Vadnais Heights, Minnesota demographics

Vadnais Heights, MN demographics: median age 39.6; 45.9% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Vadnais Heights city, Minnesota · Incorporated city · GEOID 2766460. The survey estimates a population of 12,838 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Vadnais Heights is 39.6 years, with a 90% margin of error of 2.1 years. There are 5,610 households (±243). 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	39.6 ±2.1	38.8 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 12,838
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Minnesota	U.S.
Under 18	2,797 ±451	21.8% ±3.5 pp	22.9%	22.0%
18–34	2,522 ±448	19.6% ±3.5 pp	21.8%	22.8%
35–64	4,997 ±494	38.9% ±3.8 pp	38.0%	38.0%
65 and older	2,522 ±311	19.6% ±2.4 pp	17.3%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 12,838
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Minnesota	U.S.
Male	6,260 ±257	48.8% ±2.0 pp	50.1%	49.5%
Female	6,578 ±253	51.2% ±2.0 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: 12,838
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Minnesota	U.S.
White alone	9,322 ±519	72.6% ±4.0 pp	77.1%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	772 ±417 · low precision	6.0% ±3.2 pp · low precision	7.0%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	86 ±118 · low precision	0.7% ±0.9 pp · low precision	0.9%	0.9%
Asian alone	1,049 ±242	8.2% ±1.9 pp	5.1%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±16 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race alone	301 ±191 · low precision	2.3% ±1.5 pp · low precision	2.9%	7.1%
Two or more races	1,308 ±406	10.2% ±3.2 pp	7.0%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 12,838
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Minnesota	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	11,909 ±448	92.8% ±3.5 pp	93.6%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	929 ±448	7.2% ±3.5 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: 5,610
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Minnesota	U.S.
Married-couple family	2,644 ±220	47.1% ±3.3 pp	48.9%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	257 ±96	4.6% ±1.7 pp	4.5%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	686 ±204	12.2% ±3.6 pp	8.9%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	1,611 ±285	28.7% ±4.9 pp	29.7%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	412 ±186	7.3% ±3.3 pp	7.9%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 5,610
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Minnesota	U.S.
Households with people under 18	1,586 ±161	28.3% ±2.6 pp	28.7%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	4,024 ±314	71.7% ±4.7 pp	71.3%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 5,610
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Minnesota	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	1,611 ±285	28.7% ±4.9 pp	29.7%	28.7%
Two-person households	2,335 ±332	41.6% ±5.6 pp	35.6%	33.8%
Three-person households	745 ±184	13.3% ±3.2 pp	13.4%	15.3%
Four-person households	627 ±135	11.2% ±2.4 pp	12.3%	12.6%
Five-person households	243 ±122 · low precision	4.3% ±2.2 pp · low precision	5.6%	5.9%
Six-person households	41 ±56 · low precision	0.7% ±1.0 pp · low precision	2.0%	2.2%
Seven or more people	8 ±23 · low precision	0.1% ±0.4 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: 12,838
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Minnesota	U.S.
Native	11,702 ±317	91.2% ±2.5 pp	91.3%	85.9%
Foreign born	1,136 ±313	8.8% ±2.4 pp	8.7%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 12,082
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Minnesota	U.S.
English only	10,627 ±396	88.0% ±2.8 pp	87.6%	77.7%
Spanish	357 ±220 · low precision	3.0% ±1.8 pp · low precision	4.2%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	24 ±27 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	8 ±14 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	35 ±38 · low precision	0.3% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	123 ±99 · low precision	1.0% ±0.8 pp · low precision	0.7%	2.0%
Korean	0 ±16 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	87 ±101 · low precision	0.7% ±0.8 pp · low precision	0.4%	1.1%
Vietnamese	23 ±37 · low precision	0.2% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	46 ±47 · low precision	0.4% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	541 ±190	4.5% ±1.6 pp	2.4%	1.1%
Arabic	0 ±16 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	211 ±229 · low precision	1.7% ±1.9 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: 9,377
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Minnesota	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	461 ±221	4.9% ±2.4 pp	6.1%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	1,750 ±292	18.7% ±3.0 pp	23.3%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	1,984 ±366	21.2% ±3.8 pp	19.5%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	877 ±245	9.4% ±2.6 pp	11.8%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	2,804 ±367	29.9% ±3.8 pp	25.6%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	1,501 ±284	16.0% ±3.0 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: 12,662
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Minnesota	U.S.
Same house	11,660 ±351	92.1% ±2.7 pp	87.8%	87.7%
Moved within same county	434 ±202	3.4% ±1.6 pp	5.7%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	347 ±193 · low precision	2.7% ±1.5 pp · low precision	4.3%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	221 ±244 · low precision	1.7% ±1.9 pp · low precision	1.8%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	0 ±16 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 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

5.1% of Vadnais Heights residents (±2.0 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 4.7% in Minnesota and 8.4% nationally. 95.4% 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	Vadnais Heights	Minnesota	U.S.	Compared with Minnesota
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	5.1% ±2.0 pp	4.7%	8.4%	Not statistically different
Households with a broadband subscription Households	95.4% ±2.3 pp	91.6%	91.0%	Higher
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	6.6% ±1.8 pp	5.9%	6.2%	Not statistically different

Reading and reusing the estimates

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