Farmington vs South St. Paul

A side-by-side comparison of Farmington and South St. Paul: population, income, housing, and more.

Farmington and South St. Paul are places in Minnesota. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Farmington has the higher population (23,675 vs 20,633 in South St. Paul). Farmington has the higher median household income ($118,556 vs $84,472 in South St. Paul). Farmington has the higher median home value ($345,100 vs $266,800 in South St. Paul).

Population, income & housing

	Farmington	South St. Paul
Population	23,675	20,633
Median age	35.6 yrs	37.3 yrs
Median household income	$118,556	$84,472
Median home value	$345,100	$266,800
Median gross rent	$1,275	$1,128
Housing units	8,475	8,447
Homeownership rate	86.6%	72.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	38.1%	30.7%
Unemployment rate	3.6%	5.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Farmington	South St. Paul
Population	22,869 → 23,675 (+3.5%)	20,194 → 20,633 (+2.2%)
Median household income	$95,331 → $118,556 (+24.4%)	$63,247 → $84,472 (+33.6%)
Median home value	$254,200 → $345,100 (+35.8%)	$192,100 → $266,800 (+38.9%)
Median gross rent	$1,052 → $1,275 (+21.2%)	$937 → $1,128 (+20.4%)

Farmington

Population

22,86923,675

Median household income

$95,331$118,556

Median home value

$254,200$345,100

Median gross rent

$1,052$1,275

South St. Paul

Population

20,19420,633

Median household income

$63,247$84,472

Median home value

$192,100$266,800

Median gross rent

$937$1,128

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Farmington	South St. Paul
Under 5	7.5%	6.0%
5 to 17	23.9%	16.7%
18 to 24	5.4%	9.3%
25 to 34	12.3%	14.5%
35 to 44	16.6%	14.5%
45 to 54	15.5%	11.6%
55 to 64	11.3%	12.8%
65 to 74	4.3%	8.6%
75 and over	3.2%	6.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Farmington	South St. Paul
White (non-Hispanic)	82.4%	71.3%
Black or African American	4.1%	4.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.3%
Asian	3.3%	2.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.1%
Two or more races	3.3%	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino	6.4%	17.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Farmington	South St. Paul
No high school diploma	6.5%	6.6%
High school graduate	20.6%	31.3%
Some college or associate's	34.8%	31.4%
Bachelor's degree	30.1%	21.7%
Graduate or professional degree	8.0%	9.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Farmington	South St. Paul
Drove alone	74.9%	73.5%
Carpooled	4.6%	9.7%
Public transit	0.3%	1.4%
Walked	1.0%	1.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.5%
Worked from home	18.6%	12.0%
Other means	0.6%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Farmington	South St. Paul
1-unit, detached	71.2%	69.5%
1-unit, attached	18.4%	4.6%
2 to 4 units	2.2%	8.2%
5 to 19 units	2.7%	6.1%
20 or more units	5.3%	10.2%
Mobile home & other	0.1%	1.5%

Poverty & households

	Farmington	South St. Paul
Poverty rate	3.8%	9.1%
Average household size	2.86	2.47
Mean commute (minutes)	28	22
Median year structure built	1997	1957