Minneapolis is a large city located in the state of Minnesota. With a population of 425,096 people and 123 associated neighborhoods, Minneapolis is the largest community in Minnesota. Minneapolis has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic cities in the country.Minneapolis is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 87.33% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Minneapolis is a city of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Minneapolis who work in management occupations (11.78%), business and financial occupations (9.43%), and office and administrative support (8.63%). Also of interest is that Minneapolis has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Of important note, Minneapolis is also a city of artists. Minneapolis has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Minneapolis’s character. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 19.64% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. One of the benefits of being a big city like Minneapolis is having a public transportation system, but in Minneapolis the transit system is the mode of choice for lots of people getting to and from work every day. You will find many people using the bus for their daily commute, even though other transportation options exist. If you ask these commuters, many will tell you that not having to drive in the snarl of big city traffic is one of main reasons for leaving the car at home, or even not owning a car at all. With so many people taking the bus Minneapolis benefits from a reduction in air pollution and traffic.If knowledge is power, Minneapolis is a pretty powerful place. 53.50% of the adults in Minneapolis have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns. The per capita income in Minneapolis in 2022 was $48,373, which is wealthy relative to Minnesota and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $193,492 for a family of four. However, Minneapolis contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Minneapolis is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Minneapolis home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Minneapolis residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Minneapolis include German, Irish, Norwegian, English, and Swedish. The most common language spoken in Minneapolis is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and African languages.
