2022 population: 199,532 ( 694 from 2010 , 691 from 2020)
Land area: 6247.5 square miles
Population density: 31.9 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	180,763	90.59%	2.2%
Black:	3,049	1.53%	13.4%
Indian:	4,369	2.19%	2.2%
Asian:	2,324	1.16%	27.7%
2+ races:	5,121	2.57%	22.9%
Hispanic:	3,906	1.96%	62.1%

Total non-White:	18,769	9.41%	21.4%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	4,025	10.1
Deaths:	5,478	13.7
Net Migration:	439	1.1
Net Immigration:	163	0.4

Change in White population:	-4,006	-2.0
Change in Non-White pop.:	3,312	1.7

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
200,226
184,769	92.28%
2,688	1.34%
4,277	2.14%
1,820	0.91%
4,168	2.08%
2,409	1.20%
15,457	7.72%

2000
200,528
189,314	94.41%
1,676	0.84%
3,984	1.99%
1,377	0.69%
2,469	1.23%
1,597	0.80%
11,214	5.59%

1990
198,213
191,325	96.52%
1,175	0.59%
3,694	1.86%
1,087	0.55%
n/a
932	0.47%
6,888	3.48%

1980
222,229
216,640	97.49%
820	0.37%
2,749	1.24%
1,131	0.51%
n/a
805	0.36%
5,589	2.51%

1970
220,693
217,080	98.36%
997	0.45%
1,527	0.69%
269	0.12%
n/a
696	0.32%
3,613	1.64%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
19,487	9.7
19,592	9.8
-2,140	-1.1
763	0.4

-4,545	-2.3
4,243	2.1

Number	Rate
1990's
21,236	10.7
22,177	11.2
-3,734	-1.9
530	0.3

-2,011	-1.0
4,326	2.2

Number	Rate
1980's
27,503	12.4
21,894	9.9
-29,452	-13.3
n/a

-25,315	-11.4
1,299	0.6

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-9,718	-4.4
n/a

-440	-0.2
1,976	0.9

Age, Family & Household Data for St. Louis County, MN

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
41.2
37,449	18.8%
162,083	81.2%
40,686	20.4%

85,726
2.23

48,171	56.2%
37,205	77.2%
4,249	8.8%
37,555	43.8%

2010
Number	Percent
40.8
39,559	19.8%
160,667	80.2%
31,816	15.9%

84,783
2.25

49,750	58.7%
38,143	76.7%
5,028	10.1%
35,033	41.3%

2000
Number	Percent
38.7
44,949	22.4%
155,579	77.6%
32,305	16.1%

82,720
2.32

51,815	62.6%
41,511	80.1%
5,050	9.7%
30,905	37.4%

1990
Number	Percent
35.8
48,419	24.4%
149,794	75.6%
33,496	16.9%

79,109
2.42

52,627	66.5%
43,604	82.9%
4,569	8.7%
26,482	33.5%

1980
Number	Percent
30.6
60,259	27.1%
161,970	72.9%
30,055	13.5%

81,763
2.64

58,305	71.3%
50,481	86.6%
3,765	6.5%
23,458	28.7%

2022 Housing Data for St. Louis County, MN

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	4,761	5.6%
$10,000 to $14,999	4,132	4.8%
$15,000 to $19,999	3,145	3.7%
$20,000 to $24,999	3,280	3.8%
$25,000 to $29,999	3,640	4.2%
$30,000 to $34,999	3,732	4.4%
$35,000 to $39,999	3,241	3.8%
$40,000 to $44,999	3,473	4.1%
$45,000 to $49,999	3,505	4.1%
$50,000 to $59,999	6,357	7.4%
$60,000 to $74,999	8,551	10.0%
$75,000 to $99,999	11,336	13.2%
$100,000 to $124,999	8,691	10.1%
$125,000 to $149,999	6,221	7.3%
$150,000 to $199,999	6,556	7.6%
$200,000 or more	5,105	6.0%

Median Household Income	66,491
Per Capita Income	37,850

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	90
Compared to U.S.	95

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	5,322	6.2%
Public Assistance	2,960	3.5%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	9,257	10.8%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	89,706	72.1%
Unemployed	4,305	3.5%
In Armed Forces	482	0.4%

Total Labor Force	94,493	76.0%
Not in Labor Force	29,873	24.0%

Real Unemployment Rate		27.5%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	34,996	25,781	57.6%
Non-Profit	4,372	9,009	32.7%
Self-Employed	4,257	3,050	58.3%

Local Government	3,445	4,704	42.3%
State Government	2,234	2,694	45.3%
Federal Government	1,192	856	58.2%

Total Private + Self	39,253	28,831	57.7%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	11,243	17,263	39.4%
Total	50,496	46,094	52.3%

Pct. Govt.	15.7%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	12,945	13.4%
Sales and Office Occupations	18,456	19.1%
Professional, Technical	24,228	25.0%
Service Occupations	18,963	19.6%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	401	0.4%
All others	22,136	22.9%

