St. Paul is a large city located in the state of Minnesota. With a population of 303,176 people and 86 associated neighborhoods, St. Paul is the second largest community in Minnesota. St. Paul has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic cities.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, St. Paul is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, St. Paul is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in St. Paul who work in office and administrative support (11.13%), management occupations (10.30%), and sales jobs (7.74%). 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 a big city, and with that comes lots of benefits. One benefit is that most big cities have public transit, but St. Paul really shines when it comes to the extensiveness and use of its public transit system. More than most large American cities, St. Paul citizens use public transit daily to get to and from work. And while there are transportation options, most people in St. Paul ride the bus. Whereas in some cities one is destined to sit in traffic every morning to get to work and every evening to get home, in St. Paul a lot leave their cars at home (if they even choose to own one), and hop a ride on the bus.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. St. Paul also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 18.83%. The most common language spoken in St. Paul is English. Other important languages spoken here include Miao/Hmong and Spanish.
