CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Falcon Heights

Minnesota · 5,380 residents · 2.23 sq mi

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Falcon Heights is home to 5,380 people in Minnesota. This is an unusually credentialed place: 62% of adults have a four-year degree. Getting to work takes 17 minutes on average. The typical home is worth $102,700. The population has held roughly steady since 2000. Households earn $31,661 at the median, near the US median.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 31.5

US median: 33.0

More educated

62% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 16%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

5,380

−3%vs 2000

vs 5,572 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

31.5

+2%vs 2000

vs 30.9 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

2.23 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20245K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58.1%(437)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 95.8%(314)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 144.6%(250)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.9%(423)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 249.7%(524)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3421.3%(1,146)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.2%(763)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 547.6%(411)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.3%(393)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.6%(407)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.8%(258)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1%(54)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$31,661

−19%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $51,382 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$16,186

−36%vs 2000

vs $25,370 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

10.6%

+1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.6% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$102,700

−16%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $161,600 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$387

+3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $494 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

59.5%

+1.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 57.9% in 2000

40.5% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic75.8%(4,223)

Black3.3%(184)

Hispanic / Latino3.1%(172)

Asian14.9%(833)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic82.5%(4,437)

Black1.9%(104)

Hispanic / Latino1.2%(65)

Asian14.2%(765)

Other1.4%(74)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican1%(49)

South American0.7%(36)

Bolivian0.6%(33)

Central American0.5%(27)

Puerto Rican0.3%(13)

Guatemalan0.2%(9)

Honduran0.2%(9)

Salvadoran0.2%(9)

Cuban0.1%(6)

Peruvian0.1%(3)

Asian origin

Chinese4.3%(220)

Asian Indian3.1%(160)

Hmong1.1%(57)

Filipino0.9%(45)

Korean0.7%(38)

Japanese0.6%(32)

Pakistani0.5%(27)

Bangladeshi0.5%(24)

Nepalese0.5%(24)

Taiwanese0.4%(21)

Mongolian0.4%(18)

Vietnamese0.3%(16)

+ 1 more asian origin group with data

Thai0.2%(8)

Ancestry

German20.2%(1,028)

Norwegian13.4%(682)

Irish12.4%(629)

English8.6%(435)

Swedish5.5%(280)

Polish5%(253)

Italian4%(205)

Subsaharan African3.3%(170)

French2.5%(128)

Finnish2.4%(120)

Scottish2.2%(110)

Dutch1.6%(82)

+ 30 more ancestry groups with data

Danish1.2%(61)

Arab1.1%(58)

Iranian1%(53)

Nigerian1%(52)

Swiss0.9%(47)

Serbian0.9%(46)

Egyptian0.8%(43)

American0.8%(41)

Russian0.7%(35)

Czech0.6%(31)

Belgian0.6%(30)

Hungarian0.6%(30)

Guyanese0.6%(29)

Somali0.5%(27)

British0.5%(26)

Scotch-Irish0.5%(25)

Slovak0.5%(24)

French Canadian0.4%(22)

Portuguese0.4%(21)

Croatian0.4%(20)

Slovene0.4%(20)

Austrian0.4%(18)

Ukrainian0.4%(18)

Welsh0.3%(16)

Brazilian0.2%(9)

West Indian0.2%(9)

Jamaican0.2%(9)

Ethiopian0.1%(7)

Greek0.1%(4)

Australian0.1%(3)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Norwegian population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest Swedish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

62.2%

−8.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 70.3% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

95.6%

Unchangedvs 2000

vs 95.6% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

31.8%

−6.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 38.1% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

16.7 min

+39%vs 2000

vs 12.0 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married38.6%(777)

Married53.8%(1,084)

Widowed1.4%(28)

Divorced6.3%(126)

Women 15+

Never married38.1%(859)

Married47.7%(1,076)

Widowed5.1%(114)

Divorced9.2%(207)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

0.9%

−6.0 ptssince 2013

from 6.9% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

70.7%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 71.3% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

18.5%

+0.1 ptssince 2020

from 18.4% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

15.9%

−1.4 ptssince 2020

from 17.3% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

11.8%

+2.2 ptssince 2020

from 9.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.1%

+1.0 ptssince 2020

from 1.1% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

87.2%

+1.0 ptssince 2020

from 86.2% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

27.0%

+2.0 ptssince 2020

from 25.0% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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)37%(64)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)13.9%(24)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era41.6%(72)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 173 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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