Due to data restrictions, employment data may not be available for all years.

Source: Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development, 2nd quarter data; Metropolitan Council staff have estimated some data points.
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Source: Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development, 2nd quarter data; Metropolitan Council staff have estimated some data points; and Metropolitan Council Forecasts.
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Source: U.S. Census Bureau Decennial Census and Metropolitan Council Housing Stock Estimates.
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Note: Between 2003 & 2004 housing unit type definitions changed: Duplex category was expanded to include duplex, triplex and quad, and the definition of multifamily changed from 3 or more units to 5 or more units.
Source: Metropolitan Council Residential Building Permit Survey.
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Source: U.S. Census Bureau Decennial Census and American Community Survey.
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Generalized Land Use in Twin Cities Region (7-county)

Year Land Use 2010 2016 Acres Change Acres Change Residential Total 410,714 N/A 425,898 3.70% Single Family Detached 367,181 N/A 381,181 3.81% Multifamily 43,530 N/A 44,713 2.72% Commercial Total 37,283 N/A 37,387 0.28% Retail and Other Commercial 29,606 N/A 29,149 -1.55% Office 7,679 N/A 8,236 7.25% Industrial Total 49,416 N/A 50,752 2.70% Industrial and Utility 39,577 N/A 40,783 3.05% Extractive 6,801 N/A 6,925 1.82% Railway 3,043 N/A 3,045 0.05% Institutional Total 36,413 N/A 36,903 1.35% Park and Recreational 199,489 N/A 205,574 3.05% Park, Recreational or Preserve 177,783 N/A 184,690 3.88% Golf Course 21,711 N/A 20,879 -3.83% Mixed Use Total 5,625 N/A 5,499 -2.24% Mixed Use Residential 1,046 N/A 1,180 12.77% Mixed Use Industrial 3,879 N/A 3,325 -14.27% Mixed Use Commercial and Other 700 N/A 997 42.43% Major Roadways 29,542 N/A 30,144 2.04% Airport 6,447 N/A 6,316 -2.03% Agricultural and Undeveloped Total 1,004,679 N/A 981,427 -2.31% Agriculture 568,264 N/A 560,629 -1.34% Undeveloped Land 436,416 N/A 420,800 -3.58% Open Water 124,673 N/A 124,400 -0.22% Total 1,904,281 N/A 1,904,300 0.00% Sort A-Z Sort Z-A Clear Sorting Reload Data Hide this Field Hide Field List Show Field List Expand Collapse Expand All Collapse All Remove All Sorting Remove All Sorting Field List Loading…

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Source: Metropolitan Council Generalized Land Use Historical Data Set
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Features Affecting Development in Twin Cities Region (7-county)

YEAR Features Affecting Development 2010 Acres within MUSA Total Acres Developed Total 541,420.0 774,940.0 Developed Land 496,628.6 683,587.7 Wetlands (Developed) 36,366.1 78,053.4 Areas with 18% or Greater Slope (Developed) 8,423.3 13,298.8 Agricultural and Undeveloped Total 149,086.0 1,004,682.0 Agricultural Land 46,617.4 555,586.0 Undeveloped Land 71,289.8 298,151.1 Wetlands (Undeveloped) 29,023.9 138,795.1 Areas with 18% or Greater Slope (Undeveloped) 2,189.6 12,254.1 Open Water 62,563.0 124,671.0 Total 753,069.0 1,904,293.0 Sort A-Z Sort Z-A Clear Sorting Reload Data Hide this Field Hide Field List Show Field List Show Prefilter Expand Collapse Expand All Collapse All Sort "Features Affecting Development" by This Column Sort "Features Affecting Development" by This Column Remove All Sorting Sort "YEAR - Acres within MUSA" by This Row Sort "YEAR - Total Acres" by This Row Remove All Sorting Field List Loading…

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Source: Metropolitan Council Generalized Land Use Inventories, Metropolitan Urban Service Areas (MUSA), Steep Slopes, National Wetland Inventory, U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency Q3 Flood Zones , and Metro Wetlands and Wet Areas.
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Regional Planned Land Use in Twin Cities Region (7-county)

Year Planned Land Use 2030 Acres % of Total Agricultural 500,813.6 26.30 % Airport 7,961.6 0.42 % Commercial 32,069.4 1.68 % Industrial 56,266.9 2.95 % Institutional 42,692.2 2.24 % Mixed Use 8,347.8 0.44 % Multifamily Residential 51,436.1 2.70 % Multi-Optional Development 74,837.0 3.93 % Open Space or Restrictive Use 53,760.7 2.82 % Park and Recreation 162,924.8 8.56 % Railway (inc. LRT) 8,655.1 0.45 % Rights-of-Way (i.e., Roads) 29,389.8 1.54 % Rural and Large-Lot Residential 408,222.2 21.44 % Single Family Residential 340,391.5 17.88 % Vacant or No Data 743.4 0.04 % Water 125,748.7 6.60 % Total 1,904,260.8 100.00 % Sort A-Z Sort Z-A Clear Sorting Reload Data Hide this Field Hide Field List Show Field List Show Prefilter Expand Collapse Expand All Collapse All Sort "Planned Land Use" by This Column Sort "Planned Land Use" by This Column Remove All Sorting Sort "Year - Acres" by This Row Sort "Year - % of Total" by This Row Remove All Sorting Field List Loading…

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Source: Metropolitan Council Regional Planned Land Use Data Set
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Regional Planned Land Use in Twin Cities Region (7-county)

Source: Metropolitan Council Regional Planned Land Use Data Set
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Note: Cities and townships do not consistently report information on both square footage and permit value on commercial, industrial, and public and institutional building permits. View "Download Tabular Data" for more details.
Source: Metropolitan Council Commercial, Industrial, and Public and Institutional Building Permits Survey
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Note: Cities and townships do not consistently report information on both square footage and permit value on commercial, industrial, and public and institutional building permits. View "Download Tabular Data" for more details.
Source: Metropolitan Council Commercial, Industrial, and Public and Institutional Building Permits Survey
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Note: Cities and townships do not consistently report information on both square footage and permit value on commercial, industrial, and public and institutional building permits. View "Download Tabular Data" for more details.
Source: Metropolitan Council Commercial, Industrial, and Public and Institutional Building Permits Survey
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Note: Cities and townships do not consistently report information on both square footage and permit value on commercial, industrial, and public and institutional building permits. View "Download Tabular Data" for more details.
Source: Metropolitan Council Commercial, Industrial, and Public and Institutional Building Permits Survey
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