The Twin Cities is more Diverse, Well-Educated and Graying

According to the Census Bureau's latest look at the Twin Cities, we are more diverse, well-educated and graying.  Minneapolis is no longer the most diverse city in the metropolitan area.  Brooklyn Center and Brooklyn Park are now the most diverse places in the Twin Cities.

The American Community Survey, which is a poll of 3 million households a year across the nation, provides estimates about housing, income, and social statistics from 2005 to 2009.  In previous years, this survey was done once every 10 years in the census.

Latest Findings:

* In education attainment, Minnesotans rank high.

* Local suburbs have become more diverse over the past ten years.

* Several suburbs in the area are aging rapidly.

* Around 10% of the residents of St. Paul, Minneapolis, Woodbury, Brooklyn Park, Bloomington, Eagan, Plymouth and Eden Prairie were born outside the U.S.

* The College towns of Wis. and River Falls are among the most transient in the area.

There is clearly a migration pattern.  You can even see it in the school district's student population, which has gone from 65% nonwhite to 75% nonwhite now.