St. Paul, MN (Minnesota) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 279,590 (All urban)

St. Paul, Minnesota Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 115,713 (112,109 occupied: 61,437 owner occupied, 50,672 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	45%
State:	25%

Housing density: 2193 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $229,353.

Median contract rent in 2007: $664 (lower quartile is $517, upper quartile is $840)

Housing units in St. Paul with a mortgage: 40,494 (4,973 second mortgage, 4,976 home equity loan, 209 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 12,929

St. Paul,MN index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $214,800 (it was $105,000 in 2000)

St. Paul:	$214,800
Minnesota:	$213,600

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $170,700 - $292,200

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $261,171
Here: $261,171
State: $270,059

Townhouses or other attached units: $273,294
Here: $273,294
State: $220,268

In 2-unit structures: $299,814
Here: $299,814
State: $280,233

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $461,634
Here: $461,634
State: $204,358

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $222,475
Here: $222,475
State: $190,214

Mobile homes: $47,769
Here: $47,769
State: $34,666

Median year house/condo built: 1939

Median year apartment built: 1959

Household type by relationship

Households: 275,920

In family households: 212,023 (39,411 male householders, 22,151 female householders)
42,871 spouses, 86,422 children (81,089 natural, 2,405 adopted, 2,928 stepchildren), 3,970 grandchildren, 3,694 brothers or sisters, 2,043 parents, 4,483 other relatives, 6,978 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 63,897 (22,920 male householders (17,387 living alone)), 27,646 female householders (22,833 living alone)), 13,331 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 11,231 (3,276 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 23,807 2-persons, 13,864 3-persons, 11,290 4-persons, 5,803 5-persons, 2,878 6-persons, 3,920 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 40,220 1-person, 8,479 2-persons, 1,241 3-persons, 421 4-persons, 115 5-persons, 58 6-persons, 32 7-or-more-persons.

45,957 married couples with children.
23,876 single-parent households (4,044 men, 19,832 women).

78.2% of residents of St. Paul speak English at home.
6.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (50% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 21% speak English not well, 10% don't speak English at all).
2.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (73% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
11.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (37% speak English very well, 34% speak English well, 22% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).
1.8% of residents speak other language at home (52% speak English very well, 28% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).

Foreign born population: 41,138 (14.3%)
(30.1% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.1
State:	6.6

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	3.4
State:	3.7

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in St. Paul, Minnesota:
	1 room: 146 2 rooms: 855 3 rooms: 2,226 4 rooms: 5,213 5 rooms: 12,875 6 rooms: 14,526 7 rooms: 11,132 8 rooms: 7,067 9 or more rooms: 7,397

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in St. Paul, Minnesota:
	1 room: 4,568 2 rooms: 7,619 3 rooms: 14,589 4 rooms: 12,258 5 rooms: 6,813 6 rooms: 2,719 7 rooms: 1,073 8 rooms: 577 9 or more rooms: 456

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 406
1995 to 1998: 873
1990 to 1994: 1,308
1980 to 1989: 7,560
1970 to 1979: 12,484
1960 to 1969: 12,855
1950 to 1959: 17,221
1940 to 1949: 10,866
1939 or earlier: 52,140

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in St. Paul:
	no bedroom: 285 1 bedroom: 3,594 2 bedrooms: 17,522 3 bedrooms: 27,120 4 bedrooms: 10,358 5 or more bedrooms: 2,558

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in St. Paul:
	no bedroom: 5,823 1 bedroom: 23,340 2 bedrooms: 15,678 3 bedrooms: 4,273 4 bedrooms: 1,153 5 or more bedrooms: 405

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in St. Paul in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 3,939 1 vehicle: 21,727 2 vehicles: 26,790 3 vehicles: 6,743 4 vehicles: 1,667 5 or more vehicles: 571

Cars and other vehicles available in St. Paul in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 14,927 1 vehicle: 24,557 2 vehicles: 8,981 3 vehicles: 1,539 4 vehicles: 425 5 or more vehicles: 243

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in St. Paul, MN:

