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Demographics & Economy

Census information for the City of Hopkins

General Characteristics

  Number Percent U.S.
Total population 17,145    
   Male 8,149 47.5% 49.1%
   Female 8,996 52.5% 50.9%
Median age (years) 34.1   35.3
   Under 5 years 989 5.8% 6.8%
   18 years and over 13,785 80.4% 74.3%
   65 years and over 2,483 14.5% 12.4%
One race 16,661 97.2% 97.6%
   White 14,164 82.6% 75.1%
   Black or African American 890 5.2% 12.3%
   American Indian and Alaska Native 134 0.8% 0.9%
   Asian 1,015 5.9% 3.6%
   Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 15 0.1% 0.1%
   Some other race 443 2.6% 5.5%
Two or more races 484 2.8% 2.4%
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 949 5.5% 12.5%
Household population 16,702 97.4% 97.2%
Group quarters population 443 2.6% 2.8%
Average household size 2.03   2.59
Average family size 2.85   3.14

Social Characteristics

  Number Percent U.S.
Population 25 years and over 11,853    
High school graduate or higher 10,791 91.0% 80.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher 4,153 35.0% 24.4%
Civilian veterans (civilian population 18 years and over) 1,508 11.0% 12.7%
Disability status (population 5 years and over) 2,881 18.2% 19.3%
Foreign born 2,395 14.0% 11.1%
Male, Now married, except separated (population 15 years and over) 3,016 45.0% 56.7%
Female, Now married, except separated (population 15 years and over) 2,794 36.6% 52.1%
Speak a language other than English at home (population 5 years and over) 2,573 15.9% 17.9%

Economic Characteristics

  Number Percent U.S.
In labor force (population 16 years and over) 10,076 71.1% 63.9%
Mean travel time to work in minutes (workers 16 years and over) 20.1   25.5
Median household income in 1999 (dollars) 39,203   41,994
Median family income in 1999 (dollars) 50,359   50,046
Per capita income in 1999 (dollars) 26,759   21,587
Families below poverty level 309 8.1% 9.2%
Individuals below poverty level 1,563 9.3% 12.4%

Housing Characteristics

  Number Percent U.S.
Total housing units 8,390    
   Occupied housing units 8,224 98.0% 91.0%
   Owner-occupied housing units 3,120 37.9% 66.2%
   Renter-occupied housing units 5,104 62.1% 33.8%
   Vacant housing units 166 2.0% 9.0%
   Single-family owner-occupied homes 2,651    
Median value (dollars) 132,400   119,600
Median of selected monthly owner costs      
   With a mortgage (dollars) 1,137   1,088
   Not mortgaged (dollars) 346   295

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Summary File 1 (SF 1) and Summary File 3 (SF 3)

 

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