Paynesville vs St. John's University

A side-by-side comparison of Paynesville and St. John's University: population, income, housing, and more.

Paynesville and St. John's University are places in Minnesota. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Paynesville has the higher population (2,476 vs 1,615 in St. John's University).

Population, income & housing

	Paynesville	St. John's University
Population	2,476	1,615
Median age	40.6 yrs	20.0 yrs
Median household income	$72,105	—
Median home value	$168,800	—
Median gross rent	$791	—
Housing units	1,236	8
Homeownership rate	69.2%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.9%	80.9%
Unemployment rate	2.3%	4.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Paynesville	St. John's University
Population	2,503 → 2,476 (-1.1%)	1,637 → 1,615 (-1.3%)
Median household income	$51,208 → $72,105 (+40.8%)	—
Median home value	$129,400 → $168,800 (+30.4%)	$147,900 → $187,500 (+26.8%)
Median gross rent	$642 → $791 (+23.2%)	—

Paynesville

Population

2,5032,476

Median household income

$51,208$72,105

Median home value

$129,400$168,800

Median gross rent

$642$791

St. John's University

Population

1,6371,615

Median home value

$147,900$187,500

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Paynesville	St. John's University
Under 5	6.6%	0.0%
5 to 17	12.3%	1.8%
18 to 24	12.0%	85.6%
25 to 34	14.8%	2.4%
35 to 44	8.4%	1.9%
45 to 54	8.2%	0.4%
55 to 64	9.9%	2.0%
65 to 74	12.4%	2.6%
75 and over	15.5%	3.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Paynesville	St. John's University
White (non-Hispanic)	88.1%	82.2%
Black or African American	0.4%	3.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.9%
Asian	0.8%	3.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.7%	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino	5.5%	6.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Paynesville	St. John's University
No high school diploma	6.9%	4.4%
High school graduate	33.9%	8.3%
Some college or associate's	31.3%	6.4%
Bachelor's degree	19.7%	27.0%
Graduate or professional degree	8.2%	53.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Paynesville	St. John's University
Drove alone	83.1%	20.8%
Carpooled	3.3%	0.0%
Public transit	0.1%	14.8%
Walked	5.6%	48.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.3%
Worked from home	7.8%	15.0%
Other means	0.2%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Paynesville	St. John's University
1-unit, detached	66.1%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	6.9%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1.9%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	14.6%	0.0%
20 or more units	10.2%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.2%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Paynesville	St. John's University
Poverty rate	5.5%	31.3%
Average household size	2.18	5.38
Mean commute (minutes)	22	10
Median year structure built	1970	—