Population
1,615 residents
Census ACS 2023 - Minnesota
City profile · Minnesota · Census ACS 2023
St. John's University, MN
Population, income, housing, safety, climate and schools for St. John's University - drawn straight from Census ACS, FBI UCR, NOAA, NCES, HUD and FEMA, refreshed on the 2024–2025 release cycle.
- 1,615
- Residents
- $1,206
- Median rent (state)
St. John's University - the verdict
1,615 people call St. John's University, Minnesota home. Source: Census ACS.
- 37th
- percentile, median rent
📝 How we sourced this
Population, income, and housing-cost figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (B-series tables). Crime data uses FBI UCR; climate uses NOAA Climate Normals; school counts come from NCES Common Core of Data; permits use the Census Building Permits Survey (BPS). See our methodology page for the full ETL pipeline and OMB / FIPS join keys.
Data Snapshot: St. John's University, MN
1,615 people live in St. John's University, Minnesota - a small town by U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates. The median resident age is 20.0 years. 80.9% of adults here have a bachelor's degree or higher; 63.0% of working-age residents are in the labor force.
Minnesota tracks close to the national cost-of-living baseline: the state registers 98.6 on a 100-equals-national-average index (Near Average) per BEA Regional Price Parities 2024. Statewide, HUD pegs Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom unit at $1,206 monthly. Statewide, average monthly utility bills in Minnesota run around $225, per EIA 2023 residential energy data. On FEMA's National Risk Index, this area rates 87.6 out of 100 for natural-hazard exposure (Very High).
Median Household Income
N/A /yr
Poverty 0.0%
Cost of Living Index (state)
98.6 (US=100)
Near Average - BEA RPP 2024, Minnesota average
How does St. John's University compare to other US cities?
St. John's University measured against every US city with 1,000+ residents, computed live from the same Census and FBI data shown throughout this page.
Median rent 37% pricier than other cities
"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.
How we calculate these percentiles & ranks
Each percentile compares St. John's University against every qualifying US city; each in-state rank narrows that to Minnesota only. Full formula and direction notes: methodology.
Minnesota-relative analysis
Poverty Rate places St. John's University near the bottom of Minnesota's cities
Among the 785 Minnesota cities PlainCities tracks with reported poverty rate data, St. John's University ranks #693 - the 0th percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares St. John's University only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.
Median Gross Rent
#237 of 785
67th percentile in Minnesota
Poverty Rate
#693 of 785
0th percentile in Minnesota
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
#2 of 784
100th percentile in Minnesota
Ranked by raw value (highest first); a higher rank is not automatically "better" for every measure, see each metric's own context above. This is a comparison within Minnesota only, not a livability score. See the methodology for the source and calculation.
Income distribution context
Median household income is not available for St. John's University in the current Census ACS release (common for very small places).
Key socioeconomic indicators
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+) 80.9%
Census ACS S1501, educational attainment
Poverty rate (households below FPL) 0.0%
Census ACS S1701, poverty status
Labor force participation (adults 16+) 63.0%
Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force
Population
1,615
Median Income
N/A
Median Home Value
N/A
Median Age
20.0
Poverty Rate
0.0%
Labor force participation
63.0%
Bachelor's Degree+
80.9%
Commute Patterns
How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023
Drive Alone
20.8%
Carpool
0.0%
Public Transit
14.8%
Walk
48.1%
Work from Home
15.0%
Other
1.3%
Based on 854 workers 16 and over.
Monthly Utility Costs
State-average estimates for Minnesota - EIA 2023 residential energy data
Electricity
$95
avg/month
Natural Gas
$85
avg/month
Water & Sewer
$45
avg/month
Total Utilities
$225
estimated/month
Estimates reflect Minnesota state averages. Actual costs vary by home size, usage, and local rates. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023.
Living Costs & Risk
Cost of living is a Minnesota state average from BEA; rent and hazard risk are county-level figures from HUD and FEMA for the county St. John's University sits in
Cost of Living Index
98.6
Near Average
US average = 100 · BEA RPP 2024
Typical 2-BR Rent
$1,206/mo
HUD Fair Market Rent
County-level FMR estimate
Natural Hazard Risk
87.6 / 100
Very High
FEMA NRI composite score (county)
Similar Cities in Minnesota
Cities of a Similar Size Nationwide
Population-matched peers from other states, closest to St. John's University's 1,615 residents (Census ACS 5-Year 2023).
Race & Ethnicity Composition
City-level race and ethnicity, Census ACS 5-year 2023 (tables B02001, B03001), OMB Directive 15 categories.
How St. John's University compares to nearby Minnesota cities
Population + median household income, sourced from Census Bureau ACS 5-year B01001 (population) and B19013 (median household income).
Census ACS 5-year FIPS MN OMB Bulletin 23-01
What do people ask about St. John's University, MN?
What is the population of St. John's University, MN? +
1,615 people live in St. John's University, MN according to U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates.
What is the cost of living in St. John's University? +
BEA does not publish a city-level cost-of-living figure for St. John's University; the closest available measure is the Minnesota state average, a cost of living index of 98.6 (U.S. average = 100), rated "Near Average" based on BEA Regional Price Parities 2024 data. Costs within Minnesota vary by metro area.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year 2023, Census ACS B08301/B08136, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023, BEA Regional Price Parities 2024, HUD Fair Market Rents 2026, FEMA National Risk Index.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
Primary sources: Census ACS, FBI UCR, NOAA Climate Normals, NCES.
Citation & verification links
Data sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainCitiesEvery figure on PlainCities is rendered directly from Census ACS source data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page draws directly on Census ACS source data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.