St. Louis County, Minnesota
St. Louis County, Minnesota · ZIP 55602, 55616, 55702
- Census data · ACS 2019-2023
- 200,794 (2024 estimate)Population
- 86,264Households
- $69,455Median household income
- $208,500Median home value
- 102Towns with a page
- 51ZIP codes
St. Louis County in numbersOfficial sources, refreshed yearly
| Census | Population |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 200,528 |
| 2010 | 200,226 |
| 2020 | 200,231 |
As counted at each census, within the boundaries the area had then; the current estimate is in the glance card.
Sources: Census 2000 Summary File 1: total population, county level, state 27, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2010 Summary File 1: total population, county level, state 27, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2020 Redistricting Data (P.L. 94-171): total population, county level, state 27, retrieved November 14, 2026.
Median household income $69,455 · Share of households by income, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table S1901.
Source: American Community Survey 5-year subject table S1901 (household income) 2019–2023, county level, state 27, retrieved November 14, 2026.
- Owner occupied
- 62,085 units
- Renter occupied
- 24,179 units
- Vacancy rate
- 17%
Occupied housing units by tenure and the share of all units vacant, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table DP04.
Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, county level, state 27, retrieved November 14, 2026.
84,223 employees in 5,360 establishments with payroll in 2023, all sectors; employers themselves are not named in the source. County Business Patterns counts are published with noise.
Source: County Business Patterns 2023: employment by sector, county level, state 27, retrieved November 14, 2026.
| Measure | St. Louis County | Minnesota |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 200,056 | 5,713,716 |
| Median household income | $69,455 | $87,556 |
| Median age | 41.3 | 38.6 |
| Median home value | $208,500 | $305,500 |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher | 32.5% | 38.8% |
| Foreign-born residents | 2.1% | 8.6% |
| Owner-occupied homes | 72.0% | 72.4% |
| Mean commute to work | 20.1 minutes | 23.1 minutes |
Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, county level, state 27, retrieved November 14, 2026.
Townships, towns and villages in St. Louis County102 with a page · sort by any column
| Type | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Duluth | City | 87,986 | 71.7 sq mi |
| Hibbing | City | 15,940 | 182.0 sq mi |
| Hermantown | City | 10,265 | 34.4 sq mi |
| Virginia | City | 8,267 | 18.8 sq mi |
| Chisholm | City | 4,667 | 4.47 sq mi |
| Rice Lake | City | 4,168 | 32.7 sq mi |
| Eveleth | City | 3,415 | 6.30 sq mi |
| Ely | City | 3,214 | 2.93 sq mi |
| White Township | Township | 3,104 | 105.2 sq mi |
| Proctor | City | 3,076 | 3.36 sq mi |
| Mountain Iron | City | 2,847 | 68.1 sq mi |
| Grand Lake Township | Township | 2,721 | 66.1 sq mi |
| Lakewood Township | Township | 2,344 | 27.9 sq mi |
| Canosia Township | Township | 2,192 | 30.7 sq mi |
| Duluth Township | Township | 2,117 | 46.4 sq mi |
| Solway Township | Township | 2,012 | 35.5 sq mi |
| Hoyt Lakes | City | 1,988 | 55.9 sq mi |
| Gnesen Township | Township | 1,938 | 63.1 sq mi |
| Fayal Township | Township | 1,805 | 31.6 sq mi |
| Gilbert | City | 1,655 | 11.7 sq mi |
| Aurora | City | 1,652 | 3.70 sq mi |
| Midway Township | Township | 1,435 | 14.0 sq mi |
| Fredenberg Township | Township | 1,424 | 25.4 sq mi |
| Babbitt | City | 1,370 | 106.0 sq mi |
| Brevator Township | Township | 1,225 | 34.6 sq mi |
| Morse Township | Township | 1,182 | 116.0 sq mi |
| Greenwood Township | Township | 1,031 | 58.1 sq mi |
| Clinton Township | Township | 976 | 33.2 sq mi |
| Biwabik | City | 965 | 8.76 sq mi |
| Buhl | City | 945 | 3.31 sq mi |
| Cherry Township | Township | 837 | 33.0 sq mi |
| Biwabik Township | Township | 833 | 26.7 sq mi |
| Industrial Township | Township | 813 | 35.6 sq mi |
| Balkan Township | Township | 809 | 65.2 sq mi |
| Normanna Township | Township | 770 | 36.1 sq mi |
| Embarrass Township | Township | 605 | 32.7 sq mi |
