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Minneapolis MEPS

Fort Snelling, MN

The building the Minneapolis MEPS occupies.

The Minneapolis MEPS is located at 1 Federal Drive on the 3rd floor of the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building, near historic Fort Snelling. Over the years, this building has housed several key federal agencies including the Air Force, Army and Marine recruiting area headquarters.

The Fort Snelling building was erected under the auspices of the General Services Administration at a total cost of $14,054,807. It's architectural lines convey the impression of strength, permanence and dependability, qualities that were so highly prized by the strong and courageous pioneers who founded the original Fort Snelling. The ground floor and first floor lobbies have terrazzo floors and travertine marble walls. Upper floor lobbies have travertine marble tiled floors and plastered walls.

Living Here

This station is in Hennepin County, in the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metropolitan area.

  • People

    county

    1,269,496

    Live in the area

    Median age
    37.6
    Median household income
    $97,653
    People per household
    2.30

    api.census.gov · Hennepin

  • Housing

    county

    $392,900

    Median home value

    Median rent, two bedroom
    $1,677 a month

    api.census.gov · Hennepin

  • Work

    county

    4.4%

    Unemployment rate

    People in the labour force
    718,994
    As of
    July 2026

    data.bls.gov · Hennepin

  • Cost of living

    metro

    105

    Where the national average is 100

    Rents
    112
    Goods
    103
    Utilities
    93

    apps.bea.gov · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI

  • Schools

    county

    15.2:1

    Students to each teacher

    Public schools
    481
    School districts
    82
    As of
    2023

    educationdata.urban.org · Hennepin

  • Climate

    nearby

    83°F

    Warmest month, average high

    Coldest month, average low
    8°F
    Rain a year
    30.6 in
    Snow a year
    54.4 in

    ncei.noaa.gov · MINNEAPOLIS ST. PAUL INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, MN US