Coalition of Greater Minnesota Cities
Susan Brower, Minnesota State Demographer July 2015
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Coalition of Greater Minnesota Cities Susan Brower, Minnesota State Demographer July 2015 MN ranks highly on a large number of indicators Source: Minnesota Compass Population growth since the recession 3 Big Aging, aging, aging
Coalition of Greater Minnesota Cities
Susan Brower, Minnesota State Demographer July 2015
MN ranks highly on a large number of indicators
Source: Minnesota Compass
Demographic Trends
since the recession
ethnicity, language, religion, etc.
Trend 1 Post-recession growth: What’s changed? What’s stayed the same?
U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates
Source: CURA Reporter, Winter/Spring 2014
Population loss along western edge of state, down into Southwestern prairies has been long- standing
U.S. Census Bureau data
Population growth rates have converged
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Source: U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program. Note: Suburban=Anoka, Dakota, Washington, Exurban=Carver, Chisago, Isanti, Scott, Sherburne, Wright
0.0% 1.0% 2.0% 3.0% 4.0% 5.0% 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Annual percentage change in population
Benton, Stearns, Olmstead Exurban Greater MN Hennepin, Ramsey Suburban
Growth rates are converging nationally too
Source: Brookings Institution
Fargo, Twin Cities metros grow quickly,
0.0% 2.2% 0.8% 0.5% 0.4% 1.0% 0.7% 0.4% 0.7%
Average annual growth 2010-2014, MN Metros
In rural areas, nature drives population change McGranahan, 1999: Natural amenities: climate, topography and water explain a large proportion of all non-metro population growth
Spencer Platt, Getty Images, 2014
Hans Mattson
Minnesota’s Climate 1872
0% 1% 2% 3% 4% 5%
Alexandria Waite Park Moorhead Perham Bemidji Sartell Detroit Lakes Little Falls Park Rapids La CrescentSource: MN State Demographic Center, Annual Population Estimates
Average population growth (percent), “Coalition” cities, 2010-2014
Recap: Growth at a glance
urban areas and their suburbs
recession.
stable and declining.
“kryptonite”
Trend 2 Population Aging
How many additional “older adults” will Minnesota gain during this decade?
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
85 55 71 67 47 91
60s 70s 80s 90s 00s 10s 20s 30s 40s 2050s
Change in older adults, age 65+ (in thousands)
Unprecedented increases in MN’s “older adult” population
85 55 71 67 47 91 285 335 97 66 56 1950s 60s 70s 80s 90s 00s 10s 20s 30s 40s 2050s
Change in older adults, age 65+ (in thousands)
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, MN State Demographic Center
250000 150000 50000 50000 150000 250000 Under 5 5 to 9 10 to 14 15 to 19 20 to 24 25 to 29 30 to 34 35 to 39 40 to 44 45 to 49 50 to 54 55 to 59 60 to 64 65 to 69 70 to 74 75 to 79 80 to 84 85 to 89 90+
Population by age and sex Minnesota, 2015
Female Male
Why are the changes so marked now?
65 years
Source: MN State Demographic Center Projections
Minnesota’s projected net migration and natural change, 2012-2065
Source: State Demographic Center projections, U.S. Census Bureau data used as base population for projections
Budget pressures will change More 65+ than school-age by 2020
671,188 1,556,161 1,254,770 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 2020 2030 2040 2050 2060 18-24 65+ 5-17
U.S. Census Bureau & Minnesota State Demographic Center
General Fund Expenditures Within Health & Human Services
K-12 Education 42% Health & Human Services 31% Higher Education 8% All other areas 19%
Expenditures: 25% of GF spending (8.5 billion)
Expenditures for the Elderly and Disabled: 16% of GF spending (5.5 billion)
basic care, long-term care waivers and long-term institutional care
Changing demand for public services
Sources: Minnesota Management and Budget, February 2013. House Research, Long-Term Care Services for the Elderly, November 2012
Projected Growth in Labor Force
Annual Average, Ages 16+
32,000 38,000 25,000 8,000 4,000 13,000 1980-1990 1990-2000 2000-2010 2010-2020 2020-2030 2030-2040
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Minnesota State Demographic Center Projections
Trend 3 Increasing Diversity
Source: mncompass.org
50 years of growing diversity in our region, state, nation
36% 17% 24% 0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% 45% 50% 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010
Percent Of Color, 1960-2010
U.S. MN Twin Cities
Between 2000 and 2010 most of Minnesota’s growth was Populations of Color
Of Color 86% White 14%
350,000 more Minnesota residents in 2010 than in 2000
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Black, Latino and Asian populations growing rapidly
50,000 100,000 150,000 200,000 250,000 300,000 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010
Populations of color, MN
American Indian Asian Black Hispanic Two or more races
Source: Tabulated by the Minnesota State Demographic Center from the Integrated Public Use Microdata Series
Number of foreign born in Minnesota 1920-2012
489,979 400,263 291,141 230,924 151,925 102,100 105,400 114,108 256,705 396,176 Source: Tabulated from the Integrated Public Use Microdata Series
+
Source: Tabulated by the Minnesota State Demographic Center from the Integrated Public Use Microdata Series, U.S. Census Bureau data
Source: Department of Homeland Security, Primary Refugee Arrivals to MN
MN is becoming more diverse…unevenly
Source: mncompass.org
Demographic change will shape the future…but not completely determine it
adhere to the policies and institutional arrangements that we have built for our demographic past.
new license to innovate
Hans Mattson
Minnesotans, 1872
Take aways for Greater MN Cities
toward slower- and no-growth scenarios. Greater MN has the opportunity to lead
no single “Greater Minnesota.”
population growth go hand-in-hand.
Stay tuned, keep in touch. mn.gov/demography susan.brower@state.mn.us Twitter: @MN_StateData