Demographics of St. Peter city, Minnesota

St. Peter city, Minnesota had 12,275 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +189 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

St. Peter city, in four figures

12,275
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 12,185 ±42.; +1.6%
Change since July 2020: +189 people.; 35.6 ±1.9
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $65,122 ±$5,304
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

St. Peter city, Minnesota's population grew 1.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of St. Peter city, Minnesota's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

St. Peter city, Minnesota's population grew 1.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of St. Peter city, Minnesota's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	12,086	100.0	100.0
2021	12,019	99.4	100.2
2022	12,240	101.3	100.7
2023	12,015	99.4	101.6
2024	12,228	101.2	102.5
2025	12,275	101.6	103.1

Population of St. Peter city, Minnesota on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	12,086	—
2021	12,019	−67
2022	12,240	+221
2023	12,015	−225
2024	12,228	+213
2025	12,275	+47

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 35.6 ±1.9: for men 36.0 ±1.9 and for women 34.8 ±2.8. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in St. Peter city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Minnesota	United States
Under 5	439 ±134	3.6% ±1.1	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,654 ±256	13.6% ±2.1	17.0% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	2,756 ±312	22.6% ±2.6	8.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,597 ±296	21.3% ±2.4	26.6% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,707 ±335	22.2% ±2.8	24.5% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,032 ±290	16.7% ±2.4	17.3% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $65,122 ±$5,304, and income per person $30,810 ±$2,148, in 2024 dollars. The median is $89,062 ±$409 in Minnesota and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in St. Peter city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Minnesota	United States
Under $25,000	675 ±195	16.6% ±4.7	11.7% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	850 ±223	20.9% ±5.4	14.9% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	836 ±190	20.6% ±4.6	15.6% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	318 ±106	7.8% ±2.6	13.2% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	698 ±181	17.2% ±4.4	19.6% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	389 ±103	9.6% ±2.5	11.2% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	293 ±110	7.2% ±2.7	13.8% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in St. Peter city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Minnesota	United States
All ages	1,677 ±314	16.8% ±3.1	9.3% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	263 ±120	12.7% ±5.6	10.3% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,036 ±195	20.1% ±3.5	9.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	378 ±148	13.7% ±5.1	8.7% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in St. Peter city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	St. Peter city	Minnesota	United States
Housing units	4,249 ±188	2,545,030 ±1,535	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	95.5% ±1.7	90.7% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	2.1% to 6.9%	9.3% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	64.9% ±3.0	72.2% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	35.1% ±4.3	27.8% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$250,700 ±$20,854	$329,300 ±$903	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$961 ±$46	$1,280 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1978 ±4	1979 ±1	1980 ±1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in St. Peter city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Minnesota	United States
Hispanic or Latino	989 ±223	8.1% ±1.8	6.4% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	9,685 ±396	79.5% ±3.2	75.9% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	894 ±354	7.3% ±2.9	6.9% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	80 to 246	0.7% to 2.0%	5.1% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	19 to 99	0.2% to 0.8%	0.7% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 16	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	12 to 184	0.1% to 1.5%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	143 to 451	1.2% to 3.7%	4.5% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in St. Peter city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Minnesota	United States
Born in the state	8,575 ±420	70.4% ±3.4	67.1% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	2,637 ±350	21.6% ±2.9	23.4% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	99 to 325	0.8% to 2.7%	0.9% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	761 ±185	6.2% ±1.5	8.7% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	274 ±109	2.2% ±0.9	5.1% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	487 ±165	4.0% ±1.4	3.6% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

St. Peter city among the places of Minnesota

92nd of 152 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Minnesota page.

Places of Minnesota near St. Peter city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Mounds View city	12,926 ±45
Vadnais Heights city	12,838 ±40
North St. Paul city	12,570 ±35
Cloquet city	12,537 ±70
Big Lake city	12,367 ±33
St. Peter city	12,185 ±42
East Bethel city	12,115 ±28
Mendota Heights city	11,612 ±28
North Branch city	11,565 ±24
Victoria city	11,295 ±27
Grand Rapids city	11,207 ±64

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026