Falcon Heights vs North Oaks

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

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

North Oaks has the higher population (5,175 vs 5,145 in Falcon Heights). North Oaks has the higher median household income ($235,858 vs $93,233 in Falcon Heights). North Oaks has the higher median home value ($756,300 vs $366,800 in Falcon Heights).

Population, income & housing

	Falcon Heights	North Oaks
Population	5,145	5,175
Median age	35.8 yrs	43.6 yrs
Median household income	$93,233	$235,858
Median home value	$366,800	$756,300
Median gross rent	$1,200	$2,932
Housing units	2,148	1,816
Homeownership rate	59.0%	85.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	74.0%	72.4%
Unemployment rate	5.3%	4.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Falcon Heights	North Oaks
Population	5,571 → 5,145 (-7.6%)	5,177 → 5,175 (-0.0%)
Median household income	$75,660 → $93,233 (+23.2%)	$178,816 → $235,858 (+31.9%)
Median home value	$293,400 → $366,800 (+25.0%)	$633,300 → $756,300 (+19.4%)
Median gross rent	$1,062 → $1,200 (+13.0%)	$2,614 → $2,932 (+12.2%)

Falcon Heights

Population

5,5715,145

Median household income

$75,660$93,233

Median home value

$293,400$366,800

Median gross rent

$1,062$1,200

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)

	Falcon Heights	North Oaks
Under 5	4.2%	7.0%
5 to 17	14.3%	21.9%
18 to 24	15.6%	3.7%
25 to 34	14.5%	3.0%
35 to 44	14.5%	15.1%
45 to 54	9.4%	10.6%
55 to 64	10.8%	11.9%
65 to 74	8.1%	12.0%
75 and over	8.7%	14.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Falcon Heights	North Oaks
White (non-Hispanic)	73.9%	82.0%
Black or African American	6.7%	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	12.9%	8.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.7%	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino	2.3%	5.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Falcon Heights	North Oaks
No high school diploma	1.5%	2.0%
High school graduate	8.3%	7.2%
Some college or associate's	16.2%	18.3%
Bachelor's degree	32.8%	34.5%
Graduate or professional degree	41.2%	37.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Falcon Heights	North Oaks
Drove alone	46.9%	57.8%
Carpooled	5.0%	6.6%
Public transit	8.4%	1.3%
Walked	7.7%	0.2%
Bicycle	3.0%	0.9%
Worked from home	26.4%	33.2%
Other means	2.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Falcon Heights	North Oaks
1-unit, detached	56.6%	84.9%
1-unit, attached	7.2%	1.0%
2 to 4 units	1.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	20.4%	2.3%
20 or more units	14.7%	11.8%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Falcon Heights	North Oaks
Poverty rate	7.8%	4.5%
Average household size	2.31	2.86
Mean commute (minutes)	23	25
Median year structure built	1960	1985