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St. Louis County

Minnesota · 200,518 residents (2025 est.) · 6,248 sq mi
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St. Louis County is home to 200,123 people in Minnesota. That puts it in the top 10% of US counties for household income. 2% of residents were born outside the United States. Density works out to 32 people per square mile. Home values have roughly tripled since 2000, reaching $221,400. That trails the Minnesota median by roughly 21%.

At a glance
Lower income
below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 41.2
US median: 38.9
Average education
34% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 63%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
200,123
Unchangedsince 2000
from 200,528 in 2000
200,518 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
32 / sq mi
+2%since 2009
from 32 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
41.2
+6%since 2000
from 39.0 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
6,248 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
196K198K199K200K201K19902000201020202024St. Louis County
2024200K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 54.6%(9,302)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 95.2%(10,312)
US avg: 6%
10 to 145.3%(10,662)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 196.8%(13,690)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 248.9%(17,733)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3411.5%(22,936)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4412%(23,926)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5410.9%(21,738)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6413.5%(27,073)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 7412.9%(25,895)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 846%(11,926)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over2.5%(4,930)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$70,069
+6%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $36,306 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$41,302
+118%since 2000
from $18,982 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
47.2%
+22.6 ptssince 2009
from 24.5% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
13.2%
+1.2 ptssince 2000
from 12.1% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.461
+4%since 2010
from 0.442 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information12.2%
US avg: 10.8%
Retail trade7.3%
US avg: 9.9%
Wholesale trade6.5%
US avg: 6.9%
Finance & insurance5.8%
US avg: 5.9%
Other services4.9%
US avg: 6.7%
Professional, scientific, technical4.4%
US avg: 5.1%
Public administration3.6%
US avg: 4.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing3%
US avg: 1.6%
Manufacturing2.1%
US avg: 0.4%
Transportation & warehousing1.8%
US avg: 2.2%
Education & health services1.4%
US avg: 0.9%
Arts, entertainment, food1.2%
US avg: 1.9%
Construction0.9%
US avg: 1.2%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$221,400
+63%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $74,600 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,013
+34%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $415 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
71.2%
−3.5 ptssince 2000
from 74.7% in 2000
28.8% rent
Vacancy rate
16.4%
+1.4 ptssince 2009
from 15.1% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.20 people
Unchangedsince 2009
from 2.21 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
18.4%
−4.1 ptssince 2009
from 22.5% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
48.3%
−2.0 ptssince 2009
from 50.3% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
3.2
+1%since 2009
from 3.1 in 2009
2009 – 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
56
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic94.4%(189,314)
Black0.8%(1,676)
Hispanic / Latino0.8%(1,597)
Asian0.7%(1,327)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic89.5%(179,093)
Black1.6%(3,258)
Hispanic / Latino1.9%(3,896)
Asian1%(2,060)
Other5.9%(11,816)
Diversity Score
24
+53%since 2009
from 16 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
28
−6%since 2020
from 30 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
Mexican1.1%(2,120)
Salvadoran0.2%(351)
Puerto Rican0.2%(342)
Guatemalan0.1%(155)
Cuban0.1%(151)
Chilean0%(94)
Spaniard0%(89)
Honduran0%(69)
Dominican0%(53)
+ 7 more hispanic origin groups with data
Asian origin
Chinese0.2%(491)
Asian Indian0.2%(367)
Korean0.2%(340)
Vietnamese0.1%(231)
Hmong0.1%(197)
Filipino0.1%(149)
Cambodian0%(73)
Japanese0%(30)
Burmese0%(27)
Laotian0%(21)
Thai0%(13)
+ 4 more asian origin groups with data
Pacific Islander origin
Samoan0%(62)
Chamorro0%(25)
Ancestry
German22.2%(44,470)
Norwegian12.2%(24,397)
Finnish10.1%(20,160)
Swedish9.8%(19,525)
Irish9.1%(18,282)
English7.1%(14,162)
Polish5%(9,919)
Italian4.3%(8,569)
American2.7%(5,425)
French2.7%(5,392)
Slovene1.3%(2,662)
Scottish1.3%(2,503)
+ 47 more ancestry groups with data
French Canadian1.2%(2,321)
Dutch1%(2,048)
Croatian1%(2,016)
Czech0.9%(1,862)
Danish0.8%(1,600)
Scotch-Irish0.5%(1,025)
Russian0.4%(856)
Austrian0.4%(829)
Welsh0.4%(809)
Serbian0.4%(773)
British0.3%(594)
Swiss0.3%(563)
Belgian0.3%(526)
Greek0.2%(498)
Ukrainian0.2%(481)