Less than $10,000: 42
$10,000 to $14,999: 21
$15,000 to $19,999: 21
$20,000 to $24,999: 38
$25,000 to $29,999: 40
$30,000 to $34,999: 20
$35,000 to $39,999: 17
$40,000 to $49,999: 90
$50,000 to $59,999: 136
$60,000 to $69,999: 227
$70,000 to $79,999: 400
$80,000 to $89,999: 686
$90,000 to $99,999: 744
$100,000 to $124,999: 3291
$125,000 to $149,999: 5168
$150,000 to $174,999: 7347
$175,000 to $199,999: 8348
$200,000 to $249,999: 11408
$250,000 to $299,999: 8182
$300,000 to $399,999: 7313
$400,000 to $499,999: 3032
$500,000 to $749,999: 2889
$750,000 to $999,999: 929
$1,000,000 or more: 449

St. Paul rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in St. Paul:

Less than $100: 918 people
$100 to $149: 883
$150 to $199: 1,384
$200 to $249: 1,442
$250 to $299: 1,035
$300 to $349: 995
$350 to $399: 1,065
$400 to $449: 1,271
$450 to $499: 1,896
$500 to $549: 3,269
$550 to $599: 3,804
$600 to $649: 4,065
$650 to $699: 4,111
$700 to $749: 3,389
$750 to $799: 3,373
$800 to $899: 4,858
$900 to $999: 2,965
$1,000 to $1,249: 3,593
$1,250 to $1,499: 1,053
$1,500 to $1,999: 668
$2,000 or more: 405
No cash rent: 803

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 11,791 1990 to 1994: 10,279 1985 to 1989: 8,198 1980 to 1984: 5,070 1975 to 1979: 3,356 1970 to 1974: 543 1970 to 1974: 448 1965 to 1969: 1,453

St. Paul, MN Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 58.7%
Number of people working at home: 4,121 (3.0% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 3865
5 to 9 minutes: 13574
10 to 14 minutes: 22999
15 to 19 minutes: 27867
20 to 24 minutes: 26321
25 to 29 minutes: 9024
30 to 34 minutes: 16336
35 to 39 minutes: 2383
40 to 44 minutes: 2938
45 to 59 minutes: 5268
60 to 89 minutes: 2597
90 or more minutes: 1774

St. Paul mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 96,175 (69%)
Carpooled: 17,313 (12%)
Bus or trolley bus: 11,785 (8%)
Streetcar or trolley car: 136 (0%)
Subway or elevated: 26 (0%)
Railroad: 8 (0%)
Taxi: 208 (0%)
Motorcycle: 131 (0%)
Bicycle: 905 (1%)
Walked: 7,524 (5%)
Other means: 735 (1%)
Worked at home: 4,121 (3%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 11221
$10,000 to $14,999: 7608
$15,000 to $19,999: 7307
$20,000 to $24,999: 7982
$25,000 to $29,999: 8288
$30,000 to $34,999: 8247
$35,000 to $39,999: 6928
$40,000 to $44,999: 6265
$45,000 to $49,999: 5739
$50,000 to $59,999: 10523
$60,000 to $74,999: 11388
$75,000 to $99,999: 10200
$100,000 to $124,999: 4820
$125,000 to $149,999: 2137
$150,000 to $199,999: 1807
$200,000 or more: 1668

