Rosemount vs South St. Paul

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

Rosemount 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.

Rosemount has the higher population (26,509 vs 20,633 in South St. Paul). Rosemount has the higher median household income ($127,247 vs $84,472 in South St. Paul). Rosemount has the higher median home value ($406,100 vs $266,800 in South St. Paul).

Population, income & housing

	Rosemount	South St. Paul
Population	26,509	20,633
Median age	38.7 yrs	37.3 yrs
Median household income	$127,247	$84,472
Median home value	$406,100	$266,800
Median gross rent	$1,614	$1,128
Housing units	9,797	8,447
Homeownership rate	86.6%	72.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	50.3%	30.7%
Unemployment rate	3.2%	5.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Rosemount	South St. Paul
Population	24,292 → 26,509 (+9.1%)	20,194 → 20,633 (+2.2%)
Median household income	$104,743 → $127,247 (+21.5%)	$63,247 → $84,472 (+33.6%)
Median home value	$279,000 → $406,100 (+45.6%)	$192,100 → $266,800 (+38.9%)
Median gross rent	$1,218 → $1,614 (+32.5%)	$937 → $1,128 (+20.4%)

Rosemount

Population

24,29226,509

Median household income

$104,743$127,247

Median home value

$279,000$406,100

Median gross rent

$1,218$1,614

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)

	Rosemount	South St. Paul
Under 5	5.7%	6.0%
5 to 17	20.4%	16.7%
18 to 24	8.8%	9.3%
25 to 34	10.4%	14.5%
35 to 44	13.5%	14.5%
45 to 54	15.6%	11.6%
55 to 64	12.4%	12.8%
65 to 74	8.5%	8.6%
75 and over	4.8%	6.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Rosemount	South St. Paul
White (non-Hispanic)	82.1%	71.3%
Black or African American	3.6%	4.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.3%
Asian	5.2%	2.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.1%
Two or more races	4.8%	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino	3.9%	17.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Rosemount	South St. Paul
No high school diploma	2.6%	6.6%
High school graduate	15.6%	31.3%
Some college or associate's	31.5%	31.4%
Bachelor's degree	33.1%	21.7%
Graduate or professional degree	17.2%	9.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Rosemount	South St. Paul
Drove alone	67.3%	73.5%
Carpooled	7.5%	9.7%
Public transit	1.2%	1.4%
Walked	1.5%	1.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.5%
Worked from home	21.7%	12.0%
Other means	0.8%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Rosemount	South St. Paul
1-unit, detached	67.0%	69.5%
1-unit, attached	20.3%	4.6%
2 to 4 units	1.8%	8.2%
5 to 19 units	3.0%	6.1%
20 or more units	5.1%	10.2%
Mobile home & other	2.8%	1.5%

Poverty & households

	Rosemount	South St. Paul
Poverty rate	2.9%	9.1%
Average household size	2.77	2.47
Mean commute (minutes)	28	22
Median year structure built	2000	1957