Electricity rates in St. Paul, Minnesota

St. Paul, MN ranks 2 of 31 Minnesota cities for households without a vehicle (12.6%). St. Paul, Minnesota has 307,762 residents in 123,067 households; 27.2% heat with electricity.

St. Paul on the map

Ramsey County, with St. Paul marked

Who lives in St. Paul: income, cars, homes

In St. Paul, MN, 15,555 households own no vehicle and 56,748 own two or more; home EV charging depends on that. St. Paul, MN homes: 58,976 have 3+ bedrooms, 36,117 none or one, median 5.1 rooms. In St. Paul, MN, 27,714 of 123,067 households earn under $35,000, 35,437 $35,000-$75,000, 36,034 $75,000-$150,000 and 23,882 $150,000 or more. 47,145 residents of St. Paul, MN live below the poverty line, and the median age is 33.5. In St. Paul, MN, 27,389 of 55,411 renter households pay 30% or more of income in rent; 47,624 households moved in since 2018 and 21,435 before 2000, so electric accounts turn over at a moderate pace. Of 159,623 workers in St. Paul, MN, 29,186 work from home, 94,640 drive alone, 10,383 ride transit and 5,831 walk.

Household income in St. Paul, MN

% of households by income, St. Paul, MN

Under $35,00022.5
$35,000 to $75,00028.8
$75,000 to $150,00029.3
$150,000 or more19.4

St. Paul, MN households against Minnesota cities with 30,000+ residents
St. Paul, MN	Value	Rank in Minnesota
St. Paul, MN, households under $35,000	22.5%	5 of 31
St. Paul, MN, households $150,000 or more	19.4%	25 of 31
St. Paul, MN, residents below poverty	15.7%	6 of 31
St. Paul, MN, median age	33.5	26 of 31
St. Paul, MN, homes with 3+ bedrooms	44.9%	30 of 31
St. Paul, MN, households without a vehicle	12.6%	2 of 31
St. Paul, MN, households with 2+ vehicles	46.1%	30 of 31
St. Paul, MN, workers at home	18.3%	18 of 31
St. Paul, MN, cost-burdened renters	49.4%	14 of 31
St. Paul, MN, moved in since 2018	38.7%	7 of 31
St. Paul, MN, moved in before 2000	17.4%	23 of 31

Who supplies St. Paul

Ramsey County lists 2 utilities for St. Paul, MN (307,762 residents): homes pay 13.66 to 16.98 cents per kWh, about $97 to $121 a month at 712 kWh, 1.6% to 2.0% of the $73,055 St. Paul median income. Ramsey County page.

Facts about St. Paul

Residents of St. Paul, MN, ACS 2023: 307,7622 of 31 Minnesota cities with 30,000+
Median household income in St. Paul, MN: $73,05526 of 31 of those cities
Households in St. Paul, MN: 123,0672.50 people each
Owner-occupied homes in St. Paul, MN: 53.2%65,506 owners and 57,561 renter households
Housing units in St. Paul, MN: 131,3768,309 vacant or seasonal
Homes heated by electricity in St. Paul, MN: 27.2%33,517 of 123,067 homes
Land area of St. Paul, MN: 52.0 sq mi5,921.6 people per sq mi
Bill as share of income in St. Paul, MN: 1.6% to 2.0%at 712 kWh a month over the $73,055 median household income
Wind and tornado reports within 15 miles of St. Paul, MN: 184NWS point reports 2015 to 2025, 59.8 per 100,000 residents
Median year homes were built in St. Paul, MN: 1952103,699 of 131,376 homes (78.9%) before 1980
Median home value and rent in St. Paul, MN: $280,300$1,248 gross rent a month, 5.34% of value a year

Housing and heating in St. Paul

St. Paul, MN: 103,699 of 131,376 homes were built before 1980 and 13,508 in 2000 or later. St. Paul, MN has 64,187 detached houses, 47,992 homes in 5+ unit buildings and 338 mobile homes.

