South St Paul.
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Minnesota·Dakota County
7 tracts·20K people·$282K median·3,625/mi²
White 71 · Hispanic 18 · Black 5 · Multiracial 4 · Asian 2 · Other 0
Married couple 42 · Living alone 33 · Other 25
Retail 33 · Manufacturing 31 · Health 12 · Professional 10 · Leisure 7 · Public admin 2 · Other 4
Management · business · science · arts 39 · Service 19 · Sales · office 19 · Production · transport 16 · Construction · maintenance 7
Drive alone 69 · Carpool 26 · Work from home 15 · Walk 1 · Transit 1 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in South St. Paul is $281,600 (Census ACS) — 0.6× the US median of $458,812.
South St. Paul has 20,611 residents across 6 census tracts and 5 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 37.2; the population is 70.7% White, 17.8% Hispanic or Latino, 5.2% Black, 4.4% Multiracial, 1.7% Asian and 0.3% Other; the average household has 2.4 people; 32.5% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 8.3% (Census ACS).
Kaposia Education Center Elementary (40%) and Lincoln Center Elementary (39%) lead the elementary schools; South St. Paul Middle School is the middle school with reported scores (31%); South St. Paul High School (31%) and S St. Paul Community Lrng. Cntr. (0%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,199/month, 24% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in South St. Paul is $87,994 a year, 2% above the US median (Census ACS).
In South St. Paul, median rent is $1,199/month and the median home value is $281,600 (Census ACS).
South St. Paul reported 3.1 violent crimes and 15.9 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 81°F; winter lows average 12°F; there are 84 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 34 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in South St. Paul are strong wind (85), hail (74) and landslide (72), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.03g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In South St. Paul, 0.8% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).