Vadnais Heights is a city of 12,838 people in Minnesota. That puts it in the top 8% of US cities for household income. Owners hold 80% of the housing stock. 46% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Poverty is uncommon here, at 3.9% of locals. There are 1,842 people per square mile.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $98,685, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 39.6
US median: 38.9
More educated
46% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 47%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Vadnais Heights
What changed most since 1990
White share96.5% → 71.1%(−25.4 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Homes owned by their occupants84.5% → 79.6%(−4.9 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Median age30.3 → 39.6(+9.3 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Vadnais Heights's population equals 2.4% of Ramsey County's. Its number of households without a car equals 0.7% of the county's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 0.7% 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)16.1%(107)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)17.3%(115)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era43.7%(291)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War6.9%(46)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.4%(9)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 666 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
Vadnais Heights, decade by decade
Vadnais Heights 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
11,041
$105,433
$232,807
29.7%
8.6
2000
13,069
$110,764
$246,834
37.0%
21.2
2010
12,302
$100,594
$338,783
39.4%
36.5
2020
12,912
$98,954
$294,889
41.6%
54.6
2024
12,838
$98,685
$363,100
45.9%
59.2
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.
