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St. Louis County, Minnesota

St. Louis County, Minnesota. St. Louis County had 200,518 residents in 2025 by the Census Bureau's estimate, up 0.1% since 2020, slower than Minnesota (+2.2%). It holds 102 places (27 cities, villages and boroughs, 72 towns and townships and 3 census-designated) and 75 census tracts. GEOID 27137.

St. Louis County is one of the 3 counties of the Duluth, MN-WI metropolitan statistical area (the Census Bureau's July 2023 delineation).

Residents, July 2025 estimate

200,518

Census Bureau estimate (no margin published)
2020 Census count: 200,231 · ACS 2020-2024: 200,123

Median household income

$70,069

±$1,494 (90% margin)
Minnesota: $89,062

Median home value

$221,400

±$3,411 (90% margin)
Minnesota: $329,300

Median gross rent

$1,013

±$36 (90% margin)
Minnesota: $1,280

How many people live in St. Louis County, and is it growing?

The 2020 Census counted 200,231 residents in St. Louis County. The Census Bureau estimates 200,518 for July 1, 2025, up 0.1% since 2020, slower than Minnesota (+2.2%). The 2020-2024 American Community Survey puts the population at 200,123 over 6,248 square miles of land.

July 2020→2021 −727 (199,340)
2021→2022 +1,227 (200,567)
2022→2023 +102 (200,669)
2023→2024 −39 (200,630)
2024→2025 −112 (200,518)

St. Louis County in Minnesota. Boundaries: Census Bureau 2024.

Counts, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates, with the change from 2015-2019
Measure	St. Louis County	Minnesota	Change since 2015-2019
Total population	200,123	5,739,445	+364
Households	87,115±659	2,307,955	+1,308
Average household size	2.20±0.02	2.43	no clear change
Housing units	104,263±116	2,545,030	no clear change

St. Louis County's population since 2000

From 200,528 in 2000 to 200,518 in 2025: down 0.0%. The 2000, 2010 and 2020 figures are census counts. The 2005 figure is the Census Bureau's intercensal estimate, revised to fit the 2000 and 2010 counts and drawn on 2010 boundaries; 2015 and 2025 are July 1 estimates made from the census before them.

2000 Census 200,528
2005 (estimate) 198,443
2010 Census 200,226
2015 (estimate) 200,383
2020 Census 200,231
2025 (estimate) 200,518

Source: The 2000, 2010 and 2020 Census counts and the Census Bureau's population estimates (intercensal 2000-2010, Vintage 2020, Vintage 2025) · Census population estimates

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); PEP Vintage 2025 (CO-EST2025); 2020 Census · Check it at data.census.gov

What cities and towns are in St. Louis County?

St. Louis County holds 102 places: 27 cities, villages and boroughs (incorporated places), 72 towns and townships (county subdivisions with their own government) and 3 census-designated places. The largest is Duluth with 88,330 residents (2025 estimate). Places that cross a county line are listed with the share of their 2020 residents who live in this county.

Places in St. Louis County, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Ring: estimate with a coefficient of variation over 40%.

