St. Peter

Population: 12,085
Median household income: $65,042
Median home value: $238,700

St. Peter, a community in Nicollet County, Minnesota, has 12,085 residents. At $65,042, its median household income sits below Nicollet County's $80,362.

From 2019 to 2023, St. Peter's population grew 1.9% from 11,854 to 12,085, while its median home value rose 40.2% from $170,200 to $238,700.

The median resident is 35.0 years old. The largest age group is 18 to 24, 22.0% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 12,085
Median age: 35.0 yrs
Median household income: $65,042
Median home value: $238,700
Median gross rent: $943
Housing units: 4,195
Homeownership rate: 60.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 31.3%
Unemployment rate: 1.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

11,85412,085

Median household income

$55,774$65,042

Median home value

$170,200$238,700

Median gross rent

$861$943

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	11,854	$55,774	$170,200	$861
2020	11,934	$54,455	$178,000	$907
2021	11,699	$59,692	$188,400	$893
2022	12,039	$67,255	$217,400	$928
2023	12,085	$65,042	$238,700	$943

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

Age distribution

Under 53.7%

5 to 1713.3%

18 to 2422.0%

25 to 3411.0%

35 to 4412.5%

45 to 549.2%

55 to 6412.3%

65 to 748.8%

75 and over7.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	446	3.7%
5 to 17	1,602	13.3%
18 to 24	2,662	22.0%
25 to 34	1,326	11.0%
35 to 44	1,508	12.5%
45 to 54	1,106	9.2%
55 to 64	1,487	12.3%
65 to 74	1,062	8.8%
75 and over	886	7.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	9,527	78.8%
Black or African American	880	7.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	60	0.5%
Asian	206	1.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	73	0.6%
Two or more races	385	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	954	7.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.8%

High school graduate28.6%

Some college or associate's30.3%

Bachelor's degree17.7%

Graduate or professional degree13.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	723	9.8%
High school graduate	2,107	28.6%
Some college or associate's	2,236	30.3%
Bachelor's degree	1,304	17.7%
Graduate or professional degree	1,005	13.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 15 min

Drove alone56.6%

Carpooled8.3%

Public transit0.7%

Walked12.1%

Bicycle0.7%

Worked from home21.5%

Other means0.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,620	56.6%
Carpooled	531	8.3%
Public transit	42	0.7%
Walked	773	12.1%
Bicycle	46	0.7%
Worked from home	1,372	21.5%
Other means	8	0.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,000	59.8%
15 to 29 min	1,380	27.5%
30 to 44 min	314	6.3%
45 to 59 min	111	2.2%
60+ min	215	4.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.25
Poverty rate: 17.5% (1,728 of 9,895)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,297	57.2%
Nonfamily households	1,717	42.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1978

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	4,014	95.7%
Vacant	181	4.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,408	60.0%
Renter-occupied	1,606	40.0%

1-unit, detached56.3%

1-unit, attached6.2%

2 to 4 units9.3%

5 to 19 units7.3%

20 or more units16.5%

Mobile home & other4.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,362	56.3%
1-unit, attached	260	6.2%
2 to 4 units	391	9.3%
5 to 19 units	307	7.3%
20 or more units	692	16.5%
Mobile home & other	183	4.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2758036
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 6.07 sq mi
Water area: 0.18 sq mi
Center point: 44.3293, -93.9677