Hugo vs St. Paul Park

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

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

Hugo has the higher population (16,076 vs 5,464 in St. Paul Park). Hugo has the higher median household income ($114,057 vs $98,670 in St. Paul Park). Hugo has the higher median home value ($394,200 vs $252,800 in St. Paul Park).

Population, income & housing

	Hugo	St. Paul Park
Population	16,076	5,464
Median age	39.2 yrs	40.2 yrs
Median household income	$114,057	$98,670
Median home value	$394,200	$252,800
Median gross rent	$1,896	$2,118
Housing units	6,522	2,326
Homeownership rate	89.1%	78.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	44.0%	24.3%
Unemployment rate	1.8%	1.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hugo	St. Paul Park
Population	14,767 → 16,076 (+8.9%)	5,356 → 5,464 (+2.0%)
Median household income	$89,969 → $114,057 (+26.8%)	$79,821 → $98,670 (+23.6%)
Median home value	$259,300 → $394,200 (+52.0%)	$191,800 → $252,800 (+31.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,500 → $1,896 (+26.4%)	$1,130 → $2,118 (+87.4%)

Hugo

Population

14,76716,076

Median household income

$89,969$114,057

Median home value

$259,300$394,200

Median gross rent

$1,500$1,896

St. Paul Park

Population

5,3565,464

Median household income

$79,821$98,670

Median home value

$191,800$252,800

Median gross rent

$1,130$2,118

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hugo	St. Paul Park
Under 5	8.9%	5.5%
5 to 17	16.5%	16.8%
18 to 24	6.5%	9.1%
25 to 34	10.4%	11.8%
35 to 44	15.7%	11.8%
45 to 54	12.7%	16.5%
55 to 64	14.8%	15.2%
65 to 74	9.1%	8.4%
75 and over	5.6%	5.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hugo	St. Paul Park
White (non-Hispanic)	87.0%	76.8%
Black or African American	3.5%	2.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	3.1%	5.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.5%
Some other race	0.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.4%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino	3.8%	11.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hugo	St. Paul Park
No high school diploma	1.8%	7.9%
High school graduate	19.6%	21.9%
Some college or associate's	34.7%	46.0%
Bachelor's degree	25.5%	18.9%
Graduate or professional degree	18.5%	5.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hugo	St. Paul Park
Drove alone	79.2%	72.3%
Carpooled	3.9%	7.4%
Public transit	0.0%	1.4%
Walked	0.4%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	2.4%
Worked from home	16.0%	15.6%
Other means	0.5%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hugo	St. Paul Park
1-unit, detached	61.0%	71.6%
1-unit, attached	28.6%	6.2%
2 to 4 units	0.8%	0.9%
5 to 19 units	2.8%	1.7%
20 or more units	3.3%	11.1%
Mobile home & other	3.5%	8.5%

Poverty & households

	Hugo	St. Paul Park
Poverty rate	1.7%	5.4%
Average household size	2.53	2.46
Mean commute (minutes)	26	26
Median year structure built	2003	1970