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55109 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 55109 covers Saint Paul, Minnesota, with a population of about 34,266 and a median household income of $81,759.

Population
34,2662,933 per square mile
Median age
36.81.9 points below the US average
Median household income
$81,7597% below the Minnesota median
Poverty rate
10.4%2 points below the US average
Typical home value
$344,943up 11% in five years
Median rent
$1,3161.1× the Minnesota median
Degree or higher
30.7%4.3 points below the US average
Homeownership
65.1%about the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
953

Where 55109 is

Saint Paul, Minnesota — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population34,266
Median age36.8
Family households59.7%
Born outside the US15.8%
Speaks a language other than English at home26.9%
White (non-Hispanic)53.4%
Black (non-Hispanic)8.6%
Asian (non-Hispanic)24.4%
Hispanic or Latino6.2%
Veterans5.4%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income$81,759
Income per person$38,148
Poverty rate10.4%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance13.7%

Household income distribution

Under $10k2.9%
$10–15k3.9%
$15–20k2.7%
$20–25k3.3%
$25–30k2.0%
$30–35k3.1%
$35–40k6.0%
$40–45k4.1%
$45–50k3.5%
$50–60k6.5%
$60–75k7.1%
$75–100k15.2%
$100–125k10.4%
$125–150k10.4%
$150–200k9.9%
$200k or more9.1%

Income as declared to the IRS

Filed returns rather than survey responses, so this counts tax units and not households.

Tax returns filed18,300
Mean adjusted gross income$65,642
Returns declaring $200,000 or more3.2%
Returns, under $25k25.7%
Returns, $25k–$50k26.0%
Returns, $50k–$75k19.4%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.5%
Returns, $100k–$200k15.1%
Returns, $200k or more3.2%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$291,200
Median gross rent$1,316
Rent as a share of household income33.1%
Owner-occupied65.1%
Vacant homes4.6%
Median year built1975

What the homes are

Detached house59.3%
Attached house9.9%
2 to 4 units3.1%
5 to 19 units7.3%
20 or more units19.6%
Mobile home0.9%
Home values and rents today

Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, courtesy of Zillow. Monthly and current, where the Census figures above are a five-year average and are capped at $2,000,000.

Typical home value$344,943as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 1.9%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 11%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 63.7%
Typical asking rent$1,529as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 5.5%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$344,943$136,529

$136,529 in 2000 to $344,943 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
202220242026$1,529$1,329

$1,329 in 2022 to $1,529 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate3.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher30.7%
High school diploma or higher90.6%
Works from home12.8%
Drives to work alone72.7%
Takes public transport1.5%
Commutes 45 minutes or more9.6%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Obesity31.9% 1.5 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes11.3% 0.7 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes13.4% same as the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure31.8% 2.3 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health19.2% 1.1 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)8.1% 3.2 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression25.5% 3.6 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity21.8% 3.6 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis22.5% 2.6 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking14.9% 1.1 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication76.4% 1.7 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)8.4% 0.7 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.2% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease6.3% same as the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year75.1% 1.6 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening84.6% 1.3 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability13.6% 1.2 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening69.3% 5 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD5.8% 0.8 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist65.8% 4.5 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability29.9% 0.8 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support26.2% 1.4 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity15% 2.1 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps9.7% 4.6 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability7% same as the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol34.9% 1.3 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity11% 2.8 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability7.9% 0.5 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport8.6% 0.6 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness37.9% 3.5 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use77.6% 1.7 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)16.1% 0.7 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability13.2% 0.8 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)12.6% 0.9 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.5% 0.5 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat6.5% 2.3 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours29.2% 7.2 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.3% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost8% 5 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.6% 1 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments953
People employed16,381
Annual payroll$755,975,000
Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 45% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively Moderate across the 14 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss60.1 out of 100
Community resilience89.9 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Landslide95.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave88.6Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail88Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave81Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado77.4Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather58.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind48.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire47Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding41.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought25Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning24.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm21.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake3.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Compared with Minnesota and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPMinnesotaUnited States
Median household income$81,759$87,556$78,538
Income per person$38,148$46,957$43,289
Poverty rate10.4%9.2%12.4%
Median home value$291,200$305,500$303,400
Median gross rent$1,316$1,235$1,348
Homeownership65.1%72.4%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher30.7%38.8%35%
Unemployment rate3.7%3.9%5.2%
Works from home12.8%15.8%13.5%
Born outside the US15.8%8.6%13.9%
Median age36.838.638.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationVADNAIS LAKE, MN US6.5 km away
Rain in a year33 in

Average high and low by month

January24.6°F / 8.3°F0.78 in rain
February30°F / 11.4°F0.81 in rain
March42.2°F / 24.1°F1.5 in rain
April56.5°F / 37°F3.12 in rain
May69.4°F / 50.3°F4.31 in rain
June78.7°F / 60.1°F4.52 in rain
July82.7°F / 64.3°F4.47 in rain
August80.7°F / 62.4°F4.45 in rain
September73°F / 54.4°F3.13 in rain
October59°F / 41.6°F3.08 in rain
November42.7°F / 28.3°F1.84 in rain
December29.5°F / 15.6°F1.1 in rain
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarket17% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarket64% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket62% of this ZIP code's area
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

This ZIP code is served by 3 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

North St. Paul-Maplewood-Oakdale School District93.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Roseville Public School District4% of this ZIP code's land area
White Bear Lake School District2.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability65more vulnerable than 65% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status36more vulnerable than 36% of US census tracts
Household characteristics75more vulnerable than 75% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status59more vulnerable than 59% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport83more vulnerable than 83% of US census tracts
Walkability14 out of 20Above average
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

55083 Stillwater, MN3.7 km away
55106 Saint Paul, MN5.2 km away
55117 Saint Paul, MN5.5 km away
55133 Saint Paul, MN6 km away
55144 Saint Paul, MN6 km away
55165 Saint Paul, MN6 km away
55172 Saint Paul, MN6 km away
55175 Saint Paul, MN6 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

Ramsey County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area11.68 sq mi
Water area0.76 sq mi
Population density2,933 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude45.0132, -93.0297

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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