Ramsey County, Minnesota

15 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 544,438
Median household income: $81,004
Median home value: $304,900

Ramsey County, Minnesota counts 544,438 residents. 15 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $81,004 is below the Minnesota median ($87,556).

From 2019 to 2023, Ramsey County's population held roughly steady from 544,442 to 544,438, while its median household income rose 25.3% from $64,660 to $81,004.

45.5% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 61.0% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 544,438
Median age: 35.9 yrs
Median household income: $81,004
Median home value: $304,900
Median gross rent: $1,298
Housing units: 231,606
Homeownership rate: 61.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 45.5%
Unemployment rate: 4.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

544,442544,438

Median household income

$64,660$81,004

Median home value

$229,600$304,900

Median gross rent

$1,007$1,298

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	544,442	$64,660	$229,600	$1,007
2020	546,598	$67,238	$239,000	$1,060
2021	549,377	$71,494	$254,900	$1,120
2022	547,202	$78,108	$289,300	$1,214
2023	544,438	$81,004	$304,900	$1,298

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

Age distribution

Under 56.4%

5 to 1716.8%

18 to 249.4%

25 to 3416.0%

35 to 4413.5%

45 to 5410.8%

55 to 6411.7%

65 to 749.2%

75 and over6.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	34,863	6.4%
5 to 17	91,582	16.8%
18 to 24	51,068	9.4%
25 to 34	87,354	16.0%
35 to 44	73,329	13.5%
45 to 54	58,580	10.8%
55 to 64	63,941	11.7%
65 to 74	50,239	9.2%
75 and over	33,482	6.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	319,340	58.7%
Black or African American	65,391	12.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1,843	0.3%
Asian	81,117	14.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	119	0.0%
Some other race	2,378	0.4%
Two or more races	29,362	5.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	44,888	8.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.5%

High school graduate20.1%

Some college or associate's25.9%

Bachelor's degree27.5%

Graduate or professional degree18.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	31,282	8.5%
High school graduate	73,756	20.1%
Some college or associate's	94,874	25.9%
Bachelor's degree	100,769	27.5%
Graduate or professional degree	66,244	18.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone63.6%

Carpooled8.9%

Public transit4.5%

Walked2.8%

Bicycle0.7%

Worked from home18.3%

Other means1.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	176,058	63.6%
Carpooled	24,507	8.9%
Public transit	12,407	4.5%
Walked	7,637	2.8%
Bicycle	1,834	0.7%
Worked from home	50,748	18.3%
Other means	3,480	1.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	57,273	25.4%
15 to 29 min	106,928	47.3%
30 to 44 min	43,565	19.3%
45 to 59 min	10,621	4.7%
60+ min	7,536	3.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.41
Poverty rate: 12.4% (65,817 of 530,673)

	Count	Share
Family households	122,718	56.0%
Nonfamily households	96,357	44.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1965

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	219,075	94.6%
Vacant	12,531	5.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	133,704	61.0%
Renter-occupied	85,371	39.0%

1-unit, detached52.1%

1-unit, attached7.5%

2 to 4 units6.7%

5 to 19 units9.5%

20 or more units22.8%

Mobile home & other1.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	120,678	52.1%
1-unit, attached	17,281	7.5%
2 to 4 units	15,586	6.7%
5 to 19 units	22,100	9.5%
20 or more units	52,911	22.8%
Mobile home & other	3,050	1.3%

Geography

County GEOID: 27123
State: Minnesota
Land area: 152 sq mi
Water area: 18 sq mi
Center point: 45.0152, -93.1000