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Our findings One in every 11 residents re- ports at least one disability, most commonly an ambulatory or cognitive disability. People with disabilities live across the region, with some clustering in the core where public transportation and services may be more accessible. Older residents are more likely to live with disabilities, which has implications for our aging region. People with disabilities are • less likely to be in the labor force or employed full-time; • more likely to report lower earnings; and • more likely to live below or near measures of poverty compared with persons without disabilities. These disparities undermine their overall economic well-being. People with disabilities can be at a disadvantage in housing mar- kets, given their economic profile. Compared with households where no occupant reports a disability, households with disabilities are less likely to live in an owner-oc- cupied home and more likely to experience housing cost burden (that is, spending more than a third of one's income on housing). METROSTATS Metropolitan Council | metrocouncil.org/metrostats | 1 In the Twin Cities region, one in every 11 residents reports at least one disability In 2011-2015 about 276,000 people with disabilities lived in the Twin Cities region, around 9% of the region’s total population. The U.S. Census Bureau collects information on six types of difficulties: hearing, vision, cognitive, ambulatory, self-care, and independent living. It categorizes people who report any one of the six difficulty types as a person with disability. Ambulatory and cognitive disabilities are the two most common forms of disabilities, followed by independent living difficulties. Difficulty with hearing, self-care, and vision are relatively less common types of disabilities.1 October 2017 METROSTATS Exploring regional issues that matter Our focus How prevalent are disabilities in the Twin Cities region? Are people with disabilities able to access economic opportunity? How does ability status affect housing? Key findings In the Twin Cities region, people with disabilities have employment, economic well-being, and housing outcomes that compare unfavorably to those of people without disabilities. The changing demographics of the Twin Cities re- gion is likely to increase the prevalence of people with disabilities. Unless disparities that undermine the well-being of the region’s residents with disabilities are addressed, these disparities are likely to harm our region even more in the future. Understanding Disparities by Ability Status in the Twin Cities Region FIGURE 1. DISABILITY TYPES AMONG RESIDENTS LIVING IN THE TWIN CITIES REGION One or more disabilities Ambulatory Cognitive Hearing Independent living Self care Vision 276,000 123,000 113,000 96,000 81,000 55,000 41,000 Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey five-year estimates, 2011-2015.