Nicollet vs St. Peter

A side-by-side comparison of Nicollet and St. Peter: population, income, housing, and more.

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

St. Peter has the higher population (12,085 vs 966 in Nicollet). Nicollet has the higher median household income ($80,500 vs $65,042 in St. Peter). St. Peter has the higher median home value ($238,700 vs $214,100 in Nicollet).

Population, income & housing

	Nicollet	St. Peter
Population	966	12,085
Median age	31.8 yrs	35.0 yrs
Median household income	$80,500	$65,042
Median home value	$214,100	$238,700
Median gross rent	$862	$943
Housing units	405	4,195
Homeownership rate	62.7%	60.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.2%	31.3%
Unemployment rate	0.8%	1.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Nicollet	St. Peter
Population	1,250 → 966 (-22.7%)	11,854 → 12,085 (+1.9%)
Median household income	$73,462 → $80,500 (+9.6%)	$55,774 → $65,042 (+16.6%)
Median home value	$162,200 → $214,100 (+32.0%)	$170,200 → $238,700 (+40.2%)
Median gross rent	$742 → $862 (+16.2%)	$861 → $943 (+9.5%)

Nicollet

Population

1,250966

Median household income

$73,462$80,500

Median home value

$162,200$214,100

Median gross rent

$742$862

St. Peter

Population

11,85412,085

Median household income

$55,774$65,042

Median home value

$170,200$238,700

Median gross rent

$861$943

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Nicollet	St. Peter
Under 5	4.5%	3.7%
5 to 17	15.9%	13.3%
18 to 24	17.5%	22.0%
25 to 34	17.8%	11.0%
35 to 44	12.6%	12.5%
45 to 54	12.4%	9.2%
55 to 64	8.2%	12.3%
65 to 74	7.0%	8.8%
75 and over	4.0%	7.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Nicollet	St. Peter
White (non-Hispanic)	88.0%	78.8%
Black or African American	2.7%	7.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.5%
Asian	0.0%	1.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.6%
Two or more races	1.4%	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino	7.9%	7.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Nicollet	St. Peter
No high school diploma	7.3%	9.8%
High school graduate	29.7%	28.6%
Some college or associate's	44.8%	30.3%
Bachelor's degree	12.2%	17.7%
Graduate or professional degree	6.0%	13.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Nicollet	St. Peter
Drove alone	78.0%	56.6%
Carpooled	3.9%	8.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.7%
Walked	5.0%	12.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.7%
Worked from home	13.2%	21.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Nicollet	St. Peter
1-unit, detached	62.7%	56.3%
1-unit, attached	6.9%	6.2%
2 to 4 units	5.7%	9.3%
5 to 19 units	18.5%	7.3%
20 or more units	0.7%	16.5%
Mobile home & other	5.4%	4.4%

Poverty & households

	Nicollet	St. Peter
Poverty rate	8.7%	17.5%
Average household size	2.45	2.25
Mean commute (minutes)	19	15
Median year structure built	1984	1978