Minnetonka vs St. Louis Park

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

Minnetonka 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.

Minnetonka has the higher population (53,256 vs 49,541 in St. Louis Park). Minnetonka has the higher median household income ($120,496 vs $100,250 in St. Louis Park). Minnetonka has the higher median home value ($456,200 vs $371,600 in St. Louis Park).

Population, income & housing

	Minnetonka	St. Louis Park
Population	53,256	49,541
Median age	42.8 yrs	36.0 yrs
Median household income	$120,496	$100,250
Median home value	$456,200	$371,600
Median gross rent	$1,758	$1,589
Housing units	24,595	25,404
Homeownership rate	72.5%	58.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	63.3%	63.9%
Unemployment rate	2.2%	3.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Minnetonka	St. Louis Park
Population	53,025 → 53,256 (+0.4%)	48,677 → 49,541 (+1.8%)
Median household income	$95,630 → $120,496 (+26.0%)	$80,627 → $100,250 (+24.3%)
Median home value	$347,900 → $456,200 (+31.1%)	$271,600 → $371,600 (+36.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,428 → $1,758 (+23.1%)	$1,232 → $1,589 (+29.0%)

Minnetonka

Population

53,02553,256

Median household income

$95,630$120,496

Median home value

$347,900$456,200

Median gross rent

$1,428$1,758

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)

	Minnetonka	St. Louis Park
Under 5	6.4%	5.2%
5 to 17	15.1%	12.6%
18 to 24	4.4%	7.1%
25 to 34	14.1%	23.5%
35 to 44	12.3%	13.9%
45 to 54	11.8%	10.3%
55 to 64	13.6%	10.8%
65 to 74	13.3%	9.2%
75 and over	8.9%	7.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Minnetonka	St. Louis Park
White (non-Hispanic)	80.8%	77.6%
Black or African American	3.8%	4.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.2%
Asian	6.7%	4.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	1.1%
Two or more races	4.1%	5.7%
Hispanic or Latino	4.1%	6.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Minnetonka	St. Louis Park
No high school diploma	2.7%	2.7%
High school graduate	11.5%	11.6%
Some college or associate's	22.6%	21.9%
Bachelor's degree	38.4%	42.0%
Graduate or professional degree	24.9%	21.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Minnetonka	St. Louis Park
Drove alone	66.3%	63.0%
Carpooled	4.7%	5.6%
Public transit	0.9%	2.6%
Walked	1.3%	1.8%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.5%
Worked from home	25.8%	25.2%
Other means	0.6%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Minnetonka	St. Louis Park
1-unit, detached	54.2%	47.8%
1-unit, attached	10.6%	5.7%
2 to 4 units	2.2%	2.2%
5 to 19 units	1.8%	10.8%
20 or more units	31.3%	33.2%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.2%

Poverty & households

	Minnetonka	St. Louis Park
Poverty rate	4.8%	7.3%
Average household size	2.27	2.02
Mean commute (minutes)	20	20
Median year structure built	1980	1965