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Ramsey County, Minnesota (MN)

County population in 2022: 536,413 (100% urban, 0% rural); it was 511,035 in 2000
County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 91,590
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 31,858
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 127,703
Renter-occupied apartments: 79,243 (it was 73,533 in 2000)
% of renters here:

37%
State:

27%

Land area: 156 sq. mi.

Water area: 14.4 sq. mi.

Population density: 3443 people per square mile   (very high).

March 2022 cost of living index in Ramsey County: 114.2 (more than average, U.S. average is 100)

Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (27.0%), Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services (13.6%), Manufacturing (12.5%).

Type of workers:

  • Private wage or salary: 83%
  • Government: 13%
  • Self-employed, not incorporated: 4%
  • Unpaid family work: 0%
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  • Races in Ramsey County, MN (2022)
    • 313,20258.4%White Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 81,96515.3%Asian alone
    • 64,89212.1%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 42,0577.8%Hispanic or Latino
    • 29,8475.6%Two or more races
    • 2,8670.5%Some other race alone
    • 1,5450.3%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
    • 380.01%Native Hawaiian and Other
      Pacific Islander alone
Median resident age:

36.5 years
Minnesota median age:

39.0 years
Males: 263,643  (49.1%)
Females: 272,770  (50.9%)
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Average household size:
Ramsey County:

2.0 people
Minnesota:

2 people

Estimated median household income in 2022: $75,113 ($45,722 in 1999)
This county:

$75,113
Minnesota:

$82,338

Median contract rent in 2022 for apartments: $1,158 (lower quartile is $912, upper quartile is $1,462)
This county:

$1158
State:

$1087


Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $313,900 (it was $122,800 in 2000)
Ramsey:

$313,900
Minnesota:

$314,600
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $236,900 - $423,700

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $383,949
Here:

$383,949
State:

$374,552

Townhouses or other attached units: $290,037
Here:

$290,037
State:

$312,049

In 2-unit structures: $364,962
Here:

$364,962
State:

$323,045

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $275,757
Here:

$275,757
State:

$238,971

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $217,208
Here:

$217,208
State:

$258,516

Mobile homes: $33,711
Here:

$33,711
State:

$94,605

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,816
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $747

Institutionalized population: 4,360

Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 0
  • Rapes: 27
  • Robberies: 22
  • Assaults: 166
  • Burglaries: 169
  • Thefts: 1268
  • Auto thefts: 185

Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 1
  • Rapes: 10
  • Robberies: 20
  • Assaults: 97
  • Burglaries: 169
  • Thefts: 1113
  • Auto thefts: 211
Ramsey County, MN map from a distance

Health of residents in Ramsey County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2013 to 2021:

General health status score of residents in this county from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) is 3.7. This is better than average.
79.3% of residents exercised in the past month. This is about average.
40.5% of residents smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives. This is less than average.
64.1% of adult residents drank alcohol in the past 30 days. This is less than average.
75.9% of residents visited a dentist within the past year. This is about average.
Average weight of males is 198 pounds. This is about average.
Average weight of females is 161 pounds. This is about average.

Health of residents in Ramsey County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2003 to 2012:

General health status score of residents in this county from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) is 3.6. This is better than average.
81.2% of residents exercised in the past month. This is more than average.
47.1% of residents smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives. This is about average.
72.6% of adult residents drank alcohol in the past 30 days. This is about average.
78.7% of residents visited a dentist within the past year. This is more than average.
Average weight of males is 194 pounds. This is about average.
Average weight of females is 161 pounds. This is about average.
22.6% of residents keep firearms around their homes. This is about average.

Single-family new house construction building permits:

  • 2022: 193 buildings, average cost: $433,200
  • 2021: 222 buildings, average cost: $390,100
  • 2020: 180 buildings, average cost: $303,600
  • 2019: 264 buildings, average cost: $337,000
  • 2018: 169 buildings, average cost: $324,700
  • 2017: 222 buildings, average cost: $336,700
  • 2016: 277 buildings, average cost: $302,300
  • 2015: 277 buildings, average cost: $299,500
  • 2014: 235 buildings, average cost: $313,200
  • 2013: 177 buildings, average cost: $299,000
  • 2012: 232 buildings, average cost: $269,800
  • 2011: 113 buildings, average cost: $228,100
  • 2010: 94 buildings, average cost: $275,600
  • 2009: 80 buildings, average cost: $236,100
  • 2008: 208 buildings, average cost: $198,100
  • 2007: 231 buildings, average cost: $260,300
  • 2006: 402 buildings, average cost: $204,400
  • 2005: 628 buildings, average cost: $184,900
  • 2004: 672 buildings, average cost: $190,900
  • 2003: 471 buildings, average cost: $197,800
  • 2002: 538 buildings, average cost: $193,400
  • 2001: 566 buildings, average cost: $176,300
  • 2000: 517 buildings, average cost: $189,700
  • 1999: 507 buildings, average cost: $166,000
  • 1998: 575 buildings, average cost: $157,300
  • 1997: 608 buildings, average cost: $140,900
Number of permits per 10,000 Ramsey, MN residents
Average permit cost in Ramsey, MN

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $3,637 (1.1%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $3,631 (1.2%)

Distribution of median household income in Ramsey, MN in 2022
Distribution of house value in Ramsey, MN in 2022
Distribution of rent paid by renters in Ramsey, MN in 2022
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2022: 13.8%
Ramsey County:

13.8%
Minnesota:

9.6%
(7.6% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 30.0% for Black residents, 20.4% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 34.4% for American Indian residents, 17.3% for Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander residents, 18.1% for other race residents, 17.0% for two or more races residents)

Median age of residents in 2022: 36.5 years old
(Males: 35.5 years old, Females: 37.3 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 44.5 years old, Black residents: 29.1 years old, American Indian residents: 37.8 years old, Asian residents: 28.0 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 26.7 years old, Other race residents: 25.2 years old)

Area name: Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Ramsey County is $705 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $855 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $1119 a month.