Duluth	city	86,697	87,093±127	$68,807	$242,700	16.8%	100%
Hibbing	city	16,214	16,057±19	$55,789	$130,200	16.2%	100%
Hermantown	city	10,221	10,218±18	$90,849	$382,300	5.4%	100%
Virginia	city	8,421	8,332±23	$51,720	$120,600	18.0%	100%
Chisholm	city	4,775	4,712±16	$50,891	$109,200	14.0%	100%
Rice Lake, St. Louis County	city	4,112	4,153±33	$89,663	$309,600	7.2%	100%
Eveleth	city	3,493	3,448±18	$50,725	$97,600	14.8%	100%
Ely	city	3,268	3,240±14	$43,901	$157,300	13.9%	100%
White Township	township	3,136	3,109±25	$55,293	$123,600	14.0%	100%
Proctor	city	3,120	3,100±23	$67,377	$224,700	5.8%	100%
Mountain Iron	city	2,878	2,860±17	$83,293	$192,800	11.5%	100%
Grand Lake Township	township	2,720	2,715±18	$100,500	$329,000	6.7%	100%
Lakewood Township	township	2,276	2,248±310	$111,111	$378,200	5.3%	100%
Canosia Township	township	2,206	2,305±488	$87,667	$374,800	4.9%	100%
Duluth Township	township	2,039	2,158±304	$116,146	$329,000	8.1%	100%
Hoyt Lakes	city	2,020	2,064±352	$65,764	$93,300	7.3%	100%
Solway Township	township	2,016	1,989±329	$101,458	$288,400	4.1%	100%
Gnesen Township	township	1,931	2,018±239	$112,700	$451,500	7.0%	100%
Fayal Township	township	1,809	1,938±267	$86,987	$293,600	3.7%	100%
Gilbert	city	1,687	1,697±172	$64,625	$126,000	8.8%	100%
Aurora	city	1,678	1,792±171	$42,083	$97,600	20.1%	100%
Fredenberg Township	township	1,431	1,393±192	$125,398	$426,600	2.7%	100%
Midway Township, St. Louis County	township	1,431	1,252±174	$103,714	$302,100	1.5%	100%
Babbitt	city	1,397	1,393±137	$55,875	$102,300	10.5%	100%
Brevator Township	township	1,214	1,064±165	$85,313	$242,500	15.7%	100%
Morse Township, St. Louis County	township	1,188	1,143±150	$80,815	$300,400	5.7%	100%
Greenwood Township, St. Louis County	township	1,041	975±145	$88,906	$493,900	11.6%	100%
Clinton Township, St. Louis County	township	977	949±159	$81,696	$192,500	5.0%	100%
Biwabik	city	961	966±211	$67,917	$111,200	8.3%	100%
Buhl	city	952	1,022±245	$58,750	$127,700	3.8%	100%
Cherry Township	township	839	792±99	$80,536	$227,800	4.8%	100%
Biwabik Township	township	833	812±112	$75,625	$222,100	7.0%	100%
Industrial Township	township	812	680±107	$76,875	$252,000	10.6%	100%
Balkan Township	township	808	843±120	$79,722	$218,700	3.9%	100%
Normanna Township	township	769	915±148	$101,667	$382,200	6.2%	100%
Embarrass Township	township	601	653±156	$75,694	$203,800	16.6%	100%
Wuori Township	township	569	541±106	$97,813	$192,500	4.1%	100%
French Township	township	552	610±214	$99,750	$357,800	2.6%	100%
Cook	city	534	423±75	$42,250	$104,900	11.6%	100%
Breitung Township	township	530	651±134	$70,893	$246,200	10.0%	100%
Floodwood	city	517	497±114	$36,563	$92,100	24.1%	100%
Cotton Township	township	460	356±64	$72,917	$238,500	6.5%	100%
McDavitt Township	township	434	534±97	$80,938	$166,400	3.9%	100%
Tower	city	430	367±86	$65,893	$109,600	9.8%	100%
Great Scott Township	township	426	471±75	$81,250	$264,000	4.0%	100%
Alborn Township	township	425	442±78	$79,688	$279,500	10.2%	100%
Beatty Township	township	418	349±53	$78,750	$462,100	6.6%	100%
Leiding Township	township	399	402±80	$68,125	$212,500	12.4%	100%
Pike Township	township	386	399±93	$57,917	$169,800	7.5%	100%
Soudan	CDP	385	415±77	$56,307	$110,100	12.0%	100%
Field Township	township	351	285±56	$69,583	$172,000	13.3%	100%
New Independence Township	township	347	343±68	$90,781	$273,300	2.9%	100%
Sandy Township	township	338	330±59	$76,250	$170,100	6.7%	100%
Stoney Brook Township	township	323	302±66	$58,333	$227,100	17.4%	100%
Meadowlands Township	township	306	328±65	$90,313	$208,200	11.1%	100%
Culver Township	township	303	278±55	$71,750	$252,300	14.1%	100%
Arrowhead TownshipGEOID 2713702278	township	298	211±79	$80,417	$210,000	35.8%	100%
Colvin Township	township	289	262±79	$76,818	$165,300	11.5%	100%
Lavell Township	township	285	325±65	$78,333	$234,300	14.6%	100%
Alango Township	township	272	249±59	$65,000	$195,800	15.3%	100%
Vermilion Lake TownshipGEOID 2713766784	township	265	243±75	$76,250	$204,200	4.9%	100%
Owens TownshipGEOID 2713749336	township	253	378±269	$61,250	$161,600	43.4%	100%
Floodwood Township	township	247	196±48	$82,813	$183,300	8.7%	100%
Mahnomen, St. Louis CountyGEOID 2739394	CDP	231	195±71	not published	not published	61.2%	100%
Eagles Nest Township	township	226	258±52	$83,000	$400,000	9.3%	100%
Waasa Township	township	225	250±76	$56,500	$180,400	20.7%	100%
Angora Township	township	223	272±80	$95,250	$225,000	6.4%	100%
Orr	city	211	368±272	$97,716	$93,500	14.2%	100%
North Star Township, St. Louis CountyGEOID 2713747255	township	206	164±41	$90,500	$352,600	4.3%	100%
Alden Township, St. Louis County	township	196	239±68	$85,625	$275,000	7.9%	100%
Ellsburg Township	township	188	254±80	$79,167	$232,700	4.7%	100%
Cedar Valley Township	township	187	165±54	$97,500	$204,700	5.6%	100%
Toivola Township	township	179	155±37	$70,625	$222,100	13.5%	100%
Nett Lake	CDP	230	171±76	$38,750	$80,000	21.6%	77%
Winton	city	169	124±42	$52,250	$92,500	10.6%	100%
Portage Township	township	164	173±47	$48,958	$184,800	9.9%	100%
Van Buren TownshipGEOID 2713766586	township	164	121±37	$73,750	$250,000	2.5%	100%
Northland Township, St. Louis CountyGEOID 2713747050	township	155	190±53	$96,406	$301,900	7.4%	100%
KinneyGEOID 2733416	city	152	115±34	$57,045	$121,900	11.3%	100%
Kelsey TownshipGEOID 2713732696	township	152	120±33	$67,188	$154,200	15.0%	100%
Kugler TownshipGEOID 2713733794	township	145	170±44	$61,875	$210,000	12.4%	100%
Sturgeon TownshipGEOID 2713763202	township	144	148±46	$84,250	$215,000	2.0%	100%
Kabetogama TownshipGEOID 2713732252	township	140	105±30	$77,083	$311,500	4.9%	100%
Pequaywan TownshipGEOID 2713750389	township	139	130±38	$87,500	$355,000	3.8%	100%
MeadowlandsGEOID 2741372	city	134	174±70	$44,583	$85,000	12.5%	100%
Elmer Township, St. Louis CountyGEOID 2713718944	township	132	129±77	$75,556	$210,900	2.3%	100%
Ault TownshipGEOID 2713702818	township	128	201±88	$76,875	$247,500	2.0%	100%
BrookstonGEOID 2708056	city	118	103±56	$52,500	$145,800	14.6%	100%
Fine Lakes TownshipGEOID 2713721086	township	114	108±44	$79,688	$304,500	8.3%	100%
Linden Grove TownshipGEOID 2713737250	township	113	94±38	$73,750	$200,000	9.6%	100%
Willow Valley TownshipGEOID 2713770510	township	112	83±25	$57,500	$160,200	21.7%	100%
Iron JunctionGEOID 2731238	city	110	86±30	$48,750	$132,300	14.0%	100%
Halden TownshipGEOID 2713726522	township	110	121±39	$59,125	$170,800	2.5%	100%
McKinleyGEOID 2739140	city	103	92±50	$56,250	$125,000	5.5%	100%
Crane Lake TownshipGEOID 2713713656	township	98	81±24	$74,583	$400,000	3.7%	100%
Morcom TownshipGEOID 2713744098	township	75	45±22	$43,750	$171,900	11.1%	100%
Ness TownshipGEOID 2713745232	township	68	46±16	$77,917	$187,500	10.9%	100%
Fairbanks TownshipGEOID 2713720186	township	66	131±65	not published	$283,000	18.3%	100%
LeonidasGEOID 2736530	city	50	37±19	not published	$116,700	45.9%	100%
Prairie Lake TownshipGEOID 2713752306	township	45	51±27	$87,500	$195,800	2.0%	100%
Bassett TownshipGEOID 2713703880	township	36	57±29	$95,625	$228,100	0.0%	100%
Camp 5 TownshipGEOID 2713709482	township	22	22±10	$37,500	not published	18.2%	100%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); 2020 place-by-county parts · Check it at data.census.gov

