Edina vs St. Louis Park

A side-by-side comparison of Edina and St. Louis Park: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Edina has the higher population (53,125 vs 49,541 in St. Louis Park). Edina has the higher median household income ($129,225 vs $100,250 in St. Louis Park). Edina has the higher median home value ($624,000 vs $371,600 in St. Louis Park).

Population, income & housing

	Edina	St. Louis Park
Population	53,125	49,541
Median age	44.8 yrs	36.0 yrs
Median household income	$129,225	$100,250
Median home value	$624,000	$371,600
Median gross rent	$1,757	$1,589
Housing units	24,236	25,404
Homeownership rate	72.4%	58.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	72.2%	63.9%
Unemployment rate	3.8%	3.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Edina	St. Louis Park
Population	51,746 → 53,125 (+2.7%)	48,677 → 49,541 (+1.8%)
Median household income	$104,244 → $129,225 (+24.0%)	$80,627 → $100,250 (+24.3%)
Median home value	$476,300 → $624,000 (+31.0%)	$271,600 → $371,600 (+36.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,404 → $1,757 (+25.1%)	$1,232 → $1,589 (+29.0%)

Edina

Population

51,74653,125

Median household income

$104,244$129,225

Median home value

$476,300$624,000

Median gross rent

$1,404$1,757

St. Louis Park

Population

48,67749,541

Median household income

$80,627$100,250

Median home value

$271,600$371,600

Median gross rent

$1,232$1,589

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Edina	St. Louis Park
Under 5	5.4%	5.2%
5 to 17	17.1%	12.6%
18 to 24	5.8%	7.1%
25 to 34	9.4%	23.5%
35 to 44	12.8%	13.9%
45 to 54	12.1%	10.3%
55 to 64	14.7%	10.8%
65 to 74	11.9%	9.2%
75 and over	10.8%	7.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Edina	St. Louis Park
White (non-Hispanic)	81.3%	77.6%
Black or African American	2.6%	4.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.2%
Asian	6.6%	4.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	1.1%
Two or more races	5.2%	5.7%
Hispanic or Latino	3.9%	6.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Edina	St. Louis Park
No high school diploma	1.5%	2.7%
High school graduate	8.2%	11.6%
Some college or associate's	18.2%	21.9%
Bachelor's degree	40.8%	42.0%
Graduate or professional degree	31.3%	21.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Edina	St. Louis Park
Drove alone	67.0%	63.0%
Carpooled	4.0%	5.6%
Public transit	0.7%	2.6%
Walked	1.6%	1.8%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.5%
Worked from home	25.4%	25.2%
Other means	0.9%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Edina	St. Louis Park
1-unit, detached	53.5%	47.8%
1-unit, attached	5.8%	5.7%
2 to 4 units	1.5%	2.2%
5 to 19 units	5.4%	10.8%
20 or more units	33.5%	33.2%
Mobile home & other	0.3%	0.2%

Poverty & households

	Edina	St. Louis Park
Poverty rate	4.4%	7.3%
Average household size	2.30	2.02
Mean commute (minutes)	20	20
Median year structure built	1971	1965