North St. Paul vs White Bear Lake

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

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

White Bear Lake has the higher population (24,026 vs 12,511 in North St. Paul). North St. Paul has the higher median household income ($81,641 vs $79,712 in White Bear Lake). White Bear Lake has the higher median home value ($318,000 vs $286,600 in North St. Paul).

Population, income & housing

	North St. Paul	White Bear Lake
Population	12,511	24,026
Median age	33.6 yrs	42.1 yrs
Median household income	$81,641	$79,712
Median home value	$286,600	$318,000
Median gross rent	$1,304	$1,540
Housing units	4,807	10,937
Homeownership rate	66.6%	65.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.7%	40.1%
Unemployment rate	3.4%	5.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	North St. Paul	White Bear Lake
Population	12,406 → 12,511 (+0.8%)	25,673 → 24,026 (-6.4%)
Median household income	$64,722 → $81,641 (+26.1%)	$71,709 → $79,712 (+11.2%)
Median home value	$206,100 → $286,600 (+39.1%)	$226,000 → $318,000 (+40.7%)
Median gross rent	$988 → $1,304 (+32.0%)	$1,134 → $1,540 (+35.8%)

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

White Bear Lake

Population

25,67324,026

Median household income

$71,709$79,712

Median home value

$226,000$318,000

Median gross rent

$1,134$1,540

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	North St. Paul	White Bear Lake
Under 5	8.2%	6.9%
5 to 17	17.8%	14.6%
18 to 24	9.1%	8.1%
25 to 34	17.4%	11.5%
35 to 44	12.2%	11.0%
45 to 54	10.6%	11.6%
55 to 64	9.7%	14.9%
65 to 74	10.5%	12.8%
75 and over	4.6%	8.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	North St. Paul	White Bear Lake
White (non-Hispanic)	58.5%	81.7%
Black or African American	6.0%	3.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	21.8%	4.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.3%
Two or more races	8.2%	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino	5.1%	6.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	North St. Paul	White Bear Lake
No high school diploma	8.9%	3.8%
High school graduate	28.5%	23.6%
Some college or associate's	34.9%	32.5%
Bachelor's degree	20.7%	28.6%
Graduate or professional degree	7.0%	11.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	North St. Paul	White Bear Lake
Drove alone	76.2%	72.7%
Carpooled	9.1%	5.8%
Public transit	2.0%	0.7%
Walked	0.2%	1.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.1%
Worked from home	11.2%	18.5%
Other means	1.2%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	North St. Paul	White Bear Lake
1-unit, detached	68.1%	59.1%
1-unit, attached	6.3%	10.8%
2 to 4 units	3.7%	2.5%
5 to 19 units	10.9%	5.8%
20 or more units	10.6%	21.8%
Mobile home & other	0.3%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	North St. Paul	White Bear Lake
Poverty rate	13.1%	7.8%
Average household size	2.65	2.26
Mean commute (minutes)	24	22
Median year structure built	1973	1970