Stillwater

Population: 19,323
Median household income: $109,297
Median home value: $398,100

Stillwater, a community in Washington County, Minnesota, has 19,323 residents. The median household income of $109,297 is below the Washington County median ($114,457).

From 2019 to 2023, Stillwater's population held roughly steady from 19,341 to 19,323, while its median home value rose 36.6% from $291,400 to $398,100.

The largest age group is 5 to 17, 17.8% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 84.0% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 19,323
Median age: 42.5 yrs
Median household income: $109,297
Median home value: $398,100
Median gross rent: $1,408
Housing units: 8,446
Homeownership rate: 75.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 50.9%
Unemployment rate: 2.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

19,34119,323

Median household income

$91,350$109,297

Median home value

$291,400$398,100

Median gross rent

$1,014$1,408

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	19,341	$91,350	$291,400	$1,014
2020	19,471	$91,947	$302,500	$1,084
2021	19,243	$98,033	$325,400	$1,261
2022	19,316	$107,986	$382,900	$1,449
2023	19,323	$109,297	$398,100	$1,408

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

Age distribution

Under 54.1%

5 to 1717.8%

18 to 247.5%

25 to 3411.9%

35 to 4411.9%

45 to 5411.5%

55 to 6415.2%

65 to 7411.5%

75 and over8.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	794	4.1%
5 to 17	3,432	17.8%
18 to 24	1,450	7.5%
25 to 34	2,301	11.9%
35 to 44	2,307	11.9%
45 to 54	2,214	11.5%
55 to 64	2,939	15.2%
65 to 74	2,224	11.5%
75 and over	1,662	8.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	16,232	84.0%
Black or African American	281	1.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	46	0.2%
Asian	595	3.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	7	0.0%
Some other race	101	0.5%
Two or more races	664	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,397	7.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.5%

High school graduate17.4%

Some college or associate's28.3%

Bachelor's degree30.2%

Graduate or professional degree20.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	480	3.5%
High school graduate	2,368	17.4%
Some college or associate's	3,859	28.3%
Bachelor's degree	4,127	30.2%
Graduate or professional degree	2,813	20.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone69.9%

Carpooled6.9%

Public transit0.7%

Walked1.7%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home19.7%

Other means0.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	6,736	69.9%
Carpooled	661	6.9%
Public transit	72	0.7%
Walked	159	1.7%
Bicycle	11	0.1%
Worked from home	1,902	19.7%
Other means	90	0.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,346	43.3%
15 to 29 min	1,906	24.7%
30 to 44 min	1,947	25.2%
45 to 59 min	360	4.7%
60+ min	170	2.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.39
Poverty rate: 7.7% (1,461 of 18,965)

	Count	Share
Family households	5,134	64.8%
Nonfamily households	2,787	35.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1982

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	7,921	93.8%
Vacant	525	6.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	5,984	75.5%
Renter-occupied	1,937	24.5%

1-unit, detached64.0%

1-unit, attached15.8%

2 to 4 units6.3%

5 to 19 units2.6%

20 or more units11.0%

Mobile home & other0.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	5,404	64.0%
1-unit, attached	1,336	15.8%
2 to 4 units	528	6.3%
5 to 19 units	222	2.6%
20 or more units	928	11.0%
Mobile home & other	28	0.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2762824
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 8.05 sq mi
Water area: 1.03 sq mi
Center point: 45.0586, -92.8304