White Collar		57.5%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	18,397	19.0%
Retail trade	11,875	12.3%
Educational services	9,875	10.2%
Accommodation and food services	7,495	7.7%
Manufacturing	7,125	7.4%
Construction	6,870	7.1%
Public administration	4,681	4.8%
Other services	4,470	4.6%
Professional, scientific, technical	4,163	4.3%
Transportation and warehousing	3,850	4.0%
Finance and insurance	3,826	4.0%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	2,706	2.8%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	2,586	2.7%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	2,143	2.2%
Wholesale trade	1,892	2.0%
Utilities	1,345	1.4%
Real estate and rental and leasing	1,289	1.3%
Information	1,188	1.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	915	0.9%
Management	37	0.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	1,853	0.93%
Puerto Rican	329	0.16%
Cuban	181	0.09%
Dominican	38	0.02%

Total Central American	680	0.34%
Costa Rican	23	0.01%
Guatemalan	278	0.14%
Honduran	67	0.03%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	114	0.06%
Salvadoran	198	0.10%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	271	0.14%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	20	0.01%
Chilean	2	0.00%
Colombian	94	0.05%
Ecuadorian	30	0.01%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	7	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	111	0.06%
Other South American	7	0.00%

Other Hispanic	430	0.21%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	475	0.24%
Indian	393	0.20%
Hmong	241	0.12%
Vietnamese	236	0.12%
Korean	198	0.10%
Filipino	171	0.09%
Japanese	40	0.02%
Burmese	17	0.01%
Laotian	16	0.01%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	184,026	96.6%
Spanish	2,256	1.2%
Other	1,167	0.6%
German, other Germanic	788	0.4%
Other Indo-European	701	0.4%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	402	0.2%
Other Asian	316	0.2%
Chinese	299	0.2%
French, Haitian, Cajun	237	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	44,128	22.1%
Norwegian	26,204	13.1%
Finnish	20,729	10.4%
Swedish	19,897	9.9%
Irish	18,056	9.0%
English	13,297	6.6%
Polish	10,383	5.2%
Italian	7,947	4.0%
French	5,635	2.8%
Scandinavian	5,456	2.7%
American	5,291	2.6%
European	3,352	1.7%
Slovene	2,924	1.5%
French Canadian	2,608	1.3%
Scottish	2,358	1.2%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	198,434	99.2%
Not a citizen	1,688	0.8%

Native	196,069	98.0%
Foreign-born	4,053	2.0%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
1,921	1.4%	5,101	3.7%	34,947	25.4%	52,003	37.8%	27,655	20.1%	15,901	11.6%
Average years of education: 13.9

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	1,921	1.4%
9-12 Years	5,101	3.7%
H.S. Grad or GED	34,947	25.4%
Some College	52,003	37.8%
Bach. Degree	27,655	20.1%
Grad Degree	15,901	11.6%
Average years of education: 13.9

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	93,615	87,716	5,899	6.3%	4.7%
1991	96,811	90,083	6,728	6.9%	5.1%
1992	98,337	90,963	7,374	7.5%	5.0%
1993	98,442	91,230	7,212	7.3%	4.8%
1994	100,237	93,776	6,461	6.4%	4.0%
1995	101,813	96,082	5,731	5.6%	3.7%
1996	102,157	96,576	5,581	5.5%	3.8%
1997	103,206	98,165	5,041	4.9%	3.2%
1998	103,923	99,729	4,194	4.0%	2.7%
1999	103,605	99,559	4,046	3.9%	2.7%

2000	102,968	98,596	4,372	4.2%	3.0%
2001	103,452	97,545	5,907	5.7%	3.8%
2002	103,748	97,926	5,822	5.6%	4.5%
2003	103,843	97,482	6,361	6.1%	4.8%
2004	102,868	96,976	5,892	5.7%	4.6%
2005	101,405	96,259	5,146	5.1%	4.1%
2006	101,927	96,740	5,187	5.1%	4.1%
2007	103,076	97,306	5,770	5.6%	4.6%
2008	104,049	97,480	6,569	6.3%	5.4%
2009	105,286	95,489	9,797	9.3%	7.9%

2010	103,461	95,040	8,421	8.1%	7.4%
2011	102,503	94,935	7,568	7.4%	6.5%
2012	101,690	95,033	6,657	6.5%	5.6%
2013	102,344	96,053	6,291	6.1%	5.0%
2014	102,538	97,198	5,340	5.2%	4.3%
2015	102,211	97,018	5,193	5.1%	3.8%
2016	102,556	96,688	5,868	5.7%	3.9%
2017	102,315	97,605	4,710	4.6%	3.4%
2018	101,527	97,649	3,878	3.8%	3.0%
2019	101,662	97,689	3,973	3.9%	3.2%

2020	101,110	93,824	7,286	7.2%	6.2%
2021	99,176	94,999	4,177	4.2%	3.8%
2022	100,261	96,982	3,279	3.3%	2.7%
2023	100,262	97,053	3,209	3.2%	2.8%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	103,719
Median Value	$192,900

Occupied	85,726	82.7%
Vacant	17,993	17.3%

Owned	61,629	71.9%
Rented	24,097	28.1%
Median Rent	$927

Single-Family Units	78,883	76.1%
Detached	77,169	74.4%
Attached	1,714	1.7%
Buldings with 5+ Units	13,294	12.8%
Mobile Homes	4,163	4.0%

St. Louis County, MN

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for St. Louis County, MN

2022 Housing Data for St. Louis County, MN

2022 Income & Employment Data for St. Louis County, MN

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for St. Louis County, MN

2022 Educational Attainment Data for St. Louis County, MN

Historical Labor Force Data for St. Louis County, MN