South St. Paul, Minnesota demographics

South St. Paul, MN demographics: median age 37.2; 32.5% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · South St. Paul city, Minnesota · Incorporated city · GEOID 2761492. The survey estimates a population of 20,611 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in South St. Paul is 37.2 years, with a 90% margin of error of 1.4 years. There are 8,425 households (±286). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	37.2 ±1.4	38.8 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 20,611
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Minnesota	U.S.
Under 18	4,708 ±453	22.8% ±2.2 pp	22.9%	22.0%
18–34	4,977 ±504	24.1% ±2.4 pp	21.8%	22.8%
35–64	7,835 ±575	38.0% ±2.8 pp	38.0%	38.0%
65 and older	3,091 ±340	15.0% ±1.6 pp	17.3%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 20,611
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Minnesota	U.S.
Male	10,496 ±449	50.9% ±2.2 pp	50.1%	49.5%
Female	10,115 ±448	49.1% ±2.2 pp	49.9%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 20,611
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Minnesota	U.S.
White alone	15,064 ±622	73.1% ±3.0 pp	77.1%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	1,224 ±411	5.9% ±2.0 pp	7.0%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	350 ±202 · low precision	1.7% ±1.0 pp · low precision	0.9%	0.9%
Asian alone	378 ±161	1.8% ±0.8 pp	5.1%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	17 ±23 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race alone	1,356 ±445	6.6% ±2.2 pp	2.9%	7.1%
Two or more races	2,222 ±462	10.8% ±2.2 pp	7.0%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 20,611
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Minnesota	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	16,951 ±501	82.2% ±2.4 pp	93.6%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	3,660 ±500	17.8% ±2.4 pp	6.4%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 8,425
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Minnesota	U.S.
Married-couple family	3,579 ±269	42.5% ±2.8 pp	48.9%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	476 ±136	5.6% ±1.6 pp	4.5%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	1,066 ±220	12.7% ±2.6 pp	8.9%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	2,753 ±341	32.7% ±3.9 pp	29.7%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	551 ±155	6.5% ±1.8 pp	7.9%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 8,425
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Minnesota	U.S.
Households with people under 18	2,370 ±221	28.1% ±2.4 pp	28.7%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	6,055 ±382	71.9% ±3.8 pp	71.3%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 8,425
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Minnesota	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	2,753 ±341	32.7% ±3.9 pp	29.7%	28.7%
Two-person households	2,678 ±312	31.8% ±3.5 pp	35.6%	33.8%
Three-person households	1,222 ±184	14.5% ±2.1 pp	13.4%	15.3%
Four-person households	1,085 ±203	12.9% ±2.4 pp	12.3%	12.6%
Five-person households	338 ±98	4.0% ±1.2 pp	5.6%	5.9%
Six-person households	301 ±104	3.6% ±1.2 pp	2.0%	2.2%
Seven or more people	48 ±45 · low precision	0.6% ±0.5 pp · low precision	1.4%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 20,611
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Minnesota	U.S.
Native	18,946 ±343	91.9% ±1.7 pp	91.3%	85.9%
Foreign born	1,665 ±344	8.1% ±1.7 pp	8.7%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 19,404
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Minnesota	U.S.
English only	16,582 ±510	85.5% ±2.4 pp	87.6%	77.7%
Spanish	2,024 ±438	10.4% ±2.3 pp	4.2%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	109 ±108 · low precision	0.6% ±0.6 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	71 ±68 · low precision	0.4% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	9 ±11 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	5 ±10 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.7%	2.0%
Korean	0 ±18 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	25 ±33 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.4%	1.1%
Vietnamese	42 ±46 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	11 ±19 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	215 ±111 · low precision	1.1% ±0.6 pp · low precision	2.4%	1.1%
Arabic	88 ±58 · low precision	0.5% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	223 ±133 · low precision	1.1% ±0.7 pp · low precision	2.6%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 14,113
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Minnesota	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	1,035 ±258	7.3% ±1.8 pp	6.1%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	3,781 ±407	26.8% ±2.8 pp	23.3%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	3,140 ±417	22.2% ±2.9 pp	19.5%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	1,573 ±268	11.1% ±1.9 pp	11.8%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	3,318 ±354	23.5% ±2.4 pp	25.6%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	1,266 ±245	9.0% ±1.7 pp	13.8%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 20,281
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Minnesota	U.S.
Same house	17,887 ±506	88.2% ±2.4 pp	87.8%	87.7%
Moved within same county	1,077 ±384	5.3% ±1.9 pp	5.7%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	1,152 ±411	5.7% ±2.0 pp	4.3%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	131 ±74 · low precision	0.6% ±0.4 pp · low precision	1.8%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	34 ±34 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

6.8% of South St. Paul residents (±1.5 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 4.7% in Minnesota and 8.4% nationally. 93.3% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	South St. Paul	Minnesota	U.S.	Compared with Minnesota
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	6.8% ±1.5 pp	4.7%	8.4%	Higher
Households with a broadband subscription Households	93.3% ±1.4 pp	91.6%	91.0%	Higher
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	5.8% ±1.2 pp	5.9%	6.2%	Not statistically different

Reading and reusing the estimates

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