St. Paul is a large city located in the state of Minnesota. With a population of 303,820 people and 86 associated neighborhoods, St. Paul is the second largest community in Minnesota. Much of the housing stock in St. Paul was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic cities in the country.

Also of interest is that St. Paul has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Of important note, St. Paul is also a city of artists. St. Paul has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape St. Paul’s character.

A relatively large number of people in St. Paul telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 15.35% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

St. Paul is one of the most attractive larger cities for people who are young, single, educated, and upwardly-mobile career starters. This makes it a good place to live for young singles in their 20s and 30s and who have undergraduate or graduate degrees and are starting their professional careers. Although St. Paul is a large city, this demographic is significant enough that young professionals will find many others like themselves here, with really good opportunities for friendships, recreation, romance, and more.

One of the benefits of being a big city like St. Paul is having a public transportation system, but in St. Paul the transit system is the mode of choice for lots of people getting to and from work every day. You will find many people using the bus for their daily commute, even though other transportation options exist. If you ask these commuters, many will tell you that not having to drive in the snarl of big city traffic is one of main reasons for leaving the car at home, or even not owning a car at all. With so many people taking the bus St. Paul benefits from a reduction in air pollution and traffic.

The education level of St. Paul ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in St. Paul, 42.81% have at least a bachelor's degree. The typical US community has just 21.84% of its adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree.

The per capita income in St. Paul in 2022 was $39,726, which is upper middle income relative to Minnesota and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $158,904 for a family of four. However, St. Paul contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

St. Paul is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call St. Paul home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of St. Paul residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in St. Paul include German, Irish, Norwegian, English, and Swedish.

Foreign born people are also an important part of St. Paul's cultural character, accounting for 18.83% of the city’s population.

The most common language spoken in St. Paul is English. Other important languages spoken here include Miao/Hmong and Spanish.