Minster vs St. Marys

A side-by-side comparison of Minster and St. Marys: population, income, housing, and more.

Minster and St. Marys are places in Ohio. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

St. Marys has the higher population (8,319 vs 3,213 in Minster). Minster has the higher median household income ($91,250 vs $72,056 in St. Marys). Minster has the higher median home value ($258,000 vs $138,500 in St. Marys).

Population, income & housing

	Minster	St. Marys
Population	3,213	8,319
Median age	35.3 yrs	36.2 yrs
Median household income	$91,250	$72,056
Median home value	$258,000	$138,500
Median gross rent	$927	$835
Housing units	1,211	3,794
Homeownership rate	85.1%	73.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	36.4%	14.2%
Unemployment rate	1.2%	1.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Minster	St. Marys
Population	2,695 → 3,213 (+19.2%)	8,202 → 8,319 (+1.4%)
Median household income	$87,250 → $91,250 (+4.6%)	$56,430 → $72,056 (+27.7%)
Median home value	$186,500 → $258,000 (+38.3%)	$117,700 → $138,500 (+17.7%)
Median gross rent	$829 → $927 (+11.8%)	$756 → $835 (+10.4%)

Minster

Population

2,6953,213

Median household income

$87,250$91,250

Median home value

$186,500$258,000

Median gross rent

$829$927

St. Marys

Population

8,2028,319

Median household income

$56,430$72,056

Median home value

$117,700$138,500

Median gross rent

$756$835

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Minster	St. Marys
Under 5	7.0%	8.1%
5 to 17	23.1%	15.1%
18 to 24	9.4%	10.9%
25 to 34	10.2%	14.4%
35 to 44	11.8%	10.0%
45 to 54	12.3%	10.7%
55 to 64	9.2%	15.7%
65 to 74	8.1%	10.0%
75 and over	8.8%	5.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Minster	St. Marys
White (non-Hispanic)	98.9%	94.4%
Black or African American	0.1%	1.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.1%	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino	0.7%	0.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Minster	St. Marys
No high school diploma	5.5%	5.8%
High school graduate	30.7%	45.5%
Some college or associate's	27.5%	34.5%
Bachelor's degree	25.5%	9.4%
Graduate or professional degree	10.9%	4.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Minster	St. Marys
Drove alone	84.1%	81.8%
Carpooled	3.1%	11.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.3%
Walked	2.3%	0.8%
Bicycle	4.0%	1.0%
Worked from home	6.4%	1.3%
Other means	0.0%	3.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Minster	St. Marys
1-unit, detached	82.7%	79.2%
1-unit, attached	5.7%	1.9%
2 to 4 units	6.9%	8.2%
5 to 19 units	3.6%	5.6%
20 or more units	1.2%	3.2%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	1.9%

Poverty & households

	Minster	St. Marys
Poverty rate	2.1%	9.7%
Average household size	2.74	2.36
Mean commute (minutes)	16	16
Median year structure built	1966	1955