Congressional District 5, MN

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2022 Population

707,627

2.85% 1-year decline

US Senator

Amy Klobuchar

Democratic (DFL) Party

US Senator

Tina Smith

Democratic (DFL) Party

US Representative

Ilhan Omar

Democratic Party

2022 Median Age

34.4

0.292% 1-year increase

2022 Poverty Rate

13.6%

0.916% 1-year increase

2022 Median Household Income

$79,108

8.84% 1-year growth

2022 Median Property Value

$309,700

14.8% 1-year growth

About

In 2022, Congressional District 5, MN had a population of 708k people with a median age of 34.4 and a median household income of $79,108. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Congressional District 5, MN declined from 728,368 to 707,627, a −2.85% decrease and its median household income grew from $72,686 to $79,108, a 8.84% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Congressional District 5, MN are White (Non-Hispanic) (61.6%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (17%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (5.41%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (4.82%), and Other (Hispanic) (4.07%).

20.2% of the households in Congressional District 5, MN reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

93.4% of the residents in Congressional District 5, MN are U.S. citizens.

In 2022, the median property value in Congressional District 5, MN was $309,700, and the homeownership rate was 54.3%.

Most people in Congressional District 5, MN drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 22.7 minutes. The average car ownership in Congressional District 5, MN was 2 cars per household.

Congressional District 5, MN borders Congressional District 2, MN, Congressional District 3, MN, Congressional District 4, MN, and Congressional District 6, MN.

United States Minnesota

Economy

The economy of Congressional District 5, MN employs 398k people. The largest industries in Congressional District 5, MN are Health Care & Social Assistance (60,085 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (46,298 people), and Manufacturing (42,865 people), and the highest paying industries are Utilities ($91,905), Finance & Insurance ($83,955), and Management of Companies & Enterprises ($83,810).

Employment

Occupations

398k

2022 Value

± 4,900

−3.05%

1 Year decline

± 1.74%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Congressional District 5, MN declined at a rate of −3.05%, from 411k employees to 398k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Congressional District 5, MN, are Management Occupations (46,050 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (36,680 people), and Business & Financial Operations Occupations (36,594 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Congressional District 5, MN.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Minnesota (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

398k

2022 Value

± 4,900

−3.05%

1 Year decline

± 1.74%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Congressional District 5, MN declined at a rate of −3.05%, from 411k employees to 398k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Congressional District 5, MN, are Health Care & Social Assistance (60,085 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (46,298 people), and Manufacturing (42,865 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Congressional District 5, MN, though some of these residents may live in Congressional District 5, MN and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$55,961

Median earning men ± $898

$46,508

Median earning women ± $596

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($86,432), Public Administration ($79,938), and Wholesale Trade ($71,930).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($71,214), Public Administration ($63,917), and Construction ($63,804).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

2.26%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 2.93M people employed in Minnesota. This represents a 2.26% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 13.4%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Minnesota.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Minnesota went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 52.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (45.3%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.07%).

Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith are the senators currently representing the state of Minnesota. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Congressional District 5, MN is currently represented by Ilhan Omar in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

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2020 Election Results

Joseph R Biden Jr. (52.4%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (45.3%)
Republican Party
Jo Jorgensen (1.07%)
Libertarian Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Minnesota went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 52.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (45.3%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.07%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Minnesota for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Minnesota

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Amy Klobuchar

Senator from Minnesota

Assumed office on January 3, 2007
The Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party (DFL) is the Minnesota affiliate of the Democratic Party (United States)|U.S. Democratic Party and its members are counted as Democrats.

Tina Smith

Senator from Minnesota

Assumed office on January 3, 2018
Appointed to the seat following the resignation of Al Franken.

Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith are the senators currently representing Minnesota.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Minnesota over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Congressional District 5, MN

Ilhan Omar

District 5 Representative

Democratic Party

Congressional District 5, MN is currently represented by Ilhan Omar (Democratic Party).

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the member for Congressional District 5, MN have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 0.877% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.991% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (1.07M), Bachelors Degree (1.04M), and Some college (962k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Congressional District 5, MN was $309,700 in 2022, which is 1.1 times larger than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $269,700 to $309,700, a 14.8% increase. The homeownership rate in Congressional District 5, MN is 54.3%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in Congressional District 5, MN have an average commute time of 22.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Congressional District 5, MN is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Congressional District 5, MN is $79,108. In 2022, the tract with the highest Median Household Income in Congressional District 5, MN was Congressional District 3, MN with a value of $104,674, followed by Congressional District 2, MN and Congressional District 6, MN, with respective values of $104,246 and $98,171.

Property

$309,700

Median Property Value 2022

±$3,173

$164,572

Median Property Taxes

±$2,643

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Congressional District 5, MN the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Congressional District 5, MN compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

54.3%

Homeownership

2022

62.5%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2022

In 2022, 54.3% of the housing units in Congressional District 5, MN were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 53.9%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Congressional District 5, MN compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$79,108

Median Household Income

± $892

303k

Number of Households

± 4,085

In 2022, the median household income of the 303k households in Congressional District 5, MN grew to $79,108 from the previous year's value of $72,686.

The following chart displays the households in Congressional District 5, MN distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022

Drove Alone (60.5%)
Worked At Home (18.2%)
Public Transit (6.84%)

In 2022, 60.5% of workers in Congressional District 5, MN drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (18.2%) and those who used public transit to get to work (6.84%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

22.7 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Congressional District 5, MN have a shorter commute time (22.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 1.23% of the workforce in Congressional District 5, MN have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Congressional District 5, MN compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Congressional District 5, MN distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Congressional District 5, MN have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

13.6% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Congressional District 5, MN (93.5k out of 690k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 18 - 24, followed by Males 18 - 24 and then Females 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Congressional District 5, MN is White, followed by Black and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Health

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 21.8% under 18 years, 29.6% between 18 and 34 years, 36.1% between 35 and 64 years, and 12.5% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.6% were men and 50.4% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

5.98%

Uninsured

53.5%

Employer Coverage

19.6%

Medicaid

9.4%

Medicare

10.7%

Non-Group

0.831%

Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in Congressional District 5, MN declined by 0.678% from 6.02% to 5.98%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Congressional District 5, MN changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.