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Ramsey County

Minnesota · 541,623 residents (2025 est.) · 152 sq mi
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Ramsey County is a county of 542,945 people in Minnesota. That puts it in the top 4% of US counties for household income. 46% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. There are 3,566 people per square mile. The average commute runs 21 minutes. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $326,600.

At a glance
Average income
median household income $81,568, near the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 36.1
US median: 38.9
More educated
46% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 46%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place

What stands out about Ramsey County

What changed most since 1990

  • White share86.9% → 57.9% (−29.0 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
  • Black share4.5% → 12.1% (+7.6 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts

Among the 87 counties in Minnesota

  • 18th in household income$81,568
  • 6th in share with a bachelor's degree45.6%
  • 12th in home value$326,600
  • 1st in diversity score77.0
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
542,945
+6%since 2000
from 511,035 in 2000
541,623 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
3,566 / sq mi
+6%since 2000
from 3,357 / sq mi in 2000
US average: 281
Median age
36.1
+7%since 2000
from 33.7 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
152 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
479K499K519K539K559K19902000201020202024Ramsey County
2024543K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 56.3%(33,950)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 96.4%(34,537)
US avg: 6%
10 to 146.6%(35,875)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 196.6%(35,753)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 246.6%(35,973)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3415.9%(86,265)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4413.8%(74,664)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5410.7%(58,010)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6411.5%(62,322)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 749.4%(51,078)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 844.4%(23,820)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over2%(10,698)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$81,568
−2%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $45,722 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$46,355
+97%since 2000
from $23,536 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
53.8%
+20.3 ptssince 2009
from 33.4% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
12.3%
+1.7 ptssince 2000
from 10.6% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.465
+2%since 2010
from 0.458 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Retail trade13.1%
US avg: 9.9%
Information9.5%
US avg: 10.8%
Other services7.1%
US avg: 6.7%
Public administration5.6%
US avg: 4.8%
Finance & insurance4.9%
US avg: 5.9%
Wholesale trade4.6%
US avg: 6.9%
Professional, scientific, technical4.4%
US avg: 5.1%
Transportation & warehousing2%
US avg: 2.2%
Arts, entertainment, food1.4%
US avg: 1.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.5%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction0.5%
US avg: 1.2%
Education & health services0.4%
US avg: 0.9%
Manufacturing0%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$326,600
+46%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $122,800 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,329
+20%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $606 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
60.6%
−2.9 ptssince 2000
from 63.5% in 2000
39.4% rent
Vacancy rate
5.4%
−0.9 ptssince 2009
from 6.3% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.38 people
−1%since 2009
from 2.40 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
21.2%
−8.4 ptssince 2009
from 29.6% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
48.9%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 49.1% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
4.0
−6%since 2009
from 4.3 in 2009
1990 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
48
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic75.3%(384,648)
Black7.4%(37,978)
Hispanic / Latino5.3%(26,979)
Asian8.7%(44,633)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic57.9%(314,435)
Black12.1%(65,894)
Hispanic / Latino8.4%(45,588)
Asian15%(81,334)
Other6.6%(35,694)
Diversity Score
77
+35%since 2009
from 57 in 2009
1990 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
39
−9%since 2020
from 43 in 2020
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means White and non-White residents are more separated across neighborhoods.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican5.3%(28,873)
Central American1.1%(6,134)
South American0.7%(3,777)
Salvadoran0.6%(3,468)
Puerto Rican0.3%(1,810)
Honduran0.2%(1,173)
Cuban0.2%(1,035)
Spaniard0.2%(957)
Guatemalan0.2%(955)
Colombian0.2%(867)
Ecuadorian0.2%(866)
Venezuelan0.1%(813)
+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data
Dominican0.1%(464)
Peruvian0.1%(429)
Chilean0%(255)
Nicaraguan0%(243)
Argentine0%(241)
Panamanian0%(142)
Uruguayan0%(118)
Bolivian0%(58)
Asian origin
Hmong8.4%(45,796)
Burmese2%(10,678)
Chinese0.8%(4,400)
Asian Indian0.7%(3,606)
Vietnamese0.7%(3,541)
Korean0.5%(2,502)
Filipino0.4%(2,397)
Cambodian0.3%(1,375)
Nepalese0.2%(905)
Bhutanese0.1%(692)
Japanese0.1%(528)
Kazakh0.1%(473)
+ 10 more asian origin groups with data
Pakistani0.1%(425)
Laotian0.1%(423)
Thai0%(207)
Sri Lankan0%(203)
Taiwanese0%(202)
Indonesian0%(147)
Mongolian0%(35)
Malaysian0%(20)
Pacific Islander origin
Samoan0.1%(299)
Chamorro0%(110)
Tongan0%(37)
Guamanian0%(12)
Ancestry
German22.1%(119,887)
Irish10.6%(57,560)
Norwegian8.2%(44,756)
English6.2%(33,627)
Swedish6.1%(33,110)
Polish3.2%(17,382)
Italian2.7%(14,911)
French2.6%(14,350)
American2.1%(11,171)
Ethiopian1.6%(8,638)
Scottish1.4%(7,684)
+ 50 more ancestry groups with data
Somali1.4%(7,472)
Dutch1.1%(5,953)
