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REGIONAL DATA
<br />Metro Area
<br />Minneapolis -Saint Paul is the most populous urban area in Minnesota, and is composed of 186 cities and
<br />townships. Built around the Mississippi, Minnesota and St. Croix rivers, the area is also nicknamed The
<br />Twin Cities for its two largest cities, Minneapolis and Saint Paul. Saint Paul is the second largest city in
<br />Minnesota, as well as the state capital.
<br />The area is part of a larger U.S. Census division named Minneapolis -St. Paul -Bloomington, MN -WI, the
<br />country's 16th-largest metropolitan area, composed of eleven counties in Minnesota and two counties in
<br />Wisconsin. This larger area, in turn, is enveloped in the U.S. Census combined statistical area called
<br />Minneapolis -St. Paul -St. Cloud, MN -WI with an estimated population of 3.4 million people in 2010.
<br />In both of the fully developed central cities —Minneapolis and St. Paul —the population has declined due to
<br />smaller household sizes, yet growth in other areas of their counties has been more than offsetting. Below
<br />is detailed where this growth has occurred:
<br />POPULATION
<br />County
<br />Census
<br />2000
<br />Census
<br />2010
<br />Forecast
<br />2016
<br />Growth
<br />2000 - 2010
<br />Growth
<br />2010 -2016
<br />Source: US Census Bureau
<br />total
<br />annual
<br />total
<br />annual
<br />Hennepin
<br />1,116,200
<br />1,152,425
<br />1,232,483
<br />3.25%
<br />0.32%
<br />6.95%
<br />1.16%
<br />Ramsey
<br />511,035
<br />508,640
<br />540,649
<br />-0.47%
<br />-0.05%
<br />6.29%
<br />1.05%
<br />Dakota
<br />355,904
<br />398,552
<br />417,486
<br />11.98%
<br />1.20%
<br />4.75%
<br />0.79%
<br />Anoka
<br />298,084
<br />330,844
<br />345,957
<br />10.99%
<br />1.10%
<br />4.57%
<br />0.76%
<br />Washington
<br />201,130
<br />238,136
<br />253,117
<br />18.4%
<br />1.84%
<br />6.29%
<br />1.05%
<br />Scott
<br />89,498
<br />129,928
<br />143,680
<br />45.17%
<br />4.52%
<br />10.58%
<br />1.76%
<br />Wright
<br />89,986
<br />124,700
<br />132,550
<br />38.58%
<br />3.86%
<br />6.30%
<br />1.05%
<br />Carver
<br />70,205
<br />91,042
<br />100,262
<br />29.68%
<br />2.97%
<br />10.13%
<br />1.69%
<br />Sherburne
<br />64,417
<br />88,499
<br />93,528
<br />37.38%
<br />3.74%
<br />5.68%
<br />0.95%
<br />Chisago
<br />41,101
<br />53,887
<br />54,748
<br />31.11%
<br />3.11%
<br />1.60%
<br />0.27%
<br />Total
<br />2,837,560
<br />3,116,653
<br />3,314,460
<br />9.84%
<br />0.98%
<br />6.35%
<br />1.06%
<br />Overall, the area has experienced moderate to good income growth. Annualized income growth of 2.5%
<br />to 3.5% is consistent with national averages.
<br />MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME
<br />County
<br />Census
<br />2010
<br />Estimate
<br />2016
<br />Growth
<br />2010 -2016
<br />Source: US Census Bureau
<br />total
<br />annual
<br />Hennepin
<br />59,236
<br />67,989
<br />14.78%
<br />2.46%
<br />Ramsey
<br />50,136
<br />57,717
<br />15.12%
<br />2.52%
<br />Dakota
<br />69,508
<br />77,321
<br />11.24%
<br />1.87%
<br />Anoka
<br />65,771
<br />73,579
<br />11.87%
<br />1.98%
<br />Washington
<br />77,239
<br />86,689
<br />12.23%
<br />2.04%
<br />Scott
<br />77,314
<br />90,198
<br />16.66%
<br />2.78%
<br />Wright
<br />66,833
<br />75,705
<br />13.27%
<br />2.21%
<br />Carver
<br />80,173
<br />88,638
<br />10.56%
<br />1.76%
<br />Sherburne
<br />69,971
<br />78,081
<br />11.59%
<br />1.93%
<br />Chisago
<br />63,810
<br />72,908
<br />14.26%
<br />2.38%
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