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Homeless Demographics

Indicators Minnesota Hennepin County Ramsey County  Populations Total population 5,197,621[1] 1,136,599[2] 499,891[3] Families 649,336[4] 135,520[5] 55,699[6] Children 1,480,546[7] 318,643[8] 142,975[9]  Households Average family size 3.01[10] 3.08[11] 3.14[12]  Family Composition One parent (female) 19.76%[13] 23.05%[14] 26.23%[15] One parent (male) 7.87%[16] 7.04%[17] 7.87%[18] Two-parent 72.37%[19] 69.91%[20] 65.90%[21]  Income Median family income $69,172[22] $80,804[23] $69,407[24] Mean family income $85,790[25] $106,494[26] $85,607[27] Fair market rent two-bedroom apartment $764[28] $848[29] $848[30] Income needed to afford two-bedroom apartment $30,551[31] $33,920[32] $33,920[33]  Employment Unemployed 5.41%[34] 5.72%[35] 6.64%[36]  Families Below Poverty Level Total 10.52%[37] 11.42%[38] 15.82%[39] Children under 5 14.21%[40] 16.20%[41] 19.32%[42] Children 5-17 10.54%[43] 13.54%[44] 18.82%[45]  Education No high school diploma 8.96%[46] 8.06%[47] 9.73%[48] High school and above 91.04%[49] 91.94%[50] 90.27%[51] Bachelor’s degree and above 30.95%[52] 42.60%[53] 38.31%[54] High school dropout rate 3.70%[55] n/a n/a  Teen Birth Rate Percent of total births to teens 6.82%[56] 6.49%[57] 9.31%[58] Birth rate ranking 7[59] 105[60] 250[61]