CITY · 2000 CENSUS
St. Paul
Minnesota · 287,151 residents · 51.973 sq mi
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St. Paul has roughly average household income, with a median household income of $38,774. Population has held roughly steady since 1990. Median home value is $105,000. At a median age of 31.0, residents skew younger than the country as a whole.
At a glance
Lower income
below the US median
US median: $42,589
Younger
median age 31.0
US median: 35.2
More educated
32% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 24%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $120,530
Section 01
Population & growth
Population, 1990 – 2024
2024307K
Age distribution, 2000
Under 57.6%(21,747)
5 to 97.8%(22,273)
10 to 147.5%(21,572)
15 to 197.7%(22,233)
20 to 249%(25,947)
25 to 3416.8%(48,210)
35 to 4415.3%(43,792)
45 to 5411.9%(34,035)
55 to 646.2%(17,695)
65 to 744.6%(13,292)
75 to 843.9%(11,180)
85 and over1.8%(5,175)
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Section 02
Income & economy
$38,774
+11%inflation adjusted, since 1990
from $26,498 in 1990
US average: $42,589
1990 – 2024
Section 03
Housing
$105,000
+14%inflation adjusted, since 1990
from $70,200 in 1990
US average: $120,530
1990 – 2024
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Section 04
Race & ethnicity
1990
White, non-Hispanic82.4%(224,302)
Black7.5%(20,330)
Hispanic / Latino3.8%(10,318)
Asian7%(18,998)
2000
White, non-Hispanic64%(183,898)
Black11.4%(32,818)
Hispanic / Latino7.9%(22,715)
Asian12.3%(35,311)
No data for the years selected.
Section 04 · Origins
Detailed origins & ancestry
Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.
Hispanic origin
Mexican5.9%(18,171)
Central American1.5%(4,705)
Salvadoran1%(3,092)
South American0.7%(2,011)
Puerto Rican0.3%(1,074)
Cuban0.3%(784)
Honduran0.2%(703)
Venezuelan0.2%(678)
Guatemalan0.2%(610)
Spaniard0.1%(385)
Colombian0.1%(364)
Peruvian0.1%(329)
+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data
Dominican0.1%(317)
Ecuadorian0.1%(293)
Argentine0%(138)
Panamanian0%(125)
Uruguayan0%(109)
Costa Rican0%(92)
Nicaraguan0%(83)
Bolivian0%(25)
Chilean0%(17)
Paraguayan0%(1)
Asian origin
Hmong10.8%(33,264)
Burmese3%(9,285)
Vietnamese0.6%(1,691)
Chinese0.5%(1,484)
Korean0.5%(1,471)
Filipino0.5%(1,416)
Asian Indian0.5%(1,416)
Cambodian0.3%(984)
Kazakh0.2%(473)
Bhutanese0.2%(463)
Japanese0.1%(344)
Nepalese0.1%(279)
+ 8 more asian origin groups with data
Laotian0.1%(261)
Thai0.1%(159)
Indonesian0%(147)
Pakistani0%(82)
Sri Lankan0%(56)
Bangladeshi0%(24)
Malaysian0%(19)
Taiwanese0%(5)
Pacific Islander origin
Native Hawaiian0.1%(242)
Samoan0%(109)
Tongan0%(37)
Chamorro0%(36)
Guamanian0%(12)
Ancestry
German19.2%(58,918)
Irish10.4%(31,846)
Norwegian7.1%(21,852)
Subsaharan African6.1%(18,751)
English5.8%(17,968)
Swedish4.9%(15,133)
Italian2.7%(8,274)
Polish2.5%(7,723)
French2.5%(7,627)
Somali2%(6,243)
Ethiopian1.9%(5,863)
American1.8%(5,462)
+ 49 more ancestry groups with data
Scottish1.4%(4,229)
Dutch1.1%(3,238)
Finnish0.9%(2,791)
Czech0.7%(2,279)
Danish0.7%(2,222)
West Indian0.6%(1,966)
French Canadian0.6%(1,862)
Scotch-Irish0.6%(1,805)
Russian0.5%(1,601)
Arab0.5%(1,512)
British0.4%(1,249)
Nigerian0.4%(1,248)
Ukrainian0.3%(1,067)
Swiss0.3%(988)
Austrian0.3%(929)
Welsh0.3%(920)
Hungarian0.3%(884)
Kenyan0.3%(839)
Lithuanian0.3%(808)
Jamaican0.3%(780)
Belgian0.2%(582)
Lebanese0.2%(574)
Ghanaian0.2%(506)
Trinidadian & Tobagonian0.2%(501)
Greek0.2%(487)
Slovak0.1%(398)
Romanian0.1%(371)
Slovene0.1%(328)
Croatian0.1%(261)
Haitian0.1%(235)
Serbian0.1%(227)
Palestinian0.1%(226)
Iranian0.1%(200)
Canadian0.1%(189)
Egyptian0.1%(171)
Portuguese0%(144)
Latvian0%(140)
Turkish0%(128)
Guyanese0%(94)
Brazilian0%(84)
Barbadian0%(81)
Moroccan0%(77)
Armenian0%(76)
Bulgarian0%(53)
Israeli0%(53)
Syrian0%(52)
Iraqi0%(21)
Jordanian0%(20)
Australian0%(16)
Section 05
Education
High school or higher
83.8%
+2.6 ptssince 1990
from 81.1% in 1990
US average: 80.3%
Section 06
Commute & transportation
Section 07
Work & employment
No data for the years selected.
Section 08
People & community
No data for the years selected.
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married42.5%(44,454)
Married45.8%(47,888)
Widowed2.4%(2,479)
Divorced9.4%(9,847)
Women 15+
Never married37.2%(43,465)
Married42.2%(49,292)
Widowed8.9%(10,341)
Divorced11.7%(13,690)
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Frequently asked
How many people live in St. Paul, Minnesota?
St. Paul, Minnesota has about 287,151 residents according to the 2000 Census.
What is the median household income in St. Paul, Minnesota?
The typical household in St. Paul, Minnesota earns about $38,774 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.
Is St. Paul, Minnesota expensive?
In St. Paul, Minnesota, the median home is worth about $105,000, and the typical rent is about $565 a month.
How educated are people in St. Paul, Minnesota?
About 32.0% of adults age 25 and over in St. Paul, Minnesota hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
What is the poverty rate in St. Paul, Minnesota?
About 15.6% of people in St. Paul, Minnesota live below the federal poverty line.
Has St. Paul, Minnesota grown since 1990?
Yes, St. Paul, Minnesota has grown since 1990. The population has added about 14,916 residents, a change of about 5 percent over that period.
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