What is the population of St. Paul city?

St. Paul city has 307,762 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #2 of 914 in Minnesota.

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

Median household income in St. Paul city is $73,055 a year, 7% below the national figure of $78,538.

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

Median gross rent is $1,248 a month and the median home value is $280,300, so rent absorbs about 20.5% of median household income.

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

Homes cost about 3.8× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so St. Paul city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 20.5% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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St. Paul, MN population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of St. Paul, Minnesota (St. Paul, MN — Census place “St. Paul city”) is 307,762 residents, ranking #2 of 914 places in Minnesota. Median household income is $73,055, the median home is worth $280,300 and median gross rent runs $1,248 a month. Looking for the St. Paul Minnesota ZIP code list? 14 ZIP codes serve St. Paul, MN: 55101, 55102, 55103, 55104, 55105, 55106, 55107, 55108, 55114, 55116, 55117, 55119, 55130, 55155.

Population: 307,762St. Paul city residents
Median household income: $73,055Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $280,300Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $1,248Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 33.5 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 53.2%Owner-occupied households

St. Paul ZIP codes (Minnesota)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps St. Paul.

The St. Paul MN ZIP code list below covers 14 ZIP codes. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

What the numbers mean in St. Paul city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the St. Paul city median would spend about 20.5% 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 3.8× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 15.7% of residents and 53.2% of households own their home.

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

St. Paul city, MN in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

St. Paul city is a mid-size city in Minnesota, with 307,762 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #2 of 914 ranked by population — larger than 99% of them. The median age here is 33.5 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger profile than the country as a whole. At this size the Census also publishes one-year estimates; the five-year values used here are steadier and let you compare against smaller neighbours on the same basis.

Households in St. Paul city earn a median of $73,055 a year, 7% below the national figure of $78,538 and 3% below the $75,469 median for the 361 Minnesota cities we cover. The median is the midpoint household, not an average, so a handful of very high earners cannot drag it upward the way they distort a mean. Poverty reaches 15.7% of residents here, above the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in St. Paul city is valued at $280,300, 7.6% below the national figure and 17% above the $240,400 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,248 a month, 11.2% below the national figure, or roughly $14,976 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 20.5% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is within the standard affordability guideline. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 3.8×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 53.2% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans more heavily on renters. The rent line includes utilities paid by the tenant, a definition worth remembering when comparing it against a landlord's quoted rate.

All values below were released by the Census for this exact geography, with no gap-filling on our side. 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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Frequently asked questions

Common questions about this area.

What is the population of St. Paul city?: St. Paul city has 307,762 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #2 of 914 in Minnesota.
What is the median household income in St. Paul city?: Median household income in St. Paul city is $73,055 a year, 7% below the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in St. Paul city?: Median gross rent is $1,248 a month and the median home value is $280,300, so rent absorbs about 20.5% of median household income.
Is St. Paul city affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 3.8× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so St. Paul city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 20.5% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this St. Paul city data?: All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this size the Census also publishes one-year estimates; the five-year values used here are steadier and let you compare against smaller neighbours on the same basis.