Neighborhoods at a glance

Published Monday, December 23, 1996

Neighborhoods at a glance

Elliot Park

Home of a medical complex and a park from which the neighborhood takes its name.

Lowest income, education levels of five residential neighborhoods downtown.

Many residents work in service jobs; one-third are below poverty level.

60% of occupied households had no car; 18% had no phone.

Home of North Central Bible College and also a 631-unit nursing home/senior apartment complex.

Housing examples: Park Center Apartments senior housing, part of the complex, 1510 11th Av. S., 394 units, 1978; The Roselle, 910 Portland Av., 67 units, rehabilitated 1991.

Loring Park

Two-tier population: many young adults in smaller apartments and many empty-nesters in taller buildings.

Median income for families is $42,202; median income for nonfamily households is $12,951.

Most transit-dependent downtown neighborhood; half of households lack a car and many walk to work.

Four post-secondary schools and Macphail Center for the Arts nearby.

Centerpiece park with pond getting a face lift.

Housing examples: Oak Grove Apartments, 230 Oak Grove, 130 units, 1918; 1200 on the Mall condominiums, 1200 Nicollet Mall, 134 units, 1978.

North Loop

Fewest housing units (370) and people (638) of the five downtown residential neighborhoods.

Most housing in historic buildings.

Near Warehouse District and shops; includes Farmers Market.

Mostly professional and managerial workers.

Few children; none in poverty.

Most car-dependent downtown area -- almost half of workers drive alone to work.

Home of new Federal Reserve Bank.

Housing examples: Itasca Condominiums, 708 N. 1st St., 72 units, 1982; RiverWalk Apartments, 400 N. 1st St., 173 units, 1986. Middle-income and luxury townhouses being planned or developed on rail property or riverfront.

Nicollet Island/East Bank

Wealthiest downtown neighborhood: 34 percent of households earn more than $100,000 annually. Per capita income of $46,653, double that of North Loop.

Poverty rate of 6.2 percent is lowest downtown. Few children; none in poverty.

High-rises offer spectacular views of St. Anthony Falls.

Almost all residents moved in since mid-1980s.

Ethnic-flavored market area nearby.

Housing examples: The Pinnacle apartments, 20 NE. 2nd St., 165 units, 1984; Winslow House condominiums, 100 SE. 2nd St., 56 units, 1981. High-priced townhouses added recently.

Downtown West

The urban core, stretching from riverfront high-rise housing to near Convention Center.

Almost half of population walks to work or works at home.

Managerial-professional jobs, but also clerical and sales workers.

Unemployment rate of 14 percent leads downtown neighborhoods.

Only 172 of its 2,653 housing units built before 1960.

Includes Minneapolis Public Library, University of St. Thomas, Target Center and major government buildings.

Housing examples: The Crossings Condominiums, 121 Washington Av. S., 306 units, 1981; Minneapolis public housing, 314 Hennepin Av. S., 299 units, 1973.

Downtown East

Not really a residential neighborhood with only 32 residents last census.

Median household income of $4,999.

Almost all housing units under $200 per month but consumed more than one-third of household's income for rent.

Neighborhood dominated by Metrodome, riverfront milling complex, Washington Av. technology corridor.

Source: 1990 U.S. Census data