Hennepin County Information
Hennepin in
Minnesota occupies
606 square miles and has a 2006 population of
1,122,093, a change from a 2000 population of
1,116,039 and
1,032,431 in 1990.
12.9% percent of the population is between the ages of 15 and 24,
14.5% percent is 25-35, and
16.4% percent of the population is 35 to 44.
There were
6,065 acts of violent crime reported in
Hennepin in 2004, a change from
5,949 reports of violent crime in 2000.
The unemployed population in 2006 was
23,450 people:
3.5% percent. This was a change from the unemployment rate in 2000 of
2.7%.
Read more about
Hennepin, Minnesota in the
Wikipedia entry.
| General Information | | |
| County | Hennepin | |
| State | Minnesota | |
| Land Area | 606 sq. miles | Ranked 1,717 of 3,140 |
| Population 2006 | 1,122,093 | Ranked 33 of 3,140 |
| Population 2005 | 1,118,746 | |
| Population 2000 | 1,116,039 | Ranked 32 of 3,140 |
| Population 1990 | 1,032,431 | Ranked 30 of 3,140 |
| Race Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Caucasion | 81% | |
| African American | 10.3% | |
| Asian American | 5.4% | |
| Native American | 1.1% | |
| Pacific Islander | .1% | |
| Age Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Population Under 5 | 7.1% | |
| Population 5 to 14 | 12.4% | |
| Population 15 to 24 | 12.9% | |
| Population 25 to 34 | 14.5% | |
| Population 35 to 44 | 16.4% | |
| Population 45 to 54 | 15.6% | |
| Population 55 to 64 | 10.1% | |
| Population 65 to 74 | 5.3% | |
| Population 75 and up | 5.7% | |
| Crime Counts | 2004 | 2000 |
| Total Violent Crimes | 6,065 | 5,949 |
| Murders / Manslaughters | 61 | |
| Forcible Rapes | 633 | |
| Robberies | 2,670 | |
| Aggravated Assaults | 2,701 | |
| Total Property Crimes | 43,132 | 48,818 |
| Burglaries | 8,382 | |
| Larceny Thefts | 29,565 | |
| Motor Vehicle Thefts | 5,185 | |
| Employment Data | 2006 | 2000 |
| Labor Population | 664,469 | 665,632 |
| Unemployed Population | 23,450 | 17,914 |
| Unemployment Rate | 3.5% | 2.7% |
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