What is the population of South St. Paul city?

South St. Paul city has 20,633 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #60 of 914 in Minnesota.

What is the median household income in South St. Paul city?

Median household income in South St. Paul city is $84,472 a year, 7.6% above the national figure of $78,538.

How much does it cost to rent or buy in South St. Paul city?

Median gross rent is $1,128 a month and the median home value is $266,800, so rent absorbs about 16% of median household income.

Is South St. Paul city affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 3.2× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so South St. Paul city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 16% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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South St. Paul, MN population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of South St. Paul, Minnesota (South St. Paul, MN — Census place “South St. Paul city”) is 20,633 residents, ranking #60 of 914 places in Minnesota. Median household income is $84,472, the median home is worth $266,800 and median gross rent runs $1,128 a month. Looking for the South St. Paul Minnesota ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve South St. Paul, MN: 55075.

Population: 20,633South St. Paul city residents
Median household income: $84,472Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $266,800Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $1,128Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 37.3 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 72%Owner-occupied households

South St. Paul ZIP codes (Minnesota)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps South St. Paul.

The South St. Paul MN ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

55075

What the numbers mean in South St. Paul city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the South St. Paul city median would spend about 16% 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 3.2× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 9.1% of residents and 72% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

South St. Paul city, MN in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

South St. Paul city is a mid-size town in Minnesota, with 20,633 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #60 of 914 ranked by population — larger than 93% of them. The median age here is 37.3 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 South St. Paul city earn a median of $84,472 a year, 7.6% above the national figure of $78,538 and 12% 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 9.1% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in South St. Paul city is valued at $266,800, 12.1% below the national figure and 11% above the $240,400 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,128 a month, 19.8% below the national figure, or roughly $13,536 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 16% 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 3.2×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 72% 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.

Every value on this page is published directly by the Census for this area — nothing is modelled or interpolated. 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.

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What is the population of South St. Paul city?: South St. Paul city has 20,633 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #60 of 914 in Minnesota.
What is the median household income in South St. Paul city?: Median household income in South St. Paul city is $84,472 a year, 7.6% above the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in South St. Paul city?: Median gross rent is $1,128 a month and the median home value is $266,800, so rent absorbs about 16% of median household income.
Is South St. Paul city affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 3.2× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so South St. Paul city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 16% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this South 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.