
Total households
419,060
100%
456,129
100%
475,913
100%
8.8%
4.3%
Total families
257,347
61.4%
267,303
58.6%
272,885
57.3%
3.9%
2.1%
203,656
48.6%
206,487
45.3%
205,183
43.1%
1.4%
-0.6%
94,218
22.5%
97,754
21.4%
91,881
19.3%
3.8%
-6.0%
109,438
26.1%
108,733
23.8%
113,302
23.8%
-0.6%
4.2%
53,691
12.8%
60,816
13.3%
67,702
14.2%
13.3%
11.3%
Married couple families
W/ children < 18
W/o children < 18
Single parent families
W/ children < 18
Female head
Male head
W/o children < 18
One person households
Seniors (Age 65+)
Other households
32,877
7.8%
39,545
8.7%
42,836
9.0%
20.3%
8.3%
27,542
6.6%
31,017
6.8%
32,725
6.9%
12.6%
5.5%
5,335
1.3%
8,528
1.9%
10,111
2.1%
59.9%
18.6%
20,814
5.0%
21,271
4.7%
24,866
5.2%
2.2%
16.9%
121,665
29.0%
145,086
31.8%
155,807
32.7%
19.3%
7.4%
37,466
8.9%
38,468
8.4%
42,657
9.0%
2.7%
10.9%
40,048
9.6%
43,740
9.6%
47,221
9.9%
9.2%
8.0%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau 1990, 2000, 2010
Household composition trends, 1990-2010
1
Households
• The total number of family
households in Hennepin County has
been increasing in absolute numbers
over the past twenty years, but
shrinking as a proportion of total
households (57.3% in 2010 vs. 61.4%
in 1990).
• One person households have been
increasing in absolute numbers as
well as proportionately, from 29% in
1990 to 32.7% in 2010.
500,000
400,000
9.6%
300,000
29%
9.6%
10%
31.8%
32.7%
58.6%
57.3%
200,000
100,000
0
61.4%
1990
2000
Families
One person households
Source: U.S. Census Bureau 1990, 2000, 2010
2010
Other households
The U.S. Census Bureau defines a housing unit as a house, an apartment or other group of rooms, or a single room, that is occupied
or intended for occupancy as separate living quarters; that is, when the occupants do not live with any other persons in the structure
and there is direct access from the outside or through a common hall. See http://www.census.gov/cps/about/cpsdef.html
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Census 2010 Fact Sheet - Hennepin County Households and Family Types
• There were 272,885 family
households counted in Hennepin
County by the 2010 Census.
Family households
• The largest subgroup of family
households is married couples
without children under age 18,
comprising between 41 and
42 percent of all families in
Hennepin County since 1990.
Family household composition trends, 1990-2010
300,000
200,000
8.1%
12.8%
8.0%
9.1%
14.8%
15.7%
42.5%
40.7%
41.5%
36.6%
36.6%
33.7%
1990
2000
2010
100,000
• The next largest family subgroup
is married couples with children
under age 18.
0
Single parents w/o children under 18
Single parents w/children under 18
• Single parents with children
Married couples w/o children under 18 Married couples w/children under 18
under age 18 comprised
nearly 13 percent of all family Single Parent
with Children
Under Under
Age 18Age 18
SingleFamilies
Parent Families
with Children
households in 1990 and almost As a Percent
Single parent
families with
children
under
18 as
a percentage
asAll
a Percentage
of
All Families
with
Children
of
Families
by Census
Tract age
of all families
with children
under 18 Tract,
by Census
tract, 2010
16 percent in 2010. Their
Under
18 by Census
2010
numbers increased from 32,877
in 1990 to 42,836 in 2010, a 30
percent change.
DAYTON
ROGERS
CHAMPLIN
HANOVER
OSSEO
CORCORAN
BROOKLYN PARK
MAPLE GROVE
GREENFIELD
ROCKFORD
• Nearly one-third (32%) of all
families with children under 18
were headed by a single parent
in 2010. The map displays this
relationship by census tract.
• In 2000, approximately 29
percent of all families with
children under 18 were headed
by a single parent.
