Ormsby vs St. James

A side-by-side comparison of Ormsby and St. James: population, income, housing, and more.

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

St. James has the higher population (4,740 vs 123 in Ormsby). St. James has the higher median household income ($57,031 vs $46,500 in Ormsby). St. James has the higher median home value ($109,600 vs $60,000 in Ormsby).

Population, income & housing

	Ormsby	St. James
Population	123	4,740
Median age	51.5 yrs	37.0 yrs
Median household income	$46,500	$57,031
Median home value	$60,000	$109,600
Median gross rent	—	$805
Housing units	62	2,091
Homeownership rate	93.1%	68.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	2.3%	17.6%
Unemployment rate	5.5%	9.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ormsby	St. James
Population	133 → 123 (-7.5%)	4,444 → 4,740 (+6.7%)
Median household income	$26,719 → $46,500 (+74.0%)	$48,025 → $57,031 (+18.8%)
Median home value	$61,300 → $60,000 (-2.1%)	$82,500 → $109,600 (+32.8%)
Median gross rent	—	$640 → $805 (+25.8%)

Ormsby

Population

133123

Median household income

$26,719$46,500

Median home value

$61,300$60,000

St. James

Population

4,4444,740

Median household income

$48,025$57,031

Median home value

$82,500$109,600

Median gross rent

$640$805

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ormsby	St. James
Under 5	9.8%	6.2%
5 to 17	11.4%	23.2%
18 to 24	8.9%	7.9%
25 to 34	11.4%	11.1%
35 to 44	7.3%	11.5%
45 to 54	4.9%	9.7%
55 to 64	10.6%	14.4%
65 to 74	22.0%	7.2%
75 and over	13.8%	8.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ormsby	St. James
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	54.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.3%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	44.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ormsby	St. James
No high school diploma	1.2%	14.0%
High school graduate	61.6%	31.2%
Some college or associate's	34.9%	37.2%
Bachelor's degree	1.2%	13.8%
Graduate or professional degree	1.2%	3.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ormsby	St. James
Drove alone	100.0%	70.5%
Carpooled	0.0%	17.3%
Public transit	0.0%	3.0%
Walked	0.0%	2.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.1%
Worked from home	0.0%	7.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ormsby	St. James
1-unit, detached	95.2%	67.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	3.6%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	7.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	8.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	9.2%
Mobile home & other	4.8%	3.7%

Poverty & households

	Ormsby	St. James
Poverty rate	7.3%	19.3%
Average household size	2.12	2.54
Mean commute (minutes)	25	20
Median year structure built	1957	1972