Ramsey County, Minnesota (MN)

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% of renters here:	37%
State:	25%

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Median resident age:	33.7 years
Minnesota median age:	35.4 years

Males: 246,288	(48.2%)
Females: 264,747	(51.8%)

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Ramsey County:	2.5 people
Minnesota:	2.5 people

This county:	$51,716
Minnesota:	$55,802

Ramsey County:	$229,600
Minnesota:	$213,600

This county:	$696
State:	$645

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 3
• Robberies: 3
• Assaults: 11
• Burglaries: 25
• Thefts: 172
• Auto thefts: 27

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 7
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 7
• Burglaries: 13
• Thefts: 208
• Auto thefts: 30

Health of residents in Ramsey County based on 1247 CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2002 to 2004:
General health status score of residents in this county from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) is 3.7. This is about average.
83.3% of residents exercised in the past month. This is more than average.
39.1% of residents had a sunburn in the past 12 months. This is more than average.
50.0% of residents smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives. This is about average.
64.6% of residents drank alcohol in the past 30 days. This is more than average.
78.8% 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 156 pounds. This is about average.
24.4% of residents keep firearms around their homes. This is less than average.

Ramsey County:	13.3%
Minnesota:	9.5%

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.

2005 air pollution in Ramsey County:

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 (standard limit: 150 µg/m³): 63 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual (standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³): 12.2 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) 24-hour (standard limit: 35 µg/m³): 31 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Anoka County , Dakota County , Hennepin County , Washington County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Here:	4.9%
Minnesota:	4.7%

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)

Ramsey County:	10.6%
Whole state:	5.3%

Mean travel time to work: 21.2 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 58.5%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 112,765
• One, attached: 13,208
• Two: 10,605
• 3 or 4: 6,686
• 5 to 9: 7,341
• 10 to 19: 15,265
• 20 or more: 37,304
• Mobile homes: 3,209
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 65

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

Here:	75.6% with mortgage
State:	74.2% with mortgage

Ramsey County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above Minnesota state average. It is 4.3 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 2 fatalities and 135 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 6/14/1981, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado killed one person and injured 83 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 195,317 (75%) Carpooled: 28,735 (11%) Bus or trolley bus: 15,242 (6%) Streetcar or trolley car: 140 (0%) Subway or elevated: 38 (0%) Railroad: 30 (0%) Ferryboat: 20 (0%) Taxi: 248 (0%) Motorcycle: 216 (0%) Bicycle: 1,243 (0%) Walked: 9,856 (4%) Other means: 1,165 (0%) Worked at home: 8,037 (3%)

9.20% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($35,968 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	9.20%
Minnesota average:	7.79%

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%

from Hennepin County, MN	2.60% ($36,869 average AGI)
from Washington County, MN	1.00% ($39,903)
from Dakota County, MN	0.88% ($37,955)
from Anoka County, MN	0.79% ($36,921)
from St. Louis County, MN	0.13% ($29,714)
from Cook County, IL	0.12% ($29,259)
from Chisago County, MN	0.11% ($33,439)

10.22% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($41,917 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	10.22%
Minnesota average:	7.84%

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%

to Hennepin County, MN	2.57% ($38,417 average AGI)
to Washington County, MN	1.60% ($48,164)
to Dakota County, MN	1.21% ($39,011)
to Anoka County, MN	1.09% ($45,046)
to St. Croix County, WI	0.17% ($48,784)
to Chisago County, MN	0.16% ($41,572)
to Cook County, IL	0.10% ($30,870)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 15.6
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 14.6

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 7.8

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.1
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 5.9

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%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 392,601 (85,916 male householders, 34,977 female householders)

  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

• In nonfamily households: 100,894 (35,397 male householders (26,622 living alone)), 45,089 female householders (37,717 living alone)), 20,408 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 17,540 (5,305 institutionalized population)

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).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $4,514,247,000 ($9038 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

Here:	78 per 1000 residents
State:	70 per 1000 residents

Here:	41 per 1000 residents
State:	38 per 1000 residents

Here:	+26 per 1000 residents
State:	+14 per 1000 residents

Here:	-95 per 1000 residents
State:	-3 per 1000 residents

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

Here:	6.4
State:	6.6

Here:	3.5
State:	3.7

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.

Ramsey County:	55.3%
State average:	58.1%

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

• This state: 328787
• Northeast: 11176
• Midwest: 77983
• South: 18146
• West: 17122

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $125,100

Here:	15.5%
Minnesota:	11.7%

Here:	12.5%
Minnesota:	6.8%

Here:	46.6%
Minnesota:	24.6%