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St. Louis County, MN

Demographic and economic profile of St. Louis County, MN, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

St. Louis County, MN has a population of 200,794 and has seen essentially flat growth over the past five years, with a labor force participation rate of 61.2% and an unemployment rate of 4.5%. The workforce skews toward middle-wage earners, with median worker earnings of $39,828 and 32.5% holding a bachelor's degree or higher, set against a relatively affordable cost base — median home values of $208,500 and median gross rent of $970 per month. A homeownership rate of 72.0%, a mean commute of 20.1 minutes, and a GDP per capita of $53,878 against a median household income of $70,069 round out a county profile defined more by stability than expansion.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

200,794

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Household Income

$70,069

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

41.2 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-0.0% since 2018

St. Louis County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone180,247 (90.1%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races6,817 (3.4%)
  • Black or African American Alone3,301 (1.6%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race3,256 (1.6%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone3,129 (1.6%)
  • Asian Alone2,076 (1.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish2,071
  2. 2.Other Indo-European829
  3. 3.German or other West Germanic693
  4. 4.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic409
  5. 5.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)294

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

18.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

60.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

20.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.9%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

11,800

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$53,878

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$39,778

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

4.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

13.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance29,707
  2. 2.Retail Trade (Group)11,884
  3. 3.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services9,464
  4. 4.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services7,326
  5. 5.Manufacturing (Group)7,094

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations38,871
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations18,506
  3. 3.Service Occupations18,502
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations12,071
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations9,609

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 2.06×)3,212
  2. 2.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.25×)28,605
  3. 3.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.16×)9,939
  4. 4.Retail Trade (LQ 1.08×)11,415
  5. 5.Other Services (LQ 1.01×)4,636

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$208,500

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$970/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

71.2%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,9999,001 (14.5%)
  • $200,000 to $249,9998,480 (13.7%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9996,157 (9.9%)
  • $400,000 to $499,9995,246 (8.5%)
  • $150,000 to $174,9995,229 (8.4%)
  • $100,000 to $124,9994,811 (7.8%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

32.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

95.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

61.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$39,828

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

19.9 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

8.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone71,049 (74.1%)
  • Worked At Home10,715 (11.2%)
  • Carpooled7,281 (7.6%)
  • Walked3,406 (3.6%)
  • Public Transit1,690 (1.8%)
  • Other875 (0.9%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.