St. Paul, Minnesota demographics

St. Paul, MN demographics: median age 33.7; 43.8% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · St. Paul city, Minnesota · Incorporated city · GEOID 2758000. The survey estimates a population of 307,284 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in St. Paul is 33.7 years, with a 90% margin of error of 0.2 years. There are 125,249 households (±1,055). 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	33.7 ±0.2	38.8 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 307,284
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Minnesota	U.S.
Under 18	72,305 ±1,619	23.5% ±0.5 pp	22.9%	22.0%
18–34	88,118 ±1,644	28.7% ±0.5 pp	21.8%	22.8%
35–64	108,641 ±1,971	35.4% ±0.6 pp	38.0%	38.0%
65 and older	38,220 ±1,315	12.4% ±0.4 pp	17.3%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 307,284
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Minnesota	U.S.
Male	150,814 ±1,287	49.1% ±0.4 pp	50.1%	49.5%
Female	156,470 ±1,288	50.9% ±0.4 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: 307,284
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Minnesota	U.S.
White alone	158,269 ±2,298	51.5% ±0.7 pp	77.1%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	48,674 ±2,148	15.8% ±0.7 pp	7.0%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	2,077 ±450	0.7% ±0.1 pp	0.9%	0.9%
Asian alone	54,994 ±1,922	17.9% ±0.6 pp	5.1%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	84 ±58 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race alone	13,289 ±1,584	4.3% ±0.5 pp	2.9%	7.1%
Two or more races	29,897 ±2,192	9.7% ±0.7 pp	7.0%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 307,284
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Minnesota	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	278,202 ±1,450	90.5% ±0.5 pp	93.6%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	29,082 ±1,446	9.5% ±0.5 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: 125,249
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Minnesota	U.S.
Married-couple family	42,058 ±1,321	33.6% ±1.0 pp	48.9%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	6,550 ±671	5.2% ±0.5 pp	4.5%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	16,027 ±1,070	12.8% ±0.8 pp	8.9%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	47,110 ±1,304	37.6% ±1.0 pp	29.7%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	13,504 ±818	10.8% ±0.6 pp	7.9%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 125,249
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Minnesota	U.S.
Households with people under 18	32,887 ±1,018	26.3% ±0.8 pp	28.7%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	92,362 ±1,548	73.7% ±1.1 pp	71.3%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 125,249
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Minnesota	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	47,110 ±1,304	37.6% ±1.0 pp	29.7%	28.7%
Two-person households	38,794 ±1,372	31.0% ±1.1 pp	35.6%	33.8%
Three-person households	14,955 ±900	11.9% ±0.7 pp	13.4%	15.3%
Four-person households	11,125 ±793	8.9% ±0.6 pp	12.3%	12.6%
Five-person households	5,945 ±542	4.7% ±0.4 pp	5.6%	5.9%
Six-person households	3,444 ±470	2.7% ±0.4 pp	2.0%	2.2%
Seven or more people	3,876 ±465	3.1% ±0.4 pp	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: 307,284
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Minnesota	U.S.
Native	251,421 ±2,454	81.8% ±0.8 pp	91.3%	85.9%
Foreign born	55,863 ±2,452	18.2% ±0.8 pp	8.7%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 288,070
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Minnesota	U.S.
English only	208,208 ±2,807	72.3% ±1.0 pp	87.6%	77.7%
Spanish	18,819 ±1,660	6.5% ±0.6 pp	4.2%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	1,833 ±565	0.6% ±0.2 pp	0.3%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	899 ±234	0.3% ±0.1 pp	0.4%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	757 ±228	0.3% ±0.1 pp	0.5%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	2,277 ±809	0.8% ±0.3 pp	0.7%	2.0%
Korean	411 ±219 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	1,354 ±346	0.5% ±0.1 pp	0.4%	1.1%
Vietnamese	1,523 ±470	0.5% ±0.2 pp	0.4%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	656 ±328	0.2% ±0.1 pp	0.2%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	34,952 ±1,735	12.1% ±0.6 pp	2.4%	1.1%
Arabic	532 ±191	0.2% ±0.1 pp	0.3%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	15,849 ±1,709	5.5% ±0.6 pp	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: 202,166
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Minnesota	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	21,718 ±1,295	10.7% ±0.6 pp	6.1%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	41,523 ±1,834	20.5% ±0.9 pp	23.3%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	35,282 ±1,560	17.5% ±0.8 pp	19.5%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	15,158 ±919	7.5% ±0.5 pp	11.8%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	50,413 ±1,791	24.9% ±0.9 pp	25.6%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	38,072 ±1,528	18.8% ±0.7 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: 303,157
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Minnesota	U.S.
Same house	253,611 ±2,540	83.7% ±0.8 pp	87.8%	87.7%
Moved within same county	23,269 ±1,819	7.7% ±0.6 pp	5.7%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	15,387 ±1,439	5.1% ±0.5 pp	4.3%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	8,548 ±965	2.8% ±0.3 pp	1.8%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	2,342 ±592	0.8% ±0.2 pp	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

6.7% of St. Paul residents (±0.5 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 4.7% in Minnesota and 8.4% nationally. 91.7% 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	St. Paul	Minnesota	U.S.	Compared with Minnesota
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	6.7% ±0.5 pp	4.7%	8.4%	Higher
Households with a broadband subscription Households	91.7% ±0.7 pp	91.6%	91.0%	Not statistically different
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	3.9% ±0.4 pp	5.9%	6.2%	Lower

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for St. Paul . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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