Arden Hills vs North Oaks

A side-by-side comparison of Arden Hills and North Oaks: population, income, housing, and more.

Arden Hills and North Oaks are places in Minnesota. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Arden Hills has the higher population (9,737 vs 5,175 in North Oaks). North Oaks has the higher median household income ($235,858 vs $128,668 in Arden Hills). North Oaks has the higher median home value ($756,300 vs $423,800 in Arden Hills).

Population, income & housing

	Arden Hills	North Oaks
Population	9,737	5,175
Median age	35.4 yrs	43.6 yrs
Median household income	$128,668	$235,858
Median home value	$423,800	$756,300
Median gross rent	$1,847	$2,932
Housing units	2,998	1,816
Homeownership rate	83.6%	85.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	64.0%	72.4%
Unemployment rate	5.6%	4.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Arden Hills	North Oaks
Population	10,293 → 9,737 (-5.4%)	5,177 → 5,175 (-0.0%)
Median household income	$91,250 → $128,668 (+41.0%)	$178,816 → $235,858 (+31.9%)
Median home value	$292,900 → $423,800 (+44.7%)	$633,300 → $756,300 (+19.4%)
Median gross rent	$1,558 → $1,847 (+18.5%)	$2,614 → $2,932 (+12.2%)

Arden Hills

Population

10,2939,737

Median household income

$91,250$128,668

Median home value

$292,900$423,800

Median gross rent

$1,558$1,847

North Oaks

Population

5,1775,175

Median household income

$178,816$235,858

Median home value

$633,300$756,300

Median gross rent

$2,614$2,932

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Arden Hills	North Oaks
Under 5	5.9%	7.0%
5 to 17	15.2%	21.9%
18 to 24	20.6%	3.7%
25 to 34	7.8%	3.0%
35 to 44	12.0%	15.1%
45 to 54	10.4%	10.6%
55 to 64	9.3%	11.9%
65 to 74	9.5%	12.0%
75 and over	9.2%	14.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Arden Hills	North Oaks
White (non-Hispanic)	81.8%	82.0%
Black or African American	2.3%	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	5.3%	8.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.0%	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino	6.4%	5.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Arden Hills	North Oaks
No high school diploma	4.0%	2.0%
High school graduate	13.9%	7.2%
Some college or associate's	18.0%	18.3%
Bachelor's degree	38.1%	34.5%
Graduate or professional degree	26.0%	37.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Arden Hills	North Oaks
Drove alone	57.0%	57.8%
Carpooled	5.8%	6.6%
Public transit	1.7%	1.3%
Walked	6.1%	0.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.9%
Worked from home	28.4%	33.2%
Other means	0.9%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Arden Hills	North Oaks
1-unit, detached	65.9%	84.9%
1-unit, attached	11.9%	1.0%
2 to 4 units	0.9%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.1%	2.3%
20 or more units	12.5%	11.8%
Mobile home & other	8.6%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Arden Hills	North Oaks
Poverty rate	4.3%	4.5%
Average household size	2.73	2.86
Mean commute (minutes)	19	25
Median year structure built	1977	1985