Cities in this county include: St. Paul, Maplewood, Roseville, Shoreview, White Bear Lake, New Brighton, Vadnais Heights, Mounds View, North St. Paul, Little Canada.

Ramsey County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential

2023 air pollution in Ramsey County:

Particulate Matter (PM10) Annual: 21.4 µg/m3. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Annual: 12.1 µg/m3(standard limit: 15.0 µg/m3). Above U.S. average.

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Neighboring counties: Clark County, Wisconsin , Pepin County, Wisconsin , Meade County, South Dakota , Portage County, Wisconsin , Redwood County , Ziebach County, South Dakota , Sherburne County , Swift County .

Unemployment in December 2023:
Here:

2.3%
Minnesota:

2.6%

Unemployment by year in Ramsey, MN
County total employment by year in Ramsey, MN
County average yearly wages by year in Ramsey, MN

Current college students: 41,484
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 90.8%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 46.8%

Number of foreign born residents: 83,566 (59.6% naturalized citizens)

Ramsey County:

15.6%
Whole state:

8.7%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 36,2352010 or later
  • 19,5892000 to 2009
  • 14,5491990 to 1999
  • 16,1991980 to 1989
  • 5,7921970 to 1979
  • 3,995Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute):  minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 98.8%

Ramsey County marital status for males Ramsey County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 123,192
  • One, attached: 15,726
  • Two: 9,913
  • 3 or 4: 6,922
  • 5 to 9: 7,654
  • 10 to 19: 13,592
  • 20 to 49: 15,883
  • 50 or more: 39,935
  • Mobile homes: 2,003

Housing units in Ramsey County with a mortgage: 90,963 (9,585 second mortgage, 259 home equity loan, 6,353 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,105

Here:

97.8% with mortgage
State:

97.6% with mortgage

Religion statistics for Ramsey County

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Catholic124,82344
Mainline Protestant64,738123
Evangelical Protestant42,137154
Other17,44038
Black Protestant5,03213
Orthodox2,0709
None252,400-
Ramsey County Religion Details
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 91
Ramsey County:

1.83 / 10,000 pop.
State:

1.83 / 10,000 pop.

Number of supercenters and club stores: 3
Here:

0.06 / 10,000 pop.
Minnesota:

0.13 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (no gas): 27
This county:

0.54 / 10,000 pop.
Minnesota:

0.49 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (with gas): 138
Ramsey County:

2.77 / 10,000 pop.
Minnesota:

3.90 / 10,000 pop.

Number of full-service restaurants: 337
This county:

6.76 / 10,000 pop.
State:

6.98 / 10,000 pop.

Adult diabetes rate:
Ramsey County:

7.3%
Minnesota:

6.5%

Adult obesity rate:
Ramsey County:

25.5%
State:

25.9%

Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:

14.7%
State:

13.0%

Agriculture in Ramsey County:

Average size of farms: 29 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $122,353
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $16532.39
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 73.64%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 20.43%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $97,943
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 20.19%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 11.32%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $44,866
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 61.11%
Average age of principal farm operators: 56 years
Vegetables: 90 harvested acres

Earthquake activity:

Ramsey County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Minnesota state average. It is 57% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/9/1975 at 14:54:15, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MB, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 150.2 miles away from Ramsey County center
On 6/5/1993 at 01:24:53, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 162.0 miles away from the county center
On 3/4/1983 at 06:32:18, a magnitude 4.6 (4.4 MB, 4.6 LG, 4.4 ML) earthquake occurred 314.9 miles away from the county center
On 10/20/1995 at 15:57:18, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 190.6 miles away from the county center
On 2/9/1994 at 08:45:35, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 92.6 miles away from Ramsey County center
On 11/3/2002 at 20:41:56, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 326.9 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML)

Most recent natural disasters:

  • Minnesota Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4531, Natural disaster type: Other
  • Minnesota Severe Winter Storm, Straight-line Winds, And Flooding, Incident Period: March 12, 2019 - April 28, 2019, FEMA Id: 4442, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Flood, Wind
  • Minnesota Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides, Incident Period: June 11, 2014 to July 12, 2014, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4182: July 21, 2014, FEMA Id: 4182, Natural disaster type: Storm, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood, Wind
  • Minnesota Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: March 16, 2011 to May 25, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1982: May 10, 2011, FEMA Id: 1982, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
  • Minnesota Flooding, Incident Period: March 01, 2010 to April 26, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1900: April 19, 2010, FEMA Id: 1900, Natural disaster type: Flood
  • Minnesota Flooding, Incident Period: March 01, 2010 to April 26, 2010, Emergency Declared EM-3310: March 19, 2010, FEMA Id: 3310, Natural disaster type: Flood
  • Minnesota Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3242: September 13, 2005, FEMA Id: 3242, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
  • Minnesota Flooding, Incident Period: March 23, 2001 to July 03, 2001, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1370: May 16, 2001, FEMA Id: 1370, Natural disaster type: Flood
  • Minnesota Severe Storms, Flooding And Tornadoes, Incident Period: May 17, 2000 to July 26, 2000, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1333: June 27, 2000, FEMA Id: 1333, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
  • Minnesota Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds And Tornadoes, Incident Period: May 15, 1998 to June 28, 1998, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1225: June 23, 1998, FEMA Id: 1225, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Wind
  • 8 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

The number of natural disasters in Ramsey County (18) is near the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 13
Emergencies Declared: 3

Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 14, Storms: 8, Tornadoes: 5, Winds: 3, Drought: 1, Hurricane: 1, Landslide: 1, Mudslide: 1, Winter Storm: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Ramsey

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 223,009 (68.9%)
  • Carpooled: 25,604 (7.9%)
  • Bus: 8,049 (2.5%)
  • Subway or elevated rail: 384 (0.1%)
  • Light rail, streetcar or trolley: 617 (0.2%)
  • Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 4,260 (1.3%)
  • Bicycle: 1,449 (0.4%)
  • Walked: 8,059 (2.5%)
  • Worked at home: 52,229 (16.1%)
Class of Workers in 2022
Most common industries in 2022 (%)
Males Females
Most common industries for males in 2022


