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Inver Grove Heights, MN
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Living in Inver Grove Heights



Inver Grove Heights is a medium-sized city located in the state of Minnesota. With a population of 35,701 people and seven associated neighborhoods, Inver Grove Heights is the 28th largest community in Minnesota.

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

A relatively large number of people in Inver Grove Heights telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 19.05% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Inver Grove Heights is one of the most well-educated cities in the nation. 42.32% of adults in Inver Grove Heights have at least a bachelor's degree. Compare that to the average community in America, which has just 21.84% with a bachelor's degree or higher.

The per capita income in Inver Grove Heights in 2018 was $51,175, which is wealthy relative to Minnesota and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $204,700 for a family of four. However, Inver Grove Heights contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Inver Grove Heights is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Inver Grove Heights home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Inver Grove Heights residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Inver Grove Heights also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 12.26% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Inver Grove Heights include German, Irish, Norwegian, English, and Swedish.

The most common language spoken in Inver Grove Heights is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Miao/Hmong.