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West St. Paul, MN

21,076 Population
4.9 square miles 4,294.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.9 ±2.3 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metro Area: 37.8 ±0.1
  • about the same as the figure in Minnesota: 38.6 ±0.2

Economics

$42,860 ±$3,700 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metro Area: $51,500 ±$286
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Minnesota: $46,957 ±$226
$70,738 ±$5,804 Median household income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metro Area: $98,180 ±$598
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Minnesota: $87,556 ±$396

9.1% ±2.1% (1,899  ±437) Persons below poverty line
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metro Area: 8.2% 296,604 (±0.2% / ±7,206)
  • about the same as the rate in Minnesota: 9.2% 514,300 (±0.2% / ±8,955)

22.9 minutes ±1.1 (199,695  ±18,813) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metro Area: 24.5 38,727,024 (±0.1 / ±202,097)
  • about the same as the figure in Minnesota: 23.1 57,023,716 (±0.1 / ±261,630)

Families

9,580 ±466 Number of households
  • the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metro Area: 1,458,896 ±3,198
  • Minnesota: 2,282,967 ±5,281
2.2 ±0.1 (20,736  ±47) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metro Area: 2.5 3,626,864 (±0 / ±384)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Minnesota: 2.4 5,575,919

2.2% ±1.2% (111  ±60) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about two-fifths of the rate in the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metro Area: 5.5% 47,412 (±0.2% / ±1,472)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Minnesota: 5.6% 72,603 (±0.2% / ±1,945)

Housing

10,078 ±440 Number of housing units
  • the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metro Area: 1,530,451 ±449
  • Minnesota: 2,519,538 ±958

$281,800 ±$7,196 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metro Area: $354,400 ±$1,011
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Minnesota: $305,500 ±$890

12.1% ±2.9% (2,547  ±605.4) Moved since previous year
  • a little less than the rate in the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metro Area: 12.9% 471,868 (±0.2% / ±7,602.8)
  • a little less than the rate in Minnesota: 12.7% 714,609 (±0.2% / ±9,441.2)

Social

92.6% ±4.8% (14,038  ±914.8) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metro Area: 94.2% 2,378,131 (±0.4% / ±11,082.3)
  • about the same as the rate in Minnesota: 93.9% 3,657,954 (±0.3% / ±12,837.3)
35% ±3.5% (5,310  ±566) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metro Area: 44.9% 1,132,499 (±0.3% / ±7,018.5)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Minnesota: 38.8% 1,513,374 (±0.2% / ±8,335.6)

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

7.7% ±2% (1,618  ±427) Foreign-born population
  • about three-quarters of the rate in the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metro Area: 10.7% 396,708
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Minnesota: 8.6% 488,897

6.4% ±1.4% (1,084  ±242) Population with veteran status
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metro Area: 5.5% 153,969 (±0.1% / ±2,540)
  • a little higher than the rate in Minnesota: 6.1% 267,133 (±0.1% / ±2,994)
1,084 Total veterans ±242 954 Male ±243 130 Female ±97

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