  • Health care and social assistance (21%)
  • Educational services (16%)
  • Retail trade (10%)
  • Manufacturing (8%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)
  • Other services, except public administration (6%)

Most common industries for females in 2022


  • Health care and social assistance (22%)
  • Educational services (17%)
  • Retail trade (10%)
  • Manufacturing (8%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)
  • Other services, except public administration (6%)

Most common occupations in 2022 (%)
Males Females
Most common occupations for males in 2022


  • Management occupations (11%)
  • Production occupations (8%)
  • Sales and related occupations (8%)
  • Business and financial operations occupations (7%)
  • Office and administrative support occupations (7%)
  • Computer and mathematical occupations (7%)
  • Construction and extraction occupations (6%)

Most common occupations for females in 2022


  • Office and administrative support occupations (15%)
  • Management occupations (11%)
  • Educational instruction, and library occupations (10%)
  • Business and financial operations occupations (9%)
  • Sales and related occupations (7%)
  • Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (7%)
  • Food preparation and serving related occupations (6%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents


  • Laos (12%)
  • Thailand (11%)
  • Burma (Myanmar) (10%)
  • Mexico (10%)
  • Ethiopia (7%)
  • Somalia (6%)
  • Vietnam (3%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Ramsey County


  • German (12%)
  • Norwegian (4%)
  • American (4%)
  • Irish (4%)
  • European (3%)
  • Somali (3%)
  • Swedish (3%)

Owners and renters by unit type
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

People in group quarters in Ramsey County, Minnesota in 2010:

  • 9,873 people in college/university student housing
  • 3,100 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
  • 1,878 people in group homes intended for adults
  • 1,245 people in other noninstitutional facilities
  • 888 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
  • 791 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness
  • 179 people in residential treatment centers for adults
  • 157 people in correctional residential facilities
  • 119 people in group homes for juveniles (non-correctional)
  • 96 people in correctional facilities intended for juveniles
  • 58 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers

People in group quarters in Ramsey County, Minnesota in 2000:

  • 8,353 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
  • 4,320 people in nursing homes
  • 1,189 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 1,034 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 537 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 406 people in religious group quarters
  • 341 people in other group homes
  • 292 people in other nonhousehold living situations
  • 239 people in job corps and vocational training facilities
  • 189 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
  • 153 people in homes for the mentally ill
  • 141 people in residential treatment centers for emotionally disturbed children
  • 93 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
  • 69 people in short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children
  • 60 people in homes for the physically handicapped
  • 53 people in halfway houses
  • 42 people in hospitals or wards for drug/alcohol abuse
  • 9 people in unknown juvenile institutions
  • 5 people in homes for abused, dependent, and neglected children
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2020 was $85,105.

8.61% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($57,378 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

8.61%
Minnesota average:

7.43%


0.01% of residents moved from foreign countries ($84 average AGI)
Ramsey County:

0.01%
Minnesota average:

0.00%

6.36% relocated from other counties in Minnesota ($41,463 average AGI)
2.25% relocated from other states ($15,832 average AGI)
Ramsey County:

2.25%
Minnesota average:

2.06%

Residents relocating <b>from</b> other counties or countries

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
from Hennepin County, MN  2.96% ($56,154 average AGI)
from Washington County, MN  0.91% ($69,857)
from Dakota County, MN  0.80% ($51,279)
from Anoka County, MN  0.75% ($56,997)
from St. Croix County, WI  0.09% ($48,916)
from Cook County, IL  0.09% ($71,497)
from Scott County, MN  0.08% ($46,876)


10.50% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($63,515 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

10.50%
Minnesota average:

7.79%


10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
7.88% relocated to other counties in Minnesota ($46,302 average AGI)
2.62% relocated to other states ($17,213 average AGI)
Ramsey County:

2.62%
Minnesota average:

2.44%

Residents relocating <b>to</b> other counties or countries

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
to Hennepin County, MN  2.77% ($54,637 average AGI)
to Washington County, MN  1.58% ($80,588)
to Anoka County, MN  1.15% ($59,447)
to Dakota County, MN  1.13% ($60,196)
to St. Croix County, WI  0.15% ($73,522)
to Chisago County, MN  0.15% ($61,946)
to Scott County, MN  0.11% ($64,427)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 15.6
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 14.9
Births per 1000 population from 2010 to 2022: 12.0

Births per 1000 population in Ramsey County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 7.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 7.8

Deaths per 1000 population in Ramsey County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.1
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2009: 6.4
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2010 to 2021: 5.9

Infant deaths per 1000 population in Ramsey County
Population without health insurance coverage in 2018: 6.2%
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 3.6%
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Ramsey County
All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19
Population without health insurance coverage in Ramsey County
18-64 population without health insurance coverage in Ramsey County
40-64 population without health insurance coverage in Ramsey County
50-64 population without health insurance coverage in Ramsey County
Population under 19 years without health insurance coverage in Ramsey County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 69,981 (59,180 aged, 10,801 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 8,534 (7%)
Persons enrolled in Medicare
Aged persons enrolled in Medicare
Disabled persons enrolled in Medicare

Most common underlying causes of death in Ramsey County, Minnesota in 1999 - 2019:

  • Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (4,753)
  • Unspecified dementia (4,346)
  • Atherosclerotic heart disease (4,245)
  • Alzheimer disease, unspecified (3,471)
  • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (3,326)
  • Other ill-defined and unspecified causes of mortality (3,160)
  • Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (2,483)
  • Congestive heart failure (2,072)
  • Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (1,914)
  • Breast, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (1,335)

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 0.8
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 15,979
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 257
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 29,101

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,453
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 783
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 17

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 58
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 97

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 11

Homicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 41.6. This is more than state average.

Mechanisms of homicide
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
  • Firearm - 22.9
  • Other - 18.7

Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 95.3. This is less than state average.

