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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (23.5%), Manufacturing (14.1%), Professional,scientific,management,administrative,and waste management services (11.1%), Retail trade (10.5%).
Detached houses: $267,167Here:$267,167State:$247,637 Townhouses or other attached units: $227,838Here:$227,838State:$193,158 In 2-unit structures: $326,586Here:$326,586State:$233,138 In 3-to-4-unit structures: $272,944Here:$272,944State:$214,201 In 5-or-more-unit structures: $163,399Here:$163,399State:$177,950 Mobile homes: $29,171Here:$29,171State:$34,666 Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $44,561Here:$44,561State:$94,976
Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
Number of permits per 10,000 residents
Average cost (in $1000s)
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 63.1% Bush/Cheney (Republican): 35.7%
Obama (Democratic): 66.6% McCain (Republican): 32.4%
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $2,470 (1.1%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $2,316 (1.1%)
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 $1119 a month.
Cities in this county include: St. Paul, Maplewood, Roseville, Shoreview, White Bear Lake, New Brighton, Vadnais Heights, Mounds View, North St. Paul, Little Canada.
Carbon Monoxide: 3 ppm (standard limit: 9 ppm). Near U.S. average. Lead: 0.01 µg/m3 (standard limit: 1.5 µg/m3). Near U.S. average. Particulate Matter (PM10) Annual: 29 µg/m3. Near U.S. average. Particulate Matter (PM10) 24-hour: 63 µg/m3(standard limit: 150 µg/m3). Near U.S. average. Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Annual: 12.2 µg/m3(standard limit: 15.0 µg/m3). Near U.S. average. Particulate Matter (PM2.5) 24-hour: 31 µg/m3(standard limit: 35 µg/m3). Near U.S. average.
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Neighboring counties: Anoka County , Dakota County , Hennepin County , Washington County .
Unemployment by year (%)
County total employment by year
County average yearly wages by year ($)
Current college students: 41,484 People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 87.6% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 34.3%
Number of foreign born residents: 54,263 (35% naturalized citizens)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
Mean travel time to work (commute): 21.2 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 58.5%
Housing units in Ramsey County with a mortgage: 84,202 (10,214 second mortgage, 11,866 home equity loan, 522 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 27,235
Adherents
Class of Workers
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):
Most common first ancestries reported in Ramsey County (%):
9.20% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($35,968 average adjusted gross income)
0.20% of residents moved from foreign countries ($271 average AGI)Ramsey County:0.20%Minnesota average:0.12% 6.51% relocated from other counties in Minnesota ($25,661 average AGI) 2.49% relocated from other states ($10,037 average AGI)Ramsey County:2.49%Minnesota average:2.24%
10.22% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($41,917 average adjusted gross income)
0.08% of residents moved to foreign countries ($209 average AGI)Ramsey County:0.08%Minnesota average:0.04% 7.57% relocated to other counties in Minnesota ($31,068 average AGI) 2.57% relocated to other states ($10,639 average AGI)Ramsey County:2.57%Minnesota average:2.37%
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 15.6 Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 14.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.0 Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 7.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.1 Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 6.1
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 78,175 (67,548 aged, 10,627 disabled) Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11% Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%
Homicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 41.6. This is more than state average.
Mechanisms of homicide:
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 95.3. This is less than state average.
Mechanisms of suicide:
92,274 spouses, 150,467 children (140,619 natural, 4,535 adopted, 5,313 stepchildren), 5,504 grandchildren, 4,963 brothers or sisters, 2,963 parents, 5,950 other relatives, 9,587 non-relatives
Size of family households: 50,398 2-persons, 27,025 3-persons, 23,661 4-persons, 10,915 5-persons, 4,462 6-persons, 4,432 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 64,339 1-person, 13,355 2-persons, 1,939 3-persons, 615 4-persons, 148 5-persons, 58 6-persons, 32 7-or-more-persons.
84.2% of residents of Ramsey County speak English at home. 4.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (53% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 20% speak English not well, 8% don't speak English at all). 2.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (74% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all). 7.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (41% speak English very well, 33% speak English well, 20% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all). 1.3% of residents speak other language at home (58% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
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)
Year house built
55% of Ramsey County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 50% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 59% lived in Minnesota.
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $125,100
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)
Parks and Recreation: $4,896,000
Regular Highways: $2,267,000
Solid Waste Management: $837,000
Parks and Recreation: $3,517,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $3,050,000
Police Protection: $1,133,000
General Public Buildings: $451,000
Libraries: $411,000
Public Welfare Institutions: $244,000
Solid Waste Management: $117,000
Correctional Institutions: $113,000
Health - Other: $32,000
General - Other: $29,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $48,545,000
Correctional Institutions: $35,751,000
Police Protection: $35,736,000
General - Other: $30,109,000
Health - Other: $26,294,000
Solid Waste Management: $18,790,000
Corrections - Other: $16,830,000
Financial Administration: $14,141,000
Regular Highways: $13,571,000
Public Welfare Institutions: $11,958,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $11,530,000
Parks and Recreation: $9,532,000
Central Staff Services: $8,934,000
Libraries: $7,954,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $5,107,000
General Public Buildings: $4,310,000
Transit Utilities: $1,930,000
Natural Resources - Other: $984,000
General Local Government Support: $2,055,000
Highways: $1,456,000
Public Welfare: $204,000
Transit Utilities: $81,000
Health and Hospitals: $8,000
Interest Earnings: $9,325,000
Rents: $1,429,000
Fines and Forfeits: $762,000
Donations From Private Sources: $621,000
Sale of Property: $226,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $210,242,000
Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $20,510,000
Assistance and Subsidies – Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs – Other: $312,000
Assistance and Subsidies – Public Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $294,000
Transit Utilities: $5,338,000
Libraries: $2,910,000
General - Other: $2,172,000
Regular Highways: $611,000
Parks and Recreation: $462,000
Correctional Institutions: $306,000
Financial Administration: $257,000
General Public Building: $223,000
Solid Waste Management: $203,000
Health - Other: $150,000
Public Welfare Institutions: $123,000
Central Staff Services: $122,000
Corrections - Other: $50,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $49,000
All Other: $54,378,000
General Local Government Support: $29,573,000
Highways: $12,659,000
Health and Hospitals: $7,582,000
Transit Utilities: $1,187,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $992,000
Other License: $949,000
Occupation and Business License, NEC: $453,000
Severance: $39,000
Alcoholic Beverage License: $9,000
Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)
Conventional Home Purchase Loans
Conventional Home Purchase Loans - Value
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