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Migration Profile for Minnesota, 2007-08

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This page is a compilation of Census data from the 2008 American Community Survey profiling the demographics of those who left Minnesota in 2007 to move to another state in 2008 and vice versa.

Minnesota People Moving into Minnesota People Moving out of Minnesota Net # People Moving into Minnesota from 2007 to 2008 Ratio of People Coming to Going
Total 97,506 115,956 -18,450 0.84
By Age Group
(Aged 1+)
Under 18 16,590 18,528 -1,938 0.90
Aged 18-19 9,932 14,479 -4,547 0.69
Aged 20-24 18,085 21,405 -3,320 0.84
Aged 25-34 22,858 27,430 -4,572 0.83
Aged 35-44 10,858 11,388 -530 0.95
Aged 45-54 9,555 10,030 -475 0.95
Aged 55-64 4,626 6,746 -2,120 0.69
Aged 65+ 5,002 5,950 -948 0.84
By Marital Status (Aged 15+ only)
Never Married 40,142 53,810 -13,668 0.75
Married 30,710 31,842 -1,132 0.96
Divorced 8,394 8,494 -100 0.99
Separated 1,279 2,923 -1,644 0.44
Widowed 2,800 2,657 143 1.05
By Educational Attainment
(Aged 15+ Only)
Less than H.S. Diploma 4,231 5,891 -1,660 0.72
High School Graduate 9,015 11,621 -2,606 0.78
Some college or Associates degree 13,670 17,974 -4,304 0.76
Bachelor’s Degree 15,722 15,359 363 1.02
Graduate or Professional Degree 10,261 10,699 -438 0.96
By Individual Income
(Aged 15+ Only)
No Income 7,162 7,078 84 1.01
$1-$9,999 23,732 31,383 -7,651 0.76
$10,000-$24,999 21,260 24,294 -3,034 0.88
$25,000-$49,999 15,663 20,762 -5,099 0.75
$50,000-$74,999 6,681 8,295 -1,614 0.81
$75,000+ 8,827 7,914 913 1.12
By Poverty Status (Aged 1+)
Below Poverty* 16,715 18,198 -1,483 0.92
Income is Between 100%-149% of Poverty Level* 6,464 8,956 -2,492 0.72
Income is Greater than 150% of Poverty Level* 63,400 69,858 -6,458 0.91

Notes:

* for those whom poverty threshold was calculated by Census

“People moving into Minnesota” refers to those people living in Minnesota in 2008 but another state in 2007

“People moving out of Minnesota” refers to those people living in Minnesota in 2007 but another state in 2008

A “Ratio of people coming to going” value of 0.84 means that very every 100 people leaving Minnesota for another state, 84 people are moving to Minnesota from another state

For those aged 18-19, migration for college purposes (i.e. somebody moving away to go to school) can have a significant impact on the numbers in that category, and this factor should be kept in mind when interpreting the figures.

A significant fraction of people “without a high school diploma” or those earning “no income” or “$1-$9,999” in income are children aged 15-17.

Source for Data: 2008 American Community Survey, Census Bureau

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