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55123 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 55123 covers Saint Paul, Minnesota, with a population of about 27,288 and a median household income of $134,265.

Population
27,2882,535 per square mile
Median age
40.41.7 points above the US average
Median household income
$134,2651.5× the Minnesota median
Poverty rate
2.1%10.3 points below the US average
Typical home value
$479,411up 10.3% in five years
Median rent
$1,5931.3× the Minnesota median
Degree or higher
64.3%29.3 points above the US average
Homeownership
80.8%15.8 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
496

Where 55123 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

Population27,288
Median age40.4
Family households75.8%
Born outside the US12%
Speaks a language other than English at home14%
White (non-Hispanic)76.9%
Black (non-Hispanic)3.4%
Asian (non-Hispanic)10.2%
Hispanic or Latino6%
Veterans4.7%
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$134,265
Income per person$65,087
Poverty rate2.1%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance2.7%

Household income distribution

Under $10k1.2%
$10–15k0.5%
$15–20k1.2%
$20–25k1.0%
$25–30k1.3%
$30–35k1.4%
$35–40k1.4%
$40–45k2.1%
$45–50k2.3%
$50–60k3.7%
$60–75k6.0%
$75–100k10.4%
$100–125k11.6%
$125–150k12.7%
$150–200k15.3%
$200k or more28.0%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed13,680
Mean adjusted gross income$127,871
Returns declaring $200,000 or more17.1%
Returns, under $25k19.7%
Returns, $25k–$50k15.3%
Returns, $50k–$75k13.5%
Returns, $75k–$100k9.5%
Returns, $100k–$200k24.9%
Returns, $200k or more17.1%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$442,000
Median gross rent$1,593
Rent as a share of household income24.5%
Owner-occupied80.8%
Vacant homes0.6%
Median year built1989

What the homes are

Detached house69.1%
Attached house10.9%
2 to 4 units2.7%
5 to 19 units5.1%
20 or more units11.7%
Mobile home0.5%
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$479,411as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 1.2%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 10.3%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 50.3%
Typical asking rent$1,733as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 2.7%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$479,411$210,761

$210,761 in 2000 to $479,411 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
202220242026$1,733$1,576

$1,576 in 2022 to $1,733 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate1.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher64.3%
High school diploma or higher98.7%
Works from home23.5%
Drives to work alone69.2%
Takes public transport1.1%
Commutes 45 minutes or more6.2%
Health

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

Obesity32.1% 1.3 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes8.4% 3.6 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes8.9% 4.3 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure26.9% 7.2 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health11.3% 9 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)4.8% 6.5 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression22.5% 0.6 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity18.1% 7.3 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis20.3% 4.8 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking18% 2 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication76.5% 1.8 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)7.9% same as the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9.5% 0.9 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease4.2% 2 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year75.9% 0.8 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening88.8% 2.9 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability9.4% 5.4 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening72.8% 8.5 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD3.5% 3.1 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist76.4% 15.1 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability21.1% 9.6 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support18.5% 6.3 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity6.7% 10.4 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps4.1% 10.2 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability4.9% 1.8 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol33.9% 2.3 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity6% 7.8 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability4.8% 3.6 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport4.6% 4.6 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness27.7% 6.7 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use80.8% 4.9 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)12.7% 4.1 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability8.2% 5.8 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)9.3% 4.2 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability2.2% 1.8 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat4% 4.8 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours26.8% 9.6 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke2.2% 1.2 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost4.5% 8.5 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability2.6% 3 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments496
People employed11,110
Annual payroll$928,603,000
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 33% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Moderate across the 8 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss51.8 out of 100
Community resilience88 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.

Strong wind93.3Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail84.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado77.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide76.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather67.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave62.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning48.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire40.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding34.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave34.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm18.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake1.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought0Very 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$134,265$87,556$78,538
Income per person$65,087$46,957$43,289
Poverty rate2.1%9.2%12.4%
Median home value$442,000$305,500$303,400
Median gross rent$1,593$1,235$1,348
Homeownership80.8%72.4%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher64.3%38.8%35%
Unemployment rate1.8%3.9%5.2%
Works from home23.5%15.8%13.5%
Born outside the US12%8.6%13.9%
Median age40.438.638.7
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 stationROSEMOUNT RSCH & OUTREACH CTR, MN US10.5 km away
Rain in a year34 in

Average high and low by month

January22.2°F / 3.3°F0.96 in rain
February27°F / 6.9°F0.9 in rain
March39.9°F / 20.4°F1.8 in rain
April55.8°F / 33.7°F3.1 in rain
May67.8°F / 46.6°F4.32 in rain
June77.3°F / 57.1°F4.88 in rain
July81.3°F / 60.9°F4.51 in rain
August79°F / 58.4°F4.43 in rain
September72.2°F / 50.1°F3.44 in rain
October58.6°F / 36.9°F2.86 in rain
November41.5°F / 23.4°F1.71 in rain
December27.7°F / 10.8°F1.21 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 supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarket83% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
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 2 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan97.9% of this ZIP code's land area
West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan2.1% 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 vulnerability10more vulnerable than 10% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status6more vulnerable than 6% of US census tracts
Household characteristics23more vulnerable than 23% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status30more vulnerable than 30% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport21more vulnerable than 21% of US census tracts
Walkability9.4 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

55077 Inver Grove Heights, MN4.5 km away
55121 Saint Paul, MN4.7 km away
55122 Saint Paul, MN6.6 km away
55120 Saint Paul, MN7.2 km away
55068 Rosemount, MN7.5 km away
55124 Saint Paul, MN7.9 km away
55076 Inver Grove Heights, MN8.4 km away
55425 Minneapolis, MN8.6 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.

Dakota County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area10.76 sq mi
Water area0.93 sq mi
Population density2,535 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude44.8060, -93.1409

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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