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West St. Paul, MN

21,382 Population
4.9 square miles 4,356.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.8 ±2.5 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metro Area: 38 ±0.1
  • a little higher than the figure in Minnesota: 38.8 ±0.1
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$44,887 ±$3,346 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metro Area: $52,840 ±$319
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Minnesota: $48,237 ±$234
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$68,464 ±$8,274 Median household income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metro Area: $99,833 ±$641
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Minnesota: $89,062 ±$409
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

8.9% ±2.5% (1,874  ±523) Persons below poverty line
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metro Area: 8.2% 300,663 (±0.2% / ±8,118)
  • a little less than the rate in Minnesota: 9.3% 522,508 (±0.2% / ±9,015)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

22.4 minutes ±1.4 (194,850  ±18,937) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metro Area: 23.9 36,953,836 (±0.1 / ±257,604)
  • about the same as the figure in Minnesota: 22.7 54,914,636 (±0.1 / ±295,702)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

9,780 ±442 Number of households
  • the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metro Area: 1,477,259 ±2,971
  • Minnesota: 2,307,955 ±6,063
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.2 ±0.1 (21,084  ±32) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metro Area: 2.5 3,646,176
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Minnesota: 2.4 5,601,148
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

1.3% ±0.9% (69  ±50) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about one-quarter of the rate in the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metro Area: 5.3% 46,680 (±0.2% / ±1,657)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Minnesota: 5.6% 72,229 (±0.1% / ±1,882)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

10,312 ±437 Number of housing units
  • the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metro Area: 1,551,396 ±396
  • Minnesota: 2,545,030 ±1,535
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$301,300 ±$14,743 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metro Area: $374,000 ±$1,103
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Minnesota: $329,300 ±$903
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

13.8% ±3.1% (2,941  ±666.4) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metro Area: 12.4% 454,009 (±0.2% / ±7,923)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Minnesota: 12.2% 691,832 (±0.2% / ±9,053.1)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

92.5% ±5.3% (14,153  ±939.9) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metro Area: 94.3% 2,399,502 (±0.4% / ±11,171.1)
  • about the same as the rate in Minnesota: 93.9% 3,685,922 (±0.3% / ±13,417.4)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
35.5% ±3.6% (5,429  ±574.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metro Area: 45.4% 1,155,399 (±0.3% / ±7,449.8)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Minnesota: 39.4% 1,546,100 (±0.2% / ±8,550.4)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

9.2% ±1.8% (1,974  ±385) Foreign-born population
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metro Area: 10.9% 404,575
  • a little higher than the rate in Minnesota: 8.7% 497,722
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

5.6% ±1.3% (970  ±225) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metro Area: 5.3% 150,014 (±0.1% / ±2,365)
  • a little less than the rate in Minnesota: 5.9% 259,988 (±0.1% / ±3,034)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
970 Total veterans ±225 883 Male ±205 87 Female ±70

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