South St. Paul

Population: 20,633
Median household income: $84,472
Median home value: $266,800

South St. Paul, a community in Dakota County, Minnesota, has 20,633 residents. At $84,472, its median household income sits below Dakota County's $105,212.

From 2019 to 2023, South St. Paul's population grew 2.2% from 20,194 to 20,633, while its median home value rose 38.9% from $192,100 to $266,800.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 71.3% of the population. 73.5% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 20,633
Median age: 37.3 yrs
Median household income: $84,472
Median home value: $266,800
Median gross rent: $1,128
Housing units: 8,447
Homeownership rate: 72.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 30.7%
Unemployment rate: 5.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

20,19420,633

Median household income

$63,247$84,472

Median home value

$192,100$266,800

Median gross rent

$937$1,128

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	20,194	$63,247	$192,100	$937
2020	20,132	$63,204	$207,200	$898
2021	20,637	$71,308	$220,200	$984
2022	20,598	$82,644	$249,600	$1,094
2023	20,633	$84,472	$266,800	$1,128

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

Age distribution

Under 56.0%

5 to 1716.7%

18 to 249.3%

25 to 3414.5%

35 to 4414.5%

45 to 5411.6%

55 to 6412.8%

65 to 748.6%

75 and over6.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,242	6.0%
5 to 17	3,437	16.7%
18 to 24	1,915	9.3%
25 to 34	2,993	14.5%
35 to 44	2,984	14.5%
45 to 54	2,398	11.6%
55 to 64	2,633	12.8%
65 to 74	1,775	8.6%
75 and over	1,256	6.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	14,704	71.3%
Black or African American	938	4.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	69	0.3%
Asian	434	2.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	19	0.1%
Two or more races	873	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3,596	17.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.6%

High school graduate31.3%

Some college or associate's31.4%

Bachelor's degree21.7%

Graduate or professional degree9.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	931	6.6%
High school graduate	4,389	31.3%
Some college or associate's	4,409	31.4%
Bachelor's degree	3,043	21.7%
Graduate or professional degree	1,267	9.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone73.5%

Carpooled9.7%

Public transit1.4%

Walked1.4%

Bicycle0.5%

Worked from home12.0%

Other means1.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	8,094	73.5%
Carpooled	1,073	9.7%
Public transit	151	1.4%
Walked	155	1.4%
Bicycle	57	0.5%
Worked from home	1,320	12.0%
Other means	165	1.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,836	29.3%
15 to 29 min	4,158	42.9%
30 to 44 min	2,046	21.1%
45 to 59 min	382	3.9%
60+ min	273	2.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.47
Poverty rate: 9.1% (1,872 of 20,558)

	Count	Share
Family households	5,130	61.8%
Nonfamily households	3,170	38.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1957

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	8,300	98.3%
Vacant	147	1.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	5,976	72.0%
Renter-occupied	2,324	28.0%

1-unit, detached69.5%

1-unit, attached4.6%

2 to 4 units8.2%

5 to 19 units6.1%

20 or more units10.2%

Mobile home & other1.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	5,871	69.5%
1-unit, attached	389	4.6%
2 to 4 units	694	8.2%
5 to 19 units	512	6.1%
20 or more units	858	10.2%
Mobile home & other	123	1.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2761492
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 5.62 sq mi
Water area: 0.45 sq mi
Center point: 44.8880, -93.0405