Danish1%(5,434)
Finnish0.9%(4,956)
Czech0.9%(4,773)
French Canadian0.7%(3,784)
Scotch-Irish0.6%(3,138)
Arab0.5%(2,967)
Russian0.4%(2,414)
Swiss0.4%(2,292)
West Indian0.4%(2,178)
British0.4%(2,051)
Nigerian0.4%(1,979)
Austrian0.4%(1,975)
Ukrainian0.3%(1,824)
Hungarian0.3%(1,773)
Kenyan0.3%(1,618)
Welsh0.3%(1,606)
Belgian0.2%(993)
Slovene0.2%(980)
Lebanese0.2%(947)
Greek0.2%(945)
Lithuanian0.2%(937)
Jamaican0.2%(899)
Slovak0.2%(890)
Egyptian0.1%(811)
Ghanaian0.1%(731)
Romanian0.1%(688)
Croatian0.1%(647)
Iranian0.1%(469)
Serbian0.1%(389)
Canadian0.1%(350)
Portuguese0.1%(326)
Palestinian0.1%(303)
Latvian0.1%(282)
Haitian0%(261)
Brazilian0%(235)
Turkish0%(231)
Moroccan0%(173)
Armenian0%(162)
Guyanese0%(162)
Bulgarian0%(139)
Iraqi0%(117)
Syrian0%(90)
Barbadian0%(81)
Israeli0%(60)
Jordanian0%(20)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
45.6%
+11.3 ptssince 2000
from 34.3% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
91.7%
+4.1 ptssince 2000
from 87.6% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
18.4%
+5.9 ptssince 2000
from 12.5% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
21.4 min
+66%since 2000
from 12.9 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
62.5%
−12.5 ptssince 2009
from 75.0% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
8.3%
−1.3 ptssince 2009
from 9.6% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
3.7%
−2.6 ptssince 2009
from 6.3% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
20.5%
+16.0 ptssince 2009
from 4.5% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
2.9%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 3.2% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.7%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 0.8% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
10.2%
−0.4 ptssince 2009
from 10.7% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
4.9%
−3.3 ptssince 2011
from 8.1% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
68.4%
−0.6 ptssince 2011
from 69.0% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
80.9%
+0.8 ptssince 2020
from 80.1% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
15.4%
+1.1 ptssince 2009
from 14.3% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
48.0%
+5.5 ptssince 2009
from 42.4% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
49.1%
+0.9 ptssince 2009
from 48.2% in 2009
Female
50.9%
−0.9 ptssince 2009
from 51.8% in 2009
Foreign born
15.6%
+3.8 ptssince 2009
from 11.7% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
4.5%
−4.4 ptssince 2009
from 8.9% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
12.3%
+1.6 ptssince 2012
from 10.7% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
5.5%
−5.0 ptssince 2013
from 10.5% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
92.4%
+10.3 ptssince 2017
from 82.1% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
96.3%
+2.7 ptssince 2020
from 93.6% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
85.3%
+1.8 ptssince 2020
from 83.6% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
76.7%
−1.2 ptssince 2016
from 77.9% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
5.6%
+0.5 ptssince 2016
from 5.1% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married43.4%(92,303)
Married45.7%(97,403)
Widowed2.2%(4,767)
Divorced8.7%(18,449)
Women 15+
Never married39%(88,020)
Married42.7%(96,350)
Widowed6.5%(14,618)
Divorced11.8%(26,673)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
5.5%
−5.0 ptssince 2013
from 10.5% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
56.7%
−0.8 ptssince 2020
from 57.5% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
13.8%
Unchangedsince 2020
from 13.8% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
16.4%
+0.8 ptssince 2020
from 15.6% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
25.2%
+0.3 ptssince 2020
from 24.9% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
1.4%
−0.1 ptssince 2020
from 1.5% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
67.8%
−1.1 ptssince 2020
from 68.9% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
39.3%
+1.0 ptssince 2020
from 38.3% 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)22.4%(4,235)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)14.6%(2,752)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era34.7%(6,565)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War6.9%(1,305)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.7%(330)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 18,897 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

Ramsey County, decade by decade

Ramsey County population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
YearPopulationMedian household incomeMedian home valueBachelor's degree+Diversity score
1990485,765$76,905$198,96628.8%29.8
2000511,035$83,290$223,69934.3%52.1
2010508,640$74,683$320,37038.9%65.2
2020552,352$81,495$289,67743.0%76.7
2024542,945$81,568$326,60045.6%77.0

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.

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Frequently asked

How many people live in Ramsey County, Minnesota?

Ramsey County, Minnesota has about 542,945 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Ramsey County, Minnesota?

The typical household in Ramsey County, Minnesota earns about $81,568 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Ramsey County, Minnesota expensive?

In Ramsey County, Minnesota, the median home is worth about $326,600, and the typical rent is about $1,329 a month.

How educated are people in Ramsey County, Minnesota?

About 45.6% of adults age 25 and over in Ramsey County, Minnesota hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Ramsey County, Minnesota?

About 12.3% of people in Ramsey County, Minnesota live below the federal poverty line.

Has Ramsey County, Minnesota grown since 1990?

Yes, Ramsey County, Minnesota has grown since 1990. The population has added about 57,180 residents, a change of about 12 percent over that period.

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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · UPDATED 2024

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