BROOKLYN CENTER
LORETTO
NEW HOPE
MEDINA
INDEPENDENCE
CRYSTAL
ROBBINSDALE
PLYMOUTH
ST. ANTHONY
MAPLE PLAIN
MEDICINE LAKE
GOLDEN VALLEY
LONG LAKE
WAYZATA
ORONO
MINNEAPOLIS
WOODLAND
MINNETONKA BEACH
MINNETRISTA
MOUND
SPRING PARK
DEEPHAVEN
TONKA BAY
ST. BONIFACIUS
SHOREWOOD
MINNETONKA
ST. LOUIS PARK
HOPKINS
GREENWOOD
EXCELSIOR
EDINA
MSP INTL. AIRPORT
RICHFIELD
Single Parent Families as a Pct. of
CHANHASSEN
All Families w/Children Under Age 18
EDEN PRAIRIE
7% - 15%
BLOOMINGTON
15.1% - 25%
25.1% - 37.9%
²
38% - 50%
50.1% - 71%
Hennepin County Cities
Data source:
U.S. Census Bureau,
2010 Summary File 1
0
3
Miles
6
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Census 2010 Fact Sheet - Hennepin County Households and Family Types
Hennepin County family types by race and ethnicity, 2000-2010
• Family type varies by race and
ethnicity. The most common
family type among white, nonHispanic families is married
couples without children under
age 18.
2000
2010
60%
50%
40%
45.1%
36.6%
30%
White, Non-Hispanic
48.8%
32.9%
20%
• Single females with children
under age 18 are the most
prevalent family type for Blacks
and American Indians.
10%
• For Asian and Latino families
the most common family type
is married couples with children
under age 18.
60%
0%
8.2% 7.2%
2000
Family type
2010
27.5% 26.0%
20%
13.0% 13.8%
10%
60%
2000
23.2%
19.5%
50%
13.9%
American Indian & Alaskan Native
13.5%
15.9%
8.7% 7.6%
11.9%
14.1%
Married w/
Married w/o
Female single
Male single Single parent w/o
related children related children parent w/related parent w/related related children
<18
<18
children <18
children <18
<18
2000
60%
10.1%
42.7% 42.9%
10%
0%
7.0%
Family type
2010
40%
20%
7.6%
Married w/
Married w/o
Female single
Male single Single parent w/o
related children related children parent w/related parent w/related related children
<18
<18
children <18
children <18
<18
50%
30%
Black or African American
41.8% 39.2%
40%
0%
8.4%
7.6%
Married w/
Married w/o
Female single
Male single Single parent w/o
related children related children parent w/related parent w/related related children
<18
<18
children <18
children <18
<18
50%
30%
2.5% 2.6%
53.4%
2010
Family type
Asian & Pacific Islander
49.6%
40%
25.7% 27.8%
30%
20%
9.5%
10%
0%
60%
50%
9.9%
3.8% 4.7%
7.5% 8.0%
Married w/
Married w/o
Female single
Male single Single parent w/o
related children related children parent w/related parent w/related related children
<18
<18
children <18
children <18
<18
2000
2010
Family type
Hispanic or Latino (Any race)
45.1% 47.2%
40%
30%
17.7%
20%
10%
0%
13.8%
14.8%
19.3%
9.8% 10.6%
12.5%
9.1%
Married w/
Married w/o
Female single
Male single Single parent w/o
related children related children parent w/ related parent w/ related related children
<18
<18
children <18
children <18
<18
2000
2010
Familytype
type
Family
Source: U.S. Census Bureau 2000, 2010
Census 2010 Fact Sheet - Hennepin County Households and Family Types
Hennepin County home ownership and race
Home ownership among racial/ethnic groups, 2000 and 2010
80%
70%
71.1% 72.3%
60%
49.3%
50%
40%
33.1% 31.1%
31.9%
30%
52.3%
32.3%
34.9%
23.9%
20%
10%
0%
White
2000
Black
2010
Native American
Asian/PI
Hispanic
Head of household
Source: U.S. Census Bureau 2000 and 2010
• There were 475,913 occupied
housing units in Hennepin
County in 2010, and
approximately 64 percent of
these units were occupied by
their owners.
