West St. Paul is a medium-sized city located in the state of Minnesota. With a population of 21,794 people and five associated neighborhoods, West St. Paul is the 58th largest community in Minnesota.Unlike some cities, West St. Paul isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in West St. Paul are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, West St. Paul is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in West St. Paul who work in sales jobs (11.48%), office and administrative support (10.90%), and management occupations (9.05%). Also of interest is that West St. Paul has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 14.90% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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. Like elsewhere in America, most people in West St. Paul use a private automobile to get to work. But notably, a substantial number of West St. Paul‘s citizens do make use of public transit in their daily commute, primarily riding the bus. This helps more people get to work with less air pollution, and require fewer highways to get them there.The citizens of West St. Paul are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 35.38% of adults in West St. Paul have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in West St. Paul in 2022 was $40,563, which is upper middle income relative to Minnesota and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $162,252 for a family of four. However, West St. Paul contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. West St. Paul is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call West St. Paul home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of West St. Paul residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. West St. Paul also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 20.36% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in West St. Paul include German, Irish, Norwegian, English, and Swedish. The most common language spoken in West St. Paul is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Miao/Hmong.