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 78210

German: 49357

Irish: 22055

Norwegian: 17083

Swedish: 10397

English: 7751

Italian: 6967

Subsaharan African:: 6944

Polish: 6797

United States or American: 5297

French (except Basque): 5033

African: 2860

European: 2569

French Canadian: 2448

Scotch-Irish: 1926

Russian: 1901

Dutch: 1900

Scottish: 1862

Czech: 1607

Danish: 1561

Finnish: 1387

Scandinavian: 1359

Ethiopian: 1254

Austrian: 1125

Somalian: 1026

Arab:: 1007

Nigerian: 798

British: 630

Hungarian: 611

Welsh: 593

Swiss: 556

Greek: 536

Northern European: 520

Czechoslovakian: 514

Ukrainian: 501

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 493

Lebanese: 466

Liberian: 356

Lithuanian: 321

Belgian: 265

Canadian: 261

Romanian: 254

Slovene: 246

Other Subsaharan African: 242

Jamaican: 240

Luxemburger: 226

Arab/Arabic: 208

Eastern European: 202

Yugoslavian: 186

Slovak: 153

Haitian: 149

Croatian: 148

Other Arab: 134

Latvian: 133

Celtic: 116

Ghanian: 105

Israeli: 97

Egyptian: 91

Iranian: 83

Armenian: 82

Portuguese: 79

Kenyan: 77

Serbian: 77

Slavic: 76

Turkish: 75

Sudanese: 71

Albanian: 70

Acadian/Cajun: 52

Australian: 50

South African: 49

Basque: 49

Bulgarian: 48

Icelander: 45

Sierra Leonean: 45

Alsatian: 45

Palestinian: 39

Pennsylvania German: 38

Brazilian: 37

Ugandan: 35

New Zealander: 31

Iraqi: 30

Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 26

Afghan: 23

Syrian: 22

Barbadian: 21

Senegalese: 20

Bahamian: 19

Belizean: 12

British West Indian: 11

Moroccan: 10

Dutch West Indian: 9

Jordanian: 7

Maltese: 7

Zimbabwean: 6

German Russian: 6

West Indian: 6

Macedonian: 5

Estonian: 4

Guyanese: 4

Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac: 3

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

Laos (30%)
Mexico (15%)
Thailand (11%)
Vietnam (5%)
Other Eastern Africa (4%)
El Salvador (3%)
Ethiopia (3%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 171175
Northeast: 6766
Midwest: 42204
South: 12715
West: 10881

51% of St. Paul residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 51% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 54% lived in Minnesota.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 2,293
Nursery to 4th grade: 347
5th and 6th grade: 989
7th and 8th grade: 1,690
9th grade: 1,094
10th grade: 1,681
11th grade: 1,577
12th grade, no diploma: 3,147
High school graduate (or equivalency): 20,810
Less than 1 year of college: 4,439
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 12,646
Associate degree: 4,559
Bachelor's degree: 16,276
Master's degree: 5,672
Professional school degree: 2,964
Doctorate degree: 1,897

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 3,466
Nursery to 4th grade: 429
5th and 6th grade: 830
7th and 8th grade: 2,528
9th grade: 1,362
10th grade: 2,019
11th grade: 2,019
12th grade, no diploma: 2,811
High school graduate (or equivalency): 23,870
Less than 1 year of college: 6,515
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 12,079
Associate degree: 5,216
Bachelor's degree: 18,627
Master's degree: 6,846
Professional school degree: 2,347
Doctorate degree: 1,159

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 4.6%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 2.8%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 14.6%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 13.1%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 19.6%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 20.5%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 7.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 8.2%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 9.7%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 7.7%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 13.3%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 9.6%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 10.4%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 8.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $52,582
Black householders: $27,257
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $45,266
Asian householders: $44,492
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $36,246
Some other race householders: $49,131
Two or more races householders: $33,231
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $33,942

St. Paul household income for White non-Hispanic householders

St. Paul household income for Black householders

St. Paul household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders

St. Paul household income for Asian householders

St. Paul household income for Some other race householders

St. Paul household income for Two or more races householders

St. Paul household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

St. Paul marital status for males

St. Paul marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $223,596
Black or African American householders: $180,432
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $182,273
Asian householders: $186,773
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $173,885
Some other race householders: $184,114
Two or more races householders: $171,021
Hispanic or Latino householders: $181,250

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 58,489
One, attached: 4,039
Two: 9,714
3 or 4: 5,497
5 to 9: 5,418
10 to 19: 10,214
20 to 49: 8,695
50 or more: 13,388
Mobile homes: 203
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 56

Median worth of mobile homes: $65,378

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in St. Paul:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (92%) Electricity (6%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (62%) Electricity (30%) Other fuel (4%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%) No fuel used (1%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 5,663

Here:	15.9%
Minnesota:	11.7%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 2,399

Here:	13.7%
Minnesota:	6.8%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 9,805

Here:	50.7%
Minnesota:	24.6%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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