Who lives in St. Louis County?

The median resident of St. Louis County is 41.2 years old; 18.6% are under 18 and 21.4% are 65 or older. The largest group is non-Hispanic white residents at 89.5%, then non-Hispanic residents of two or more races at 4.1%. 1.9% of residents were born outside the United States.

Age, origin and education, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Race groups are non-Hispanic; Hispanic includes any race.
Measure	St. Louis County	Minnesota	Change since 2015-2019
Median age	41.2±0.3	38.8	no clear change
Under 18 years	18.6%	22.9%	–
65 years and over	21.4%±0.1 pts	17.3%	–
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1.9%	6.4%	+0.2 pts
White alone, not Hispanic	89.5%±0.2 pts	75.9%	−1.6 pts
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic	1.6%±0.2 pts	6.9%	no clear change
Asian alone, not Hispanic	1.0%±0.1 pts	5.1%	no clear change
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	1.5%±0.2 pts	0.7%	–
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0.0%±0.1 pts	0.0%	–
Two or more races, not Hispanic	4.1%±0.3 pts	4.5%	–
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0.3%±0.1 pts	0.5%	–
Born outside the United States	1.9%±0.2 pts	8.7%	−0.6 pts
Speak a language other than English at home (age 5+)	3.2%±0.3 pts	12.4%	–
Civilian veterans (age 18+)	7.3%±0.4 pts	5.9%	–
With a disability	15.6%±0.6 pts	11.6%	–
No health insurance coverage	4.1%±0.4 pts	4.7%	+0.6 pts
High school graduate or higher (age 25+)	95.1%±0.4 pts	93.9%	–
Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+)	33.6%±0.8 pts	39.4%	+4.3 pts
Graduate or professional degree (age 25+)	12.2%±0.5 pts	13.8%	–
Moved from another state in the past year	2.4%±0.3 pts	1.8%	–

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profiles DP02, DP05) · Check it at data.census.gov

What do households in St. Louis County earn?

