Orono vs St. Anthony

A side-by-side comparison of Orono and St. Anthony: population, income, housing, and more.

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

St. Anthony has the higher population (9,516 vs 8,205 in Orono). Orono has the higher median household income ($181,875 vs $97,784 in St. Anthony). Orono has the higher median home value ($952,400 vs $365,700 in St. Anthony).

Population, income & housing

	Orono	St. Anthony
Population	8,205	9,516
Median age	47.2 yrs	40.2 yrs
Median household income	$181,875	$97,784
Median home value	$952,400	$365,700
Median gross rent	$1,653	$1,413
Housing units	3,449	4,322
Homeownership rate	90.5%	62.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	68.9%	59.4%
Unemployment rate	2.9%	1.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Orono	St. Anthony
Population	8,113 → 8,205 (+1.1%)	9,038 → 9,516 (+5.3%)
Median household income	$159,028 → $181,875 (+14.4%)	$73,918 → $97,784 (+32.3%)
Median home value	$680,100 → $952,400 (+40.0%)	$269,300 → $365,700 (+35.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,460 → $1,653 (+13.2%)	$1,092 → $1,413 (+29.4%)

Orono

Population

8,1138,205

Median household income

$159,028$181,875

Median home value

$680,100$952,400

Median gross rent

$1,460$1,653

St. Anthony

Population

9,0389,516

Median household income

$73,918$97,784

Median home value

$269,300$365,700

Median gross rent

$1,092$1,413

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Orono	St. Anthony
Under 5	5.8%	9.4%
5 to 17	20.5%	14.6%
18 to 24	4.3%	2.3%
25 to 34	4.6%	13.5%
35 to 44	12.3%	16.5%
45 to 54	15.9%	9.7%
55 to 64	20.3%	9.4%
65 to 74	11.1%	14.3%
75 and over	5.2%	10.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Orono	St. Anthony
White (non-Hispanic)	86.8%	78.0%
Black or African American	0.1%	8.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.2%
Asian	6.0%	5.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	3.5%	0.3%
Two or more races	3.2%	6.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.4%	1.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Orono	St. Anthony
No high school diploma	0.2%	4.4%
High school graduate	9.6%	14.3%
Some college or associate's	21.2%	22.0%
Bachelor's degree	43.1%	27.3%
Graduate or professional degree	25.8%	32.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Orono	St. Anthony
Drove alone	63.0%	57.5%
Carpooled	1.7%	6.3%
Public transit	0.1%	2.9%
Walked	0.7%	3.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.7%
Worked from home	31.2%	26.9%
Other means	3.3%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Orono	St. Anthony
1-unit, detached	90.5%	47.1%
1-unit, attached	3.5%	5.4%
2 to 4 units	0.3%	3.3%
5 to 19 units	0.7%	8.5%
20 or more units	4.8%	35.2%
Mobile home & other	0.2%	0.5%

Poverty & households

	Orono	St. Anthony
Poverty rate	6.3%	3.5%
Average household size	2.66	2.27
Mean commute (minutes)	25	20
Median year structure built	1982	1971