Woodbury, MN

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2024 Population

78,305

US Senator

Amy Klobuchar

Democratic(DFL) Party

US Senator

Tina Smith

Democratic(DFL) Party

2024 Median Age

0.264% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

5.27%

8.19% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$125,310

0.723% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$450,200

3.52% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

42,157

0.917% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Woodbury, 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.

95.7% of the residents in Woodbury, MN are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Woodbury, MN are Nova Academy of Cosmetology Woodbury (67 degrees awarded in 2024).

In 2024, the median property value in Woodbury, MN was $450,200, and the homeownership rate was 77.6%.

Most people in Woodbury, MN drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 23.9 minutes. The average car ownership in Woodbury, MN was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Woodbury, MN is home to a population of 78.3k people, from which 95.7% are citizens. As of 2024, 14.1% of Woodbury, MN residents were born outside of the country (11.1k people).

In 2024, there were 5.09 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (53.7k people) in Woodbury, MN than any other race or ethnicity. There were 10.6k Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 6.13k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

95.7%

2024 Citizenship

96.1%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 95.7% of Woodbury, MN residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Woodbury, MN was 96.1%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Woodbury, MN

White (Non-Hispanic)
53.7k ± 1.52k
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
10.6k ± 1.08k
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
6.13k ± 834

5.42%

Hispanic Population

4.25k people

5.42% of the people in Woodbury, MN are hispanic (4.25k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Woodbury, 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
61,898 ± 6,075 people
Somalia
36,765 ± 4,692 people
India
31,170 ± 4,323 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Minnesota was Mexico, the natal country of 61,898 Minnesota residents, followed by Somalia with 36,765 and India with 31,170.

Foreign-Born Population

14.1%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

11.1k people

12.7%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

9.78k people

As of 2024, 14.1% of Woodbury, MN residents (11.1k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Woodbury, MN was 12.7%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
962 ± 445
Vietnam
825 ± 162
Gulf War (1990s)
225 ± 143

Woodbury, MN has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.17 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Woodbury, MN.

Health

95.7% of the population of Woodbury, MN has health coverage, with 66.1% on employee plans, 8.06% on Medicaid, 10.6% on Medicare, 10.4% on non-group plans, and 0.529% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Minnesota see 1,134 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,134 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1287 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 278 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49% were men and 51% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 26.8% under 18 years, 18.4% between 18 and 34 years, 41.3% between 35 and 64 years, and 13.5% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49% were men and 51% were women.

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

Uninsured People

4.31%

Uninsured

66.1%

Employer Coverage

8.06%

Medicaid

10.6%

Medicare

10.4%

Non-Group

0.529%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Woodbury, MN grew by 25.8% from 3.43% to 4.31%.

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

Economy

The economy of Woodbury, MN employs 42.2k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Woodbury, MN were Health Care & Social Assistance (7,297 people), Manufacturing (6,749 people), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (3,837 people), and the highest paying industries were Management of Companies & Enterprises ($157,588), Utilities ($103,250), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($100,679).

Employment

Occupations

42.2k

2024 Value

± 1,775

0.917%

1 Year growth

± 5.89%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Woodbury, MN grew at a rate of 0.917%, from 41.8k employees to 42.2k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Woodbury, MN, are Management Occupations (7,558 people), Business & Financial Operations Occupations (3,895 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (3,880 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Woodbury, MN.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Minnesota.

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.

Industries

Employment by Industries

42.2k

2024 Value

± 1,775

0.917%

1 Year growth

± 5.89%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Woodbury, MN grew at a rate of 0.917%, from 41.8k employees to 42.2k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Woodbury, MN, are Health Care & Social Assistance (7,297 people), Manufacturing (6,749 people), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (3,837 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Woodbury, MN, though some of these residents may live in Woodbury, MN and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$81,972

Median earning men ± $4,109

$59,762

Median earning women ± $3,460

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Information ($108,538), Manufacturing ($107,380), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($103,516).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Construction ($85,119), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($84,788), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($81,818).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Minnesota.

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 Woodbury, 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

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Minnesota.

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.{{Cite news |url=http://abc7chicago.com/news/franken-to-make-announcement-thursday-as-chorus-grows-for-his-resignation/2747124/ |title=Franken to make announcement Thursday as chorus grows for his resignation |date=December 6, 2017 |work=ABC7 Chicago |access-date=December 9, 2017 }}

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.

Education

In 2024, universities in Woodbury, MN awarded 67 degrees. The student population of Woodbury, MN in 2024 is skewed towards women, with 1 male students and 121 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Woodbury, MN are White (31 and 46.3%), Asian (12 and 17.9%), Hispanic or Latino (8 and 11.9%), and Black or African American (7 and 10.4%).

The largest universities in Woodbury, MN by number of degrees awarded are Nova Academy of Cosmetology Woodbury (67 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Woodbury, MN are General Cosmetology (34 and 50.7%), Aesthetician & Skin Care Specialist (16 and 23.9%), and Nail Specialist & Manicurist (10 and 14.9%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2024 there were 122 students enrolled in Woodbury, MN, 0.82% men and 99.2% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 88 records, of which 98.9% were women and 1.14% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

General Cosmetology
34 degrees awarded
Master Aesthetician
2 degrees awarded

In 2024, the most common concentation for 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate recipients in Woodbury, MN was General Cosmetology with 34 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate from schools in Woodbury, MN according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Nova Academy of Cosmetology Woodbury

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

67 degrees awarded

In 2024, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Nova Academy of Cosmetology Woodbury with 67 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2024, 1 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Woodbury, MN, which is 0.0152 times less than the 66 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2024, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 31 degrees mean that there were 2.58 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Asian, with 12 degrees awarded.

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.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Woodbury, MN was $450,200 in 2024, which is 1.35 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $434,900 to $450,200, a 3.52% increase. The homeownership rate in Woodbury, MN is 77.6%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Woodbury, MN have an average commute time of 23.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Woodbury, MN is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$450,200

Median Property Value 2024

±$8,622

$22,749

Median Property Taxes

±$1,004

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 Woodbury, MN the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

Rent vs Own

77.6%

Homeownership

2024

68.1%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 77.6% of the housing units in Woodbury, MN were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 78%.

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

Equity

Household Income

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

$125,310

Median Household Income

± $4,816

29.3k

Number of Households

± 1,409

In 2024, the median household income of the 29.3k households in Woodbury, MN declined from $125,310 from the previous year's value of $126,222.

The following chart displays the households in Woodbury, 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 $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Woodbury, MN is from Minnesota.

0.452

2024 Wage GINI in Minnesota

0.454

2023 Wage GINI in Minnesota

In 2024, the income inequality in Minnesota was 0.452 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.568% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Minnesota was lower than than the national average of 0.474. 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 2024

Drove Alone (60.6%)
Worked At Home (27.4%)
Carpooled (8.84%)

In 2024, 60.6% of workers in Woodbury, MN drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (27.4%) and those who carpooled to work (8.84%).

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

23.9 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Woodbury, MN have a shorter commute time (23.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.22% of the workforce in Woodbury, MN have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

5.27% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Woodbury, MN (4.11k out of 78k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 35 - 44, followed by Females < 5 and then Males 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Woodbury, MN is White, followed by Hispanic and Asian.

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.