Lake Elmo vs St. Paul Park

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

Lake Elmo 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.

Lake Elmo has the higher population (12,504 vs 5,464 in St. Paul Park). Lake Elmo has the higher median household income ($153,407 vs $98,670 in St. Paul Park). Lake Elmo has the higher median home value ($588,900 vs $252,800 in St. Paul Park).

Population, income & housing

	Lake Elmo	St. Paul Park
Population	12,504	5,464
Median age	40.2 yrs	40.2 yrs
Median household income	$153,407	$98,670
Median home value	$588,900	$252,800
Median gross rent	$2,204	$2,118
Housing units	4,747	2,326
Homeownership rate	92.3%	78.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	61.7%	24.3%
Unemployment rate	2.3%	1.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lake Elmo	St. Paul Park
Population	8,969 → 12,504 (+39.4%)	5,356 → 5,464 (+2.0%)
Median household income	$118,421 → $153,407 (+29.5%)	$79,821 → $98,670 (+23.6%)
Median home value	$426,600 → $588,900 (+38.0%)	$191,800 → $252,800 (+31.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,280 → $2,204 (+72.2%)	$1,130 → $2,118 (+87.4%)

Lake Elmo

Population

8,96912,504

Median household income

$118,421$153,407

Median home value

$426,600$588,900

Median gross rent

$1,280$2,204

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)

	Lake Elmo	St. Paul Park
Under 5	7.9%	5.5%
5 to 17	19.1%	16.8%
18 to 24	6.0%	9.1%
25 to 34	9.7%	11.8%
35 to 44	14.7%	11.8%
45 to 54	15.5%	16.5%
55 to 64	12.5%	15.2%
65 to 74	7.7%	8.4%
75 and over	7.0%	5.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lake Elmo	St. Paul Park
White (non-Hispanic)	85.2%	76.8%
Black or African American	1.4%	2.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	3.8%	5.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.5%
Some other race	1.4%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.3%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino	4.0%	11.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lake Elmo	St. Paul Park
No high school diploma	1.1%	7.9%
High school graduate	14.5%	21.9%
Some college or associate's	22.8%	46.0%
Bachelor's degree	37.8%	18.9%
Graduate or professional degree	23.8%	5.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lake Elmo	St. Paul Park
Drove alone	57.1%	72.3%
Carpooled	6.3%	7.4%
Public transit	0.5%	1.4%
Walked	0.3%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.3%	2.4%
Worked from home	34.5%	15.6%
Other means	1.0%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lake Elmo	St. Paul Park
1-unit, detached	80.5%	71.6%
1-unit, attached	5.1%	6.2%
2 to 4 units	1.6%	0.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	1.7%
20 or more units	2.2%	11.1%
Mobile home & other	10.7%	8.5%

Poverty & households

	Lake Elmo	St. Paul Park
Poverty rate	4.3%	5.4%
Average household size	2.73	2.46
Mean commute (minutes)	23	26
Median year structure built	2002	1970