• In 2000, there were 456,129
occupied housing units, and 66
percent were owner-occupied.
• Home ownership in Hennepin
County varies by race and
ethnicity.
• Of all the white, non-Hispanic
households approximately 72
percent were homeowners in
2010.
• Fifty-two percent of Asian
households were homeowners,
up from 49 percent in 2000.
• Hispanic households had an
increase in home ownership
from 32 percent in 2000 to 35
percent in 2010.
• The proportion of black
households who owned their
homes declined from 32 percent
in 2000 to 24 percent in 2010.
• Native American households
also had a decline in home
ownership from 33 percent to 31
percent.
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Owners/renters by age groups and race/ethnicity, 2010
Renters
Owner
60%
• The “Under 35 years” age group comprises the
largest proportion of renters by far for each
racial and Hispanic ethnicity group.
50%
• Seventeen percent of white, non-Hispanic
renters are age 65 or older, a much higher
proportion than what is seen in the other racial
groups.
20%
Owners
50%
White, Non-Hispanic
44.9%
40%
30%
24.7%
17.5%
13.2%
10%
0%
Under 35
years
• There is a similar age distribution pattern
between African American and American
Indian homeowners. The youngest age group,
under age 35, comprises about 14 percent of
both racial groups. The largest proportion
of homeowners is the 45 to 54 age group,
around 28 percent for both racial groups, with
declining proportions for the two older groups.
• The white, non-Hispanic homeowners have
a somewhat different age pattern than the
other groups in that there isn’t much decline
in the proportion of the older age groups. The
three older age categories comprise nearly
equal proportions (between 22% and 25%) of
homeowners.
• Over 44 percent of white homeowners were
age 55 or older in 2010. In contrast, 22
percent of Asian homeowners and 17 percent
of Hispanic homeowners were in this age
category.
22.1%
13.8%
10.6%
35-44 years 45-54 years 55-64 years 65 years and
over
26.4%
23.2%
13.7%
27.9%
18.9% 18.9%
11.3% 13.1%
10%
0%
Under 35
years
American Indian & Alaskan Native
40%
37.3%
28.3%
30%
21.1%
20.0% 20.4%
23.2%
14.5%
13.2% 14.0%
10%
0%
7.8%
35-44 years 45-54 years 55-64 years 65 years and
over
50%
20%
22.5%
17.2%
Black or African American
30%
20%
13.4%
38.8%
40%
• The age pattern is similar for Asian and
Hispanic homeowners. People less than 35
years of age comprise over 20 percent of
homeowners for these two groups, which is
higher than what is found in the other racial
groups. The largest proportion of homeowners
is found in the age group 35 to 44 years, over
32 percent for both Asians and Hispanics.
Renter
Under 35
years
70%
35-44 years
45-54 years
55-64 years 65 years and
over
Asian & Pacific Islander
59.6%
60%
8.0%
50%
40%
30%
20%
32.5%
21.9%
20.0%
23.4%
9.1%
10%
0%
60%
Under 35
years
35-44 years
14.5%
45-54 years
4.9%
7.7% 6.4%
55-64 years 65 years and
over
Hispanic or Latino (Any race)
54.8%
50%
40%
30%
34.7%
24.9%
26.5%
20%
11.6% 10.5%
10%
0%
23.2%
Under 35
years
35-44 years
45-54 years
Age of householder
Source: U.S. Census Bureau 2010
4.6%
6.6%
2.4%
55-64 years 65 years and
over
Hennepin County
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300 Sixth Street South
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Hennepin County Board of Commissioners
Mike Opat, Chair, 1st District
Linda Higgins, 2nd District
Gail Dorfman, 3rd District
Peter McLaughlin, 4th District
Randy Johnson, 5th District
Jan Callison, 6th District
Jeff Johnson, 7th District
Hennepin County Administration
David J. Hough, County Administrator
Research, Planning, & Development Department
Sherrie Simpson, Director
Constance Osterbaan, Research Manager
Sharon Krmpotich, Principal Planning Analyst
Rebeca Mueller, Production
For more information about this Fact Sheet contact Sharon Krmpotich at 612-596-7181 or
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