Friday, March 22, 2013
A new U.S. Census Bureau map of migration patterns between counties shows Hennepin County residents leaving for other Minnesota counties in droves.
Hennepin County stole eight residents from Maine’s Penobscot County between 2006 and 2010. Meanwhile, it lost 10 people to the Aleutians East Borough in Alaska during the same time period. A U.S. Census Bureau interactive map that went live Tuesday emphasizes just how far flung movements are between the 1.1 million-person county and the rest of the country. During the survey period, 31,084 people moved to Hennepin County from a different state while 30,550 people moved from here to a different state. Movement wasn’t limited to the United States either. Hennepin County had 9,268 people move in from abroad. Of course, migration was biggest within Minnesota—and Hennepin County saw nearly 10,000 more people leave than come in. The county had …
Friday, December 7, 2012
Hopkins is also more diverse than a typical Minnesota community.
Hopkins saw faster growth than the rest of the state in 2011, according American Community Survey estimates released Thursday by the U.S. Census Bureau. The city’s population grew 1.4 percent over a little more than a year—from 17,591 in April 1, 2010 to 17,837 on July 1, 2011. Meanwhile, Minnesota as a whole saw .8 percent growth over the same time period. The American Community Survey statistics are the results of surveys from 2007 to 2011. Combining five-years of analysis allows surveyors to compile detailed statistical profiles of small areas. The results for Hopkins paint a picture of a community that is more diverse and more educated than the state average—but worse off financially. Whites account for 70.4 percent of the population, …
Wednesday, December 15, 2010
The Census Bureau study shows a sharp increase in minority groups even as the city's overall population declined.
Hopkins is a bit smaller than it once was but more diverse than ever. The city's black population has more than doubled in the past decade, more people in Hopkins are college graduates while, at the same time, poverty in the city has inched upward. Those are among findings in the Census Bureau's American Community Survey, released Tuesday, marks the first time since the 2000 Census that demographic, economic, social and housing details are available for communities with fewer than 20,000 people. The latest survey covers the years 2005 to 2009. Here is what the survey says about Hopkins: A slightly smaller population: The most recent survey found 16,894 residents, compared to 17,145 in 2000. A younger population: Unlike many places with …
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J. M Johnson
11:34 am on Sunday, March 24, 2013
I lived here in the mid '80's, moved on and then returned last year. Conservatives back then were telling us the same thing -- DFL wackos were running MN into bankruptcy. Hasn't quite happened. Not saying here that it won't, but aging liberal pols like Dayton, Oberstar and their ilk will be long gone when (and if) we become Detroit. Sid Hartman will still be with us, though. more ›