Age of homes in St. Paul, MN

% of homes by decade built, St. Paul, MN

41pre-40
740s
1250s
960s
1070s
780s
390s
500s
510s
120+

Heating fuel in St. Paul, MN

% of homes by main fuel, St. Paul

Utility gas67.6
Electricity27.2
Propane1.8
None1.5
Other fuel1.3

St. Paul, MN housing against its county and state cities
St. Paul, MN	Value	County	Gap	Rank
St. Paul, MN, median year built	1952	1965	-13 years	29 of 31
St. Paul, MN, built before 1980	78.9%	69.7%	+9.2 points	2 of 31
St. Paul, MN, built 2000 or later	10.3%	11.6%	-1.3 points	28 of 31
St. Paul, MN, detached houses	48.9%	52.1%	-3.2 points	27 of 31
St. Paul, MN, apartments in 5+ unit buildings	36.5%	32.4%	+4.1 points	5 of 31
St. Paul, MN, mobile homes	0.3%	1.3%	-1.1 points	23 of 31
St. Paul, MN, renter households	46.8%	39.0%	+7.8 points	4 of 31
St. Paul, MN, median home value	$280,300	$304,900	-$24,600	26 of 31
St. Paul, MN, median gross rent a month	$1,248	$1,298	-$50	27 of 31
St. Paul, MN, people per household	2.42	2.41	+0.01	19 of 31

Cost of living with electricity in St. Paul

St. Paul, MN: 123,067 households at $1,151 a year per home for electricity (Ramsey County average, DOE LEAD) come to about $141.7 million, an estimate; all home energy is $1,831 a year per household.

Home energy cost, St. Paul, MN
Group in St. Paul, MN	Households	Power per home	Power bill of the group	Share of St. Paul, MN median income
St. Paul, MN, all households	123,067	$1,151	$141.7 million	1.58%
St. Paul, MN, homeowners	65,506	$1,493	$97.8 million	2.04%
St. Paul, MN, renters	57,561	$614	$35.3 million	0.84%

Outage risk around St. Paul

St. Paul, MN, NWS reports within 15 miles of the centre, 2015 to 2025: 175 wind and 9 tornado, 59.8 per 100,000 residents of 307,762. Top gust near St. Paul, MN: 61 knots, 70 mph. Damage near St. Paul, MN: $4.4M.

Reports within 15 miles of St. Paul, MN

wind and tornado reports, St. Paul, MN

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Storm reports near St. Paul, MN
St. Paul, MN	Wind	Tornado	Total
St. Paul, MN, 2015	9	1	10
St. Paul, MN, 2016	19	0	19
St. Paul, MN, 2017	10	0	10
St. Paul, MN, 2018	13	0	13
St. Paul, MN, 2019	11	0	11
St. Paul, MN, 2020	5	3	8
St. Paul, MN, 2021	14	1	15
St. Paul, MN, 2022	26	4	30
St. Paul, MN, 2023	11	0	11
St. Paul, MN, 2024	37	0	37
St. Paul, MN, 2025	20	0	20

Analyst note on St. Paul

St. Paul, MN counts 307,762 residents in 123,067 households, on 52.0 square miles. Household income in St. Paul, MN is $73,055; 65,506 of its 123,067 households own. 33,517 of the 123,067 occupied homes in St. Paul, MN heat with electricity.

St. Paul, MN has 131,376 housing units, 8,309 of them vacant or seasonal. St. Paul, MN ranks 3 of 31 Minnesota cities for the oldest homes (median year built 1952). St. Paul, MN ranks 3 of 31 Minnesota cities for the share of homes heated by electricity (27%).

St. Paul, MN ranks 4 of 31 Minnesota cities for the share of renter households (47%).

