Minnesota · Census place 47221
North St. Paul, MN population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of North St. Paul, Minnesota (North St. Paul, MN — Census place “North St. Paul city”) is 12,511 residents, ranking #89 of 914 places in Minnesota. Median household income is $81,641, the median home is worth $286,600 and median gross rent runs $1,304 a month. Looking for the North St. Paul Minnesota ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve North St. Paul, MN: 55109.
- Population
- 12,511North St. Paul city residents
- Median household income
- $81,641Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $286,600Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,304Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 33.6 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 66.6%Owner-occupied households
North St. Paul ZIP codes (Minnesota)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps North St. Paul.
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What the numbers mean in North St. Paul city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the North St. Paul city median would spend about 19.2% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.5× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 13.1% of residents and 66.6% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
North St. Paul city, MN in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
North St. Paul city is a mid-size town in Minnesota, with 12,511 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #89 of 914 ranked by population — larger than 90% of them. The median age here is 33.6 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger profile than the country as a whole. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.
Households in North St. Paul city earn a median of $81,641 a year, 4% above the national figure of $78,538 and 8% above the $75,469 median for the 361 Minnesota cities we cover. Household income here is measured before tax and pooled across everyone at the address, which is why it reads higher than typical individual earnings in the same area. Poverty reaches 13.1% of residents here, above the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in North St. Paul city is valued at $286,600, 5.5% below the national figure and 19% above the $240,400 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,304 a month, 7.3% below the national figure, or roughly $15,648 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 19.2% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 3.5×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 66.6% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. Rent is reported gross — contract rent plus tenant-paid utilities — which is why it runs above the advertised price on a listing for the same unit.
Median income runs above the national figure while poverty also runs above it — a split distribution, not a uniformly comfortable place. Averages hide that; the two numbers together do not.
No figure on this page is estimated by us; each one comes straight from the published ACS tables for this area. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Minnesota.
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of North St. Paul city?
- North St. Paul city has 12,511 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #89 of 914 in Minnesota.
- What is the median household income in North St. Paul city?
- Median household income in North St. Paul city is $81,641 a year, 4% above the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in North St. Paul city?
- Median gross rent is $1,304 a month and the median home value is $286,600, so rent absorbs about 19.2% of median household income.
- Is North St. Paul city affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 3.5× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so North St. Paul city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 19.2% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this North St. Paul city data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.