Mechanisms of suicide
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
  • Firearm - 38.2
  • Poisoning - 24.0
  • Suffocation - 23.8
  • Other - 9.3

Household type by relationship:

Households: 536,413
  • Male householders: 104,410 (32,737 living alone), Female householders: 117,461 (42,326 living alone)
  • 89,543 spouses (87,224 opposite-sex spouses), 20,578 unmarried partners, (19,170 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 142,896 children (136,561 natural, 1,546 adopted, 4,789 stepchildren), 5,512 grandchildren, 7,157 brothers or sisters, 6,281 parents, 154 foster children, 8,097 other relatives, 16,993 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 17,331

Size of family households: 56,131 2-persons, 26,359 3-persons, 20,580 4-persons, 12,929 5-persons, 5,535 6-persons, 4,692 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 75,063 1-person, 17,435 2-persons, 1,948 3-persons, 531 4-persons, 422 5-persons, 181 6-persons, 65 7-or-more-persons.

72,127 married couples with children.
38,753 single-parent households (8,652 men, 30,101 women).

77.2% of residents of Ramsey speak English at home.
5.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (62% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
2.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (59% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
10.8% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (44% speak English very well, 29% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 8% don't speak English at all).
4.1% of residents speak other language at home (57% speak English very well, 28% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $4,514,247,000 ($9,038 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $554,608,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $1,253,957,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $649,057,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $39,048,000
Federal grants: $1,699,807,000
Federal procurement contracts: $532,003,000 ($420,269,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $340,374,000 ($61,189,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $3,076,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $215,968,000
Federal Government insurance: $29,234,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Births: 38,704
Here:

78 per 1000 residents
State:

70 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 20,266
Here:

41 per 1000 residents
State:

38 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +12,791
Here:

+26 per 1000 residents
State:

+14 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -46,934
Here:  -95 per 1000 residents
State:  -3 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Ramsey County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 22.66 millions of gallons per day (69% from ground, 31% from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.8
State:

7.1

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:

3.7
State:

3.8

Year house built in Ramsey County, Minnesota
  • Year house built in Ramsey County, Minnesota
  • 2,8022020 or later
  • 12,8092010 to 2019
  • 13,5582000 to 2009
  • 15,1301990 to 1999
  • 30,1981980 to 1989
  • 29,2601970 to 1979
  • 21,0701960 to 1969
  • 32,5091950 to 1959
  • 12,4521940 to 1949
  • 65,0321939 or earlier
Rooms in houses/apartments in Ramsey County, Minnesota
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Ramsey County, Minnesota
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Ramsey County, Minnesota
  • 4341 room
  • 1,1532 rooms
  • 3,5273 rooms
  • 11,8944 rooms
  • 19,3035 rooms
  • 25,4236 rooms
  • 22,6677 rooms
  • 19,9438 rooms
  • 31,9009+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Ramsey County, Minnesota
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Ramsey County, Minnesota
  • 5,3541 room
  • 10,6072 rooms
  • 22,3663 rooms
  • 20,6264 rooms
  • 12,3065 rooms
  • 7,6386 rooms
  • 2,5427 rooms
  • 1,9088 rooms
  • 2,2809+ rooms
Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Ramsey County, Minnesota
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Ramsey County, Minnesota
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Ramsey County, Minnesota
  • 559no bedroom
  • 5,3471 bedroom
  • 29,4812 bedrooms
  • 56,0603 bedrooms
  • 35,4354 bedrooms
  • 9,3625+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Ramsey County, Minnesota
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Ramsey County, Minnesota
  • 6,517no bedroom
  • 33,3181 bedroom
  • 31,4452 bedrooms
  • 9,7403 bedrooms
  • 3,5984 bedrooms
  • 1,0095+ bedrooms
Cars and other vehicles available in Ramsey County, Minnesota in houses/condos/apartments
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Ramsey County in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Ramsey County in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 5,010no vehicle
  • 42,7751 vehicle
  • 62,1042 vehicles
  • 17,7893 vehicles
  • 6,6774 vehicles
  • 1,8895+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Ramsey County in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Ramsey County in renter-occupied apartments
  • 18,036no vehicle
  • 43,8871 vehicle
  • 19,2472 vehicles
  • 3,5163 vehicles
  • 5904 vehicles
  • 3515+ vehicles

84.6% of Ramsey County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 31% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 65% lived in Minnesota.

Ramsey County:

84.6%
State average:

87.4%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 320,526
  • Other state: 125,760
  • Northeast: 13,046
  • Midwest: 68,466
  • South: 21,439
  • West: 22,809
Year householders moved into unit in Ramsey County, MN
Most commonly used house heating fuel in Ramsey County
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos
  • 86.2%Utility gas
  • 11.9%Electricity
  • 1.1%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.5%Other fuel
  • 0.2%No fuel used
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments
  • 47.2%Utility gas
  • 45.4%Electricity
  • 2.6%No fuel used
  • 2.1%Other fuel
  • 2.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.3%Solar energy
  • 0.2%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 0.1%Wood

Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 7,170
Here:

13.3%
Minnesota:

12.9%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 2,688
Here:

9.1%
Minnesota:

8.6%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 13,869
Here:

51.3%
Minnesota:

26.2%

Educational Attainment
School Enrollment by Level of School
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability

Ramsey County government finances - Expenditure in 2018:

  • Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $16,464,000
    Public Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $15,508,000
    Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $199,000
    Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $179,000
  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $53,732,000
    Cash and Securities: $49,044,000
  • Charges - Other: $89,621,000
    Other: $82,717,000
    Solid Waste Management: $23,000,000
    Solid Waste Management: $19,072,000
    Parks and Recreation: $7,113,000
    Parks and Recreation: $6,921,000
    Regular Highways: $861,000
    Regular Highways: $437,000
    Parking Facilities: $433,000
    Parking Facilities: $195,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $23,433,000
    General Public Buildings: $4,082,000
    Parks and Recreation: $452,000
    Corrections - Other: $421,000
    Housing and Community Development: $192,000
    Parks and Recreation: $71,000
    Police Protection: $7,000
    Financial Administration: $1,000
  • Current Operations - Public Welfare - Other: $172,512,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $155,189,000
    Police Protection: $77,481,000
    General - Other: $70,209,000
    Police Protection: $69,193,000
    Correctional Institutions: $68,494,000
    Correctional Institutions: $67,117,000
    Regular Highways: $66,092,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $63,346,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $60,238,000
    Health - Other: $40,783,000
    Health - Other: $35,644,000
    Public Welfare Institutions: $28,420,000
    Public Welfare Institutions: $26,858,000
    Corrections - Other: $24,667,000
    Corrections - Other: $23,949,000
    Solid Waste Management: $23,874,000
    General - Other: $23,361,000
    Parks and Recreation: $21,616,000
    Solid Waste Management: $21,062,000
    Financial Administration: $20,591,000
    Financial Administration: $16,941,000
    Parks and Recreation: $14,804,000
    Regular Highways: $13,729,000
    Central Staff Services: $13,211,000
    Libraries: $12,433,000
    Libraries: $11,582,000
    Transit Utilities: $10,646,000
    Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $9,605,000
    Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $8,757,000
    Transit Utilities: $8,733,000
    Central Staff Services: $7,368,000
    Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $5,176,000
    Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $5,025,000
    General Public Buildings: $2,829,000
    Housing and Community Development: $2,159,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $1,974,000
    Housing and Community Development: $925,000
    General Public Buildings: $508,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $43,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $62,797,000
    Other: $12,115,000
    Highways: $2,800,000
    Housing and Community Development: $2,107,000
    Housing and Community Development: $822,000
    Other: $404,000
    Health and Hospitals: $105,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $8,693,000
    Interest on Debt: $6,845,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Other: $21,084,000
    General Local Government Support: $19,394,000
    Highways: $12,307,000
    Other: $8,229,000
    General Local Government Support: $5,180,000
    Public Welfare: $1,370,000
    Housing and Community Development: $429,000
    Public Welfare: $153,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $223,937,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $196,183,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $191,640,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $187,849,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $32,297,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $23,671,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $23,239,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $22,807,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $22,374,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $19,933,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $11,600,000
    Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $432,000
    Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $432,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $19,938,000
    General Revenue - Other: $19,913,000
    General Revenue - Other: $12,861,000
    Interest Earnings: $5,510,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $771,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $742,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $447,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $423,000
    Rents: $62,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $7,348,000
    Parks and Recreation: $4,960,000
    Regular Highways: $2,224,000
    General Public Building: $1,412,000
    Transit Utilities: $1,218,000
    Financial Administration: $1,079,000
    Parks and Recreation: $445,000
    Police Protection: $370,000
    Hospitals: $369,000
    Correctional Institutions: $319,000
    Housing and Community Development: $315,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $200,000
    Libraries: $185,000
    Regular Highways: $111,000
    Corrections - Other: $87,000
    Police Protection: $76,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $66,000
    Public Welfare Institutions: $26,000
    Central Staff Services: $21,000
    Transit Utilities: $13,000
    General - Other: $11,000
    Solid Waste Management: $7,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $478,884,000
    Cash and Securities: $423,430,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $367,868,000
    Cash and Securities: $37,627,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $96,768,000
    Health and Hospitals: $66,186,000
    Public Welfare: $50,610,000
    Other: $30,157,000
    Highways: $24,693,000
    Highways: $24,603,000
    General Local Government Support: $18,671,000
    General Local Government Support: $17,213,000
    Housing and Community Development: $4,925,000
    Housing and Community Development: $4,013,000
    Other: $3,003,000
    Transit Utilities: $634,000
    Health and Hospitals: $37,000
  • Tax - Property: $396,538,000
    Property: $324,510,000
    Other License: $2,285,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $1,491,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $1,483,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $919,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $762,000
    Other License: $449,000
    Severance: $36,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $349,270,000
    : $234,000,000

Ramsey County government finances - Revenue in 2018:

  • Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $16,464,000
    Public Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $15,508,000
    Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $199,000
    Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $179,000
  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $53,732,000
    Cash and Securities: $49,044,000
  • Charges - Other: $89,621,000
    Other: $82,717,000
    Solid Waste Management: $23,000,000
    Solid Waste Management: $19,072,000
    Parks and Recreation: $7,113,000
    Parks and Recreation: $6,921,000
    Regular Highways: $861,000
    Regular Highways: $437,000
    Parking Facilities: $433,000
    Parking Facilities: $195,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $23,433,000
    General Public Buildings: $4,082,000
    Parks and Recreation: $452,000
    Corrections - Other: $421,000
    Housing and Community Development: $192,000
    Parks and Recreation: $71,000
    Police Protection: $7,000
    Financial Administration: $1,000
  • Current Operations - Public Welfare - Other: $172,512,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $155,189,000
    Police Protection: $77,481,000
    General - Other: $70,209,000
    Police Protection: $69,193,000
    Correctional Institutions: $68,494,000
    Correctional Institutions: $67,117,000
    Regular Highways: $66,092,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $63,346,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $60,238,000
    Health - Other: $40,783,000
    Health - Other: $35,644,000
    Public Welfare Institutions: $28,420,000
    Public Welfare Institutions: $26,858,000
    Corrections - Other: $24,667,000
    Corrections - Other: $23,949,000
    Solid Waste Management: $23,874,000
    General - Other: $23,361,000
    Parks and Recreation: $21,616,000
    Solid Waste Management: $21,062,000
    Financial Administration: $20,591,000
    Financial Administration: $16,941,000
    Parks and Recreation: $14,804,000
    Regular Highways: $13,729,000
    Central Staff Services: $13,211,000
    Libraries: $12,433,000
    Libraries: $11,582,000
    Transit Utilities: $10,646,000
    Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $9,605,000
    Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $8,757,000
    Transit Utilities: $8,733,000
    Central Staff Services: $7,368,000
    Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $5,176,000
    Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $5,025,000
    General Public Buildings: $2,829,000
    Housing and Community Development: $2,159,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $1,974,000
    Housing and Community Development: $925,000
    General Public Buildings: $508,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $43,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $62,797,000
    Other: $12,115,000
    Highways: $2,800,000
    Housing and Community Development: $2,107,000
    Housing and Community Development: $822,000
    Other: $404,000
    Health and Hospitals: $105,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $8,693,000
    Interest on Debt: $6,845,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Other: $21,084,000
    General Local Government Support: $19,394,000
    Highways: $12,307,000
    Other: $8,229,000
    General Local Government Support: $5,180,000
    Public Welfare: $1,370,000
    Housing and Community Development: $429,000
    Public Welfare: $153,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $223,937,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $196,183,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $191,640,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $187,849,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $32,297,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $23,671,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $23,239,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $22,807,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $22,374,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $19,933,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $11,600,000
    Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $432,000
    Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $432,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $19,938,000
    General Revenue - Other: $19,913,000
    General Revenue - Other: $12,861,000
    Interest Earnings: $5,510,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $771,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $742,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $447,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $423,000
    Rents: $62,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $7,348,000
    Parks and Recreation: $4,960,000
    Regular Highways: $2,224,000
    General Public Building: $1,412,000
    Transit Utilities: $1,218,000
    Financial Administration: $1,079,000
    Parks and Recreation: $445,000
    Police Protection: $370,000
    Hospitals: $369,000
    Correctional Institutions: $319,000
    Housing and Community Development: $315,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $200,000
    Libraries: $185,000
    Regular Highways: $111,000
    Corrections - Other: $87,000
    Police Protection: $76,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $66,000
    Public Welfare Institutions: $26,000
    Central Staff Services: $21,000
    Transit Utilities: $13,000
    General - Other: $11,000
    Solid Waste Management: $7,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $478,884,000
    Cash and Securities: $423,430,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $367,868,000
    Cash and Securities: $37,627,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $96,768,000
    Health and Hospitals: $66,186,000
    Public Welfare: $50,610,000
    Other: $30,157,000
    Highways: $24,693,000
    Highways: $24,603,000
    General Local Government Support: $18,671,000
    General Local Government Support: $17,213,000
    Housing and Community Development: $4,925,000
    Housing and Community Development: $4,013,000
    Other: $3,003,000
    Transit Utilities: $634,000
    Health and Hospitals: $37,000
  • Tax - Property: $396,538,000
    Property: $324,510,000
    Other License: $2,285,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $1,491,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $1,483,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $919,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $762,000
    Other License: $449,000
    Severance: $36,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $349,270,000
    : $234,000,000

Ramsey County government finances - Debt in 2018:

  • Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $16,464,000
    Public Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $15,508,000
    Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $199,000
    Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $179,000
  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $53,732,000
    Cash and Securities: $49,044,000
  • Charges - Other: $89,621,000
    Other: $82,717,000
    Solid Waste Management: $23,000,000
    Solid Waste Management: $19,072,000
    Parks and Recreation: $7,113,000
    Parks and Recreation: $6,921,000
    Regular Highways: $861,000
    Regular Highways: $437,000
    Parking Facilities: $433,000
    Parking Facilities: $195,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $23,433,000
    General Public Buildings: $4,082,000
    Parks and Recreation: $452,000
    Corrections - Other: $421,000
    Housing and Community Development: $192,000
    Parks and Recreation: $71,000
    Police Protection: $7,000
    Financial Administration: $1,000
  • Current Operations - Public Welfare - Other: $172,512,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $155,189,000
    Police Protection: $77,481,000
    General - Other: $70,209,000
    Police Protection: $69,193,000
    Correctional Institutions: $68,494,000
    Correctional Institutions: $67,117,000
    Regular Highways: $66,092,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $63,346,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $60,238,000
    Health - Other: $40,783,000
    Health - Other: $35,644,000
    Public Welfare Institutions: $28,420,000
    Public Welfare Institutions: $26,858,000
    Corrections - Other: $24,667,000
    Corrections - Other: $23,949,000
    Solid Waste Management: $23,874,000
    General - Other: $23,361,000
    Parks and Recreation: $21,616,000
    Solid Waste Management: $21,062,000
    Financial Administration: $20,591,000
    Financial Administration: $16,941,000
    Parks and Recreation: $14,804,000
    Regular Highways: $13,729,000
    Central Staff Services: $13,211,000
    Libraries: $12,433,000
    Libraries: $11,582,000
    Transit Utilities: $10,646,000
    Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $9,605,000
    Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $8,757,000
    Transit Utilities: $8,733,000
    Central Staff Services: $7,368,000
    Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $5,176,000
    Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $5,025,000
    General Public Buildings: $2,829,000
    Housing and Community Development: $2,159,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $1,974,000
    Housing and Community Development: $925,000
    General Public Buildings: $508,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $43,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $62,797,000
    Other: $12,115,000
    Highways: $2,800,000
    Housing and Community Development: $2,107,000
    Housing and Community Development: $822,000
    Other: $404,000
    Health and Hospitals: $105,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $8,693,000
    Interest on Debt: $6,845,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Other: $21,084,000
    General Local Government Support: $19,394,000
    Highways: $12,307,000
    Other: $8,229,000
    General Local Government Support: $5,180,000
    Public Welfare: $1,370,000
    Housing and Community Development: $429,000
    Public Welfare: $153,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $223,937,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $196,183,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $191,640,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $187,849,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $32,297,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $23,671,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $23,239,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $22,807,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $22,374,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $19,933,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $11,600,000
    Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $432,000
    Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $432,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $19,938,000
    General Revenue - Other: $19,913,000
    General Revenue - Other: $12,861,000
    Interest Earnings: $5,510,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $771,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $742,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $447,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $423,000
    Rents: $62,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $7,348,000
    Parks and Recreation: $4,960,000
    Regular Highways: $2,224,000
    General Public Building: $1,412,000
    Transit Utilities: $1,218,000
    Financial Administration: $1,079,000
    Parks and Recreation: $445,000
    Police Protection: $370,000
    Hospitals: $369,000
    Correctional Institutions: $319,000
    Housing and Community Development: $315,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $200,000
    Libraries: $185,000
    Regular Highways: $111,000
    Corrections - Other: $87,000
    Police Protection: $76,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $66,000
    Public Welfare Institutions: $26,000
    Central Staff Services: $21,000
    Transit Utilities: $13,000
    General - Other: $11,000
    Solid Waste Management: $7,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $478,884,000
    Cash and Securities: $423,430,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $367,868,000
    Cash and Securities: $37,627,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $96,768,000
    Health and Hospitals: $66,186,000
    Public Welfare: $50,610,000
    Other: $30,157,000
    Highways: $24,693,000
    Highways: $24,603,000
    General Local Government Support: $18,671,000
    General Local Government Support: $17,213,000
    Housing and Community Development: $4,925,000
    Housing and Community Development: $4,013,000
    Other: $3,003,000
    Transit Utilities: $634,000
    Health and Hospitals: $37,000
  • Tax - Property: $396,538,000
    Property: $324,510,000
    Other License: $2,285,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $1,491,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $1,483,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $919,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $762,000
    Other License: $449,000
    Severance: $36,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $349,270,000
    : $234,000,000

