West St. Paul, Minnesota demographics

West St. Paul, MN demographics: median age 39.8; 35.5% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · West St. Paul city, Minnesota · Incorporated city · GEOID 2769700. The survey estimates a population of 21,382 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in West St. Paul is 39.8 years, with a 90% margin of error of 2.5 years. There are 9,780 households (±442). 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	39.8 ±2.5	38.8 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 21,382
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Minnesota	U.S.
Under 18	4,177 ±540	19.5% ±2.5 pp	22.9%	22.0%
18–34	5,350 ±591	25.0% ±2.8 pp	21.8%	22.8%
35–64	7,462 ±641	34.9% ±3.0 pp	38.0%	38.0%
65 and older	4,393 ±558	20.5% ±2.6 pp	17.3%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 21,382
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Minnesota	U.S.
Male	9,792 ±477	45.8% ±2.2 pp	50.1%	49.5%
Female	11,590 ±475	54.2% ±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: 21,382
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Minnesota	U.S.
White alone	15,008 ±813	70.2% ±3.8 pp	77.1%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	1,310 ±392	6.1% ±1.8 pp	7.0%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	149 ±89 · low precision	0.7% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.9%	0.9%
Asian alone	243 ±141 · low precision	1.1% ±0.7 pp · low precision	5.1%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±18 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race alone	2,074 ±473	9.7% ±2.2 pp	2.9%	7.1%
Two or more races	2,598 ±556	12.2% ±2.6 pp	7.0%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 21,382
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Minnesota	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	16,952 ±628	79.3% ±2.9 pp	93.6%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	4,430 ±629	20.7% ±2.9 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: 9,780
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Minnesota	U.S.
Married-couple family	3,376 ±305	34.5% ±2.7 pp	48.9%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	524 ±210	5.4% ±2.1 pp	4.5%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	944 ±206	9.7% ±2.1 pp	8.9%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	4,093 ±575	41.9% ±5.6 pp	29.7%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	843 ±223	8.6% ±2.2 pp	7.9%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 9,780
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Minnesota	U.S.
Households with people under 18	2,188 ±277	22.4% ±2.6 pp	28.7%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	7,592 ±598	77.6% ±5.0 pp	71.3%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 9,780
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Minnesota	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	4,093 ±575	41.9% ±5.6 pp	29.7%	28.7%
Two-person households	2,887 ±389	29.5% ±3.7 pp	35.6%	33.8%
Three-person households	1,205 ±267	12.3% ±2.7 pp	13.4%	15.3%
Four-person households	956 ±251	9.8% ±2.5 pp	12.3%	12.6%
Five-person households	337 ±114	3.4% ±1.2 pp	5.6%	5.9%
Six-person households	122 ±86 · low precision	1.2% ±0.9 pp · low precision	2.0%	2.2%
Seven or more people	180 ±89	1.8% ±0.9 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: 21,382
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Minnesota	U.S.
Native	19,408 ±384	90.8% ±1.8 pp	91.3%	85.9%
Foreign born	1,974 ±385	9.2% ±1.8 pp	8.7%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 20,208
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Minnesota	U.S.
English only	17,086 ±729	84.6% ±3.3 pp	87.6%	77.7%
Spanish	2,550 ±539	12.6% ±2.7 pp	4.2%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	63 ±53 · low precision	0.3% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	54 ±50 · low precision	0.3% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	51 ±59 · low precision	0.3% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	47 ±47 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 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	9 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.4%	1.1%
Vietnamese	21 ±51 · low precision	0.1% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	20 ±32 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	37 ±41 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	2.4%	1.1%
Arabic	0 ±18 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	270 ±228 · low precision	1.3% ±1.1 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: 15,303
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Minnesota	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	1,150 ±290	7.5% ±1.9 pp	6.1%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	3,754 ±543	24.5% ±3.4 pp	23.3%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	3,384 ±508	22.1% ±3.2 pp	19.5%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	1,586 ±299	10.4% ±1.9 pp	11.8%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	3,603 ±397	23.5% ±2.5 pp	25.6%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	1,826 ±324	11.9% ±2.1 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: 21,344
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Minnesota	U.S.
Same house	18,403 ±620	86.2% ±2.9 pp	87.8%	87.7%
Moved within same county	601 ±233	2.8% ±1.1 pp	5.7%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	2,032 ±600	9.5% ±2.8 pp	4.3%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	224 ±126 · low precision	1.0% ±0.6 pp · low precision	1.8%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	84 ±118 · low precision	0.4% ±0.6 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

7.0% of West St. Paul residents (±1.9 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 4.7% in Minnesota and 8.4% nationally. 86.8% 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	West St. Paul	Minnesota	U.S.	Compared with Minnesota
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	7.0% ±1.9 pp	4.7%	8.4%	Higher
Households with a broadband subscription Households	86.8% ±1.5 pp	91.6%	91.0%	Lower
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	5.6% ±1.3 pp	5.9%	6.2%	Not statistically different

Reading and reusing the estimates

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