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St. Paul, Minn.

277,251
Population of St. Paul, Minn.
Source: 2007 Population Estimates <http://www.census.gov/popest/cities/SUB-EST2007.html>

84.5%
The percentage of eligible voters (citizens 18 and older) in Minnesota who were registered in the last presidential election.
Source: Voting and Registration in the Election of November 2004
<http://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/voting.html>

87.4%
Percentage of St. Paul residents age 25 and older who are high school graduates or higher.
Source: 2006 American Community Survey <http://factfinder.census.gov/>

37.9%
Percentage of St. Paul residents age 25 and older who have a bachelor’s degree or higher.
Source: 2006 American Community Survey <http://factfinder.census.gov/>

13.8%
Percentage of the population who are foreign-born.
Source: 2006 American Community Survey <http://factfinder.census.gov/>

8.1%
Percentage of the population who are veterans.
Source: 2006 American Community Survey <http://factfinder.census.gov/>

6.3%
Percentage of Ramsey County, which encompasses St. Paul, who are Hispanic or Latino.
Source: 2007 Population Estimates; population estimates by age, race and Hispanic origin are not available at the city level.
<http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/population/012463.html>

72.9%
Percentage of Ramsey County who are white and not Hispanic.
Source: 2007 Population Estimates
<<http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/population/012463.html>

9.6%
Percentage of Ramsey County residents who are black or African-American.
Source: 2007 Population Estimates
<http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/population/012463.html>

8.7%
Percentage of Ramsey County residents who are Asian.
Source: 2007 Population Estimates
<http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/population/012463.html>

0.9%
Percentage of Ramsey County residents who are American Indian or Alaska Native.
Source: 2007 Population Estimates
<http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/population/012463.html>

0.1%
Percentage of Ramsey County residents who are Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander.
Source: 2007 Population Estimates
<http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/population/012463.html>

37.1 years
Median age of Ramsey County residents.
Source: 2007 Population Estimates
<http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/population/012463.html>

24.3%
Percentage of the Ramsey County population under 18 years old.
Source: 2007 Population Estimates
<http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/population/012463.html>

12.7%
Percentage of the Ramsey County population 65 years and older.
Source: 2007 Population Estimates
<http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/population/012463.html>

22.9%
Percentage of the St. Paul population 5 and older who speak a language other than English at home.
Source: 2006 American Community Survey <http://factfinder.census.gov/>

29.5%
Percentage of St. Paul families that are married-couple families with their own children under 18 years.
Source: 2006 American Community Survey <http://factfinder.census.gov/>

32.6%
Percentage of females 20 years and older who have never married.
Source: 2006 American Community Survey <http://factfinder.census.gov/>

35.3%
Percentage of males 20 years and older who have never married.
Source: 2006 American Community Survey <http://factfinder.census.gov/>

21.2 minutes
Mean travel time to work for St. Paul residents.
Source: 2006 American Community Survey <http://factfinder.census.gov/>

$43,654
Median household income in St. Paul.
Source: 2006 American Community Survey <http://factfinder.census.gov/>

20.9%
Percentage of individuals in St. Paul who are living in poverty.
Source: 2006 American Community Survey <http://factfinder.census.gov/>

49,894
Number of employees in the Health Care and Social Assistance sector, which employs the largest number of people in Ramsey County.
Source: 2006 County Business Patterns <http://censtats.census.gov/cbpnaic/cbpnaic.shtml>

$1.9 billion
Annual payroll for the Health Care and Social Assistance sector in Ramsey County.
Source: 2006 County Business Patterns <http://censtats.census.gov/cbpnaic/cbpnaic.shtml>

1,708
The number of Health Care and Social Assistance establishments in Ramsey County.
Source: 2006 County Business Patterns <http://censtats.census.gov/cbpnaic/cbpnaic.shtml>

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