Scandia vs St. Paul Park

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

Scandia 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.

St. Paul Park has the higher population (5,464 vs 3,966 in Scandia). Scandia has the higher median household income ($100,179 vs $98,670 in St. Paul Park). Scandia has the higher median home value ($471,900 vs $252,800 in St. Paul Park).

Population, income & housing

	Scandia	St. Paul Park
Population	3,966	5,464
Median age	46.6 yrs	40.2 yrs
Median household income	$100,179	$98,670
Median home value	$471,900	$252,800
Median gross rent	$978	$2,118
Housing units	1,595	2,326
Homeownership rate	87.6%	78.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	41.3%	24.3%
Unemployment rate	1.0%	1.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Scandia	St. Paul Park
Population	4,112 → 3,966 (-3.6%)	5,356 → 5,464 (+2.0%)
Median household income	$97,167 → $100,179 (+3.1%)	$79,821 → $98,670 (+23.6%)
Median home value	$387,400 → $471,900 (+21.8%)	$191,800 → $252,800 (+31.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,064 → $978 (-8.1%)	$1,130 → $2,118 (+87.4%)

Scandia

Population

4,1123,966

Median household income

$97,167$100,179

Median home value

$387,400$471,900

Median gross rent

$1,064$978

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)

	Scandia	St. Paul Park
Under 5	4.8%	5.5%
5 to 17	21.5%	16.8%
18 to 24	2.9%	9.1%
25 to 34	6.5%	11.8%
35 to 44	12.3%	11.8%
45 to 54	9.8%	16.5%
55 to 64	17.0%	15.2%
65 to 74	17.2%	8.4%
75 and over	7.8%	5.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Scandia	St. Paul Park
White (non-Hispanic)	94.1%	76.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	2.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	5.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.5%
Some other race	0.5%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.9%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino	2.4%	11.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Scandia	St. Paul Park
No high school diploma	3.8%	7.9%
High school graduate	24.1%	21.9%
Some college or associate's	30.8%	46.0%
Bachelor's degree	29.0%	18.9%
Graduate or professional degree	12.2%	5.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Scandia	St. Paul Park
Drove alone	66.0%	72.3%
Carpooled	11.4%	7.4%
Public transit	1.4%	1.4%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	2.4%
Worked from home	20.6%	15.6%
Other means	0.7%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Scandia	St. Paul Park
1-unit, detached	91.8%	71.6%
1-unit, attached	6.1%	6.2%
2 to 4 units	0.9%	0.9%
5 to 19 units	0.4%	1.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	11.1%
Mobile home & other	0.6%	8.5%

Poverty & households

	Scandia	St. Paul Park
Poverty rate	2.6%	5.4%
Average household size	2.71	2.46
Mean commute (minutes)	35	26
Median year structure built	1978	1970