Farmington vs West St. Paul

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

Farmington and West 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 21,076 in West St. Paul). Farmington has the higher median household income ($118,556 vs $70,738 in West St. Paul). Farmington has the higher median home value ($345,100 vs $281,800 in West St. Paul).

Population, income & housing

	Farmington	West St. Paul
Population	23,675	21,076
Median age	35.6 yrs	38.9 yrs
Median household income	$118,556	$70,738
Median home value	$345,100	$281,800
Median gross rent	$1,275	$1,195
Housing units	8,475	10,078
Homeownership rate	86.6%	58.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	38.1%	35.0%
Unemployment rate	3.6%	3.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Farmington	West St. Paul
Population	22,869 → 23,675 (+3.5%)	19,779 → 21,076 (+6.6%)
Median household income	$95,331 → $118,556 (+24.4%)	$56,097 → $70,738 (+26.1%)
Median home value	$254,200 → $345,100 (+35.8%)	$199,400 → $281,800 (+41.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,052 → $1,275 (+21.2%)	$1,013 → $1,195 (+18.0%)

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

West St. Paul

Population

19,77921,076

Median household income

$56,097$70,738

Median home value

$199,400$281,800

Median gross rent

$1,013$1,195

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Farmington	West St. Paul
Under 5	7.5%	5.5%
5 to 17	23.9%	13.8%
18 to 24	5.4%	8.8%
25 to 34	12.3%	16.5%
35 to 44	16.6%	12.2%
45 to 54	15.5%	11.6%
55 to 64	11.3%	10.9%
65 to 74	4.3%	11.5%
75 and over	3.2%	9.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Farmington	West St. Paul
White (non-Hispanic)	82.4%	65.9%
Black or African American	4.1%	6.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.3%
Asian	3.3%	1.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.3%
Two or more races	3.3%	5.3%
Hispanic or Latino	6.4%	20.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Farmington	West St. Paul
No high school diploma	6.5%	7.4%
High school graduate	20.6%	25.1%
Some college or associate's	34.8%	32.5%
Bachelor's degree	30.1%	22.8%
Graduate or professional degree	8.0%	12.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Farmington	West St. Paul
Drove alone	74.9%	70.5%
Carpooled	4.6%	6.5%
Public transit	0.3%	2.3%
Walked	1.0%	2.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	18.6%	17.5%
Other means	0.6%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Farmington	West St. Paul
1-unit, detached	71.2%	50.6%
1-unit, attached	18.4%	5.0%
2 to 4 units	2.2%	3.6%
5 to 19 units	2.7%	11.3%
20 or more units	5.3%	29.4%
Mobile home & other	0.1%	0.1%

Poverty & households

	Farmington	West St. Paul
Poverty rate	3.8%	9.1%
Average household size	2.86	2.16
Mean commute (minutes)	28	23
Median year structure built	1997	1969