Ramsey County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2018:

  • Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $16,464,000
    Public Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $15,508,000
    Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $199,000
    Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $179,000
  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $53,732,000
    Cash and Securities: $49,044,000
  • Charges - Other: $89,621,000
    Other: $82,717,000
    Solid Waste Management: $23,000,000
    Solid Waste Management: $19,072,000
    Parks and Recreation: $7,113,000
    Parks and Recreation: $6,921,000
    Regular Highways: $861,000
    Regular Highways: $437,000
    Parking Facilities: $433,000
    Parking Facilities: $195,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $23,433,000
    General Public Buildings: $4,082,000
    Parks and Recreation: $452,000
    Corrections - Other: $421,000
    Housing and Community Development: $192,000
    Parks and Recreation: $71,000
    Police Protection: $7,000
    Financial Administration: $1,000
  • Current Operations - Public Welfare - Other: $172,512,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $155,189,000
    Police Protection: $77,481,000
    General - Other: $70,209,000
    Police Protection: $69,193,000
    Correctional Institutions: $68,494,000
    Correctional Institutions: $67,117,000
    Regular Highways: $66,092,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $63,346,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $60,238,000
    Health - Other: $40,783,000
    Health - Other: $35,644,000
    Public Welfare Institutions: $28,420,000
    Public Welfare Institutions: $26,858,000
    Corrections - Other: $24,667,000
    Corrections - Other: $23,949,000
    Solid Waste Management: $23,874,000
    General - Other: $23,361,000
    Parks and Recreation: $21,616,000
    Solid Waste Management: $21,062,000
    Financial Administration: $20,591,000
    Financial Administration: $16,941,000
    Parks and Recreation: $14,804,000
    Regular Highways: $13,729,000
    Central Staff Services: $13,211,000
    Libraries: $12,433,000
    Libraries: $11,582,000
    Transit Utilities: $10,646,000
    Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $9,605,000
    Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $8,757,000
    Transit Utilities: $8,733,000
    Central Staff Services: $7,368,000
    Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $5,176,000
    Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $5,025,000
    General Public Buildings: $2,829,000
    Housing and Community Development: $2,159,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $1,974,000
    Housing and Community Development: $925,000
    General Public Buildings: $508,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $43,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $62,797,000
    Other: $12,115,000
    Highways: $2,800,000
    Housing and Community Development: $2,107,000
    Housing and Community Development: $822,000
    Other: $404,000
    Health and Hospitals: $105,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $8,693,000
    Interest on Debt: $6,845,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Other: $21,084,000
    General Local Government Support: $19,394,000
    Highways: $12,307,000
    Other: $8,229,000
    General Local Government Support: $5,180,000
    Public Welfare: $1,370,000
    Housing and Community Development: $429,000
    Public Welfare: $153,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $223,937,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $196,183,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $191,640,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $187,849,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $32,297,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $23,671,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $23,239,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $22,807,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $22,374,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $19,933,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $11,600,000
    Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $432,000
    Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $432,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $19,938,000
    General Revenue - Other: $19,913,000
    General Revenue - Other: $12,861,000
    Interest Earnings: $5,510,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $771,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $742,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $447,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $423,000
    Rents: $62,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $7,348,000
    Parks and Recreation: $4,960,000
    Regular Highways: $2,224,000
    General Public Building: $1,412,000
    Transit Utilities: $1,218,000
    Financial Administration: $1,079,000
    Parks and Recreation: $445,000
    Police Protection: $370,000
    Hospitals: $369,000
    Correctional Institutions: $319,000
    Housing and Community Development: $315,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $200,000
    Libraries: $185,000
    Regular Highways: $111,000
    Corrections - Other: $87,000
    Police Protection: $76,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $66,000
    Public Welfare Institutions: $26,000
    Central Staff Services: $21,000
    Transit Utilities: $13,000
    General - Other: $11,000
    Solid Waste Management: $7,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $478,884,000
    Cash and Securities: $423,430,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $367,868,000
    Cash and Securities: $37,627,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $96,768,000
    Health and Hospitals: $66,186,000
    Public Welfare: $50,610,000
    Other: $30,157,000
    Highways: $24,693,000
    Highways: $24,603,000
    General Local Government Support: $18,671,000
    General Local Government Support: $17,213,000
    Housing and Community Development: $4,925,000
    Housing and Community Development: $4,013,000
    Other: $3,003,000
    Transit Utilities: $634,000
    Health and Hospitals: $37,000
  • Tax - Property: $396,538,000
    Property: $324,510,000
    Other License: $2,285,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $1,491,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $1,483,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $919,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $762,000
    Other License: $449,000
    Severance: $36,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $349,270,000
    : $234,000,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

