South St. Paul, MN Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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Income/capita NAT. AVG.

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Household income NAT. AVG.

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Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	South St. Paul	Minnesota	National
Income per capita	$45,034	$49,588	$44,883
Median household income	$93,537	$92,370	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$117,347	$117,544	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$51,675	$52,026	$52,080
Median earnings male	$62,645	$60,747	$54,343
Median earnings female	$51,488	$42,223	$38,439
Unemployment rate	3.6%	3.6%	4.9%
Poverty level	10.1%	10.8%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in South St. Paul is equal to the national average
The median household income in South St. Paul is 15% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in South St. Paul is 27% lower than the national average
The poverty level in South St. Paul is 33% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$62,351 $93,537 $187,074

City

$61,573 $92,370 $184,740

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

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South St. Paul median earnings by income bracket

South St. Paul employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	11.6%	11.6%
Manufacturing sector	14.7%	14.7%
Financial & insurance services	4.0%	4.0%
Wholesale & retail services	20.7%	20.7%
Public administration	6.6%	6.6%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	8.3%	8.3%
Education, health & social services	11.2%	11.2%
Other	21.9%	21.9%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Sunfish Lake, MN	540	$373,859	359.7%
North Oaks, MN	5,400	$315,984	288.5%
Dellwood, MN	1,339	$295,588	263.4%
Lake Elmo, MN	9,402	$216,788	166.5%
Pine Springs, MN	452	$201,342	147.6%
South St. Paul, MN	20,723	$93,537	15.0%

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Shelby, NC	20,722	$58,938	27.5%
Rio Rico, AZ	20,721	$76,222	6.3%
Baie-Comeau, QC	20,732	n/a
Tukwila, WA	20,710	$93,571	15.0%
Tullahoma, TN	20,737	$73,203	10.0%
South St. Paul, MN	20,723	$93,537	15.0%

Source: The South St. Paul, MN employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.