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

American Community Survey Profile Report | 2017-2021 (5-year estimates)

Senate District 22

Social Characteristics

District Demographics Table
Subject District Percent
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE - Total households 33,989 (X)
Married-couple household 19,056 56.1
With children of the householder under 18 years 6,773 19.9
Cohabiting couple household 2,602 7.7
With children of the householder under 18 years 918 2.7
Male householder, no spouse/partner present 5,930 17.4
With children of the householder under 18 years 634 1.9
Householder living alone 4,357 12.8
65 years and over 1,482 4.4
Female householder, no spouse/partner present 6,401 18.8
With children of the householder under 18 years 1,131 3.3
Householder living alone 4,327 12.7
65 years and over 2,755 8.1
Households with one or more people under 18 years 10,165 29.9
Households with one or more people 65 years and over 10,897 32.1
Average household size 2.5 (X)
Average family size 3 (X)
RELATIONSHIP - Population in households 83,785 (X)
Householder 33,989 40.6
Spouse 19,053 22.7
Unmarried partner 2,569 3.1
Child 24,234 28.9
Other relatives 2,310 2.8
Other nonrelatives 1,630 1.9
MARITAL STATUS - Males 15 years and over 34,685 (X)
Never married 9,921 28.6
Now married, except separated 19,841 57.2
Separated 146 0.4
Widowed 999 2.9
Divorced 3,778 10.9
Females 15 years and over 33,874 (X)
Never married 7,321 21.6
Now married, except separated 19,520 57.6
Separated 227 0.7
Widowed 3,033 9
Divorced 3,773 11.1
FERTILITY - Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months 1,190 (X)
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) 281 23.6
Per 1,000 unmarried women 35 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old 70 (X)
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old 9 (X)
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old 142 (X)
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old 32 (X)
GRANDPARENTS - Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years 925 (X)
Grandparents responsible for grandchildren 322 34.8
Less than 1 year 78 8.4
1 or 2 years 101 10.9
3 or 4 years 39 4.2
5 or more years 104 11.2
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years 322 (X)
Who are female 198 61.5
Who are married 217 67.4
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT - Population 3 years and over enrolled in school 19,528 (X)
Nursery school, preschool 1,529 7.8
Kindergarten 1,172 6
Elementary school (grades 1-8) 9,306 47.7
High school (grades 9-12) 4,704 24.1
College or graduate school 2,817 14.4
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT - Population 25 years and over 59,230 (X)
Less than 9th grade 1,533 2.6
9th to 12th grade, no diploma 2,164 3.7
High school graduate (includes equivalency) 19,619 33.1
Some college, no degree 13,103 22.1
Associate's degree 8,286 14
Bachelor's degree 10,314 17.4
Graduate or professional degree 4,211 7.1
High school graduate or higher 55,533 93.8
Bachelor's degree or higher 14,525 24.5
VETERAN STATUS - Civilian population 18 years and over 64,977 (X)
Civilian veterans 4,831 7.4
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION - Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population 84,193 (X)
With a disability 9,636 11.4
Under 18 years 20,269 (X)
With a disability 944 4.7
18 to 64 years 48,658 (X)
With a disability 4,323 8.9
65 years and over 15,266 (X)
With a disability 4,369 28.6
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO - Population 1 year and over 84,322 (X)
Same house 76,536 90.8
Different house (in the U.S. or abroad) 7,786 9.2
Different house in the U.S. 7,637 9.1
Same county 3,881 4.6
Different county 3,756 4.5
Same state 2,699 3.2
Different state 1,057 1.3
Abroad 149 0.2
PLACE OF BIRTH - Total population 85,299 (X)
Native 83,460 97.8
Born in United States 83,154 97.5
State of residence 68,357 80.1
Different state 14,797 17.3
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) 306 0.4
Foreign born 1,839 2.2
U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS - Foreign-born population 1,839 (X)
Naturalized U.S. citizen 913 49.6
Not a U.S. citizen 926 50.4
YEAR OF ENTRY - Population born outside the United States 2,145 (X)
Native 306 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 132 43.1
Entered before 2010 174 56.9
Foreign born 1,839 (X)
Entered 2010 or later 305 16.6
Entered before 2010 1,534 83.4
WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN - Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea 1,839 (X)
Europe 188 10.2
Asia 324 17.6
Africa 90 4.9
Oceania 4 0.2
Latin America 1,163 63.2
Northern America 70 3.8
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME - Population 5 years and over 80,267 (X)
English only 76,214 95
Language other than English 4,053 5
Speak English less than very well 1,523 1.9
Spanish 3,251 4.1
Speak English less than very well 1,355 1.7
Other Indo-European languages 539 0.7
Speak English less than very well 89 0.1
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 183 0.2
Speak English less than very well 39 0
Other languages 80 0.1
Speak English less than very well 40 0
ANCESTRY - Total population 85,299 (X)
American 2,751 3.2
Arab 127 0.1
Czech 3,560 4.2
Danish 1,055 1.2
Dutch 1,409 1.7
English 4,019 4.7
French (except Basque) 1,727 2
French Canadian 442 0.5
German 37,553 44
Greek 68 0.1
Hungarian 27 0
Irish 8,724 10.2
Italian 957 1.1
Lithuanian 12 0
Norwegian 10,289 12.1
Polish 2,933 3.4
Portuguese 10 0
Russian 148 0.2
Scotch-Irish 279 0.3
Scottish 740 0.9
Slovak 51 0.1
Subsaharan African 204 0.2
Swedish 4,070 4.8
Swiss 294 0.3
Ukrainian 62 0.1
Welsh 436 0.5
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) 26 0
COMPUTERS AND INTERNET USE - Total households 33,989 (X)
With a computer 31,190 91.8
With a broadband Internet subscription 29,324 86.3