Hennepin County, Minnesota Facts
| Facts | |
| State | Minnesota |
| Land area | 553.6 square miles |
| Population Density | 2,081.7 persons per square mile. |
| Population | |
| Population (2013) | 1,198,778 |
| Population change | 4% | Under 5 years of age | 6.6% |
| Under 18 | 22.4% |
| 65 and over | 12.2% |
| Females | 50.8% |
| White | 76.4 |
| Hispanic or Latino of any race | 6.8 |
| Asian | 6.9% |
| Two or more races | 3.1% |
| Black or African American | 12.4% |
| Native American | 1.2% |
| Pacific Islander | 0.1% |
| Had graduated from high school | 92% |
| Had a bachelor’s degree or higher | 45.8% |
| Veterans | 65,058 |
| Households and Housing | |
| Households | 481,263 |
| Persons per household | 2.4 |
| Living in the same house for one year or more | 82.6% |
| Median household income | $64,403 |
| The per capita income | $37,485 |
| Live below the poverty line. | 12.8% |
| housing units | 517,574 |
| Multi-unit structures | 36% |
| The median value of owner-occupied housing | $230,900 |
| Residents owning their homes. | 63.7% |
| Business Facts | |
| Total number of firms | 123,360 |
| Women-owned firms | 28.8% |
| Asian-owned firms | 3.4% |
| Hispanic-owned firms | 1.3% |
| Black-owned firms | 5.2% |
| Native American-owned firms | 0.7% |
| Pacific Islander-owned firms | 0% |
| Retail sales | $22,278,830 |
| Retail sales per capita | $19,646 |
| Manufacturers shipments | $20,957,675 |
| Merchant wholesaler sales | $34,472,526 |