North Oaks vs North St. Paul

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

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

North St. Paul has the higher population (12,511 vs 5,175 in North Oaks). North Oaks has the higher median household income ($235,858 vs $81,641 in North St. Paul). North Oaks has the higher median home value ($756,300 vs $286,600 in North St. Paul).

Population, income & housing

	North Oaks	North St. Paul
Population	5,175	12,511
Median age	43.6 yrs	33.6 yrs
Median household income	$235,858	$81,641
Median home value	$756,300	$286,600
Median gross rent	$2,932	$1,304
Housing units	1,816	4,807
Homeownership rate	85.4%	66.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	72.4%	27.7%
Unemployment rate	4.0%	3.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	North Oaks	North St. Paul
Population	5,177 → 5,175 (-0.0%)	12,406 → 12,511 (+0.8%)
Median household income	$178,816 → $235,858 (+31.9%)	$64,722 → $81,641 (+26.1%)
Median home value	$633,300 → $756,300 (+19.4%)	$206,100 → $286,600 (+39.1%)
Median gross rent	$2,614 → $2,932 (+12.2%)	$988 → $1,304 (+32.0%)

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

North St. Paul

Population

12,40612,511

Median household income

$64,722$81,641

Median home value

$206,100$286,600

Median gross rent

$988$1,304

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	North Oaks	North St. Paul
Under 5	7.0%	8.2%
5 to 17	21.9%	17.8%
18 to 24	3.7%	9.1%
25 to 34	3.0%	17.4%
35 to 44	15.1%	12.2%
45 to 54	10.6%	10.6%
55 to 64	11.9%	9.7%
65 to 74	12.0%	10.5%
75 and over	14.9%	4.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	North Oaks	North St. Paul
White (non-Hispanic)	82.0%	58.5%
Black or African American	0.9%	6.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	8.9%	21.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	2.8%	8.2%
Hispanic or Latino	5.5%	5.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	North Oaks	North St. Paul
No high school diploma	2.0%	8.9%
High school graduate	7.2%	28.5%
Some college or associate's	18.3%	34.9%
Bachelor's degree	34.5%	20.7%
Graduate or professional degree	37.9%	7.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	North Oaks	North St. Paul
Drove alone	57.8%	76.2%
Carpooled	6.6%	9.1%
Public transit	1.3%	2.0%
Walked	0.2%	0.2%
Bicycle	0.9%	0.0%
Worked from home	33.2%	11.2%
Other means	0.0%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	North Oaks	North St. Paul
1-unit, detached	84.9%	68.1%
1-unit, attached	1.0%	6.3%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	3.7%
5 to 19 units	2.3%	10.9%
20 or more units	11.8%	10.6%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.3%

Poverty & households

	North Oaks	North St. Paul
Poverty rate	4.5%	13.1%
Average household size	2.86	2.65
Mean commute (minutes)	25	24
Median year structure built	1985	1973