Bill and heat pump calculator, St. Paul

Compare St. Paul with nearby cities

Nearest Minnesota cities with 30,000+ residents to St. Paul, MN
City near St. Paul, MN	Distance from St. Paul	Residents	Median income	Median year built	Median home value	Storm reports within 15 miles	Work from home
St. Paul, MN (this page)	0 mi	307,762	$73,055	1952	$280,300	184	18.3%
Roseville, MN	5.2 mi northwest	35,905 (-271,857)	$88,440 (+$15,385)	1968 (+16 yr)	$334,800 (+$54,500)	193 (+9)	20.0% (+1.8 pts)
Maplewood, MN	6.0 mi northeast	40,981 (-266,781)	$88,534 (+$15,479)	1980 (+28 yr)	$291,300 (+$11,000)	145 (-39)	15.7% (-2.6 pts)
Minneapolis, MN	8.1 mi west	426,845 (+119,083)	$80,269 (+$7,214)	1950 (-2 yr)	$345,600 (+$65,300)	223 (+39)	23.3% (+5.0 pts)
Inver Grove Heights, MN	8.6 mi south	35,772 (-271,990)	$104,055 (+$31,000)	1990 (+38 yr)	$352,300 (+$72,000)	159 (-25)	21.8% (+3.5 pts)
Woodbury, MN	9.3 mi east	76,945 (-230,817)	$126,222 (+$53,167)	1997 (+45 yr)	$434,900 (+$154,600)	111 (-73)	24.7% (+6.4 pts)

ZIP codes in St. Paul

ZIP area touching St. Paul, MN	Share of the ZIP's land inside St. Paul	Share of St. Paul's land in the ZIP
55106 (St. Paul, MN)	100.0%	18.1%
55119 (St. Paul, MN)	49.4%	12.6%
55104 (St. Paul, MN)	100.0%	11.6%
55116 (St. Paul, MN)	100.0%	10.6%
55117 (St. Paul, MN)	46.6%	8.2%
55107 (St. Paul, MN)	100.0%	7.9%
55105 (St. Paul, MN)	100.0%	6.7%
55102 (St. Paul, MN)	100.0%	6.3%
55108 (St. Paul, MN)	71.9%	5.5%
55130 (St. Paul, MN)	100.0%	3.9%
55103 (St. Paul, MN)	100.0%	3.8%
55114 (St. Paul, MN)	100.0%	2.6%
55101 (St. Paul, MN)	100.0%	1.5%
55155 (St. Paul, MN)	100.0%	0.4%

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Questions on St. Paul

St. Paul: what is the electricity rate?

St. Paul, MN has no price of its own; its 307,762 residents are served by one of 2 utilities, and a 712 kWh month costs $97 to $121.

St. Paul: how does it rank among Minnesota cities?

St. Paul, MN: rank 2 of 31 by its 307,762 residents, rank 26 of 31 by $73,055 median income.

St. Paul: how many homes heat with electricity?

St. Paul, MN: 33,517 of 123,067 occupied homes, 27.2%; Ramsey County 24.2%.

St. Paul: how much income goes to electricity?

At 712 kWh a month, 1.6% to 2.0% of the $73,055 median income in St. Paul, MN.

St. Paul: damaging storms reported nearby?

184 NWS wind and tornado reports within 15 miles of the centre of St. Paul, MN, 2015 to 2025, 59.8 per 100,000 residents.

How old are the homes in St. Paul?

St. Paul, MN: median home built 1952; 103,699 of 131,376 homes (78.9%) predate 1980, 64,187 are detached and 47,992 sit in buildings of 5+ units.

How many St. Paul, MN households have no car?

15,555 households; 56,748 have two or more.

How big are the homes in St. Paul, MN?

58,976 of 131,376 homes have 3+ bedrooms; median 5.1 rooms.

How many households in St. Paul, MN earn under $35,000?

27,714 of 123,067, against 23,882 at $150,000 or more.

Primary sources for St. Paul, MN

Census Bureau profile of St. Paul, MN, ACS data
EIA-861 utility data for St. Paul, MN, prices
DOE LEAD tool for St. Paul, MN, energy burden
NOAA storms and FEMA flood claims for St. Paul, MN