Delano vs St. Michael

A side-by-side comparison of Delano and St. Michael: population, income, housing, and more.

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

St. Michael has the higher population (19,267 vs 6,712 in Delano). St. Michael has the higher median household income ($130,814 vs $118,091 in Delano). St. Michael has the higher median home value ($365,800 vs $347,500 in Delano).

Population, income & housing

	Delano	St. Michael
Population	6,712	19,267
Median age	35.8 yrs	37.5 yrs
Median household income	$118,091	$130,814
Median home value	$347,500	$365,800
Median gross rent	$909	$2,038
Housing units	2,579	7,129
Homeownership rate	77.3%	91.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	44.7%	44.3%
Unemployment rate	1.1%	2.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Delano	St. Michael
Population	6,085 → 6,712 (+10.3%)	17,586 → 19,267 (+9.6%)
Median household income	$101,798 → $118,091 (+16.0%)	$114,015 → $130,814 (+14.7%)
Median home value	$258,700 → $347,500 (+34.3%)	$270,600 → $365,800 (+35.2%)
Median gross rent	$851 → $909 (+6.8%)	$1,078 → $2,038 (+89.1%)

Delano

Population

6,0856,712

Median household income

$101,798$118,091

Median home value

$258,700$347,500

Median gross rent

$851$909

St. Michael

Population

17,58619,267

Median household income

$114,015$130,814

Median home value

$270,600$365,800

Median gross rent

$1,078$2,038

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Delano	St. Michael
Under 5	8.7%	5.7%
5 to 17	22.4%	23.0%
18 to 24	5.3%	6.3%
25 to 34	11.5%	11.8%
35 to 44	16.3%	15.7%
45 to 54	10.9%	15.2%
55 to 64	11.8%	12.8%
65 to 74	6.2%	5.7%
75 and over	6.9%	3.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Delano	St. Michael
White (non-Hispanic)	94.5%	87.3%
Black or African American	0.3%	4.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	2.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.4%
Two or more races	3.4%	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino	1.9%	2.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Delano	St. Michael
No high school diploma	2.4%	1.6%
High school graduate	23.4%	21.5%
Some college or associate's	29.4%	32.6%
Bachelor's degree	35.9%	32.4%
Graduate or professional degree	8.8%	11.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Delano	St. Michael
Drove alone	76.6%	75.6%
Carpooled	5.3%	7.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.3%
Walked	1.0%	0.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	15.4%	15.9%
Other means	1.7%	0.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Delano	St. Michael
1-unit, detached	76.5%	82.1%
1-unit, attached	5.6%	13.9%
2 to 4 units	1.6%	1.0%
5 to 19 units	6.8%	0.5%
20 or more units	9.5%	2.5%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Delano	St. Michael
Poverty rate	3.2%	4.0%
Average household size	2.64	2.76
Mean commute (minutes)	29	30
Median year structure built	1994	1997