City safety & data profile

Saint PeterMN

Saint Peter, MN is a 11K-resident city in Nicollet County with a median household income of $65,122.

Nicollet County, Minnesota. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for Saint Peter, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. Saint Peter has a population larger than 8% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, a median home value of $250,700, and 1 hospital serving the surrounding area.

Data updated 2026-09-04

11K
Population (place)
Bottom 9%
By size
$65,122
Median income (place)
$250,700
Median home (place)
16.8%
Poverty rate (place)
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The read on Saint Peter

Saint Peter posts a median household income higher than 30% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks, where 1 hospital serves the Saint Peter area.

Bottom 31%
by median income, US cities
1
hospital in & near Saint Peter

Where Saint Peter income ranks nationally

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

$65,122 Bottom 30% higher than 30% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles

Saint Peter $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 Saint Peter, MN beyond the headline numbers

Saint Peter sits inside Nicollet County, Minnesota, at roughly 44.32°N, -93.96°W. Population 11,196, $65,122 median household income. Median home value $250,700, median rent $961. Poverty rate 16.8%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.

1 hospital in/around Saint Peter, 0 with an ER.

16.8% of Saint Peter, MN residents live below the poverty line, placing it in the hardest-hit quarter of reporting cities. Read every median on this page against that: half the households are above it, and a large minority are far below.

The median home in Saint Peter costs roughly 3.8 times median household income, below the midpoint for reporting cities, so ownership remains reachable on a typical local wage.

19.3% of Saint Peter workers report working from home, the highest quarter of reporting cities. Where that share runs this high, local income increasingly reflects employers located somewhere else.

Among the CDC measures on this page, binge drinking departs furthest from its peer median: 19.7% in Saint Peter, the highest-prevalence quarter of the 3,759 cities reporting that measure.

Sources: U.S. Census ACS, CDC PLACES, CMS Hospital Compare, plus live alerts for Saint Peter 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)
11,196
Saint Peter · Census Place
Median Income (place)
$65,122
-27% vs avg
Median Home Value (place)
$250,700
-39% vs avg
Median Age (place)
35.6
years · ACS place

10-Year Trends 2013–2024

County-level trend (Nicollet County): Saint Peter'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
34K+5%
Median Income
$79,756+33%
Median Home Value
$270,300+59%
Poverty Rate
8%-25%
Unemployment
2.2%-56%

Economics

Economics indicators for Saint Peter, MN
IndicatorValue
Median Rent
$961/mo
Poverty Rate
16.8% +35% vs avg
Unemployment 2%
Bachelor's Degree+ 34.5%
Work From Home 19.3%
Public Transit 0.6%

Population

White 80.4%
African American 7.3%
Asian 1.3%
Two or More Ethnicities 2.9%

Health Profile 15 measures

Health Indicators

Obesity
33.6%
Short Sleep Duration
31.1%
High Blood Pressure
27.5%
Physical Inactivity
25.2%
Binge Drinking
19.7%
Frequent Mental Distress
18.1%
Current Smoking
14.9%
Frequent Physical Distress
11.9%
Current Asthma
10.6%
Diabetes
9.4%

Preventive Care

Dental Visit 63.6%
Annual Checkup 71%

Other Measures

Lack of Health Insurance
9.1%
Coronary Heart Disease
5.7%
Stroke
3%

What alerts and safety updates affect Saint Peter?

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

City alert dispatch desk

Sheet MN-SAINT-PETER · Saint Peter

Saint Peter: 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 Saint Peter; untagged NOAA county warnings may still appear in the site feed. Browse Minnesota state hubs · Methodology

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Frequently Asked Questions 6

What is the population of Saint Peter, MN? ▼
Saint Peter, MN has a population of 11,196 people, located in Nicollet County, Minnesota.
What is the median household income in Saint Peter? ▼
The median household income in Saint Peter, MN is $65,122 per year, per the U.S. Census ACS. The poverty rate is 16.8%.
What is the median home value in Saint Peter? ▼
The median home value in Saint Peter, MN is $250,700. Median rent is $961/month.
What are the top health concerns in Saint Peter? ▼
The top health indicators in Saint Peter include Obesity (33.6%), Short Sleep Duration (31.1%), High Blood Pressure (27.5%). Data from CDC PLACES.
How many hospitals are in Saint Peter? ▼
Saint Peter has 1 hospital. 0 have emergency departments.
What is the median age in Saint Peter? ▼
The median age in Saint Peter, MN is 35.6 years. 34.5% of residents have a bachelor's degree or higher.

Nationwide cities with similar poverty or income 8

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

Similar poverty rate

Nearest place-level ACS poverty rates outside MN (16.8% here).

Chicago, IL 16.8% Norman, OK 16.8% Springfield, IL 16.8% South Bradenton, FL 16.8%

Similar median income

Nearest place-level ACS median household incomes outside MN ($65,122 here).

Florence-Graham, CA $65,132 Brenham, TX $65,112 Lebanon, IN $65,154 San Antonio, TX $65,056

Compare Saint Peter with another city

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Nearby Cities 8

North Mankato, MN 14K Mankato, MN 41K New Ulm, MN 13K Waconia, MN 12K Chaska, MN 25K Shakopee, MN 40K Prior Lake, MN 25K Chanhassen, MN 25K
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Using Saint Peter'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 Saint Peter area before relying on national headlines. Check your area
  • Read the poverty rate alongside the income figure, two places with the same median can have very different realities.
  • Compare Saint Peter against Minnesota peers on any ranking lens. Explore Minnesota

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 (Nicollet 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.