Hennepin, MN County is located in the Twin Cities area of Minnesota and is home to over 1.2 million people. It is a vibrant region with plenty of businesses, organizations, and year round outdoor activities for locals and visitors alike. Popular businesses in the area include Target, Macy's, Best Buy, and Amazon. There are many year-round outdoor activities such as skiing at Buck Hill ski resort, hiking on the Chain of Lakes Regional Park trail network, canoeing on Lake Calhoun or Minnehaha Creek, biking around the Mississippi River trails or along city streets. Additionally, there are many local organizations such as Walk Bike Hennepin to promote cycling and Minneapolis Parks Foundation that helps maintain parks and green spaces throughout the county. Furthermore, Hennepin County hosts multiple annual sporting events from the Summer Games & Festival to The Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Canterbury Park.
The population in Hennepin County is 1,270,283. There are 2,294 people per square mile aka population density. The median age in Hennepin County is 36.9, the US median age is 38.4. The number of people per household in Hennepin County is 2.4, the US average of people per household is 2.6.
Family in Hennepin County
- 48.3% are married
- 10.0% are divorced
- 33.2% are married with children
- 16.2% have children, but are single
Race in Hennepin County
- 69.5% are White
- 12.5% are Black
- 7.0% are Asian
- 0.5% are Native American
- 0.2% claim Other
- 6.9% claim Hispanic ethnicity
- 3.3% Two or more races
- 0.0% Hawaiian, Pacific Islander