Oak Park Heights, MN

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2023 Population

4,782

0.167% 1-year decline

US Senator

Amy Klobuchar

Democratic(DFL) Party

US Senator

Tina Smith

Democratic(DFL) Party

2023 Median Age

51.7

4.87% 1-year increase

2023 Poverty Rate

5.52%

5.13% 1-year increase

2023 Median Household Income

$84,639

9.73% 1-year growth

2023 Median Property Value

$333,600

4.64% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

1,702

5.02% 1-year decline

About

In 2023, Oak Park Heights, MN had a population of 4.78k people with a median age of 51.7 and a median household income of $84,639. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Oak Park Heights, MN declined from 4,790 to 4,782, a −0.167% decrease and its median household income grew from $77,132 to $84,639, a 9.73% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Oak Park Heights, MN are White (Non-Hispanic) (82%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (5.12%), Other (Hispanic) (4.27%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (2.78%), and Two+ (Hispanic) (2.4%).

None of the households in Oak Park Heights, MN reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

97.6% of the residents in Oak Park Heights, MN are U.S. citizens.

In 2023, the median property value in Oak Park Heights, MN was $333,600, and the homeownership rate was 49.5%.

Most people in Oak Park Heights, MN drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 22.6 minutes. The average car ownership in Oak Park Heights, MN was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Oak Park Heights, MN is home to a population of 4.78k people, from which 97.6% are citizens. As of 2023, 4.77% of Oak Park Heights, MN residents were born outside of the country (228 people).

In 2023, there were 16 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (3.92k people) in Oak Park Heights, MN than any other race or ethnicity. There were 245 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 204 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

97.6%

2023 Citizenship

98.4%

2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 97.6% of Oak Park Heights, MN residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Oak Park Heights, MN was 98.4%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Oak Park Heights, MN compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Oak Park Heights, MN

White (Non-Hispanic)
3.92k ± 241
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
245 ± 61
Other (Hispanic)
204 ± 138

7.34%

Hispanic Population

351 people

7.34% of the people in Oak Park Heights, MN are hispanic (351 people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Oak Park Heights, MN as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Minnesota.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
53,321 ± 5,642 people
Somalia
38,263 ± 4,786 people
India
30,262 ± 4,259 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Minnesota was Mexico, the natal country of 53,321 Minnesota residents, followed by Somalia with 38,263 and India with 30,262.

Foreign-Born Population

4.77%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

228 people

3.49%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

167 people

As of 2023, 4.77% of Oak Park Heights, MN residents (228 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.8%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Oak Park Heights, MN was 3.49%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Oak Park Heights, MN compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
103 ± 101
Vietnam
74 ± 38
Korea
54 ± 46

Oak Park Heights, MN has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.39 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Oak Park Heights, MN employs 1.7k people. The largest industries in Oak Park Heights, MN are Health Care & Social Assistance (299 people), Manufacturing (185 people), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (173 people), and the highest paying industries are Construction ($114,423), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($101,239), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($100,657).

Males in Minnesota have an average income that is 1.27 times higher than the average income of females, which is $68,089. The income inequality in Minnesota (measured using the Gini index) is 0.458, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

1.7k

2023 Value

± 330

−5.02%

1 Year decline

± 28%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Oak Park Heights, MN declined at a rate of −5.02%, from 1.79k employees to 1.7k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Oak Park Heights, MN, are Sales & Related Occupations (165 people), Business & Financial Operations Occupations (162 people), and Management Occupations (149 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Oak Park Heights, MN.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Minnesota (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

1.7k

2023 Value

± 330

−5.02%

1 Year decline

± 28%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Oak Park Heights, MN declined at a rate of −5.02%, from 1.79k employees to 1.7k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Oak Park Heights, MN, are Health Care & Social Assistance (299 people), Manufacturing (185 people), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (173 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Oak Park Heights, MN, though some of these residents may live in Oak Park Heights, MN and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$80,417

Median earning men ± $14,088

$48,365

Median earning women ± $18,660

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Construction ($117,522), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($90,179), and Manufacturing ($85,333).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($101,038), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($78,125), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($42,262).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

2.26%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 2.93M people employed in Minnesota. This represents a 2.26% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 13.4%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Minnesota.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Minnesota went to Kamala Harris with 50.9% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (46.7%), followed by Robert Kennedy (0.738%).

Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith are the senators currently representing the state of Minnesota. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Minnesota is currently represented by 8 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Oak Park Heights, MN. Showing the available data for Minnesota.

2024 Election Results

Kamala Harris (50.9%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (46.7%)
Republican Party
Robert Kennedy (0.738%)
Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Minnesota went to Kamala Harris with 50.9% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (46.7%), followed by Robert Kennedy (0.738%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Minnesota for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Minnesota

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Amy Klobuchar

Senator from Minnesota

Assumed office on January 3, 2007
The Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL) is the Minnesota affiliate of the U.S. Democratic Party and its members are counted as Democrats.

Tina Smith

Senator from Minnesota

Assumed office on January 3, 2018
Appointed to the seat following the resignation of Al Franken.

Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith are the senators currently representing Minnesota.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Minnesota over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Minnesota

Minnesota is currently represented by 8 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Minnesota have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 0.877% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.991% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (1.07M), Bachelors Degree (1.04M), and Some college (962k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Oak Park Heights, MN was $333,600 in 2023, which is 1.1 times larger than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $318,800 to $333,600, a 4.64% increase. The homeownership rate in Oak Park Heights, MN is 49.5%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

People in Oak Park Heights, MN have an average commute time of 22.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Oak Park Heights, MN is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$333,600

Median Property Value 2023

±$29,638

$1,102

Median Property Taxes

±$187

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Oak Park Heights, MN the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Oak Park Heights, MN compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

49.5%

Homeownership

2023

61%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

In 2023, 49.5% of the housing units in Oak Park Heights, MN were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 48.4%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Oak Park Heights, MN compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

The following map shows all of the places in Oak Park Heights, MN colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$84,639

Median Household Income

± $14,480

2.23k

Number of Households

± 366

In 2023, the median household income of the 2.23k households in Oak Park Heights, MN grew to $84,639 from the previous year's value of $77,132.

The following chart displays the households in Oak Park Heights, MN distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $100k - $125k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Oak Park Heights, MN is from Minnesota.

0.458

2022 Wage GINI in Minnesota

0.459

2021 Wage GINI in Minnesota

In 2022, the income inequality in Minnesota was 0.458 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.267% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Minnesota was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Minnesota in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Minnesota across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (79.8%)
Worked At Home (14.7%)
Carpooled (3.28%)

In 2023, 79.8% of workers in Oak Park Heights, MN drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (14.7%) and those who carpooled to work (3.28%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

22.6 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Oak Park Heights, MN have a shorter commute time (22.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 1.61% of the workforce in Oak Park Heights, MN have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Oak Park Heights, MN compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Oak Park Heights, MN distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Oak Park Heights, MN have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

5.52% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Oak Park Heights, MN (231 out of 4.18k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 75+, followed by Females 75+ and then Females 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Oak Park Heights, MN is White, followed by Hispanic and Other.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

95.3% of the population of Oak Park Heights, MN has health coverage, with 46% on employee plans, 5.14% on Medicaid, 24.7% on Medicare, 17.7% on non-group plans, and 1.86% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Washington County, MN see 945 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.425% increase from the previous year (941 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1309 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 332 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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945 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Washington County, MN

Primary care physicians in Washington County, MN see an average of 945 patients per year. This represents a 0.425% increase from the previous year (941 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Washington County, MN in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 18.7% under 18 years, 15.2% between 18 and 34 years, 34.8% between 35 and 64 years, and 31.3% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 42.3% were men and 57.7% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

4.66%

Uninsured

46%

Employer Coverage

5.14%

Medicaid

24.7%

Medicare

17.7%

Non-Group

1.86%

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Oak Park Heights, MN grew by 24.4% from 3.75% to 4.66%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Oak Park Heights, MN changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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