Agenda - Council Work Session - 12/12/2017

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Ramsey 2040 Comprehensive Plan Community Profile What People Do for Work According to 2014 ACS data, there are just under 14,000 employed persons living in Ramsey. Nearly 20 percent of the working population of Ramsey residents are employed in professional, scientific, and management positions, and another 31 percent work in construction and manufacturing. Around 10 percent of working Ramsey residents use public transit, bicycling, walking or carpooling as a means of commuting to work, and the average commute time for all working i csiJCi ils is 25-29 minutes. Figure = _: The industries in which the employed civilian population of Ramsey work INDUSTRY Number Educational services, and health care and social assistance Retail trade Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and 145 964 Percent 6.9% 2,570 18.4% accommodation and food services 408 2.9% Manufacturing 1,517 10.9% Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 734 5.3% Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasinu 199 1.4% Public administration 1,395 10.0% Wholesale trade 1,305 9.4% Construction 2,835 20.3% Other services, except public administration 801 5.7% Information 557 4.0% Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 523 3.7% Source: ACS 2010-2014 Estimates Race At 90.4 percent, Ramsey residents are primarily white non -Hispanic individuals with the remaining 9.6% of residents being people of color. By comparison, the Twin Cities region is 24.6% residents of color, and Anoka County is 15.6% residents of color. As such, Ramsey is not diversifying at the same rate as Anoka County or the Twin Cities region. Regional trends indicate that in the Twin Cities metro area, residents of color will continue to comprise a greater share of our region's population, increasing from 24% in 2010 to 41% in 2040.