Half of St. Louis County's 87,115 households earn less than $70,069 a year (±$1,494), against $89,062 in Minnesota. In 2015-2019 it was $68,483 in 2024 dollars; the margins of error cannot tell the two periods apart. 13.2% of residents live below the poverty line.

Income and poverty in 2024 dollars, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Measure	St. Louis County	Minnesota	Change since 2015-2019
Median household income	$70,069±$1,494	$89,062	no clear change
Mean household income	$93,368±$2,474	$118,304	–
Per capita income	$41,302±$1,041	$48,237	+$2,490
People below the poverty line	13.2%±0.7 pts	9.3%	no clear change
Children under 18 below the poverty line	12.5%±2.0 pts	10.3%	no clear change
Households receiving SNAP	10.2%±0.7 pts	7.9%	–
Households with a broadband subscription	88.6%±0.6 pts	91.6%	–

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What does housing cost in St. Louis County?

Owners occupy 71.2% of St. Louis County's occupied homes and renters 28.8%. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $221,400 by its owner (±$3,411). The median renter pays $1,013 a month including utilities, and 41.6% of renters pay 35% or more of their income on rent.

Housing, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Measure	St. Louis County	Minnesota	Change since 2015-2019
Median home value (owner-occupied)	$221,400±$3,411	$329,300	+$27,073
Median gross rent	$1,013±$36	$1,280	+$65
Renters paying 35% or more of income on rent	41.6%±2.3 pts	38.4%	no clear change
Median monthly owner costs, with a mortgage	$1,558±$31	$1,947	–
Owner-occupied homes	71.2%±1.0 pts	72.2%	no clear change
Housing units	104,263±116	2,545,030	no clear change
Homeowner vacancy rate	0.9%±0.2 pts	0.6%	–
Rental vacancy rate	4.4%±1.1 pts	5.3%	–
Single-family detached homes	73.2%±0.8 pts	66.0%	–
Mobile homes	3.8%±0.3 pts	2.9%	–
Built 2020 or later	0.8%±0.2 pts	1.9%	–
Built 1939 or earlier	28.4%±0.9 pts	15.6%	–

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP04) · Check it at data.census.gov

How many new homes is St. Louis County building?

Builders took permits for 412 new housing units across St. Louis County in 2025 (237 single-family), 2.1 per 1,000 residents.

2019 717 units
2020 297 units
2021 385 units
2022 474 units
2023 570 units
2024 637 units
2025 412 units

Source: Building Permits Survey, annual county files 2019-2025, U.S. Census Bureau · Census Building Permits Survey

How do people in St. Louis County get to work?

74.1% of St. Louis County's workers drive alone and 11.2% work from home. The average trip to work takes 19.9 minutes. The unemployment rate in 2020-2024 averaged 4.6%.

Work and commuting, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Measure	St. Louis County	Minnesota	Change since 2015-2019
In the labor force (age 16+)	61.2%±0.5 pts	68.1%	–
Unemployment rate	4.6%±0.5 pts	4.1%	no clear change
Drove alone to work	74.1%±1.0 pts	68.9%	–
Carpooled	7.6%±0.6 pts	7.5%	–
Public transportation	1.8%±0.4 pts	1.8%	–
Walked	3.6%±0.6 pts	2.5%	–
Worked from home	11.2%±0.7 pts	17.6%	+7.1 pts
Mean travel time to work	19.9 min±0.4	22.7 min	no clear change

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What are St. Louis County's census tracts?

St. Louis County is divided into 75 census tracts. Among those with a reliable estimate, median household income runs from $29,013 (Tract 17) to $125,852 (Tract 7).

All 75 census tracts of St. Louis County, with their figures

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) · Check it at data.census.gov

How does St. Louis County compare with Minnesota's other counties?

St. Louis County's rank among Minnesota's counties with a reliable estimate (1 = highest)
Measure	Rank
Population	6th of 87
Growth 2020-2025	52nd of 87
Residents per square mile	38th of 87
Median household income	68th of 87
Median home value	49th of 87
Median gross rent	21st of 87
Poverty rate	11th of 87
Bachelor's degree or higher	13th of 87
Median age	49th of 87

Every county in Minnesota

Source: PlainCities ranks from the American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) and PEP Vintage 2025 · How ranks are computed

How these figures are made: methodology and release checks · reading a margin of error · every state · corrections

Not on this page: crime, weather and schools for St. Louis County are other agencies' records. Crime: the FBI's Crime Data Explorer · climate: NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals · schools: the National Center for Education Statistics' school search.