Ramsey County, Minnesota

Ramsey County has a population of 542,945 and has shrunk 1.9% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $326,600, about 4.0 times the county's median household income of $81,568.

Home price
$326,600
Income
$81,568
Population
542,945
Unemployment
4.9%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$326,600county
Median gross rent$1,329county
Median year homes here were built1965county
Share of homes built before 198069.1%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile1.2%county
Share of homes that are vacant5.4%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented39.4%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use0.5%county
Typical monthly rent$1,525county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,709county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,405county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$2,262county
Home insurance / yr$2,729(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living94.6(statewide)
Median household income$81,568county
Family health premium / yr$23,565(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$22,569(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.846(statewide)
Poverty rate12.3%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home20.5%county
Unemployment rate4.9%county
Share of adults in the labor force68.4%county
Share of workers who are self-employed4.0%county
Share of workers employed by government14.2%county
Share of workers in the largest industry28.3%county
Economic output per resident$103,613county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate1.21%county
Top state income tax9.85%(statewide)
Capital gains tax10.85%(statewide)
Combined sales tax8.14%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time21.4 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service9.5 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport18054481county
Miles to nearest general aviation field4.6 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network1county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station3.3 micounty
Households without a vehicle10.2%county
Traffic deaths9.2county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,0002.5(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher45.6%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher91.7%county
Public schools in the county218county
Public school enrollment84569county
Students per full-time teacher15.4county
Free lunch eligible57.9%county
Elementary schools99county
Middle schools32county
High schools48county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above13county
Share of local colleges that are public20.0%county
Two-year institutions2county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution3.0 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians110county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county4county
Hospitals here with an emergency department3county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4county
Fine particulate matter7.9 µgcounty
Without health insurance5.5%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year14.5%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year9.6%county
Frequent mental distress16.5%county
No leisure-time physical activity23.2%county
Diagnosed diabetes10.5%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population542,945county
Land area in square miles152county
People per square mile of land3566.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores118county
Convenience stores26county
Share living far from a food store13.0%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract6.1%county
Population change since 2020-1.9%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents3county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents4county
Median age36.1 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1823.1%county
Share of residents 65 and over15.8%county
Share of households that are one person35.0%county
Share of residents born outside the United States15.6%county
Second languages23.3%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls42.5%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents76county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-5county
Households that moved in19,850county
Households that moved away21,406county
Average income of arriving households$57,179county
Average income of departing households$68,886county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes3county
Housing units authorised in the latest year708county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings61.4%county
Violent crime rate257(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature46.6°Fcounty
Annual precipitation32.1 incounty
Annual snowfall37.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy3.79 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F6 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing143 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 5bcounty
Frost-free days175 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 25county
Average first fall frostOct 17county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$103county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh15.3¢county
Household electricity use680 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$13.14(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity25.4%county
Homes heated by utility gas70.4%county
Homes heated by propane1.4%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.4%county
Homes heated by wood0.2%county
Households with broadband92.4%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk93.8county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk12.8county
Landslide risk98.5county
Hail risk99.0county
Earthquake risk28.9county
Tornado risk98.7county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk98.2county
Winter weather risk92.2county
Strong wind risk90.8county
Wildfire risk52.6county

Sports

Major pro teams based here1county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here1county
MLS soccer teams based here1county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams1county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams1county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Ramsey County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Minnesota figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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