Inver Grove Heights

Population: 35,772
Median household income: $104,055
Median home value: $352,300

Inver Grove Heights is a community in Dakota County, Minnesota, home to 35,772 residents. The median household income of $104,055 is in line with the Dakota County median ($105,212).

Between 2019 and 2023, Inver Grove Heights's population grew 1.3% from 35,320 to 35,772, while its median home value rose 38.4% from $254,500 to $352,300.

Owners occupy 75.5% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 41.1 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 35,772
Median age: 41.1 yrs
Median household income: $104,055
Median home value: $352,300
Median gross rent: $1,447
Housing units: 14,913
Homeownership rate: 75.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 43.1%
Unemployment rate: 3.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

35,32035,772

Median household income

$78,347$104,055

Median home value

$254,500$352,300

Median gross rent

$1,142$1,447

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	35,320	$78,347	$254,500	$1,142
2020	35,492	$83,155	$273,000	$1,214
2021	35,539	$89,141	$284,700	$1,219
2022	35,673	$98,719	$337,200	$1,324
2023	35,772	$104,055	$352,300	$1,447

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.9%

5 to 1716.2%

18 to 246.9%

25 to 3411.5%

35 to 4415.1%

45 to 5413.4%

55 to 6415.0%

65 to 7411.1%

75 and over5.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,739	4.9%
5 to 17	5,796	16.2%
18 to 24	2,481	6.9%
25 to 34	4,127	11.5%
35 to 44	5,403	15.1%
45 to 54	4,789	13.4%
55 to 64	5,378	15.0%
65 to 74	3,975	11.1%
75 and over	2,084	5.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	26,488	74.0%
Black or African American	1,875	5.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	49	0.1%
Asian	1,503	4.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	77	0.2%
Two or more races	987	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4,793	13.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.2%

High school graduate22.5%

Some college or associate's29.3%

Bachelor's degree28.9%

Graduate or professional degree14.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,327	5.2%
High school graduate	5,794	22.5%
Some college or associate's	7,546	29.3%
Bachelor's degree	7,444	28.9%
Graduate or professional degree	3,645	14.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone67.2%

Carpooled5.6%

Public transit2.3%

Walked1.5%

Bicycle0.6%

Worked from home21.8%

Other means1.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	13,094	67.2%
Carpooled	1,088	5.6%
Public transit	439	2.3%
Walked	296	1.5%
Bicycle	114	0.6%
Worked from home	4,251	21.8%
Other means	211	1.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	4,017	26.4%
15 to 29 min	6,481	42.5%
30 to 44 min	3,390	22.2%
45 to 59 min	807	5.3%
60+ min	547	3.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.44
Poverty rate: 4.6% (1,653 of 35,593)

	Count	Share
Family households	10,011	68.6%
Nonfamily households	4,587	31.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1990

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	14,598	97.9%
Vacant	315	2.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	11,027	75.5%
Renter-occupied	3,571	24.5%

1-unit, detached54.2%

1-unit, attached20.7%

2 to 4 units2.4%

5 to 19 units6.1%

20 or more units13.2%

Mobile home & other3.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	8,078	54.2%
1-unit, attached	3,086	20.7%
2 to 4 units	358	2.4%
5 to 19 units	905	6.1%
20 or more units	1,974	13.2%
Mobile home & other	512	3.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2731076
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 28 sq mi
Water area: 2.37 sq mi
Center point: 44.8290, -93.0601