Hennepin County vs. Carver County

Hennepin County (MN)Carver County (MN)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)1,259,428103,551
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)9.3%13.7%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)1,152,38591,086
Population, Census, April 1, 20101,152,42591,042
Persons under 5 years, percent6.5%6.6%
Persons under 18 years, percent22.0%26.8%
Persons 65 years and over, percent14.0%12.0%
Female persons, percent50.5%50.4%
White alone, percent74.4%92.4%
Black or African American alone, percent13.6%2.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent1.1%0.3%
Asian alone, percent7.5%3.3%
Two or More Races, percent3.2%1.9%
Hispanic or Latino, percent7.0%4.3%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent68.6%88.6%
Veterans, 2014-201854,7504,528
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-201814.1%5.0%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)537,75638,848
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201862.4%81.5%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$260,300$301,900
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,781$1,987
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$626$607
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$1,085$1,082
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201336.3%13.2%
Building permits, 20187,057973
Households, 2014-2018503,47635,852
Persons per household, 2014-20182.402.78
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201883.1%89.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201818.3%6.9%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201892.6%94.1%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201885.3%89.1%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201893.2%96.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201849.2%48.1%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20186.9%4.2%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent5.4%3.2%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201872.5%75.2%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201868.5%69.9%
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)14,036,038471,101
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)22,020,6903,992,288
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)32,265,1311,699,438
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)23,926,878907,751
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$20,199$9,687
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201823.626.4
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$74,113$97,895
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$43,976$45,637
Persons in poverty, percent10.3%3.8%
Total employer establishments, 201740,8692,550
Total employment, 2017900,58038,499
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)57,682,6382,031,884
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20171.4%-2.2%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017107,5498,300
All firms, 2012127,1209,923
Men-owned firms, 201270,1225,401
Women-owned firms, 201243,7282,904
Minority-owned firms, 201219,399596
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012102,7449,089
Veteran-owned firms, 201210,590710
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012109,8988,734
Black-owned firms, percent, 20075.2%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.7%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20073.4%0.7%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20071.3%0.6%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200728.8%28.2%
Population per square mile, 20102,081.7256.9
Land area in square miles, 2010553.59354.33

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Hennepin county (MN) and Carver county (MN) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.