  • Total number of recipients: 13,495
  • Number of aged recipients: 1,665
  • Number of blind and disabled recipients: 11,830
  • Number of recipients under 18: 1,913
  • Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 8,479
  • Number of recipients older than 64: 3,103
  • Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 3,073
  • Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 6,629
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 135 full tracts)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA
Home Purchase Loans		B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans		C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families
F) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)		G) Loans On Manufactured
Home Dwelling (A B C & D)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED2,561$156,9332,474$163,8579,925$190,974655$79,66064$1,262,406899$130,25827$33,037
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED138$150,391207$159,4151,042$182,92688$46,2735$369,00053$121,81124$44,208
APPLICATIONS DENIED271$140,343356$130,2363,080$188,505376$61,22914$1,763,857282$134,19563$39,159
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN253$146,427288$156,1632,104$191,317153$87,9745$1,780,000159$137,4282$93,000
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS47$134,95754$161,963800$171,36952$81,4230$020$117,0001$39,000
Choose year:  2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 127 full tracts)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans		B) Refinancings
C) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A & B)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED471$183,096211$216,2653$117,000
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED99$167,72778$220,5004$102,250
APPLICATIONS DENIED53$167,18943$212,4652$187,500
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN33$163,84821$228,0001$152,000
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS19$181,0006$263,1671$31,000
Choose year:  2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999
Conventional Home Purchase Loans in Ramsey, MN
Conventional Home Purchase Loans in Ramsey, MN - Value
Most common first names in Ramsey County, MN among deceased individuals
NameCountLived (average)
John1,33874.8 years
Mary1,08280.6 years
Robert95572.0 years
William88175.7 years
Helen65781.8 years
George65077.2 years
James62870.9 years
Margaret62580.9 years
Joseph61877.5 years
Dorothy57379.6 years
Most common last names in Ramsey County, MN among deceased individuals
Last nameCountLived (average)
Johnson88878.3 years
Anderson61279.0 years
Peterson42578.1 years
Nelson41178.6 years
Olson38378.4 years
Smith28477.1 years
Larson24979.2 years
Miller24476.8 years
Carlson20678.1 years
Erickson15578.1 years
Businesses in Ramsey County, MN
NameCountNameCount
ALDI3Kohl's2
ALDO1LA Fitness4
AMF Bowling2La Quinta1
AT&T5La-Z-Boy2
Abercrombie & Fitch1Lane Bryant1
Ace Hardware9Lane Furniture6
Advance Auto Parts1LensCrafters2
Aeropostale2Little Caesars Pizza6
AmericInn2Long John Silver's1
American Eagle Outfitters3Macy's4
Ann Taylor2Marriott3
Apple Store1Marshalls2
Applebee's2MasterBrand Cabinets14
Arby's9Maurices1
Ashley Furniture1Mazda1
Audi1McDonald's23
AutoZone5Men's Wearhouse3
Bakers Square3Menards2
Bally Total Fitness2Motel 61
Banana Republic1Motherhood Maternity5
Barnes & Noble3New Balance8
Bath & Body Works2New York & Co2
Bebe1Nike27
Best Western3Nissan1
Blockbuster5Office Depot1
Budget Car Rental1OfficeMax3
Buffalo Wild Wings2Old Country Buffet2
Burger King14Old Navy1
CVS8Olive Garden2
Cache1Outback2
Caribou Coffee29Outback Steakhouse2
Carson Pirie Scott2Pac Sun2
Casual Male XL1Panda Express1
Catherines2Panera Bread3
Charlotte Russe2Papa John's Pizza5
Chevrolet3Payless3
Chico's2Penske2
Chipotle7PetSmart2
Cinnabon 1Pier 1 Imports2
Circle K5Pizza Hut5
Cold Stone Creamery1Plato's Closet1
Coldwater Creek1Pottery Barn1
Costco1Quiznos3
Curves5RadioShack8
DHL6Red Lobster2
Dairy Queen20Red Robin1
Days Inn4Ruby Tuesday1
Deb1Ryder Rental & Truck Leasing1
Dennys2SAS Shoes4
Discount Tire2SONIC Drive-In1
Domino's Pizza6Sam's Club1
DressBarn1Sears5
Dressbarn1Sephora2
Express2Slumberland4
Famous Footwear3Soma Intimates1
Fashion Bug1Spencer Gifts2
FedEx64Sprint Nextel8
Firestone Complete Auto Care4Staples1
Foot Locker3Starbucks10
Ford3Subaru1
Forever 212Subway5
Fredericks Of Hollywood1Super 83
GNC7T-Mobile18
GameStop4T.G.I. Driday's1
Gap2T.J.Maxx1
Gymboree1Taco Bell11
H&M1Talbots2
H&R Block18Target6
Hardee's1The Limited1
Haworth1The Room Place2
Hilton2Toyota1
Holiday Inn5Toys"R"Us2
Hollister Co.2Trader Joe's1
Home Depot1True Value2
Honda1U-Haul11
Hot Topic1UPS75
Hyundai1Vans5
IHOP1Verizon Wireless5
J. Jill1Victoria's Secret2
J.Crew2Volkswagen1
JCPenney2Walgreens15
Jamba Juice1Walmart2
JoS. A. Bank1Wendy's8
Jones New York9Wet Seal2
Journeys2White Castle3
Justice2Whole Foods Market1
KFC8YMCA5
Kmart2

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  • #39 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Particulate Matter (PM10) Annual air pollution readings in 2012 (µg/m3)"
  • #51 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Mainline Protestant adherents"
  • #51 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Mainline Protestant adherents (pop. 50,000+)"
  • #69 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Orthodox congregations"
  • #71 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for Obama (Democrat) in the 2012 Presidential Election (pop. 50,000+)"
  • #72 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents that keep firearms around their homes"
  • #74 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Orthodox congregations (pop. 50,000+)"
  • #78 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Mainline Protestant congregations (pop. 50,000+)"
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