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Who lives on the Green Line?

A visual exploration of select demographic characteristics of neighborhoods along the new light rail line.

Spanning 11 miles from Target Field in downtown Minneapolis to St. Paul's Union Depot, Metro Transit's new Green Line passes through a diverse group of neighborhoods. Drawing on data from the U.S. Census, the map below visualizes some of these differences across key demographic factors: population density, income, people of color, and public transit use. Click on a demographic factor to change the map.