West St Paul.
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Minnesota·Dakota County
5 tracts·21K people·$301K median·4,356/mi²
White 66 · Hispanic 21 · Black 6 · Multiracial 6 · Asian 1 · Other 1
Living alone 42 · Married couple 35 · Other 24
Health 28 · Retail 18 · Leisure 13 · Professional 13 · Manufacturing 12 · Public admin 10 · Other 6
Management · business · science · arts 41 · Sales · office 20 · Service 19 · Production · transport 11 · Construction · maintenance 8
Drive alone 68 · Work from home 21 · Carpool 15 · Walk 2 · 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 West St. Paul is $301,300 (Census ACS) — 0.7× the US median of $458,812.
West St. Paul has 21,382 residents across 5 census tracts and 5 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 39.8; the population is 66.3% White, 20.7% Hispanic or Latino, 5.8% Black, 5.5% Multiracial, 1.1% Asian and 0.6% Other; the average household has 2.2 people; 35.5% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 8.8% (Census ACS).
MORELAND ART/HEALTH SCIENCE MAGNET (43%) and GARLOUGH ENVIRONMENTAL MAGNET (40%) lead the elementary schools; HERITAGE E-STEM MAGNET SCHOOL is the middle school with reported scores (42%); BLUESKY CHARTER SCHOOL (28%), ACADEMIC ARTS HIGH SCHOOL (21%) and 917 DCALS North (1%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,282/month, 19% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in West St. Paul is $68,464 a year, 20% below the US median (Census ACS).
In West St. Paul, median rent is $1,282/month and the median home value is $301,300 (Census ACS).
West St. Paul reported 2.0 violent crimes and 42.0 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 West St. Paul are strong wind (89), hail (78) and tornado (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 West St. Paul, 2.1% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).