Eagan is a city of 68,000 people in Minnesota. 55% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, against 36% nationally. That puts it in the top 6% of US cities for household income. Density works out to 2,181 people per square mile. That is roughly 22% ahead of the Minnesota median. Poverty is uncommon here, at 5.9% of people here.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $108,690, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 39.3
US median: 38.9
More educated
55% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 35%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Eagan
What changed most since 1990
Black share2.2% → 11.5%(+9.3 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
Median age28.7 → 39.3(+10.6 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
White share92.8% → 68.4%(−24.4 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Eagan's population equals 15% of Dakota County's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 22% of the county's. Its number of households without a car equals 12% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)29.8%(800)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)18.6%(500)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era34.2%(918)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3.2%(87)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.3%(7)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 2,681 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Eagan, decade by decade
Eagan population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
47,409
$111,872
$251,767
39.2%
17.1
2000
63,557
$122,758
$293,286
47.7%
30.0
2010
64,206
$111,639
$373,453
49.3%
45.0
2020
68,855
$113,122
$362,036
51.9%
61.0
2024
68,000
$108,690
$397,100
54.7%
63.1
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
