St. Peter is a somewhat small city located in the state of Minnesota. With a population of 12,156 people and two associated neighborhoods, St. Peter is the 90th largest community in Minnesota.

A relatively large number of people in St. Peter telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 21.15% 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. Peter is also a college town, where lots of students live while attending area colleges. Because of the high percentage of people living in St. Peter enrolled in college, St. Peter has a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared towards the needs and activities of students.

Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 17.60 minutes getting to work every day.

In terms of college education, St. Peter is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 21.84% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 29.42% of adults in St. Peter have a college degree.

The per capita income in St. Peter in 2022 was $30,923, which is lower middle income relative to Minnesota, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $123,692 for a family of four. However, St. Peter contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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

The most common language spoken in St. Peter is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.