Hopkins is a somewhat small city located in the state of Minnesota. With a population of 17,061 people and three constituent neighborhoods, Hopkins is the 59th largest community in Minnesota.

Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Hopkins is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Hopkins is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Hopkins who work in office and administrative support jobs (19.60%), sales jobs (10.69%), and management occupations (8.81%).

Also of interest is that Hopkins has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Hopkins, while not large, also appears to be attractive to some younger, educated professionals, who help shape the character of the city.

Being a small city, Hopkins does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Hopkins Information and Demographics

The education level of Hopkins citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (14.96%): 35.04% of adults in Hopkins have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Hopkins in 2000 was $26,759, which is wealthy relative to Minnesota and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $107,036 for a family of four.

Hopkins is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Hopkins home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Hopkins is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Hopkins include German, Norwegian, Irish, Swedish, English, and Polish.

The most common language spoken in Hopkins is English. Some people also speak Spanish.