Arab0.2%(422)
Hungarian0.2%(352)
Slovak0.2%(339)
Romanian0.2%(304)
Somali0.1%(261)
Canadian0.1%(208)
Lithuanian0.1%(208)
Kenyan0.1%(199)
Lebanese0.1%(176)
Portuguese0.1%(167)
West Indian0.1%(152)
Latvian0.1%(146)
Haitian0%(93)
Nigerian0%(90)
Turkish0%(70)
Iraqi0%(68)
Syrian0%(64)
Jamaican0%(60)
Iranian0%(43)
Ethiopian0%(42)
Bulgarian0%(36)
Armenian0%(31)
Guyanese0%(21)
Jordanian0%(16)
Egyptian0%(10)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
33.6%
+11.7 ptssince 2000
from 21.9% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
95.1%
+7.8 ptssince 2000
from 87.2% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
12.2%
+5.5 ptssince 2000
from 6.7% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
19.9 min
+56%since 2000
from 12.7 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
74.1%
−4.9 ptssince 2009
from 79.0% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
7.6%
−1.9 ptssince 2009
from 9.5% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
1.8%
−0.6 ptssince 2009
from 2.4% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
11.2%
+7.4 ptssince 2009
from 3.7% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
3.6%
−0.5 ptssince 2009
from 4.1% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.6%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 0.5% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
8.0%
−0.7 ptssince 2009
from 8.7% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
4.6%
−3.7 ptssince 2011
from 8.3% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
61.2%
−1.5 ptssince 2011
from 62.6% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
78.6%
+1.3 ptssince 2020
from 77.3% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
16.6%
+1.2 ptssince 2009
from 15.4% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
39.8%
+6.9 ptssince 2009
from 33.0% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
50.3%
+0.9 ptssince 2009
from 49.5% in 2009
Female
49.7%
−0.9 ptssince 2009
from 50.5% in 2009
Foreign born
1.9%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 1.8% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
7.3%
−5.0 ptssince 2009
from 12.3% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
15.6%
+2.3 ptssince 2012
from 13.3% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
4.1%
−4.2 ptssince 2013
from 8.3% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
88.6%
+14.7 ptssince 2017
from 73.9% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
94.1%
+4.5 ptssince 2020
from 89.6% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
86.2%
+2.4 ptssince 2020
from 83.9% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
96.8%
+0.9 ptssince 2016
from 95.8% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
1.1%
+0.1 ptssince 2016
from 1.0% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married39.3%(33,469)
Married47%(40,062)
Widowed2.7%(2,314)
Divorced11%(9,413)
Women 15+
Never married31.1%(26,340)
Married47.6%(40,304)
Widowed8.9%(7,530)
Divorced12.3%(10,415)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
4.1%
−4.2 ptssince 2013
from 8.3% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
58.2%
−1.8 ptssince 2020
from 60.0% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
17.7%
+0.2 ptssince 2020
from 17.5% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
22.6%
+1.5 ptssince 2020
from 21.1% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
20.3%
+0.6 ptssince 2020
from 19.7% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
3.1%
−0.1 ptssince 2020
from 3.2% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
74.1%
−1.3 ptssince 2020
from 75.4% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
40.9%
+1.8 ptssince 2020
from 39.1% 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)20.1%(2,370)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)19.8%(2,336)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era39.3%(4,636)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War6.1%(722)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.3%(158)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 11,800 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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Frequently asked

How many people live in St. Louis County, Minnesota?

St. Louis County, Minnesota has about 200,123 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in St. Louis County, Minnesota?

The typical household in St. Louis County, Minnesota earns about $70,069 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is St. Louis County, Minnesota expensive?

In St. Louis County, Minnesota, the median home is worth about $221,400, and the typical rent is about $1,013 a month.

How educated are people in St. Louis County, Minnesota?

About 33.6% of adults age 25 and over in St. Louis County, Minnesota hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in St. Louis County, Minnesota?

About 13.2% of people in St. Louis County, Minnesota live below the federal poverty line.

Has St. Louis County, Minnesota grown since 1990?

Yes, St. Louis County, Minnesota has grown since 1990. The population has added about 1,910 residents, a change of about 1 percent over that period.

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

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