Skip to main content Skip to office menu Skip to footer
Capital IconMinnesota Legislature

American Community Survey Profile Report | 2018-2022 (5-year estimates)

Senate District 59

Social Characteristics

District Demographics Table
Subject District Percent
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE - Total households 34,775 (X)
Married-couple household 9,281 26.7
With children of the householder under 18 years 4,006 11.5
Cohabiting couple household 3,699 10.6
With children of the householder under 18 years 892 2.6
Male householder, no spouse/partner present 9,672 27.8
With children of the householder under 18 years 603 1.7
Householder living alone 7,372 21.2
65 years and over 1,063 3.1
Female householder, no spouse/partner present 12,123 34.9
With children of the householder under 18 years 2,842 8.2
Householder living alone 6,708 19.3
65 years and over 1,954 5.6
Households with one or more people under 18 years 9,478 27.3
Households with one or more people 65 years and over 6,239 17.9
Average household size 2.4 (X)
Average family size 3.5 (X)
RELATIONSHIP - Population in households 84,461 (X)
Householder 34,775 41.2
Spouse 9,509 11.3
Unmarried partner 3,695 4.4
Child 24,758 29.3
Other relatives 7,094 8.4
Other nonrelatives 4,630 5.5
MARITAL STATUS - Males 15 years and over 34,995 (X)
Never married 18,955 54.2
Now married, except separated 11,038 31.5
Separated 625 1.8
Widowed 662 1.9
Divorced 3,715 10.6
Females 15 years and over 33,115 (X)
Never married 15,938 48.1
Now married, except separated 10,619 32.1
Separated 816 2.5
Widowed 1,699 5.1
Divorced 4,043 12.2
FERTILITY - Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months 1,276 (X)
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) 470 36.8
Per 1,000 unmarried women 30 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old 55 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old 5 (X)
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old 72 (X)
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old 49 (X)
GRANDPARENTS - Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years 1,315 (X)
Grandparents responsible for grandchildren 396 30.1
Less than 1 year 0 (X)
1 or 2 years 30 2.3
3 or 4 years 65 4.9
5 or more years 301 22.9
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years 396 (X)
Who are female 346 87.4
Who are married 151 38.1
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT - Population 3 years and over enrolled in school 22,701 (X)
Nursery school, preschool 1,316 5.8
Kindergarten 1,439 6.3
Elementary school (grades 1-8) 9,975 43.9
High school (grades 9-12) 4,895 21.6
College or graduate school 5,076 22.4
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT - Population 25 years and over 57,116 (X)
Less than 9th grade 3,798 6.6
9th to 12th grade, no diploma 3,445 6
High school graduate (includes equivalency) 11,007 19.3
Some college, no degree 11,139 19.5
Associate's degree 4,377 7.7
Bachelor's degree 13,270 23.2
Graduate or professional degree 10,080 17.6
High school graduate or higher 49,873 87.3
Bachelor's degree or higher 23,350 40.9
VETERAN STATUS - Civilian population 18 years and over 64,380 (X)
Civilian veterans 2,325 3.6
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION - Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population 86,217 (X)
With a disability 11,183 13
Under 18 years 22,469 (X)
With a disability 1,178 5.2
18 to 64 years 55,862 (X)
With a disability 6,942 12.4
65 years and over 7,886 (X)
With a disability 3,063 38.8
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO - Population 1 year and over 85,447 (X)
Same house 67,695 79.2
Different house (in the U.S. or abroad) 17,752 20.8
Different house in the U.S. 17,316 20.3
Same county 10,938 12.8
Different county 6,378 7.5
Same state 4,062 4.8
Different state 2,316 2.7
Abroad 436 0.5
PLACE OF BIRTH - Total population 86,899 (X)
Native 72,795 83.8
Born in United States 71,417 82.2
State of residence 45,333 52.2
Different state 26,084 30
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) 1,378 1.6
Foreign born 14,104 16.2
U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS - Foreign-born population 14,104 (X)
Naturalized U.S. citizen 8,277 58.7
Not a U.S. citizen 5,827 41.3
YEAR OF ENTRY - Population born outside the United States 15,482 (X)
Native 1,378 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 751 54.5
Entered before 2010 627 45.5
Foreign born 14,104 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 4,418 31.3
Entered before 2010 9,686 68.7
WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN - Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea 14,104 (X)
Europe 853 6
Asia 4,421 31.3
Africa 5,143 36.5
Oceania 40 0.3
Latin America 3,273 23.2
Northern America 374 2.7
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME - Population 5 years and over 80,690 (X)
English only 60,755 75.3
Language other than English 19,935 24.7
Speak English less than very well 7,605 9.4
Spanish 6,171 7.6
Speak English less than very well 2,179 2.7
Other Indo-European languages 1,671 2.1
Speak English less than very well 342 0.4
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 6,252 7.7
Speak English less than very well 2,755 3.4
Other languages 5,841 7.2
Speak English less than very well 2,329 2.9
ANCESTRY - Total population 86,899 (X)
American 1,837 2.1
Arab 539 0.6
Czech 574 0.7
Danish 429 0.5
Dutch 897 1
English 3,760 4.3
French (except Basque) 1,918 2.2
French Canadian 292 0.3
German 10,942 12.6
Greek 187 0.2
Hungarian 140 0.2
Irish 5,661 6.5
Italian 1,711 2
Lithuanian 155 0.2
Norwegian 4,800 5.5
Polish 1,879 2.2
Portuguese 10 0
Russian 388 0.4
Scotch-Irish 335 0.4
Scottish 849 1
Slovak 102 0.1
Subsaharan African 7,938 9.1
Swedish 3,038 3.5
Swiss 157 0.2
Ukrainian 287 0.3
Welsh 428 0.5
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) 529 0.6
COMPUTERS AND INTERNET USE - Total households 34,775 (X)
With a computer 32,935 94.7
With a broadband Internet subscription 30,608 88