City safety & data profile

North Saint PaulMN

North Saint Paul, MN is a 11K-resident city in Ramsey County with a median household income of $84,797.

Ramsey County, Minnesota. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for North Saint Paul, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. North Saint Paul has a population larger than 10% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, and a median home value of $298,500.

Data updated 2026-09-03

11K
Population (place)
Bottom 11%
By size
$84,797
Median income (place)
$298,500
Median home (place)
11.2%
Poverty rate (place)
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The read on North Saint Paul

North Saint Paul posts a median household income higher than 55% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks.

Top 45%
by median income, US cities

Where North Saint Paul income ranks nationally

Median household income vs. every place Areazine profiles (place-level ACS)

$84,797 Top 45% higher than 55% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles

North Saint Paul $0 $260,000 every profiled place, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more places Areazine profiles. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) · 2024 ACS 5-year

Largest cities in MN

Population among 97 MN places with 10,000+ residents and ACS income on Areazine. Tooltip shows the income rank in the same pool.

residents

What this shows Minneapolis is the largest MN city on this list; Rogers leads median income.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

Highest median incomes in MN

Median household income among the same 97-city pool. Tooltip shows the population rank.

median

What this shows Rogers posts the highest place-level median income in MN; Minneapolis is largest by headcount.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

The quick read

Reading North Saint Paul, MN beyond the headline numbers

North Saint Paul sits inside Ramsey County, Minnesota, at roughly 45.01°N, -92.99°W. Population 11,460, $84,797 median household income. Median home value $298,500, median rent $1,352. Poverty rate 11.2%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.

Poverty in North Saint Paul, MN stands at 11.2%, above the midpoint of reporting cities. A median income can look comfortable while a share this size sits well beneath it, which is why the two figures belong together.

The median home in North Saint Paul costs roughly 3.5 times median household income, below the midpoint for reporting cities, so ownership remains reachable on a typical local wage.

12.7% of North Saint Paul workers are remote, above the midpoint of reporting cities.

Among the CDC measures on this page, short sleep duration departs furthest from its peer median: 30% in North Saint Paul, the lowest-prevalence quarter of the 3,852 cities reporting that measure.

North Saint Paul's median age is 35.2 years, in the youngest quarter of reporting cities.

Sources: U.S. Census ACS, CDC PLACES, CMS Hospital Compare, plus live alerts for North Saint Paul from FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC. Economic comparison bars use the unweighted average across tracked Census places with a reported value, not a household-weighted national median.

Population (place)
11,460
North Saint Paul · Census Place
Median Income (place)
$84,797
-5% vs avg
Median Home Value (place)
$298,500
-28% vs avg
Median Age (place)
35.2
years · ACS place

10-Year Trends 2013–2024

County-level trend (Ramsey County): North Saint Paul's own historical series isn't separately published by the Census Bureau, so these year-over-year figures track the surrounding county, not the city alone.

20132024
Population
543K+5%
Median Income
$81,568+50%
Median Home Value
$326,600+65%
Poverty Rate
12.3%-27%
Unemployment
4.9%-42%

Economics

Economics indicators for North Saint Paul, MN
IndicatorValue
Median Rent
$1,352/mo
Poverty Rate
11.2% -10% vs avg
Unemployment 2.7%
Bachelor's Degree+ 31.3%
Work From Home 12.7%
Public Transit 2.1%

Population

White 57.4%
African American 9.1%
Asian 21.8%
Two or More Ethnicities 6.9%

Health Profile 15 measures

Health Indicators

Obesity
33.7%
High Blood Pressure
32%
Short Sleep Duration
30%
Physical Inactivity
22.6%
Frequent Mental Distress
17.2%
Binge Drinking
15.4%
Current Smoking
15.1%
Frequent Physical Distress
13.3%
Diabetes
11.6%
Current Asthma
10.5%

Preventive Care

Dental Visit 63.8%
Annual Checkup 74.3%

Other Measures

Lack of Health Insurance
8.4%
Coronary Heart Disease
6.5%
Stroke
3.4%

What alerts and safety updates affect North Saint Paul?

No area-tagged alerts are on record for North Saint Paul right now. New federal and counterpart-agency notices still land in the site feed as agencies publish them.

City alert dispatch desk

Sheet MN-NORTH-SAINT-PAUL · North Saint Paul

North Saint Paul: no area-tagged alerts on record — state hubs carry the live CAP stream.

  • FEED-QUIET No tagged alerts
  • LEAD-NONE Feed idle
  • DESK-IDLE Awaiting feed

Counts reflect published articles tagged to North Saint Paul; untagged NOAA county warnings may still appear in the site feed. Browse Minnesota state hubs · Methodology

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Frequently Asked Questions 5

What is the population of North Saint Paul, MN?
North Saint Paul, MN has a population of 11,460 people, located in Ramsey County, Minnesota.
What is the median household income in North Saint Paul?
The median household income in North Saint Paul, MN is $84,797 per year, per the U.S. Census ACS. The poverty rate is 11.2%.
What is the median home value in North Saint Paul?
The median home value in North Saint Paul, MN is $298,500. Median rent is $1,352/month.
What are the top health concerns in North Saint Paul?
The top health indicators in North Saint Paul include Obesity (33.7%), High Blood Pressure (32%), Short Sleep Duration (30%). Data from CDC PLACES.
What is the median age in North Saint Paul?
The median age in North Saint Paul, MN is 35.2 years. 31.3% of residents have a bachelor's degree or higher.

Nationwide cities with similar poverty or income 8

Two ACS-derived peer sets for North Saint Paul, both outside Minnesota so the neighborhoods are not the geographic nearby list below.

Similar poverty rate

Nearest place-level ACS poverty rates outside MN (11.2% here).

Similar median income

Nearest place-level ACS median household incomes outside MN ($84,797 here).

Compare North Saint Paul with another city

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Nearby Cities 8

Using North Saint Paul's profile

Use this as a starting research checklist, not a verdict on whether to live here.

  • Check live recalls, weather and hazard alerts scoped to the North Saint Paul area before relying on national headlines. Check your area
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Population and economics (income, home value, poverty, education) are place-level U.S. Census ACS; health is CDC PLACES; hospital counts reflect facilities in and around the city. County-level trends are labeled when shown.

Data Sources

All data on this page comes from official U.S. government sources. Population and economic data from the Census Bureau American Community Survey (2024 5-year estimates, place geography). Health data from the CDC PLACES program (2023). Hospital ratings from CMS Hospital Compare (2024). Climate data from NOAA. Education data from NCES. Cost of living from Bureau of Economic Analysis. Crime statistics, where referenced on Areazine, originate from the FBI Crime Data Explorer. Housing market figures referenced on Areazine come from HUD Fair Market Rents. Census economics and population are at place geography; some health and hospital indicators are reported at the county level (Ramsey County) where that is the smallest published unit.

Every figure on Areazine is published directly from official U.S. government sources, no number is typed in by an editor. City demographic and health figures are compiled directly from U.S. Census (place-level ACS), CDC, and CMS releases, updated quarterly within 30 days of upstream release. County-level trends are labeled when shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026.