St. Louis County vs Wright County

A side-by-side comparison of St. Louis County and Wright County: population, income, housing, and more.

St. Louis County and Wright County are counties in Minnesota. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

St. Louis County has the higher population (200,056 vs 145,270 in Wright County). Wright County has the higher median household income ($106,666 vs $69,455 in St. Louis County). Wright County has the higher median home value ($332,800 vs $208,500 in St. Louis County).

Population, income & housing

	St. Louis County	Wright County
Population	200,056	145,270
Median age	41.3 yrs	37.4 yrs
Median household income	$69,455	$106,666
Median home value	$208,500	$332,800
Median gross rent	$970	$1,246
Housing units	103,924	56,153
Homeownership rate	72.0%	84.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	32.5%	34.0%
Unemployment rate	4.5%	2.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	St. Louis County	Wright County
Population	199,759 → 200,056 (+0.1%)	134,438 → 145,270 (+8.1%)
Median household income	$55,646 → $69,455 (+24.8%)	$84,974 → $106,666 (+25.5%)
Median home value	$157,900 → $208,500 (+32.0%)	$238,500 → $332,800 (+39.5%)
Median gross rent	$770 → $970 (+26.0%)	$969 → $1,246 (+28.6%)

St. Louis County

Population

199,759200,056

Median household income

$55,646$69,455

Median home value

$157,900$208,500

Median gross rent

$770$970

Wright County

Population

134,438145,270

Median household income

$84,974$106,666

Median home value

$238,500$332,800

Median gross rent

$969$1,246

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	St. Louis County	Wright County
Under 5	4.7%	6.7%
5 to 17	14.0%	20.8%
18 to 24	12.2%	7.2%
25 to 34	11.5%	11.8%
35 to 44	11.8%	14.6%
45 to 54	10.9%	13.1%
55 to 64	14.0%	12.5%
65 to 74	12.7%	8.1%
75 and over	8.2%	5.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	St. Louis County	Wright County
White (non-Hispanic)	89.9%	88.9%
Black or African American	1.6%	1.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.6%	0.2%
Asian	1.0%	1.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.5%
Two or more races	3.7%	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino	1.9%	3.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	St. Louis County	Wright County
No high school diploma	5.0%	5.1%
High school graduate	25.3%	26.8%
Some college or associate's	37.2%	34.1%
Bachelor's degree	20.7%	24.4%
Graduate or professional degree	11.8%	9.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	St. Louis County	Wright County
Drove alone	76.1%	77.7%
Carpooled	7.4%	7.3%
Public transit	1.6%	0.4%
Walked	3.6%	0.8%
Bicycle	0.6%	0.1%
Worked from home	9.9%	13.0%
Other means	0.9%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	St. Louis County	Wright County
1-unit, detached	74.1%	78.6%
1-unit, attached	1.7%	8.6%
2 to 4 units	7.3%	1.5%
5 to 19 units	4.0%	3.3%
20 or more units	8.9%	4.1%
Mobile home & other	4.0%	3.9%

Poverty & households

	St. Louis County	Wright County
Poverty rate	13.4%	4.9%
Average household size	2.22	2.73
Mean commute (minutes)	20	30
Median year structure built	1962	1994