Andover vs Ramsey

A side-by-side comparison of Andover and Ramsey: population, income, housing, and more.

Andover and Ramsey are places in Minnesota. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Andover has the higher population (32,825 vs 28,070 in Ramsey). Andover has the higher median household income ($131,528 vs $112,060 in Ramsey). Andover has the higher median home value ($389,200 vs $345,000 in Ramsey).

Population, income & housing

	Andover	Ramsey
Population	32,825	28,070
Median age	39.4 yrs	36.9 yrs
Median household income	$131,528	$112,060
Median home value	$389,200	$345,000
Median gross rent	$1,827	$1,780
Housing units	11,289	10,419
Homeownership rate	93.8%	85.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	37.7%	32.9%
Unemployment rate	2.5%	4.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Andover	Ramsey
Population	32,733 → 32,825 (+0.3%)	26,638 → 28,070 (+5.4%)
Median household income	$109,930 → $131,528 (+19.6%)	$95,014 → $112,060 (+17.9%)
Median home value	$289,500 → $389,200 (+34.4%)	$251,900 → $345,000 (+37.0%)
Median gross rent	$1,655 → $1,827 (+10.4%)	$1,399 → $1,780 (+27.2%)

Andover

Population

32,73332,825

Median household income

$109,930$131,528

Median home value

$289,500$389,200

Median gross rent

$1,655$1,827

Ramsey

Population

26,63828,070

Median household income

$95,014$112,060

Median home value

$251,900$345,000

Median gross rent

$1,399$1,780

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Andover	Ramsey
Under 5	6.7%	5.8%
5 to 17	19.2%	21.3%
18 to 24	7.6%	6.3%
25 to 34	10.5%	13.2%
35 to 44	14.2%	13.9%
45 to 54	13.7%	12.9%
55 to 64	13.4%	12.1%
65 to 74	8.9%	9.4%
75 and over	5.9%	5.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Andover	Ramsey
White (non-Hispanic)	86.7%	82.5%
Black or African American	4.5%	7.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.0%
Asian	2.9%	2.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	0.5%
Two or more races	2.9%	4.9%
Hispanic or Latino	2.0%	1.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Andover	Ramsey
No high school diploma	4.1%	2.5%
High school graduate	19.2%	26.7%
Some college or associate's	39.0%	38.0%
Bachelor's degree	27.7%	23.9%
Graduate or professional degree	10.1%	8.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Andover	Ramsey
Drove alone	76.5%	78.5%
Carpooled	4.8%	4.2%
Public transit	0.5%	1.3%
Walked	0.3%	0.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	17.0%	14.8%
Other means	0.8%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Andover	Ramsey
1-unit, detached	91.6%	73.8%
1-unit, attached	5.4%	18.2%
2 to 4 units	0.4%	0.4%
5 to 19 units	0.1%	0.4%
20 or more units	2.3%	6.6%
Mobile home & other	0.2%	0.6%

Poverty & households

	Andover	Ramsey
Poverty rate	3.4%	3.7%
Average household size	2.95	2.76
Mean commute (minutes)	26	28
Median year structure built	1993	1995