| Wuori Township | Township | 566 | 35.0 sq mi |
| French Township | Township | 556 | 33.0 sq mi |
| Breitung Township | Township | 528 | 23.0 sq mi |
| Cook | City | 520 | 2.60 sq mi |
| Floodwood | City | 517 | 1.92 sq mi |
| Cotton Township | Township | 453 | 69.1 sq mi |
| Soudan | Census designated place | 434 | 0.68 sq mi |
| McDavitt Township | Township | 433 | 71.4 sq mi |
| Great Scott Township | Township | 426 | 59.3 sq mi |
| Alborn Township | Township | 425 | 34.6 sq mi |
| Tower | City | 421 | 2.92 sq mi |
| Beatty Township | Township | 418 | 65.0 sq mi |
| Leiding Township | Township | 400 | 122.4 sq mi |
| Pike Township | Township | 386 | 33.9 sq mi |
| Field Township | Township | 350 | 54.3 sq mi |
| New Independence Township | Township | 345 | 34.9 sq mi |
| Sandy Township | Township | 337 | 30.4 sq mi |
| Stoney Brook Township | Township | 315 | 35.0 sq mi |
| Culver Township | Township | 311 | 34.5 sq mi |
| Meadowlands Township | Township | 307 | 60.1 sq mi |
| Arrowhead Township | Township | 288 | 70.7 sq mi |
| Colvin Township | Township | 288 | 33.6 sq mi |
| Lavell Township | Township | 288 | 107.9 sq mi |
| Alango Township | Township | 270 | 36.1 sq mi |
| Vermilion Lake Township | Township | 259 | 35.7 sq mi |
| Owens Township | Township | 247 | 27.7 sq mi |
| Floodwood Township | Township | 245 | 33.3 sq mi |
| Waasa Township | Township | 224 | 35.2 sq mi |
| Eagles Nest Township | Township | 223 | 25.3 sq mi |
| Angora Township | Township | 222 | 36.4 sq mi |
| Orr | City | 213 | 1.40 sq mi |
| North Star Township | Township | 204 | 33.6 sq mi |
| Alden Township | Township | 198 | 35.8 sq mi |
| Mahnomen | Census designated place | 191 | 1.27 sq mi |
| Ellsburg Township | Township | 189 | 69.5 sq mi |
| Nett Lake | Census designated place | 183 | 1.72 sq mi |
| Cedar Valley Township | Township | 182 | 68.6 sq mi |
| Toivola Township | Township | 174 | 71.9 sq mi |
| Van Buren Township | Township | 167 | 35.5 sq mi |
| Portage Township | Township | 164 | 138.7 sq mi |
| Winton | City | 163 | 0.12 sq mi |
| Northland Township | Township | 158 | 34.7 sq mi |
| Kelsey Township | Township | 149 | 35.5 sq mi |
| Kinney | City | 147 | 3.91 sq mi |
| Kugler Township | Township | 146 | 35.1 sq mi |
| Sturgeon Township | Township | 141 | 37.0 sq mi |
| Meadowlands | City | 140 | 0.39 sq mi |
| Kabetogama Township | Township | 139 | 17.4 sq mi |
| Pequaywan Township | Township | 138 | 33.8 sq mi |
| Elmer Township | Township | 137 | 40.6 sq mi |
| Ault Township | Township | 125 | 70.3 sq mi |
| Brookston | City | 116 | 0.55 sq mi |
| Fine Lakes Township | Township | 113 | 34.2 sq mi |
| Halden Township | Township | 112 | 36.1 sq mi |
| Linden Grove Township | Township | 112 | 35.4 sq mi |
| Willow Valley Township | Township | 110 | 35.1 sq mi |
| Iron Junction | City | 106 | 0.81 sq mi |
| McKinley | City | 102 | 1.43 sq mi |
| Crane Lake Township | Township | 94 | 69.2 sq mi |
| Morcom Township | Township | 74 | 35.8 sq mi |
| Ness Township | Township | 72 | 35.0 sq mi |
| Fairbanks Township | Township | 71 | 70.4 sq mi |
| Leonidas | City | 51 | 1.33 sq mi |
| Prairie Lake Township | Township | 45 | 35.6 sq mi |
| Bassett Township | Township | 36 | 174.9 sq mi |
| Camp 5 Township | Township | 20 | 30.4 sq mi |
Populations: Census Population Estimates, Vintage 2024: subcounty totals, state 27 (2024). Land areas: Census Gazetteer 2025: counties. A dash means the figure is not in the cited file.
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Neighboring counties
Neighboring counties
- Aitkin CountyPopulation 16,335 (2024 estimate)
- Carlton CountyPopulation 36,745 (2024 estimate)
- Douglas CountyPopulation 44,276 (2024 estimate)
- Itasca CountyPopulation 45,442 (2024 estimate)
- Koochiching CountyPopulation 11,594 (2024 estimate)
- Lake CountyPopulation 10,698 (2024 estimate)
Sources: Census county adjacency file 2024, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census Population Estimates, Vintage 2024: subcounty totals, state 27, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census Population Estimates, Vintage 2024: subcounty totals, state 55, retrieved November 14, 2026.